Henry C. Tolin was born Feb. 22, 1854, in Putnam county, Indiana and died at his home in Soldier, Kansas, on November 18, 1916 aged 62 years, 8 months and 26 days. He died Friday night of typhoid fever and was buried Wednesday afternoon.
When but nine years of age he came with his parents by team from the state of his birth to Jackson county, Kansas, and settled near Soldier. Here his boyhood days and young manhood was spent dealing with the affairs of a new country. On December 25, 1877, he was united in marriage to Ermina Buckles. Their first home was three quarters of a mile northeast of Soldier. For the past two years they have lived in the home in west Soldier, which they had remodeled and fitted up with all the conveniences. He leaves to mourn his loss, his loving and devoted wife and three children. Leon B. Tolin, of Soldier, Mrs. Anna Courter, of Dresden, Kan. and Mrs. Bessie Jeffs of Berwin, Ill. and six grandchildren, an older brother, John Tolin, of Rockville, Indiana .. Two sons, Ira and Arthur and a daughter, Mrs. Sylvia Nodacker, preceded him to the great beyond. When a lad of 16 he was converted at a meeting in the old school house that used to stand about where the shelter house at the cemetery now stands .. The pall bearers were all his nephews and were: Melvin Tolin, Roy Tolin, Geo. Tolin, Logan Tolin, Walter Stephenson and John Stephenson.
The Soldier Clipper, November 29, 1916.
John Tolin, of Rock Creek, Ind. who was here attending the funeral of his brother, started on his return journey today. Mr. Tolin has made several trips from Indiana here and nearly always on sad occasions. He has been here at the burial of father, mother, three brothers and one sister.
The Soldier Clipper, November 22, 1916
Soldier. H. C. Tolin died Friday night of typhoid fever and was buried Wednesday afternoon ....
Circleville. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fairley were summoned to Soldier Monday to attend the funeral of the latter's cousin, Henry Tolin .
The Holton Signal, November 23, 1916.
Henry C. Tolin was born Feb. 22, 1854, in Putnam county, Indiana and died at his home in Soldier, Kansas, on November 18, 1916 aged 62 years, 8 months and 26 days. He died Friday night of typhoid fever and was buried Wednesday afternoon.
When but nine years of age he came with his parents by team from the state of his birth to Jackson county, Kansas, and settled near Soldier. Here his boyhood days and young manhood was spent dealing with the affairs of a new country. On December 25, 1877, he was united in marriage to Ermina Buckles. Their first home was three quarters of a mile northeast of Soldier. For the past two years they have lived in the home in west Soldier, which they had remodeled and fitted up with all the conveniences. He leaves to mourn his loss, his loving and devoted wife and three children. Leon B. Tolin, of Soldier, Mrs. Anna Courter, of Dresden, Kan. and Mrs. Bessie Jeffs of Berwin, Ill. and six grandchildren, an older brother, John Tolin, of Rockville, Indiana .. Two sons, Ira and Arthur and a daughter, Mrs. Sylvia Nodacker, preceded him to the great beyond. When a lad of 16 he was converted at a meeting in the old school house that used to stand about where the shelter house at the cemetery now stands .. The pall bearers were all his nephews and were: Melvin Tolin, Roy Tolin, Geo. Tolin, Logan Tolin, Walter Stephenson and John Stephenson.
The Soldier Clipper, November 29, 1916.
John Tolin, of Rock Creek, Ind. who was here attending the funeral of his brother, started on his return journey today. Mr. Tolin has made several trips from Indiana here and nearly always on sad occasions. He has been here at the burial of father, mother, three brothers and one sister.
The Soldier Clipper, November 22, 1916
Soldier. H. C. Tolin died Friday night of typhoid fever and was buried Wednesday afternoon ....
Circleville. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fairley were summoned to Soldier Monday to attend the funeral of the latter's cousin, Henry Tolin .
The Holton Signal, November 23, 1916.
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