Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 231, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 September 1916 — Obituary. [ARTICLE]

Obituary.

James W. Nelson was born in Chieago, Aug. 12, 1844, and died Sept. 23, 1916, aged 72 years, 1 month and 11 days. He was married to Miss Lucy D. Grant Dec. 25, 1881. He leaves a wife and two daughter? and one grandchild, Mrs. Fern Bower, Mrs. Fayne Black r.r.d son, Willard: ttfo sisters and one brother, Mrs. A. P. Dixon, cf California; Mrs. Peter Loughrey, of Minnesota,- and Fred Wilson, of Colorado. Mr, Nelson served his country for three years and three months during the civil war, and was loyal to the colors all "through life. He a member of the 39th Illinois Volunteers, of which he was very proud. He became a member of .he Masonic order 36 years ago and was very enthusiastic until his. health started to fail five years ago, but through ids illness, when seemingly unable to recognize oth< r facts, was loyal to their emblem and expressed his desire to be laid at rest vith the honors of the Masonic order. Mr. Nelson w r as of a quiet and congenial disposition, lik'd by all, but in late years his mind became feeble, and beyond all realization of relatives and friends. _ The pal 1 bearers-werW. V. Porter, G-f E. Murray, Samuel Fendig, C. E. Garver, Alfred Pet -rs and G. J. Jessen,