Death of C. Jansen-1894

JANSEN, GREEN

Posted By: Pat Ryan White (email)
Date: 10/24/2017 at 08:17:56

DEATH OF A FORMER RESIDENT OF MT. PLEASANT.

Many of the older citizens will remember that during the winter of 1875 or 76, a large number of families from Russia, calling themselves Mennonites, came to this place and after spending the winter here, went on to Nebraska and Kansas and made a permanent settlement. One of the prominent men of the party, in fact a leader among them, was a man by the name of C. Jansen, who resided in the house now owned and occupied by Mr. Chas. Green, on West Monroe street [Note: 600 W. Monroe]. He settled on a large farm near Beatrice, Neb. where he has since resided. Word comes from there that a few days ago he died suddenly from a stroke of apoplexy. While here he lost a young lady daughter who is buried in Forest Home [Note: Old City Cemetery], and in the past few years he has stopped off here several times while passing through, for the purpose of visiting her grave.

["Mount Pleasant Daily News", December 19, 1894, page 4]

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