Linn County KS Archives Obituaries.....MARTIN, Dr. T.O. September 1, 1878 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ks/ksfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jim Laird jlaird@bellsouth.net August 5, 2007, 1:00 pm The La Cygne Weekly Journal Linn County Saturday September 7, 1878 Dr. T.O. MARTIN, died at the residence of T.C. GLASCOCK, this city, on Sunday morning, after an illness of about three weeks. He was unconscious for three or four days before his death. His decease was probably occasioned by inflammation of the brain and spine. Dr. Martin was in the neighborhood of 53 years of age and has been in La Cygne and vicinity much of the time for a year past. His private character was excellent. His business was that of an eye doctor and he obtained favorable notoriety in that direction. He wa a widower and left seven children in the East. He formerly lived in Indiana. Mr. Glascock knew him when he was ten years of age and had been on friendly terms with him ever since. During the last illness the family of Mr. G., as well as many citizens of La Cygne, were very kind to him, administering to his wants as best they could. The funeral of the deceased man was held Sunday afternoon, being conducted by the Masonic lodge of this city, Dr. Martin was a Mason. Rev. J.I. Foot was the attending clergyman who took part in the last sad rites. The body was buried in the cemetery adjoining the city. ==== KS-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List ==== File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ks/linn/obits/m/martin1256ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ksfiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb