Biographies and Obituaries
In loving memory
James W. Wykoff
Washington Herald
Thursday, May 8, 1924
James W. Wykoff, a gallant soldier of the civil war and a retired farmer,who was widely known among the residents of Washington and Daviess county, died at 2:15 o'clock this morning at the home of Mrs. Samuel J. Smith, his sister-in-law, 507 Front street. The funeral services will be held at the Smith home at 2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery. Mr. Wykoff was born in Washington but moved to a farm north of the city on the Vincennes road after his return from the civil war, continuing to live there util thirteen years ago when Mrs. Wykoff died after which he began making his home with Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Wykoff was Miss Mary Ann Robinson before her marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Wykoff were the parents of five children, only one of whom, a son, Elijah, of Pond Creek, Oklahoma, is living. Mr. Wykoff was a member of U.S. Grant Post, G.A.R. which will be in charge of the funeral. Washington Democrat, Washington, Daviess County, Indiana, May 8, 1924, Thursday. James W. Wykoff, 89 years old last November, died at 2:15 this morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Smith, 507 Front street. He had been critically ill for three weeks. He was a pioneer resident of this county. When a young man he was married to Miss Mary A. Robinson and to this union six children were born, only one of whom is living, Elijah R. Wykoff, of Pond Creek, Oklahoma. Mr. Wykoff was a member of the G.A.R., having served with the Sixty-fifth Indiana infantry during the Civil War. His wife died thirteen years ago, since which time he made his home with Samuel Smith and wife. The ladies of the G.A.R. will hold flag services at the Smith home at 2 o'clock Saturday. Burial will take place in Oak Grove cemetery.
Contributed by: John McMullen