Death of De Hart Booth.
Another old and prominent pioneer
who helped to hew Logansport and Cass
county out of the wilderness, has been
graced from his toils, parted with his cares
and rests in peace. De Hart Booth, whose
face and form have been familiar upon
our streets for fifty-eight years, yielded to
the conqueror death yesterday morning
at 7 o'clock, and passed peacefully and
quietly to his reward, aged 8O years.
The deceased was born in Virginia, and
came to this county in the year 1830, but
two years after the original plat of this
city had been made. He was always thin
and spare in appearance, but in those
early rough and tumble days was consid
ered to be the strongest and quickest man
in the county. He was full of energy and
activity, and pushed his way to compe-
tence.
In 1832 he was married in this city to
Miss Nancy Caldwell, the ceremony being
performed by the late J. B. Eldridge, then
a Justice of the Peace. A few year, afterward
he joined the Methodist Episcopal
church, and for over forty years maintained
a good Christian character and
standing.
He once, many years ago, filled the office
of Street Commissioner, but that
experience satisfied his political aspirations.
For many years he resided in the
city, a long time in a frame residence on
the corner of Eighth and Broadway.
Then he bought a fine farm about three
miles north of the city, finally exchanging
it for the beautiful place where he died,
less than a mile north of the city limits,
on the Pleasant Grove turnpike.
The deceased was a man of firm
opinions and deep convictions. As a
Whig in politics he was active and
ardent. As a Republican, and especially
daring the war of the rebellion, he was
forceful and emphatic. He was not a
brawler, but his opinions when expressed
had weight and innocence. He was particularly
a prompt and punctual man in
his business dealings. His word was as
binding as his bond, and both were sterling.
He was a good type of the fearless,
honest self-reliant pioneer.
Of late years his health has been infirm,
and he has not mingled among men as he
did thirty years ago, but no man enjoyed
meeting old friends more than he did. He
was seldom absent from any important
gathering of old settlers. The few who
have known him the longest and but will
greatly miss his presence at these meeting.
His surviving family consists of his
most estimable wife and ten children,
namely: Mr. Burrel W. Booth, Mr. Napoleon
B. Booth, of Delphi, Mrs. James
P. Martin, Mr. Jasper N. Booth, Miss
Fannie Booth, Elijah Booth, Hampton C.
Booth, of Colorado, John H. Booth, of
Alton, Ill., Mrs. George Quick, of Albany,
Ill., and Mrs. Thomas McCanliss, of
Claths, Kansas.
No arrangements have yet been made
for the funeral, and the announcement of
its time and place will probably be deferred
until distant members of the family
can be notified and heard from.
LOGANSPORT JOURNAL, LOGANSPORT INDIANA
WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 22, 1888

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