Published in The Rochester Sentinel
Thursday, February 8, 1906
After a lingering illness of several weeks, and after being operated on for appendicitis, John TOWNSEND, the well known and equally liked farmer of the Mt. Olive neighborhood, died at a hospital in Peru this morning. The cause of death was paralysis and softening of the spinal cord. Mr. Townsend went to Peru about three weeks ago, and there a successful operation was performed, but the surgery brought about unexpected conditions, which resulted in his death.
He was about fifty years of age and has spent his life entirely in this county, residing practically all the time in the Mt. Olive neighborhood. He was the son of Mr. & Mrs. Joel TOWNSEND, who are now both dead. He has two brothers now living, Joel [TOWNSEND], of this place, and Ancil [TOWNSEND], who resides south of Rochester. He also leaves one sister, Mrs. Lucy [TOWNSEND] HARRISON, of Tabor, Iowa. Mr. Townsend was married while still a young man, and his wife died about two years ago. Shortly after her death two of his daughters became ill with typhoid fever and died. The children living are Mrs. Carrie [M. TOWNSEND] ROUCH of Logansport, and Miss Eva [TOWNSEND] and Earl [TOWNSEND] who are still at home.
Mr. Townsend was a christian man, a member of the Mt. Olive Methodist church, a good neighbor, and one that will be greatly missed.
The funeral will be held at the late residence in the Mt. Olive neighborhood, Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. W. F. SWITZER officiating. Burial at the I.O.O.F. cemetery.
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Published in The Rochester Sentinel
Monday, February 12, 1906
The funeral of John N. TOWNSEND, yesterday, was attended by a great concourse of sorrowing people. Rev. SWITZER officiated at the service and his references to the worth of John Townsend as a Godly man and the direful misfortunes in his family, brought tears to all eyes. The funeral was also a goodbye to the fragment of the once large and happy family left, as all arrangements for their removal to Logansport had been made before Mr. Townsend's death.
SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obits/Biogs - 1905-1907
by Wendell C. Tombaugh
Thursday, February 8, 1906
After a lingering illness of several weeks, and after being operated on for appendicitis, John TOWNSEND, the well known and equally liked farmer of the Mt. Olive neighborhood, died at a hospital in Peru this morning. The cause of death was paralysis and softening of the spinal cord. Mr. Townsend went to Peru about three weeks ago, and there a successful operation was performed, but the surgery brought about unexpected conditions, which resulted in his death.
He was about fifty years of age and has spent his life entirely in this county, residing practically all the time in the Mt. Olive neighborhood. He was the son of Mr. & Mrs. Joel TOWNSEND, who are now both dead. He has two brothers now living, Joel [TOWNSEND], of this place, and Ancil [TOWNSEND], who resides south of Rochester. He also leaves one sister, Mrs. Lucy [TOWNSEND] HARRISON, of Tabor, Iowa. Mr. Townsend was married while still a young man, and his wife died about two years ago. Shortly after her death two of his daughters became ill with typhoid fever and died. The children living are Mrs. Carrie [M. TOWNSEND] ROUCH of Logansport, and Miss Eva [TOWNSEND] and Earl [TOWNSEND] who are still at home.
Mr. Townsend was a christian man, a member of the Mt. Olive Methodist church, a good neighbor, and one that will be greatly missed.
The funeral will be held at the late residence in the Mt. Olive neighborhood, Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. W. F. SWITZER officiating. Burial at the I.O.O.F. cemetery.
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Published in The Rochester Sentinel
Monday, February 12, 1906
The funeral of John N. TOWNSEND, yesterday, was attended by a great concourse of sorrowing people. Rev. SWITZER officiated at the service and his references to the worth of John Townsend as a Godly man and the direful misfortunes in his family, brought tears to all eyes. The funeral was also a goodbye to the fragment of the once large and happy family left, as all arrangements for their removal to Logansport had been made before Mr. Townsend's death.
SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obits/Biogs - 1905-1907
by Wendell C. Tombaugh
Published in The Rochester Sentinel
Thursday, February 8, 1906
After a lingering illness of several weeks, and after being operated on for appendicitis, John TOWNSEND, the well known and equally liked farmer of the Mt. Olive neighborhood, died at a hospital in Peru this morning. The cause of death was paralysis and softening of the spinal cord. Mr. Townsend went to Peru about three weeks ago, and there a successful operation was performed, but the surgery brought about unexpected conditions, which resulted in his death.
He was about fifty years of age and has spent his life entirely in this county, residing practically all the time in the Mt. Olive neighborhood. He was the son of Mr. & Mrs. Joel TOWNSEND, who are now both dead. He has two brothers now living, Joel [TOWNSEND], of this place, and Ancil [TOWNSEND], who resides south of Rochester. He also leaves one sister, Mrs. Lucy [TOWNSEND] HARRISON, of Tabor, Iowa. Mr. Townsend was married while still a young man, and his wife died about two years ago. Shortly after her death two of his daughters became ill with typhoid fever and died. The children living are Mrs. Carrie [M. TOWNSEND] ROUCH of Logansport, and Miss Eva [TOWNSEND] and Earl [TOWNSEND] who are still at home.
Mr. Townsend was a christian man, a member of the Mt. Olive Methodist church, a good neighbor, and one that will be greatly missed.
The funeral will be held at the late residence in the Mt. Olive neighborhood, Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. W. F. SWITZER officiating. Burial at the I.O.O.F. cemetery.
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Published in The Rochester Sentinel
Monday, February 12, 1906
The funeral of John N. TOWNSEND, yesterday, was attended by a great concourse of sorrowing people. Rev. SWITZER officiated at the service and his references to the worth of John Townsend as a Godly man and the direful misfortunes in his family, brought tears to all eyes. The funeral was also a goodbye to the fragment of the once large and happy family left, as all arrangements for their removal to Logansport had been made before Mr. Townsend's death.
SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obits/Biogs - 1905-1907
by Wendell C. Tombaugh
Thursday, February 8, 1906
After a lingering illness of several weeks, and after being operated on for appendicitis, John TOWNSEND, the well known and equally liked farmer of the Mt. Olive neighborhood, died at a hospital in Peru this morning. The cause of death was paralysis and softening of the spinal cord. Mr. Townsend went to Peru about three weeks ago, and there a successful operation was performed, but the surgery brought about unexpected conditions, which resulted in his death.
He was about fifty years of age and has spent his life entirely in this county, residing practically all the time in the Mt. Olive neighborhood. He was the son of Mr. & Mrs. Joel TOWNSEND, who are now both dead. He has two brothers now living, Joel [TOWNSEND], of this place, and Ancil [TOWNSEND], who resides south of Rochester. He also leaves one sister, Mrs. Lucy [TOWNSEND] HARRISON, of Tabor, Iowa. Mr. Townsend was married while still a young man, and his wife died about two years ago. Shortly after her death two of his daughters became ill with typhoid fever and died. The children living are Mrs. Carrie [M. TOWNSEND] ROUCH of Logansport, and Miss Eva [TOWNSEND] and Earl [TOWNSEND] who are still at home.
Mr. Townsend was a christian man, a member of the Mt. Olive Methodist church, a good neighbor, and one that will be greatly missed.
The funeral will be held at the late residence in the Mt. Olive neighborhood, Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. W. F. SWITZER officiating. Burial at the I.O.O.F. cemetery.
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Published in The Rochester Sentinel
Monday, February 12, 1906
The funeral of John N. TOWNSEND, yesterday, was attended by a great concourse of sorrowing people. Rev. SWITZER officiated at the service and his references to the worth of John Townsend as a Godly man and the direful misfortunes in his family, brought tears to all eyes. The funeral was also a goodbye to the fragment of the once large and happy family left, as all arrangements for their removal to Logansport had been made before Mr. Townsend's death.
SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obits/Biogs - 1905-1907
by Wendell C. Tombaugh
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