Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 April 1910 — JOHNNY JENKINSON DEAD [ARTICLE]

JOHNNY JENKINSON DEAD

Aged Resident of Newton Coun- \ ty Passes Away Sunday Evening. >U‘Uncle Johnny” Jenkinson of near Mt. Ayr, well known in Rensselaer, which was his trading point for years, died at about 6 p. m„ Sunday, aged 89 years. The fuAeral took place yesterday at the house and burial was made in Weston cemetery, in Rensselaer. V “Uncle Johnny,” 'as he was generally called, had been in poor health for several months, and, naturally slight of figure, he had shrunk up to almost nothing, and while in Mt. Ayr Saturday he told undertaker W. J. Wright that he would have to come after him in a day or two. His premonition proved correct, for in less than 48 hours he had “passed in.” - . “Uncle Johnny”’' was a native of England. After coming to this country he lived for several years in Kendall county, 111., later coming to Indiana, where his first wife died and was buried here in Weston cemetery. Some fifteen yars ago he was again married, his wifte being about his junior. To this last union four children were born, the eldest now being about 14 years of age. He also had four pr five children by his first wife. He was a little, dried up old man, an odd character, a voice on him like a foghorn, and whenever “Uncle Johnny” came to town —which usually was once each week —one could hear him a block away “hawing” and “geewere wop’ing” rn ing” to his horses, and everybody in Rensselaer and this section of the county knew the little old man who always wore a fur cap all summer-and made more noise in driving a team of horses than a gang of cowboys would in a round-up of a few thousand head of wild catle “Uncle Johnny” was always good-natured and jovial, and he will be missed in the places that were mont to know him. Peace be to his ashes. ■ •