Prominent Tennesseans, 1796-1938
Who’s Who Publishing Co.
Lewisburg, Tennessee
Copyright, 1940
pg. 277 WARTBURG
BROCK, WILLIAM RILEY, Sheriff of Morgan County. Born in Morgan County on Sept. 8, 1873, of English-Scotch-Irish descent. His parents were Milton T. and Cordelia T. Kesterson. His paternal grandparents were Lindsay and ( ) Brock. His maternal grandparents were James and Elizabeth Walker Kesterson. Educated in the public schools of Morgan County. Member of the Baptist Church; Mason; K.P.; Republican. Mr. Brock was elected Sheriff in August, 1936 over his oponent by an overwhelming majority. Previous to this he had served as Deputy Sheriff for five years. Prior to that he was in the lumber business for several years, was Postmaster at
Pilot Mountain for twenty years, and was store manager for a lumber company. His long public career has earned for him a reputation of dependability. His overwhelming vote on his election as sheriff is evidence of the high esteem in which he is held by the citizens of his county. Mr. Brock is the father of ten children: Mrs. Delta Mae Smith; Virgil Brock; Mrs. Mabel Emerson; Otto Brock; Mrs. Bertie Anderson; Ava Brock; Carl T. Brock; Edward Brock; Hazel; William Riley, Jr. Mr. Brock has eleven grandchildren. He says that his hobby is “making friends”. His grandfather
Kesterson and his father fought with the Federal forces during the Civil War. He was first married to Malissa M. Phipps on August 2, 1892, and later to Susie Gann on January 15, 1900.