PS James' dates 1 Jan 1827 - 25 Jan 1921 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Zach" <karen.zach@sbcglobal.net> To: <INMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 7:20 PM Subject: [InMontgo] James Wilkinson > Crawfordsville Journal 1-26-1921--Waynetown - James Wilkinson 94 years of > age, died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lew Roberts of this place yesterday > at 1:30 following an illness of six months. Death resulted from a > complication of diseases. For 70 years "Uncle Jimmy" Wilkinson hs been > one of the respected citizens of the county and bore a wide acquaintance. > he was born at Guesbeck, Hamilton County, Ohio in 1827 and when a young > man learned the cooper's trade. He was married to Eliza Wert in Ohio for > his first wife and hwen young came to Montgomery County and settled in the > Clore neighborhood west of Almo. With but little to start life's battles > the young couple went to work farming and by their frugality they > prospered and became possessed of a considerable amount of lad, at the > same time rearing a large family. After the death of Mr. Wilkinson's first > wife he later married Maria Ann Livingston of Wallace and several children > were also born to this union. This wife also pr! > eceded Mr. Wilkinson in death several years. Mr. Wilkinson was one of the > most prosperous farmers of western Montgomery County. He was also a > successful stock raiser and in his younger days bought horses extensively > which he shipped to the Cincinnati markets. He was a great lover of > horses and his farms were always stocked with the best of them. He has > been a member of the Masonic lodge for 70 years, joining this body at > Alamo. He was also an enthusiastic member of the Horse Thief Detective > Association. In politics he was a stunch Democrat. Deceased is survived > by the following children : W.T. Wilkinson and Mrs. Foster Fye of > HIllsboro; Mrs. Guy V. Livengood and Alonzo Wilkinson of Waynetown; Mrs. > Goerge Suydan and Joseph Wilkinson of Indianpaolis; Mrs. Sherman Dwiggins > of Attica; D.M. Wilkinson and George D. Wilkinson of Crawfordsville. he > is also survived by many grandchildren and great grandchildren. The > funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon. Short serv! > ices will be held at 1:15 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lew Roberts. At > 2:15 services will be held at the Christian Church, conducted by Rev. > Davis of Hillsboro. At the church the Masonic service will also be read. > Burial at Maosnic cemetery here. > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message