Catlin - Tom
Tom CATLIN
Source: Waveland Independent Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana May 10, 1935
Tom Catlin Jr. who will be remembered as a boy here when his parents lived in the house now occupied by Harry Machledt died very unexpectedly at their home in Indianapolis on Sunday. He was in his usual health and had just eaten dinner. On leaving the house he collapsed on the sidewalk. Burial was at Bruin Cemetery near Guion on Wednesday. - kbz
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Source: Rockville Republican April 16, 1936
Thomas Harshman Catlin the only son of Samuel T. Catlin and Elizabeth Harshman Catlin was born in Catlin, Parke County Ind April 4, 1863 and passed on at his Vermillion County home, Sunday April 12, 1936 age 73 years 8 days. He attended the public schools of his community and Sept 15, 1889 was married to Nellie Harden who with their daughter, Florence Rhoades of Dana, their son, Samuel T. Catlin of Newport and their granddaughters, Eleanor and Martha Rhoades of Dana, and Robert Catlin of Rockville survive. On his marriage he and his wife moved to the Catlin farm southwest of Catlin where they lived until the sale of the farm of Samuel Coble. He was with his father, who was auditor of Parke COUnty a short time when in 1892 they purchased the Judge Joshua Jump farm near Dana, Ind to which place they moved. They continued making their home there until the fatal illness of his father, when Mrs. Catlin returned to Rockville to care for him and continued caring for his father and mother until their deaths. In 1909, he and Judge Howard Maxwell purchased the Collett farm north of Newport and, he renting the Jump farm establishe dhis home there where he continued to live until his death. During his long and active career he farmed and raised stock on a large scale and was one of the large landowners and successful farmers of the two counties. He was elected county commissioenr of Vermillion County as a Democrat, gave splendid service to his county and was untiring in his service to his party. He contributed liberally in time and money to civic movements and generously to his party. In different places of trust in which he found himself, he discharged his duties in the safe, conscientious, honest and capable manner he gave to his own affairs. He was a kindly sociable and congenial friend and companion. He lived close to nature and his chief recreation and enjoyment was to with rod and gun, follow the streams and woodslands and to be in touch with the wild life of wood and stream. He built his well known home at Rock Bar overlooking a beautiful bend in the Wabash River which he dearly loved - his last years were spent where his friends in large numbers enjoyed his hospitality his sound advice and his kindly consideration. He was a charitable man and many of those who have received his benefactions live to mourn his loss. He was the kind of neighbor who will be sadly missed in his community. On Sunday last he passed quietly away at Rock Bar without suffering and without pain, to his expected home without dread or fear. We, his friends, feel he will rest in eternal peace. - kbz