Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 262, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 November 1910 — Obituary of John Chamberlain. [ARTICLE]

Obituary of John Chamberlain.

The funeral of John Chamberlain was held at the home of his son, John, on Territorial road, near Benton Harbor, Thursday, Oct. 27th. It was conducted by the pastor of the First Christian church. Lake Shore lodge F. ft A. M. had charge of the services, while the brotherhood of carpenters and joiners were present in numbers and deposited evergreen in the grave. The following sketch of his life was published in the News-Palladium of Benton Harbor: John Chamberlain, son of Aaron and Elizabeth Chamberlain, was born in Tippecanoe county, Ind., Feb. 27, 1839. Died at Benton Harbor, Mich., Oct. 25, 1910. Age 71 years, 7 months and 28 days. He was the seventh child of a family of ten children. He moved with bis parents to White county, Ind., Jn 1843, where he grew to manhood. On Jan. 17, 1865, he was married to Mary C. Braddock, of Kentlind, Ind. To this union were born four children. One daughter, Winifred, died in youth and Charles C., now of Fort Worth, Tex.; John H., of Benton Harbor, and Mary’ 1., of Tombstone, Ariz., suulve. Mr. Chamberlain was a sober ana industrious citizen. By profession he was a carpenter and contractor, and was working at his trad? when he met his death. He served with distinction in the civil war. -He joined the Methodist church at Kentl&nd in 1869, but held to no particular denomination, giving of his means to all churches that asked his aid.