1868–1941

Introduction

Born: March 15, 1868, Gads­den, Al­a­b­ama.

Died: May 15, 1941, Gates­ville, Tex­as.

Buried: Gates­ville Ci­ty Ce­me­te­ry, Gates­ville, Tex­as.

James was the son of John Cor­ne­li­us Tor­bett and Ma­ry Eli­za­beth Mc­Caul­ley, and hus­band of Ma­ri­on Eu­gen­ia Wick­er.

He taught sing­ing schools for 35 years.

Sources

Lyrics

  1. Angels Guide My Way­ward Foot­steps
  2. Be Thou Near Me
  3. Call to Reap­ers, The
  4. Camp a Lit­tle High­er
  5. Cling to Je­sus
  6. Glory-Land Way, The
  7. Guiding Star
  8. I’ll Try to Be Rea­dy to Go
  9. I’m So Glad I Heard the Sav­ior Call­ing
  10. Rock of Ag­es, O How Blest
  11. Some Mo­thers Wait at the Beau­ti­ful Gate
  12. There’s a Beau­ti­ful Land
  13. There’s a Home in Hea­ven for Me
  14. Will My Soul Be Re­ady?
  15. Will the An­gels Come for Me?

Music

  1. Bitlis

Help Needed

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Tor­bett (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),