Warren County NJ Archives Obituaries.....John TIMS, 1907
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The Washington Star Jan 10,1907 pg.2

  John TIMS died at his home on Main street, Sunday, after 
several months 'illness from Brights disease. Mr Tims was 
born at the TIMS homestead, about a mile from town, in 1831: 
He was united in marriage in 1855 at the McLean homestead: 
at Drakestown to Miss Elizabeth McLean, by Reb, Ephraim DEYOE,
pastor of the German Valley Lutheran church. At the age of 22 
he went to Califorina to seek his fourtune,-returning in two 
years, and learned the trade of cabinet maker. In 18?6, in 
partenership with his brother-in-law, Amos McLEAN, He 
estabilished a funiture and undertaking business and the 
following year erected the building now used as an opera house 
and for fourteen continued this business with differant partners-
Emanuel KEGGAN and Theo YOUNG. In 1878 he sold out to PLUMBER 
and KING, In 1878 he purchased a hotel in Stroudsburg, which he 
conducted for four years and for the next five years he was 
propritor of Hotel Newton, Newton.
   He spent the next eleven years in the hotel business in 
Bloomfield. In 1901 he returned this place and lived a retired 
life. In June, 1905 they celebrated their golden wedding, 30 
relatives being present.
  He is survived by his wife and five children-Mrs. L. E. HEED,
Montclair; Mrs. Lillian BURROUGHS, of Brooklyn; Mrs GILLSON of 
Philadelphia, Mrs. Collins BRYANT, Chicago, and one son John TIMS,
Jr; of Indianapolis, Ind; also one brother Wesley, of Allmuchy,
and six sisters, Mrs. HORO, Mrs HANKINSON, Mrs. NEAL, Mrs. RICE,
Mrs HOFF, and Mrs.MARLATT.
  The funeral was held yesterday-Wednrsday-afternoon, A delagation 
from the Newton F and A.M. lodge was present. Intermeant in Union 
cemetery.


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