Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 November 1905 — OBITUARY. [ARTICLE]

OBITUARY.

Jacob M. Troxell was born Nov. 8,1828, in Jackson county, Alabama; died Nov. 10,1905, at Demotte, this county. The funeral which was largely attended, was held from the Trinity M. E. church in this city, Sunday, at 2 p. m., Rev. H. L. Kindig conducting the religious services, and the I. O. O. F„ and G. A. R., having charge of the burial services. Interment in Weston cemetery. The pall bearers were W. J. Imes, Wm. M. Hoover and James Yeoman, of the Odd Fellows, and D. H. Yeoman, Burgess Dillon and John Greenfield, of the G. A. R. Honorary pall bearers were John B. Wilson, of Delphi; D. E. Hollister, John O’Connor, R. B. Harris, J. F. Irwin and N. W. Reeve. Deceased formerly lived in Carroll county, coming there with his parents when quite young. In 1850 he accompanied a party of gold seekers from Carroll county and vicinity to California, and of that party but four still survive, one residing in Carroll county, one in Tippecanoe county and two in California. John B. Wilson, the Carroll county survivor, was present at the funeral. Mr. Troxell remained about two years in California, when he returned home and in 1853 located in

Rensselaer in the mercantile business. He was married to Miss Amelia Grant, June 18, 1854, and to this union two sons and six daughters were born. Four daughters survive him—Mrs. I. N. Hemphill and Mrs. C. J. Dean of Rensselaer and Mrs. David Alter and Mrs. L. W. Benbow of Parr. His first wife died in 1875, and Oct. 22, 1877, he was married to Mrs. Mary Robinson, who survives him. In 1860 deceased moved back to Carroll county and enlisted during the close of the war in Co. 8,154 th Indiana, and was mustered out in 1865. He later moved back to Jasper county and lived on a farm in Union tp., moving from there to North Judson, where he was engaged in the hotel business two years, and then moved to Demotte and conducted a hotel and store for several years. He moved to Rensselaer in 1899 and remained here until 1904, when he again returned to Demotte. He joined the Odd Fellows at Pittsburg, Ind., when under 21 years of age, and became a charter member of Iroquois Lodge, No. 184, of Rensselaer, in 1854. He was also a charter member of the Demotte lodge of Knights of Pythias and a member of the D. of R„ G. A. R. and Ladies of the G. A. R. ’ He united with the M. E. church some 25 years ago and continued a member of such church until his death.