Sunday, July 6, 2014

In Memoriam July 6th


1887 George Lathrop, prominent farmer of Claremont township was killed in a farm accident.  He was born in 1854 in Richland Co., IL the son of Henry & Rachel (Laws) Lathrop.  George married Roelia Hostetler in 1878 and they had two children: William and Ida. 

1888 Charles Irwin age 1 son of Corbin & Charlotte (Lathrop) Irwin in Wayne Co., IL.  He was born there in Jan. 1887.


1895 John Gurley age 73 in Illinois.  John was born in 1821 in NC the son of William & Polly (?) Gurley.  He married Martha ca. 1848 in Illinois and they had at least five children: Mary, George, John, Francis and Edward.  John is buried in Masonic Cemetery
 in Metropolis, IL.

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