An Old Citizen Passes Away
Casper Herps died, after a long illness of a complication of diseases at his home in Leaches last Wednesday. Age - 77 years, 8 months and 15 days . In many respects Mr. Herpes was the most remarkable man that ever lived in Bullitt County and the fact that he held public office in the county for an unbroken period of forty years shows in what high esteem he was held by his fellow citizens. He was born in Rugheim Germany on Aug. 26, 1822 and came to America in 1841. He was an expert surveyor, and a fine mathematician, having graduated in the high School of Germany at the age of 18. He was a great student of economics and a man of very wide information. In 1861 he was married to Miss Susan Shoptaw and lived in Shepherdsville during the greater part of the Civil war, in the house now occupied by Chas. Carroll, having been driven away from his farm by guerrillas. His wife died in 1887, since which time he has steadily declined in health. Mr Herps was an honest, upright man, a good citizen and was Very kind to the poor. Casper Herps died 11 April, 1900 at 5:45P.M.
Casper Herps died, after a long illness of a complication of diseases at his home in Leaches last Wednesday. Age - 77 years, 8 months and 15 days . In many respects Mr. Herpes was the most remarkable man that ever lived in Bullitt County and the fact that he held public office in the county for an unbroken period of forty years shows in what high esteem he was held by his fellow citizens. He was born in Rugheim Germany on Aug. 26, 1822 and came to America in 1841. He was an expert surveyor, and a fine mathematician, having graduated in the high School of Germany at the age of 18. He was a great student of economics and a man of very wide information. In 1861 he was married to Miss Susan Shoptaw and lived in Shepherdsville during the greater part of the Civil war, in the house now occupied by Chas. Carroll, having been driven away from his farm by guerrillas. His wife died in 1887, since which time he has steadily declined in health. Mr Herps was an honest, upright man, a good citizen and was Very kind to the poor. Casper Herps died 11 April, 1900 at 5:45P.M.
An Old Citizen Passes Away
Casper Herps died, after a long illness of a complication of diseases at his home in Leaches last Wednesday. Age - 77 years, 8 months and 15 days . In many respects Mr. Herpes was the most remarkable man that ever lived in Bullitt County and the fact that he held public office in the county for an unbroken period of forty years shows in what high esteem he was held by his fellow citizens. He was born in Rugheim Germany on Aug. 26, 1822 and came to America in 1841. He was an expert surveyor, and a fine mathematician, having graduated in the high School of Germany at the age of 18. He was a great student of economics and a man of very wide information. In 1861 he was married to Miss Susan Shoptaw and lived in Shepherdsville during the greater part of the Civil war, in the house now occupied by Chas. Carroll, having been driven away from his farm by guerrillas. His wife died in 1887, since which time he has steadily declined in health. Mr Herps was an honest, upright man, a good citizen and was Very kind to the poor. Casper Herps died 11 April, 1900 at 5:45P.M.
Casper Herps died, after a long illness of a complication of diseases at his home in Leaches last Wednesday. Age - 77 years, 8 months and 15 days . In many respects Mr. Herpes was the most remarkable man that ever lived in Bullitt County and the fact that he held public office in the county for an unbroken period of forty years shows in what high esteem he was held by his fellow citizens. He was born in Rugheim Germany on Aug. 26, 1822 and came to America in 1841. He was an expert surveyor, and a fine mathematician, having graduated in the high School of Germany at the age of 18. He was a great student of economics and a man of very wide information. In 1861 he was married to Miss Susan Shoptaw and lived in Shepherdsville during the greater part of the Civil war, in the house now occupied by Chas. Carroll, having been driven away from his farm by guerrillas. His wife died in 1887, since which time he has steadily declined in health. Mr Herps was an honest, upright man, a good citizen and was Very kind to the poor. Casper Herps died 11 April, 1900 at 5:45P.M.
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