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Note: Jonathan Babb Passes Away Jonathan Babb died at 6:20 o'clock Wednesday morning, December 14th, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ed Wallace, near the Quaker Church. Old age is reported as the cause of his death. He had been sick about ten days. He was 94 years old on the 8th of December. He has been making his home with his daughter since the death of Mrs. Babb about two years ago. He was one of the old settlers in this county having come to Osawatomie about the year 1859.
When he came to this country, he settled on the farm on which he died. He was a native of the south, we believe, of North Carolina, but went to Illinois with his parents when a small child. His first wife died more than thirty years ago, and he married Mrs. Provin, the mother of our fellow citizen, H.H. Provin They lived here until the time of her death, two years ago this month.
After coming to Osawatomie, he carried the mail from here to Goodrich for four years. As long as he had the physical strength to do so, he made a business of pruning trees and vines and had considerable knowledge of this kind of work. He was a janitor for several of the lodges here in town, and when his birthday came around the several bodies meeting in the lodge room that he cared for always made it a point to make him a lot of presents and the last two or three years, he was so employed he looked forward to the annual event with all the eagerness of a child, anticipating the visit of Santa Claus, and it afforded him a theme for conversation for days afterwards.
For many years he has had $100 on deposit in one of the banks in this city as a burial fund. He would draw the interest on this, but never for any cause would he touch the principal. He has always read the Graphic since we have known him, but for the last six or seven years he has made a point to pay only six month in advance for fear he might die before his subscription would expire and there would be a considerable loss to him. He is paid to January 6, 1911.
He was blessed, or cursed, as you may choose to view it, with a most tenacious memory. He remembered the most trivial as well as well as the more important matters. And he was tenacious for what he deemed to be his rights.
He was a figure on our streets for a good many years, but since he went out to his daughter's to live, two years ago, he has not been seen so frequently and was dropping out of the popular mind. He was a life long member of the Methodist church and his funeral will be preached by Elder Howard, of Wier City, Kansas, father of R.L. Howard, of this city.--Osawatomie Graphic
Western Spirit, Paola, Kansas December 23, 1910
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