Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1917 — THE GRIM REAPER’S HARVEST [ARTICLE]

THE GRIM REAPER’S HARVEST

Old and Well Known Resident of Remington Called ,By ’Death. John J. Porter, an old and wellknown citizen of Remington, died Wednesday afternoon, aged 80 years, and the funeral was held at Remington yesterday afternoon and burial was in charge of the Masonic lodge, of which order deceased had been h member for a great many years. He had also been a member for many years of the I. O. O. F. and K. of P. lodges. Several members of the Rensselaer lodges and other old friends residing here attended the funeral. Mr. Porter had been a resident of Jasper county for nearly fifty years and was well known to many people * in Rensselaer and throughout the county. Born in England November 28, 1836, he came to America when a lad of 11 years, making tire trip on the “Queen of the West,” which was, nearly six weeks on the way, and lived with an uncle in Loraine county, Ohio. In >856 he went to DeKalb county, Illinois, where he worked on a farm and in 1858 married bis employer’s daughter, Sarah Ann Jewett, who died at Remington August 14, 1902. Soon after his marriage he spent some time in the West and later engaged in tie stock buying business at Mendota, Illinois, coming to Jasper county in the year 1869. He is survived by two sons, . Burdette Porter, trustee of Carpenter township, and Thomas Porter of northwest of Remington, and one daughter, Miss Dolly Porter, who has been 'his housekeeper since the death of his wife. For several years Mr. Porter was engaged in the stock buying and shipping business at Remington but of late years be had lived a retired life. He was one of the early gold seekers to California and made the trip in a sailing vessel around the Horn. He was fond of telling his early experiences and many of them were very interesting. His death will be learned of with regret by hundreds of friends and acquaintances.

MRS. MARY GOWLAND I

Mrs. Mary Gowland, who had been quite poorly for some time, died at her home in the east part of town at 2:4 d’clock p. m., Tuesday, aged 82 years. The funeral was held from the M. E. church Thursday at 10:30 a. m., conducted by Rev. Strecker, and the remains taken to Goodland for burial beside her husband, George Gowland, who preceded her in death some twelve years ago. She leaves four children, Mrs. C. Hewitt of Sleeper, Missouri, Henry J. Gowland of north of Rensselaer; Mrs. Thomas Redgate of Newton township, and Miss Clara Gowland of Rensselaer. One brother, Robert Cooley of Peotone, Illinois, also survives her. Before locating in Rensselaer some eighteen years ago, the family resided for several years upon a farm- north of Goodland.

MRS. MARY ANN LIVINGSTON

Mrs. Mary Ann Livingston, who was living this winter with her daughter, Mrs. A. C. Pancoast.mf Newton township, died at about 5 o’clock Tuesday evening, aged 87 years, 5 months and 18 days. The body was shipped to Lowell on the 10:46 train Thursday and from thence taken overland to Crown Point, which was her home fer a number of years, and it was expected that the fnueral would he held yesterday, providing some of the children residing in the West could reach there in time. Her husband died some twenty-one years ago. She leaves several children: including Mrs. Jesse Hill of Lowell, Mrs. William Garrison of Hebron. Mrs. Belle Hedlund of Crown Point and Mrs. A. C. Pancoast. Mrs. Livingston was of Scotch parentage, but was born in Ireland August 27. 1 829.

JOHN HOLMES

Mrs. M. P. Warner returned Wednesday from Flora, Indiana, •where she was called by the death of her brother, John Holmes, who died there Saturday following an attack of*grip and was bwried Tuesday. His age was 72 years. He leaves, a wife and three sons, the latter being all married. Mr. Holmes was quite well known to many of the older people of Rensselaer, having been located several years ago out at what was known

then as the Rensselaer stock farm, just east of town. MRS. WARREN B. ROWLEY Mrs. W. B. Rowley died* Tuesday night at her home in Mitchell, South Dakota, after an Extended illness. She was quite well known to many of the older residents of this vicinity and Goodland, near which place the family lived for a number of years before moving West. She is survived by a husband, two sisters and three broth-ers—-Mrs. B. D. Comer, now of Paxton, Illlinois; Mrs. George Barcus of Wabash, Indiana; Charles Bruce of California; George Bruce of Arkansas, and Edgar L. Bruce of southeast of Rensselaer.