Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 66, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 March 1911 — “GRANDFATHER GWIN VICTIM OF PLEURAL-PNEUMONIA. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

“GRANDFATHER GWIN VICTIM OF PLEURAL-PNEUMONIA.

Oldest Male Resident of Marlon Town- ; ship Dies After Short Sickness 4 At Home of His Son, J. C. Gwin. John Mills Gwin, better known here by the familiar and reverential name of "Grandfather” Gwin, died at 11:30 o’clock Friday night at the home of his son, J. C. Gwin, on Scott street in the east part of Rensselaer. For the past two or three years he had been dividing _bis time between

this city and Monticello, where he resided with his daughter, Mrs. Samantha McDonald. He came to Rensselaer about two weeks ago, and was suffering from a slight cold. He remained close at home and tried to break up the cold but it did not yield leadiiy to treatment. The pleurisy asserted itself only thref or four days before his death and Friday afternoon the first 'evidence of pneumonia was discovered. He sank rapidly during the day and passed quietly jo his death at the hour stated.

Deceased was born in Wayne, Ind., and had lived, in Jasper county for many years. The exact time of his coming to this county could not be supplied to the Republican at this time but will appear in the obituary. He was 92 years of age the 19th of August and was the oldest male inhabitant of Marion township. "Grandfather” Gwin's wife died in 1896, and since that time he has resided with his children, remaining for several years at McCoys burg. His living children are, Mrs. Emma Sayers, of Herscher, Ill..; Mrs. Felix Par-

ker, of Roselawn; Mrs. Samantha McDonald, of Monticello; Mrs. A. M. Mundon, of CharlottsviHe; Jesse C.' Gwin, of Rensselaer; John Pleasant Gwin, who just left MpCoysburg two weeks ago and located in Mammoth Springs, Ark., and Wayne Gwin, of Acme, S. Dak. "x ' The funeral will be held at the M. E. church Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock and internment will be made in Weston cemetery beside the grave of his wife.