Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1895 — OBITUARY. [ARTICLE]

OBITUARY.

Died, at his home nine miles northwest of Remington, in Jordan tp., last Monday, Jan. 28th, James V. Dutton aged 86 years. Mr. Dutton was born in Warren county, Ohio, Sept. 29, 1809. His father was a native of Virginia his mother of Pennsylvania, and both of English descent. Wr. Dutton reared upon the farm. During the winter he attended school and acquired suffl ;i----ent education to become a teacher, and taught in Ohio and Indiana. He was married to Elizabeth Pritchett, a native of Delaware-, April 30, 1895. To this union w.re born nine children—Asa, Mary, Rebecca, Lydia, Sarah E_, Harriet M., Isabel, John C. F. and Lilian, all of whom are still living. After h : s marriage Mr. Dutton engaged in farming in Tippecnoe county, Indiana, where he resided .until 1865, aud served as township trustee and also served one term as trustee in Jasper county. In that year he moved to Jasper county, and purchased and settle d on 360 am s of land, wheie he lias since lived. Mr. Dutton was one of the oldest residents of Jasper county and was highly respected as an honorable and upright citiz n. The interment was made in the cemetery at Rensselaer. — Remington Press.