Obituary of Jefferson Lister OLIPHANT [1836IN1907IN].
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Obituary of Jefferson Lister OLIPHANT [1836IN1907IN].
| Robert L. Jackson (View posts) | Posted: 27 Apr 1999 12:00PM GMT |
Classification: Obituary
Surnames: ARMSTRONG, BENJAMIN, BRITTON, DUGGER, FITZPATRICK, LANDIS, OLIPHANT
THE BLOOMFIELD NEWS, VOL. XXXI., NO. 31, Page 1, Column 3, BLOOMFIELD, Greene County, Indiana, Friday, June 21, 1907, "THE GRIM REAPER–Has Again Entered Our Midst and Carries Away Two Prominent Citizens."
After an illness covering eight days Jefferson Lister OLIPHANT died of pneumonia and a complication of diseases at the home of his son Elsworth OLIPHANT, at Washington, Ind., where himself and wife had gone to help care for the family of his son, which was left motherless only a few weeks ago.
He was well known all over Greene County, having been prominent before the people as a candidate for office several times and had also spent much time and money prospecting for coal, oil and mineral resources of Greene County. He was familiarly called "Mack" but that was simply a boyhood nickname which had stuck to him throughout life.
He was jovial, enthusiastic in all his undertakings and deserved great success for the energy he had displayed in his many business ventures.
He was a good citizen and had been a faithful member of the Christian church since he was a young man in his teens.
His wife and children and his only brother, J. T. OLIPHANT, of this place were at his beside when death relieved him of his suffering at 9 o'clock a.m. Sunday. The body was prepared for burial and brought to his home here Monday afternoon. The funeral services were held from the family residence at 10 a.m. Tuesday, conducted by Rev. DAVIDSON, pastor of the Christian church at Washington. The words of Rev. DAVIDSON were thoughtful, beautiful and carefully delivered and made a deep impression upon the people who had gathered to pay their last respects to the one whom they had know and learned to love in life.'
The deceased was born August 28, 1836, and was aged seventy years, nine months and twenty-four days at the time of his death.
He was one of a family of eleven children, four sisters and one brother having preceded him to the better land. His parents are also dead and of that family he is survived by a brother, named above, and four sisters as follows: Mrs. Parthena STROPES, of Kimball, Neb.; Mrs. Sarah STONE, of Dugger; Mrs. Belinda BRITTON, of Dugger; and Mrs. Mary A. FITZPATRICK, of Linton.
He was married in 1858 to Sarah A. DUGGER, who also survives him together with three children—Frank OLIPHANT, of this place; Elsworth OLIPHANT, OF Washington, and Mrs. John D. LANDIS, of Linton. One daughter died in infancy.
On August 18, 1862 he enlisted in the NINETY-SEVENTH REGIMENT Indiana VOLUNTEER INFANTRY at BLOOMFIELD and served until the close of the Civil war. He was in some of the fiercest battles of that war, having served in the siege around Vicksburg, participated in the battle of Kennesaw mountain where his brother was wounded, was at the re-capture of Jackson and took part in Gen. Sherman's famous march to the sea.
The burial was on the LANDIS family lot in the BLOOMFIELD cemetery.
Besides the grandchildren, relatives and friends, those from a distance who attend the funeral were:
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer BENJAMIN, Mr and Mrs. Ben SMITH, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar FITZPATRICK,, Mrs. Mary A. FITZPATRICK, of Linton; Mr and Mrs. W. R. DUGGER, Ot, Marion, Reed and Ernest DUGGER, mr. and Mrs. Riley BRITTON, of Dugger; Mrs. Lucy ARMSTRONG and Miss Cleo ARMSTRONG, of Springville.
After an illness covering eight days Jefferson Lister OLIPHANT died of pneumonia and a complication of diseases at the home of his son Elsworth OLIPHANT, at Washington, Ind., where himself and wife had gone to help care for the family of his son, which was left motherless only a few weeks ago.
He was well known all over Greene County, having been prominent before the people as a candidate for office several times and had also spent much time and money prospecting for coal, oil and mineral resources of Greene County. He was familiarly called "Mack" but that was simply a boyhood nickname which had stuck to him throughout life.
He was jovial, enthusiastic in all his undertakings and deserved great success for the energy he had displayed in his many business ventures.
He was a good citizen and had been a faithful member of the Christian church since he was a young man in his teens.
His wife and children and his only brother, J. T. OLIPHANT, of this place were at his beside when death relieved him of his suffering at 9 o'clock a.m. Sunday. The body was prepared for burial and brought to his home here Monday afternoon. The funeral services were held from the family residence at 10 a.m. Tuesday, conducted by Rev. DAVIDSON, pastor of the Christian church at Washington. The words of Rev. DAVIDSON were thoughtful, beautiful and carefully delivered and made a deep impression upon the people who had gathered to pay their last respects to the one whom they had know and learned to love in life.'
The deceased was born August 28, 1836, and was aged seventy years, nine months and twenty-four days at the time of his death.
He was one of a family of eleven children, four sisters and one brother having preceded him to the better land. His parents are also dead and of that family he is survived by a brother, named above, and four sisters as follows: Mrs. Parthena STROPES, of Kimball, Neb.; Mrs. Sarah STONE, of Dugger; Mrs. Belinda BRITTON, of Dugger; and Mrs. Mary A. FITZPATRICK, of Linton.
He was married in 1858 to Sarah A. DUGGER, who also survives him together with three children—Frank OLIPHANT, of this place; Elsworth OLIPHANT, OF Washington, and Mrs. John D. LANDIS, of Linton. One daughter died in infancy.
On August 18, 1862 he enlisted in the NINETY-SEVENTH REGIMENT Indiana VOLUNTEER INFANTRY at BLOOMFIELD and served until the close of the Civil war. He was in some of the fiercest battles of that war, having served in the siege around Vicksburg, participated in the battle of Kennesaw mountain where his brother was wounded, was at the re-capture of Jackson and took part in Gen. Sherman's famous march to the sea.
The burial was on the LANDIS family lot in the BLOOMFIELD cemetery.
Besides the grandchildren, relatives and friends, those from a distance who attend the funeral were:
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer BENJAMIN, Mr and Mrs. Ben SMITH, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar FITZPATRICK,, Mrs. Mary A. FITZPATRICK, of Linton; Mr and Mrs. W. R. DUGGER, Ot, Marion, Reed and Ernest DUGGER, mr. and Mrs. Riley BRITTON, of Dugger; Mrs. Lucy ARMSTRONG and Miss Cleo ARMSTRONG, of Springville.