James S. Crim, 73, of 1621 E. Morgan Ave., was found dead at 8:30 a.m. yesterday in his home. Coroner W.C. Telford said Mr. Crim had shot himself in the head with a shotgun and than an inquest will be conducted.
Dr. Telford said Mr. Crim lived in a dwelling behind the house of a nephew, Tobias Bowman, who found the body. Bowman said Mr. Crim had been released about a week ago from St. John's hospital where he had undergone an operation.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Gladys Wilson, of Council Bluffs, Ia.; Mrs. Margaret Connally [sic] and Mrs. Gertrude Russell, both of Springfield; one son, Charles, of Springfield; a half-brother, Arthur; nine grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Daily Illinois State Journal
Sunday, Aug 02, 1953
Springfield, IL
Page: 40
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On Aug. 4, 1953, a coroner's jury ruled the death of James S. Crim, a suicide.
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U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: James Crim
Race: White
Birth Date: 12 Jan 1880
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Street Address: R. R. #1
Residence Place: Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
Draft Board: 1
Physical Build: Stout
Height: Tall
Hair Color: Dark
Eye Color: Gray
Occupation: Coal Miner
Nearest Relative: Carrie Crim
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Dr. Telford said Mr. Crim lived in a dwelling behind the house of a nephew, Tobias Bowman, who found the body. Bowman said Mr. Crim had been released about a week ago from St. John's hospital where he had undergone an operation.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Gladys Wilson, of Council Bluffs, Ia.; Mrs. Margaret Connally [sic] and Mrs. Gertrude Russell, both of Springfield; one son, Charles, of Springfield; a half-brother, Arthur; nine grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Daily Illinois State Journal
Sunday, Aug 02, 1953
Springfield, IL
Page: 40
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
On Aug. 4, 1953, a coroner's jury ruled the death of James S. Crim, a suicide.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: James Crim
Race: White
Birth Date: 12 Jan 1880
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Street Address: R. R. #1
Residence Place: Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
Draft Board: 1
Physical Build: Stout
Height: Tall
Hair Color: Dark
Eye Color: Gray
Occupation: Coal Miner
Nearest Relative: Carrie Crim
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James S. Crim, 73, of 1621 E. Morgan Ave., was found dead at 8:30 a.m. yesterday in his home. Coroner W.C. Telford said Mr. Crim had shot himself in the head with a shotgun and than an inquest will be conducted.
Dr. Telford said Mr. Crim lived in a dwelling behind the house of a nephew, Tobias Bowman, who found the body. Bowman said Mr. Crim had been released about a week ago from St. John's hospital where he had undergone an operation.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Gladys Wilson, of Council Bluffs, Ia.; Mrs. Margaret Connally [sic] and Mrs. Gertrude Russell, both of Springfield; one son, Charles, of Springfield; a half-brother, Arthur; nine grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Daily Illinois State Journal
Sunday, Aug 02, 1953
Springfield, IL
Page: 40
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
On Aug. 4, 1953, a coroner's jury ruled the death of James S. Crim, a suicide.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: James Crim
Race: White
Birth Date: 12 Jan 1880
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Street Address: R. R. #1
Residence Place: Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
Draft Board: 1
Physical Build: Stout
Height: Tall
Hair Color: Dark
Eye Color: Gray
Occupation: Coal Miner
Nearest Relative: Carrie Crim
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dr. Telford said Mr. Crim lived in a dwelling behind the house of a nephew, Tobias Bowman, who found the body. Bowman said Mr. Crim had been released about a week ago from St. John's hospital where he had undergone an operation.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Gladys Wilson, of Council Bluffs, Ia.; Mrs. Margaret Connally [sic] and Mrs. Gertrude Russell, both of Springfield; one son, Charles, of Springfield; a half-brother, Arthur; nine grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Daily Illinois State Journal
Sunday, Aug 02, 1953
Springfield, IL
Page: 40
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
On Aug. 4, 1953, a coroner's jury ruled the death of James S. Crim, a suicide.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: James Crim
Race: White
Birth Date: 12 Jan 1880
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Street Address: R. R. #1
Residence Place: Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
Draft Board: 1
Physical Build: Stout
Height: Tall
Hair Color: Dark
Eye Color: Gray
Occupation: Coal Miner
Nearest Relative: Carrie Crim
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