Posted on: Hancock Co. Il Obituaries Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/HancockObits?read=217 Surname: DeWitt, Duke, Kimbrough, Mapes, Simpson, Wills ------------------------- The Carthage Republican Carthage, Illinois Wednesday October 3, 1928 Page 4 Column 6 HENRY MAPES DEAD Henry Mapes died in Sonora township yesterday, aged. 85. The funeral will be held at the Carthage Christian Church Friday, Judge C. J. Scofield officiating. ----------------------- The Carthage Republican Carthage, Illinois Wednesday October 10, 1928 Page 4 Column 2 HENRY MAPES Henry Mapes, son of Joseph and Jane Simpson Mapes was born August 24, 1843 in Warren county, Ohio, died October 3, 1928 at his home in Sonora township. Deceased was one of a family of eleven children. Three namely Mrs. Delila Wills and Mrs. Phoebe Duke of Burlington, Iowa, and Mrs. Rachel DeWitt of Hastings, Neb., survive him. He came to Hancock county, Illinois when about twenty-one years of age and has resided in the county ever since. On November 22, 1866 he was married to Miss Narcis A. Kimbrough at Carthage, Illinois. To this union four children were born, a daughter, Clara died in infancy; surviving are Frances S., Thomas J. and Mary E. all of this vicinity. He also leaves eleven grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. His wife died May 25, 1922. The children desire to express their heartfelt thanks to their friends and neighbors for kindness during the illness and death of their father. Funeral was held at the Christian Church, Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, October 5th. Burial at Moss Ridge cemetery, Carthage, Ill. J. W. Porter conducted the service. Link: Bryant Genealogy URL: <http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bryant>