Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 November 1902 — Death of Thomas Jordan. [ARTICLE]

Death of Thomas Jordan.

Uncle Tom Jordan, for the pasu 8 or 10 years the general chore man at the Makeever House, died Sunday morning. His sickness was lung fever and of short duration. He was taken sick Tuesday night, and went to his bed Wednesday morning. He grew worse pretty steadily, but early Sunday j morning he seemed much better; but some before ten he grew worse again, and expired at about 10:30 o’clock. He was much ■ thought of at the hotel and every- . -thing possible that medicine and : nursing could do was done. Sunday afternoon the body was taken to Bev. B. F. Ferguson’s residence, on north Cullen street, and the funeral was held there by Rev. C. D. Boyse, at 9 o’clock, Monday morning. After which the remains were taken, by team to Francesville, in a cemetery near which he was buried by the side of his wife and daughter. The funeral was fairly well attended, and the coffin was covered with flowers, the gifts of the people at the hotel, and of others through Joe Jackson, the hackman. At present but few facts are available regarding his life. He was about 65 years old, had been a widower for years, and so far as now known had no near relatives living. For a long time past he has been physically unable to do more than barely Io earn bis living, but previously he had deposited a sufficient sum to give him a decent funeral. Previous to going to the hotel he worked for B. F. For-* guson, at Francesville and Rensselaer, for 15 years, and was always a most faithful and honest employe. Mr. Ferguson and Mr. and Mrs. Slagel, of the Makeever Hoose, accompanied the body to Francesville.