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McJimspsey - John

Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal --4 Jul 1891 p1

John McJimpsey died at his home in Wingate Monday, June 29, aged 92 years. He was born in Ohio Mov. 3, 1811. He came to Montgomery County in 1835, when this county was almost a wilderness. He has four children living and four dead; one son living in Maryville, Mo., one son in Vincennes, one daughter in Worthington, Ind., one the wife of A. H. Gilkey, of Wingate. He was married three times. His second wife was Mary Lewis. He married Lidy Bain in 1874. He was a member of the Methodist church, and a member of Ashler Lodge, Masonic fraternity. By that order he was buried at Wingate Monday. One more of the old pioneers has gone. He was a good citizen and an honest man. -- Thanks to Cathie Bonds for this one

Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal Saturday, 27 June 1891

John McJimpsey died at his home in Wingate Monday, June 29, aged 92 years. He was born in Ohio Nov. 3, 1811. He came to Montgomery County in 1835, when this county was almost a wilderness. He has four children living and four dead; one son living in Maryville, Mo., one son in Vincennes, one daughter in Worthington, Ind., one the wife of A. H. Gilkey, of Wingate. He was married three times. His second wife was Mary Lewis. He married Lidy Bain in 1874. He was a member of the Methodist Church and a member of Ashler Lodge, Masonic fraternity. By that order he was buried at Wingate today. One more of the old pioneers has gone. He was a good citizen and an honest man. - s



Source: Crawfordsville Review 4 July 1891

John McJimpsey died at his home in Wingate last Monday at the extreme old age of 92 years. The deceased was born in Ohio in 1811 and removed to this county in 1835, where he has since resided lending valuable assistance in bringing out of the wilderness one of the richest and best counties in the state.  He was a member of the Methodist Church and also of the Masonic Lodge and was buried by that order at Wingate on Tuesday.

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