He was the youngest of four children, having two brothers and one sister. He came to this county at the age of 24 years and took up the occupation of farming. April 9, 1871 he was united in marriage to Miss Lydia Cripe. To them were born four sons and three daughters. He united with the church of the Brethren thirty nine years ago and remained in that faith to the end. He leaves to mourn a widow, seven children, fourteen grandchildren and three step grandchildren besides many friends.
Funeral services were conducted in Salem Evangelical church in Bremen by Brother Jacob Heistand of Walkerton and were followed by interment in the Bremen cemetery.
--From The Bremen Enquirer (Marshall County) August 1910
He was the youngest of four children, having two brothers and one sister. He came to this county at the age of 24 years and took up the occupation of farming. April 9, 1871 he was united in marriage to Miss Lydia Cripe. To them were born four sons and three daughters. He united with the church of the Brethren thirty nine years ago and remained in that faith to the end. He leaves to mourn a widow, seven children, fourteen grandchildren and three step grandchildren besides many friends.
Funeral services were conducted in Salem Evangelical church in Bremen by Brother Jacob Heistand of Walkerton and were followed by interment in the Bremen cemetery.
--From The Bremen Enquirer (Marshall County) August 1910
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