Posted on: Hancock Co. Il Obituaries Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/HancockObits/383 Surname: Johnson, Thurber ------------------------- Seventy Years Ago December 1877 Dennis Smith preached the funeral sermon of "Grandpa" Thurber at the brick church Dec. 9 and in spite of deep mud the attendance was quite large. He died Nov. 23, aged 95 years and 11 months, having been one of the first settlers of Hancock township. He was born in New Jersey entered the army in 1812 and fought until the close of the war, married Miss Elizabeth Johnson, then started for the west via the Ohio river. He lived a year in Indiana, then came to Illinois and stayed ten years in Sangamon county, then located permanently in East Carthage. He had become a Christian in early manhood and was a fine citizen. The Carthage Republican Carthage, Illinois 12-10-1947 Page 4 Column 5 Link: Bryant Genealogy Web Page URL: <http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bryant>