Nelson Plumb, better known in Holton as Major Plumb, died at the home of his son, Alex., in Jefferson township, last Thursday evening. He was born in Tennessee seventy-eight years ago and was a slave there and in Missouri until he was freed by the war. He then came to Kansas with his wife and children. He was a familiar figure in Holton for years until he went to live with his son. The cause of his death was dropsy and heart trouble. The funeral was held at the Pea Ridge school house, Friday at 2 o'clock p.m. His surviving children are Alex, of Jefferson township, Will, of Topeka, and Mrs. Betty Daniels and Mrs. Susan Riley, of Holton.
The Holton Recorder, September 5, 1895
Nelson Plumb, better known in Holton as Major Plumb, died at the home of his son, Alex., in Jefferson township, last Thursday evening. He was born in Tennessee seventy-eight years ago and was a slave there and in Missouri until he was freed by the war. He then came to Kansas with his wife and children. He was a familiar figure in Holton for years until he went to live with his son. The cause of his death was dropsy and heart trouble. The funeral was held at the Pea Ridge school house, Friday at 2 o'clock p.m. His surviving children are Alex, of Jefferson township, Will, of Topeka, and Mrs. Betty Daniels and Mrs. Susan Riley, of Holton.
The Holton Recorder, September 5, 1895
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