Aged Resident Passes Away Yesterday - Is Said to Have Sealed the Casket of Abraham Lincoln Before His Body Was Removed to Oak Ridge Cemetery -
Samuel Elder, for a number of years a prominent hardware dealer of this city, and for nearly four score of years a resident of Sangamon county, was found dead at 7 o'clock yesterday morning, in his room at the residence of his nephew, J. D. Constant, 410 South Fifth street. Infirmities of old age were the cause of his sudden demise, although until a late hour Sunday evening he appeared in his usual health. However he failed to eat any foodstuffs at supper time Sunday and only partook of a small dish of ice cream. When he retired for the evening he told his nephew, Mr. Constant, that he was feeling very ill. Mr. Constant sent out to a nearby drug store and procurred some medicine which he administered to the aged man. Mr. Elder failed to appear for breakfast at the usual hour yesterday and when Mr. Constant went to call him, he discovered that death had occurred several hours before. An inquest was conducted yesterday morning by Coroner Clarence Rhodes and the verdict returned was that death was caused by neuralgia of the heart, superinduced by old age. Mr. Constant, with whom Mr. Elder has resided for the past several years, was the only one that gave testimony.
Mr. Elder was one of the twenty children of the union of Samuel and Phoebe Elder. He was born May 5, 1831, in Bourbon county, Ky., and came to this county with his parents when three years of age. He was united in marriage with Sarah P. Shives on December 17, 1851, who departed this life on Feb. 4, 1909.
Mr. Elder for a number of years conducted a tinware and hardware store on East Washington street, between Sixth and Seventh streets. He is said to have sealed the casket of Abraham Lincoln, before the body of the martyred president was removed to Oak Ridge cemetery.
He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Augusta J. Constant of Chicago, one brother, Davis Elder of Sullivan, and one sister, Mrs. Hannah Sidner of this city. IL State Register, Springfield, IL 1-13-1914
Samuel Elder, for a number of years a prominent hardware dealer of this city, and for nearly four score of years a resident of Sangamon county, was found dead at 7 o'clock yesterday morning, in his room at the residence of his nephew, J. D. Constant, 410 South Fifth street. Infirmities of old age were the cause of his sudden demise, although until a late hour Sunday evening he appeared in his usual health. However he failed to eat any foodstuffs at supper time Sunday and only partook of a small dish of ice cream. When he retired for the evening he told his nephew, Mr. Constant, that he was feeling very ill. Mr. Constant sent out to a nearby drug store and procurred some medicine which he administered to the aged man. Mr. Elder failed to appear for breakfast at the usual hour yesterday and when Mr. Constant went to call him, he discovered that death had occurred several hours before. An inquest was conducted yesterday morning by Coroner Clarence Rhodes and the verdict returned was that death was caused by neuralgia of the heart, superinduced by old age. Mr. Constant, with whom Mr. Elder has resided for the past several years, was the only one that gave testimony.
Mr. Elder was one of the twenty children of the union of Samuel and Phoebe Elder. He was born May 5, 1831, in Bourbon county, Ky., and came to this county with his parents when three years of age. He was united in marriage with Sarah P. Shives on December 17, 1851, who departed this life on Feb. 4, 1909.
Mr. Elder for a number of years conducted a tinware and hardware store on East Washington street, between Sixth and Seventh streets. He is said to have sealed the casket of Abraham Lincoln, before the body of the martyred president was removed to Oak Ridge cemetery.
He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Augusta J. Constant of Chicago, one brother, Davis Elder of Sullivan, and one sister, Mrs. Hannah Sidner of this city. IL State Register, Springfield, IL 1-13-1914
Aged Resident Passes Away Yesterday - Is Said to Have Sealed the Casket of Abraham Lincoln Before His Body Was Removed to Oak Ridge Cemetery -
Samuel Elder, for a number of years a prominent hardware dealer of this city, and for nearly four score of years a resident of Sangamon county, was found dead at 7 o'clock yesterday morning, in his room at the residence of his nephew, J. D. Constant, 410 South Fifth street. Infirmities of old age were the cause of his sudden demise, although until a late hour Sunday evening he appeared in his usual health. However he failed to eat any foodstuffs at supper time Sunday and only partook of a small dish of ice cream. When he retired for the evening he told his nephew, Mr. Constant, that he was feeling very ill. Mr. Constant sent out to a nearby drug store and procurred some medicine which he administered to the aged man. Mr. Elder failed to appear for breakfast at the usual hour yesterday and when Mr. Constant went to call him, he discovered that death had occurred several hours before. An inquest was conducted yesterday morning by Coroner Clarence Rhodes and the verdict returned was that death was caused by neuralgia of the heart, superinduced by old age. Mr. Constant, with whom Mr. Elder has resided for the past several years, was the only one that gave testimony.
Mr. Elder was one of the twenty children of the union of Samuel and Phoebe Elder. He was born May 5, 1831, in Bourbon county, Ky., and came to this county with his parents when three years of age. He was united in marriage with Sarah P. Shives on December 17, 1851, who departed this life on Feb. 4, 1909.
Mr. Elder for a number of years conducted a tinware and hardware store on East Washington street, between Sixth and Seventh streets. He is said to have sealed the casket of Abraham Lincoln, before the body of the martyred president was removed to Oak Ridge cemetery.
He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Augusta J. Constant of Chicago, one brother, Davis Elder of Sullivan, and one sister, Mrs. Hannah Sidner of this city. IL State Register, Springfield, IL 1-13-1914
Samuel Elder, for a number of years a prominent hardware dealer of this city, and for nearly four score of years a resident of Sangamon county, was found dead at 7 o'clock yesterday morning, in his room at the residence of his nephew, J. D. Constant, 410 South Fifth street. Infirmities of old age were the cause of his sudden demise, although until a late hour Sunday evening he appeared in his usual health. However he failed to eat any foodstuffs at supper time Sunday and only partook of a small dish of ice cream. When he retired for the evening he told his nephew, Mr. Constant, that he was feeling very ill. Mr. Constant sent out to a nearby drug store and procurred some medicine which he administered to the aged man. Mr. Elder failed to appear for breakfast at the usual hour yesterday and when Mr. Constant went to call him, he discovered that death had occurred several hours before. An inquest was conducted yesterday morning by Coroner Clarence Rhodes and the verdict returned was that death was caused by neuralgia of the heart, superinduced by old age. Mr. Constant, with whom Mr. Elder has resided for the past several years, was the only one that gave testimony.
Mr. Elder was one of the twenty children of the union of Samuel and Phoebe Elder. He was born May 5, 1831, in Bourbon county, Ky., and came to this county with his parents when three years of age. He was united in marriage with Sarah P. Shives on December 17, 1851, who departed this life on Feb. 4, 1909.
Mr. Elder for a number of years conducted a tinware and hardware store on East Washington street, between Sixth and Seventh streets. He is said to have sealed the casket of Abraham Lincoln, before the body of the martyred president was removed to Oak Ridge cemetery.
He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Augusta J. Constant of Chicago, one brother, Davis Elder of Sullivan, and one sister, Mrs. Hannah Sidner of this city. IL State Register, Springfield, IL 1-13-1914
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