The Tipton Daily Tribune
March 27, 1914
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Death of John Reed
Died rather suddenly Thursday night at 11:15 o'clock
John Reed, age 77 years, 8 months, and 25 days, died at the home of his
brother, J.H. Reed, on North Mill Street, Thursday night, at 11:15 o'clock.
John Reed was born in Galatin, Ky., July 1, 1836, and came to Shelby County
at an early day with his parents. When the civil war broke out, he
volunteered in union service, being a member of the Third Indiana cavalry,
serving in the same company and regiment with W.G. Nash. He was in a number
of battles, and was near Gettysburg, during that great battle. After the
war, he returned home and after his brother Jeff moved to Tipton county, he
came with him, and has ever since lived in Tipton. He was never amrried.
There were four brothers, two of whom long since died and Jeff is the only
surviving brother. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Lizzie LaMasters, of
this city and Mrs Anna Ransdell, of Shelbyville.
For the last year, he had suffered with a cancer on the hip, which may have
been the indirect cause of his death. He had been up all day and only an
hour before he died, he walked out of doors and stayed some time. Jeff went
out to look after him, when he found him suffering with a heavy chill. He
led him to the house and put him to bed but he grew worse and he got up and
a doctor was called, but before the arrival of a doctor, he died. The death
was rather sudden, for the chill did not come over him until about an hour
before his death.
The funeral willt ake place at the residence of J.H. Reed, on N. Mill St.,
Sunday at 2 p.m. Rev. O.A. Trabue, officiating. Interment at Fairview.