Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 May 1918 — ALBERT J. BELLOWS IS DEAD [ARTICLE]

ALBERT J. BELLOWS IS DEAD

Old Citizen of Jasper County Passed Away Monday. Albert J. Bellows, an old and respected citizen, who had been in poor health for some time and for the past week had been in a very critical condition, died at his hoiw on north Cullen street Monday rnorE ing at 10 o’clock, aged seventy-fouW years, six 'months and twenty-six days. Mr. Bellows was born io. New Hampshire, and was the last survivor of a family of ten children. He came to Kankakee county, Illinois, in 1 857. He was married September 21, 1876, to Miss Jeannette Dunbar, who, with two children, Edward Bellows of Remington aqd Mrs. Charles Murphey of this city, survive him. He was a veteran of the civil w T ar, serving in <po. K, 4th Illinois Cavalry, and was a charter member of Remington Post G. A. R., organized in September, 1886. He was also one of the organizors of the old Remington Fair association organized in 3 875, also served as township trustee of Carpenter township.

For many years Mr. Bellows resided upon a farm southwest of Remington, but twelve years ago he moved to Rensselaer, w r hich kad since been his home. During his residence there he was a prominent member of the Presbyterian church and burial will be made there this afternoon. The funeral will be held here at the Presbyterian church at 3 p. m., and there will also be a short service at the cemetery at Remington at about 5 p. m.