Charles, a highly-respected farmer of Jordan, Illinois died suddenly about 6 o'clock p.m. He was at the home of Jacob Heckman and had been in his "usual health throughout the day." He had been working with Jacob "in the work of shredding corn" and when finished the two men were about to have supper.
Charles was "rolling up the big drive belt" on the machine and before finishing collapsed to the ground. Although others were around him, "it was several minutes before they noticed his condition," and when he was noticed he showed "no signs of consciousness and uttered only a few groans."
Brother-in-law of Charles Livingston, James Coats, and Albert Lawyer
All men served as pallbearers
Adapted from the "Sterling Gazette," Sterling, Illinois, Friday, December 4, 1903, p. 9.
Charles, a highly-respected farmer of Jordan, Illinois died suddenly about 6 o'clock p.m. He was at the home of Jacob Heckman and had been in his "usual health throughout the day." He had been working with Jacob "in the work of shredding corn" and when finished the two men were about to have supper.
Charles was "rolling up the big drive belt" on the machine and before finishing collapsed to the ground. Although others were around him, "it was several minutes before they noticed his condition," and when he was noticed he showed "no signs of consciousness and uttered only a few groans."
Brother-in-law of Charles Livingston, James Coats, and Albert Lawyer
All men served as pallbearers
Adapted from the "Sterling Gazette," Sterling, Illinois, Friday, December 4, 1903, p. 9.
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