Circleville. The funeral services of Mr. John Luscomb were held at the Methodist church ... . Some handsome floral designs were sent out from Topeka by the fire department of which Mr. Luscomb's son is a member .... The interment was in the Circleville cemetery. John Willing Luscomb was born in Lodswell parish, Dovenshire, England, April the 7th, 1843 and departed this life, March 8th, 1 9 0 7 being 63 years, 11 months, 1 day old. He moved with his parents to Illinois when 8 years of age and lived there until the spring of 1865, then moved to Iowa and on the 311 day of July 1875 was married to Louisa R. Dubois and to this union were born 11 children 5 sons and 6 daughters and all living. Laura Reynolds, Nellie Taylor, Louise, Ethel, Etta, Myrtle Shaffer, Duncan, George, Rollo, Earl, Harry. His widow and one brother also survive him.
The Recorder-Tribune, March 14, 1907.

Beauty Heights.......... Illinois where he lived until 1863 when he moved to Iowa ... In the spring of 1879 he moved with his family to Jackson county and located on the farm west of Circleville where he resided until his death. He has been in ill health for some time having gone to several health resorts in hopes of benefiting his health, but to no avail. On Friday morning while out feeding his hogs he took with a sinking spell but rallied and walked to the house, but in about two hours he took the second from which he died .... He has held the position of school director for a number of years and the vacancy will be hard to fill .... He leaves a wife, six daughters, Mrs. Etha Allard of Soldier, Mrs. Myrtle Shaffer of Circleville, Mrs. Neil Taylor of Adrian, Mrs. Laura Reynolds of Oklahoma, Mrs. Louisa Cox of California, and Ella, and five sons, George of Topeka, Rollo of Oklahoma, Duncan, Earl and Harvey of Circleville, one brother, William and two sisters, Mrs. Anna Wescot and Mrs. Mary Waistfall, of Iowa .... laid to rest in the Circleville cemetery .... The Recorder-T ibune, March 28, 1907.

.... served during the late war in the Co. I, 34 Ill. Inf ....
The Soldier Clipper, March 20, 1907.
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