Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 226, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 September 1911 — Obituary of John Wilkins. [ARTICLE]

Obituary of John Wilkins.

John Frederick Carl Wilkins was born June 10, 1877, at Lanßipg. 111., and died Sept 16, 1911, age 34 years, 3 months and 3 days. The cause of his death was typhoid fever, from which he had suffered about three weeks. On the 24th day of the same month he was born, he was baptised into the German Lutheran church. At the age of 14 he came with his parents to White county, Indiana, where he grew to manhood. He was employed by C. C. Randle, of this township, for several years, and on August 23, 1908, was united in marriage to Miss Carrie Ringiessen, and to this union was born one son, Freddie, now 2 years old. Besides the wife and son, he leaves two half-brothers, three step-sisters and two half-sisters to mourn his untimely death, his mother and step-father having proceeded him several years ago. The funeral was preached at the home the following Monday, at 2 p. m., and interment made in Osborne cemetery.