Rev. John Hindman was born in Armstrong county (sic), Pennsylvania, January 12, 1817. By occupation he was a farmer and minister; he was the owner of 160 acres of land, all under cultivation. At the age of eleven years his parents, Samuel and Sarah moved to Trumbull county, Ohio, where he has reared to manhood, and remained until coming to Linn county (sic), Iowa, in 1844, and made his home in that and Cedar county (sic) until coming to this county in 1864, and has made this his home, except two years and a half that he spent in California and Oregon. He has been twice married, first in 1846 to Miss Emily Weeks, a native of Ohio. They had nine children, seven of whom are living: William B., Wilber F., Lorenzo S., Lizzie A., Emma O., Asa W., Jesse L., Frank P., and James. His first wife died May 25, 1862, at Linn county (sic), Iowa. He was again married April 23, 1863, to Mrs. Aris (sic) McKinsey, the widow of Wm. McKinsey, a native of Vermont. They had one child. Mr. Hindman's father died in 1831 at the age of fifty-five, and his mother died in Illinois, in 1881, at the advanced age of ninety-three. Mr. Hindman has been a minister of the Methodist Church for thirty-eight years; for the last twenty years, owing to failing health, has not been on a circuit. Mr. Hindman is a self-made and self-educated man and has never depended on the ministry for a livelihood. In 1872 he was chosen a member of the Fifteenth General Assembly of Iowa. His third son was a member of the Upper Iowa Conference.
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DEATH OF A GOOD MAN.
Rev. John Hindman Passes Away at His Chester Home.
CHESTER, Neb., May 10. - (Special.) - Rev. John Hindman died at his home yesterday afternoon. He was an ideal citizen, a kind husband and father.
The end came peacefully. For days has he waited for the time when the end should come. Patiently he bided his time admonishing his loved ones to "stand fast" and meet him. No man, in his last days, ever received better care. The faithful wife and mother; the affection love of the children were strained to the utmost to make his last days comfortable and in his departure easy and painless and in the performance of that sacred trust they have fulfilled every obligation.
The funeral will be held on Saturday, May 11, 1901, the services being held at the house at 10 o'clock a.m., conducted by Rev. P.P. Carroll, and the remains will be laid to rest in the Chester cemetery (sic).
Among the six children who survive him are Mrs. Ada E. Pickering, of Lincoln.
The Nebraska State Journal (Lincoln, NE), Saturday, May 11, 1901; pg. 5
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DEATH OF A GOOD MAN.
Rev. John Hindman Passes Away at His Chester Home.
CHESTER, Neb., May 10. - (Special.) - Rev. John Hindman died at his home yesterday afternoon. He was an ideal citizen, a kind husband and father.
The end came peacefully. For days has he waited for the time when the end should come. Patiently he bided his time admonishing his loved ones to "stand fast" and meet him. No man, in his last days, ever received better care. The faithful wife and mother; the affection love of the children were strained to the utmost to make his last days comfortable and in his departure easy and painless and in the performance of that sacred trust they have fulfilled every obligation.
The funeral will be held on Saturday, May 11, 1901, the services being held at the house at 10 o'clock a.m., conducted by Rev. P.P. Carroll, and the remains will be laid to rest in the Chester cemetery (sic).
Among the six children who survive him are Mrs. Ada E. Pickering, of Lincoln.
The Nebraska State Journal (Lincoln, NE), Saturday, May 11, 1901; pg. 5
Rev. John Hindman was born in Armstrong county (sic), Pennsylvania, January 12, 1817. By occupation he was a farmer and minister; he was the owner of 160 acres of land, all under cultivation. At the age of eleven years his parents, Samuel and Sarah moved to Trumbull county, Ohio, where he has reared to manhood, and remained until coming to Linn county (sic), Iowa, in 1844, and made his home in that and Cedar county (sic) until coming to this county in 1864, and has made this his home, except two years and a half that he spent in California and Oregon. He has been twice married, first in 1846 to Miss Emily Weeks, a native of Ohio. They had nine children, seven of whom are living: William B., Wilber F., Lorenzo S., Lizzie A., Emma O., Asa W., Jesse L., Frank P., and James. His first wife died May 25, 1862, at Linn county (sic), Iowa. He was again married April 23, 1863, to Mrs. Aris (sic) McKinsey, the widow of Wm. McKinsey, a native of Vermont. They had one child. Mr. Hindman's father died in 1831 at the age of fifty-five, and his mother died in Illinois, in 1881, at the advanced age of ninety-three. Mr. Hindman has been a minister of the Methodist Church for thirty-eight years; for the last twenty years, owing to failing health, has not been on a circuit. Mr. Hindman is a self-made and self-educated man and has never depended on the ministry for a livelihood. In 1872 he was chosen a member of the Fifteenth General Assembly of Iowa. His third son was a member of the Upper Iowa Conference.
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DEATH OF A GOOD MAN.
Rev. John Hindman Passes Away at His Chester Home.
CHESTER, Neb., May 10. - (Special.) - Rev. John Hindman died at his home yesterday afternoon. He was an ideal citizen, a kind husband and father.
The end came peacefully. For days has he waited for the time when the end should come. Patiently he bided his time admonishing his loved ones to "stand fast" and meet him. No man, in his last days, ever received better care. The faithful wife and mother; the affection love of the children were strained to the utmost to make his last days comfortable and in his departure easy and painless and in the performance of that sacred trust they have fulfilled every obligation.
The funeral will be held on Saturday, May 11, 1901, the services being held at the house at 10 o'clock a.m., conducted by Rev. P.P. Carroll, and the remains will be laid to rest in the Chester cemetery (sic).
Among the six children who survive him are Mrs. Ada E. Pickering, of Lincoln.
The Nebraska State Journal (Lincoln, NE), Saturday, May 11, 1901; pg. 5
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DEATH OF A GOOD MAN.
Rev. John Hindman Passes Away at His Chester Home.
CHESTER, Neb., May 10. - (Special.) - Rev. John Hindman died at his home yesterday afternoon. He was an ideal citizen, a kind husband and father.
The end came peacefully. For days has he waited for the time when the end should come. Patiently he bided his time admonishing his loved ones to "stand fast" and meet him. No man, in his last days, ever received better care. The faithful wife and mother; the affection love of the children were strained to the utmost to make his last days comfortable and in his departure easy and painless and in the performance of that sacred trust they have fulfilled every obligation.
The funeral will be held on Saturday, May 11, 1901, the services being held at the house at 10 o'clock a.m., conducted by Rev. P.P. Carroll, and the remains will be laid to rest in the Chester cemetery (sic).
Among the six children who survive him are Mrs. Ada E. Pickering, of Lincoln.
The Nebraska State Journal (Lincoln, NE), Saturday, May 11, 1901; pg. 5
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