Morgan County IL Archives Obituaries.....Corrington, JW 1911
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Name of Deceased:  John W. CORRINGTON
Name of Newspaper:  Jacksonville Daily Journal
Date of Newspaper:  3-25-1911


Funerals

The funeral of J. W. CORRINGTON was held at 10 A.M. Friday morning
at Antioch Church. In the presence of a large gathering of relatives
and friends.
The services were in charge of Rev. R. F. Thrapp, assisted by Rev. 
Mr. French.
A fitting tribute was paid to the life of the deceased and the services
in every respect were most impressive.  Mr. Corrington through the 
sixteen months of his illness, showed remarkable patience and bore his
suffering with Christian fortitude. His entire life was such that won 
the respect of all who knew him. He was a man of sterling qualities, 
honest in all his dealings, and always obliging and ready to help 
those who expressed a willingness to help themselves. Mr. Corrington
was raised in the Christian faith and was a member of Antioch church, 
where for twenty-five years he held the office of trustee.  He worked
at all times in the interest of his church but was unable to attend 
the services much of late year on account of his impaired hearing..  
The deceased was also a lover of his home and he leaves with his 
children the remembrance of a kind father.
The singing was by a quartet composed of Mr. and Mrs.  R. M. Hockenhull,
Miss Ruth Leach and John Johnson.  The flowers were many and beautiful
and were kindly cared for by Misses Mamie, Marie and Betty Corrington
and Miss Enoia Strawn.
Interment was in the family lot at Antioch Cemetery and the bearers
were J. W. Woods, J. B. Corrington, Clifton Corrington, William 
Corrington, Charles Corrington and Marvin Thompson, all sons and 
son-in-law of the deceased.

Name of Deceased:  John W. Corrington
Name of Newspaper:  Jacksonville Daily Journal
Date of Newspaper:  23 March 1911


Death Record - Corrington

John W. Corrington, one of the pioneer citizens of Morgan County, 
died Wednesday morning at 11:45 o'clock, at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. J. M. Thompson, nine miles east of Jacksonville, at the age 
of 87 years.  Mr. Corrington died of diabetes and his illness 
extended over a period of fifteen months. He was a man of rugged 
constitution and fought strongly against the encroachment of 
disease, but his advanced years were against his recovery.
Mr Corrington was born in Bourbon County, Kentucky Nov. 11, 1824,
and when 10 years of age came to Jacksonville with his parents. 
The following year the family moved to a farm northeast of the 
city. Only the pioneers who are now alive can tell of the many 
hardships that confronted the settlers in this section of the 
country.
Jacksonville at that time was a mere village and the entire 
country was one broad prairie, with Naples the river shipping 
point and St. Louis the nearest market for produce.  But Mr. 
Corrington was a man of industry and went about to grasp the 
land. Land at that time was comparatively cheap and he became 
an honest toller of the soil. By hard dint of effort he was 
able to purchase much land and at the time of his death owned 
over 1,200 acres of Morgan County soil. Mr Corrington was not
a politician, but always took a great interest in the affairs
of his county and in the larger matters of state and nation.
He joined the Antioch Church when 16 years of age and for a 
number of years was a deacon of the church.  He was a man with
many friends and held in much esteem. During his recent illness
his son, Charles, assisted in caring for his wants.
He was married in 1845 to Miss Anna Cassell, daughter of Mr. 
and Mrs. Robert Cassell, who also emigrated from Bourbon County,
Kentucky, to this part of Illinois, the same year as did the 
parents of Mr. Corrington.  Mrs. Corrington passed away in 
1884. Since that time he has made his home with his children. 
For nine years he lived in Jacksonville, part of the time at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Thompson, and about two years 
ago they all moved to the old homestead, northeast of the city.


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