OLDEST MAN IN STEUBEN COUNTY DIED LAST FRIDAY

     -- John Dygert, who died in Scott township last Friday, in his 94th year,
 was probably the oldest man living in the county at the time of his death.
 He came with his father's family to Steuben county in 1838 and lived in the
 county continuously from that time, and for several years has carried off 
 the honors at old settlers' meeting as the oldest living settler in the 
 county.  He was county commissioner at the time the present county court
 house in Angola was built and took great interest in the progress of the
 work.
	John, the son of Adam and Jane Dygert, was born in Montgomery county,
 New York, Feb. 27, 1826, and passed away at his late home in Scott township,
 Sept. 18, 1919, at the age of 93 years, 6 months and 23 days.
	He was one of a family of ten children all of whom have preceded him 
 in death.  At the age of twelve, with the family, he moved in a wagon to 
 York township, where he resided until he started to make a home for himself.
 September, 1853, he united in marriage with Caroline Stotts, of York
 township.  To this union were born two children, Charles F., and Sarah Jane
 Gifford.  In 1875 after great suffering the wife and mother passed away
 leaving the father to keep the home together until 1878, when the daughter
 was united in marriage to Jackson Nisonger.  Then he went to make his home
 with her until April 28, 1881, when he was re-married to Mary G. Grubb.  To
 this union was born three boys, Ora C., Carl G., and Levi F.  He has been a
 resident of Scott township for the past sixty years living until the end on
 the farm he purchased soon after his first marriage.  Although without
 professed religion he was a Christian in the true sense of the word, always
 doing as he would be done by.  He had a large heart for the needy never
 turning anyone from his door.  As his life work has been finished he has
 received his eternal reward.  He was a kind and loving husband and father
 always thinking of the welfare of his family.
	He leaves to mourn their loss a wife, five children, three
 daughters-in-law, one son-in-law, ten grandchildren, three great
 grandchildren and a host of sorrowing friends.
	Although physically weak he was mentally active until the end.  He
 was a patient sufferer always looking on the bright side of life.  When the
 end came he went peacefully to sleep and to his eternal resting place. 
 Funeral services were held at the late home conducted by Rev. Humfreys and
 burial in the Dygert cemetery.


Steuben Republican, September 14, 1919, p.1, c.3.
transcription by N. Carpenter
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