Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1911 — OWNED 2,000 RICH ACRES. [ARTICLE]

OWNED 2,000 RICH ACRES.

Death of John R. McAfee. Wealthy Tippecanoe County Farmer. , Lafayette, Ind., Oct. 4.—John R. McAfee, one of the largest landowners in Tippecanoe county, died today after a long Hlness at his home north of Battle Ground. He had been feeble since 1898 but his condition did not become critical until a few weeks ago. Mr. McAfee was eighty years old, and came to this city from Xew York sixty years ago. For two years he followed the trade of carpenter. He was married in 1856,t0 Miss Elizabeth McCormick-. They moved to the farm near Battle Ground where they , lived until his death. He owned more than two thousand acres, a large part of which is located on Grand prairie, one of the richest tracts of farm land in the county. Mr. McAfee devoted much time to stock raising, and was a familiar figure at the Qhicago stockyards. *Hs also operated a tile factory and ‘(sawmill, muclji of the native timber of this county being sawed up at his mill. He is survived by his widow and only child, Mrs. Isaac' Garrott.