Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 January 1914 — Rev. J. J. Claypool Died Saturday Morning at Stockwell. [ARTICLE]

Rev. J. J. Claypool Died Saturday Morning at Stockwell.

Rev. J. J. Claypool, of Stockwell, died Saturday morning at his home after a lingering illness, covering a period of over four years. A stroke of paralysis served to hasten the end. He was born in Boone county, Aug. 7, 1842, and served in the civil war. He married Alice Cooley April 1, 1866, and is survived by a widow and. three chldren. Mr. Claypool became a minister of the Methodist church in 1879 and since then has had the following charges: Boswell, Rensselaer, Morton, Williamsport, Montmorenci, Colfax, Kentland, Stockwell, Waveland, Romney, Newtown, Francesville and Kirkland. Many of the older residents of Renselaer will no doubt remember Rev. Claypool, although it has been a good many years sin6e he held the pastorate at this place.