Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 67, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 March 1911 — Obituary of John M. Gwin. [ARTICLE]

Obituary of John M. Gwin.

John Mills Gwln, the eighth child of a family of fourteen children born to John and Charity Gwln, was born in Union county, Indiana, August 19. 1818, and died in Rensselaer, Ind., March 17, 1911, at -the home of his son, Jesse C. Gwln. , He was united in marriage to Mary W. Conyers Feb. 26, 1839. To this union ten children were born, seven of whom are living, namely, Mrs. Emma Saylers, of perscher, Ill.; Mrs. Felix Barker, of Roselawn; Mrs. Samantha McDonald, of Monticello; Mrs. A. M. Mundon, of Charlottesville; Jesse C. Gwln, of Rensselaer; John Pleasant Gwln, who Just left McCoysburg two weeks ago and located in Mammoth Springs, Ark., and Wayne Gwln, of Acme, S. Dak. Mr. Gwln settled In Jasper county in the year 1852, in Hanging Grove township, residing there until 1865/ when he moved near Pleasant Ridge and lived there until the death of his wife In the year 1898. Since that time he has lived with his children here and at Monticello, Ind. He united with the Methodist Episcopal church in the year 1844 while living in Henry county, Indiana. At the time of his death his membership was in the Trinity M. E. church, Rensselaer, Ind. He leaves tour brothers, Cyrils, Mose, Oliver and Milton, seven children, thirty-one grandchildren, twentyeight great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild to mourn his departure. His funeral was held from Trinity M. E. Church, Starch 19, at 2:36, Rev. Chas. L. Harper conducting the services. Burial in Weston cemetery at Renssetaar.