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Subject: OBITUARY - JOHN THARP.

Date: Saturday, May 26, 2001 8:35 PM

Decatur County Journal

September l6, l897

JOHN THARP was born in Lycoming County, Pa., in February, l808, and died

in Oklahoma, August 27, l897, being at the time of his death, 89 years

of age. He was married in l837 to MARGRA MCKEEVER. To this union were

born nine children--six boys and three girls. One boy and one girl,

twins, died in their infancy, and one son died in the late war. six

children are left to mourn his loss.

The wife died in April, l877. Some two years later he married again,

his second wife living about two years. Since then he has been making

his home with his children. He died at the home of his daughter, MRS.

CHARLES JORDAN.

In l853 he located in Decatur County, about two and one-half miles

northeast of Leon. For more than sixty-five years he was a faithful

member of the Methodist Church.

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