Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 July 1896 — Death of J. W. DuVall. [ARTICLE]

Death of J. W. DuVall.

Uncle Wesley Duvall, as he was universally known, died at his home in the east part of town, at 5:22 o’clock, Tuesday morning. ;■ He has been hopelessly sick for several weeks, and his death almost momentarily expected during much of that time. Mr. Duvall. was one of our old settlers.He was born in Darke, Ohio, Jan.tth, 1927, and died Jtily 7th, 1896, aged 69 years, 6 month’s and 10 days. | He came to Jasper Co. in 1842. He was engaged in the livery stable business here for a great many years, and in the times preceding the railroad, had regular freight and passenger coach lines to neighboring tqwns. He married Rebecca Ann Anderson in 1850. She died in 1867. and in 1868 he married Elizabeth Kenton, who survives him.. There were six children by his first marriage and two by the second. The funeral will be held this Thursday afternoon, at 2:30 P. M., under the direction of Prairie Lodge F. & A. M., assisted by Iroquois Lodge, I. O. O. F. of both which the deceased had long been a member. Rev. R- D. Utter will conduct the religious exercises.