Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1899 — Another Old Resident Dead. [ARTICLE]

Another Old Resident Dead.

John W. Warren, whose sickness naa received frequent mention in these col urns, died Tuesday afternoon, May 2nd, 1899, at his borne in Newton township. His fatal sickness is believed to have been due to a tumor on the stomach. John Wesley Warren was born near Circleville, Ohio, Jan. 19, 1830, and his age, at his death, was 69 years, 3 months, 13 days. He came of an old Methodist family, as hk middle name indicates, and was a faithful member of the M. E. church from early childhood until his death. The family moved to near Bucyrus, 0., while he was a child, and in 1854 came to Jasper oounty, where he has since resided, His father Samuel Warren, died in Rensselaer in 1884. He married Mrs. Rhoda Coen Sayers, a widow, Mar. 26, 1856. Six children were bora to them of whom five, John F. Warren, excounty superintendent, of Rensselaer, Edwin G. Warren, of DeMotte, Prof. I. N. Warren, of LaPorte, and Mrs Flora Grant and Mrs. Aurilla Yeoman, of thk vicinity, survive him. Hk first wife died in June 1878 and in Mar. 1886 he married Miss Alice Hendricks, who, with their two young children, Vernon and Jessie survive him. He was one of a family of 12 children ten of whom are still living, James and William Warre* of Rensselaer, Harrison ol I Newton tp. 8. T. and D. C. Warren, of Nebraska, Mis. Phillip McElfresh and Mrs. Wm. Norris, of Rensselaer and Mrs. Oram, of Goodland. He came of a patriotic family for during tbe great civil war four of hk brothera and three of hk skters’ husbands were in the army seeing long service, and everyone* suffering from wounds. He tried to get in the army himself, but was too infirm in health to be accepted, but not only himself but hk aged father served in the home guards, and he also, though poor in means gave S2OO towards a bounty fund. The funeral was held Thursday, at 10:30 a. m. by Rev. H. M. Middleton. Interment was in Weston cemetery.