TAMBERLYN, John - Poor Farm
Source: Crawfordsville Review 2 Oct 1923 p 2
Covington, Oct 1 – John Tamberlyn, 72 years of age, died at the county farm, Saturday Sept 29. He was the son of Henry and Eliza Shular Tamberlyn and was born near Alamo April 4, 1851. His only survivors is an aged mother who is now past 94 years of age. His father who died 37 years ago came to this country from England in 1830. The Tamberlyn family with the exception of a few years spent in Missouri always lived in or near Fountain County. Mr. Tamberlyn was at one time married but after the death of his wife he made a home for his aged mother. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church and as long as his health would permit a regular attendant. He was also a member of the Masonic Order at Veedersburg. Funeral services were held at the Lutheran Church in Wallace Monday afternoon. Mr. Tamberlyn’s mother is in a critical condition from the shock of her son’s death.