Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 March 1908 — Death of Mrs. John Sullivan. [ARTICLE]

Death of Mrs. John Sullivan.

Death came to Mrs. John Sullivan this Thursday morning at 1 o’clock at the family home on Weson street, after an illness of long duration, the cause of which was cancer of the stomach and liver. The funeral will be held Friday morning at 9 o’clock at the residence and will be conducted by Rev. H. L. Klndig, of the M. E. church. The casket will be open to the view of friends between 8:30 and 9 o’clock and will not be opened after the ceremony, as Immediately after the close the start will be made to the Navoo cemetery, near Lee, where burial will be made.

Mrs. Sullivan was bom in Boone county, Ind., June 4, 1838, being at the time of her death 69 years, 9 months and 8 days of age. Her parents were Hezekiah and Hannah Davisson, and they came to aJsper county, locating in Barkley township, in 1849. In 1857 the deceased was married to Alfred Dart, who is now deceased. To them were born eight children, five sons and three daughters, and all but two sons are still living, and they are according to age, Mrs. Alice Clouse, of Rensselaer; George Dart, of Omaha, Neb.; Frank Dart, of Sheldon, Ill.; Mrs. Laura Moore, of Rensselaer; Alfred Dart, of Canada; and Mrs. May Goble, wife of Ross Goble, and until lecently located at Los Angeles, Cal., but with

whom the family have failed to get Into communication since the sickness of her mother, and it is understood they are % on their way to Omaha, where they were formerly located. Alfred Dart could not be notified but the other children were here at the time of her death. Two brothers, Lewis Davisson, of Rensselaer, and Peyton Davisson, of Francesville, also survive. *»■ Ih 1885 at Francesville she was married to John Sullivan and they have since resided in Rensselaer, and he survives her.