Jackson County IA Archives Obituaries.....Eppingham, James April 8, 1883 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ia/iafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ken Wright wright@prestontel.com March 9, 2013, 10:18 am Jackson Sentinel, April 19, 1883 Jackson Sentinel, April 19, 1883 James Eppingham of LaMotte, committed suicide, Sunday April 8, by hanging himself to the trestle work on a culvert on the narrow gauge road near LaMotte. For some time he has been in ill health, which Is given as the probable cause of the rash act. The body was seen hanging from the trestle by some parties who were on their way to church and they at once notified the coroner who had it removed, and after an inquest interred. The deceased was about 60 years old, unmarried and a carpenter by trade. He has been a resident of LaMotte for fifteen years and was of good reputation, and was respected by all. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/jackson/obits/e/eppingha2595gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/iafiles/ File size: 1.2 Kb