Obit for Thomas C. Duggan - Kingfisher County, Oklahoma 

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Source: KINGFISHER DAILY FREE PRESS, Monday, March 8, 1915.


OBITUARY OF THOMAS C. DUGGAN.


Thomas C. DUGGAN was born in Indiana, August 11, 1846, and died at the
home of his son, A. W. DUGGAN, in Kingfisher, Okla., Saturday, March
6, 1915, at 8:10 a.m., age 68 years, 6 months and 25 days.

In boyhood Mr. DUGGAN went to Iowa, where he grew to manhood. When
the Civil War began he enlisted as a boy of 18, in Co. A, 7th Iowa U.
S. Vol. Inft., soon went to the front and was with his regiment in
fierce battles from Chatanooga to Atlanta, and then on that great
historic March to the sea and the seige of Savannah.

After the war Comrade DUGGAN was united in marriage to Miss Mary Jane
TUCKER of Wapello, Iowa. To this union was born four children - James
H. of Shawnee, Okla.; Maggie, who died May 18, 1884; Albert A. of
Lamont, Okla., and Ocey O. Hunsel of Rose Hill, Iowa. After the death
of his first wife, Comrade DUGGAN was married the second time to Miss
Amanda H. BEVANS of Wapello, Iowa. To this union was born five
children - Mrs. Ida DUNHAM of Watts, Calif.; Amos W., Ernest E., Oral
K. and Harry L., all of Kingfisher. The mother of these children died
in this city in March, 1906. Comrade DUGGAN's mother died October 28,
1862, and his father, May 18, 1883.

Deceased moved from Iowa to Kansas and from there to Oklahoma six
months after the opening and settled on a claim four miles north and
one-half west of Kingfisher. He moved to Kingfisher in 1906, where he
continued to reside until his death.

Comrade DUGGAN became a member of Kingfisher Post No. 2, G.A.R. in
1903, and was a member at the time of his death. One of his last
requests was that he wanted to buried by his comrades of the G.A.R.,
if there was only one left and he had to use a wheelbarrow.

Two years ago the first day of March, Comrade DUGGAN was stricken with
parlysis, from which he never recovered.

Last May in front of the tent he professed faith in Christ and sent in
his name on a card, naming the Baptist church as his choice. He was
never able to be baptised.

Last Friday evening after supper he was stricken the second time and
at 8:10 Saturday morning quietly passed away and answered the roll
call of the great Commander to come up higher for his promotion.

Funeral services were conducted at the Baptist church Sunday afternoon
at 2:30 by Rev. Job INGRAM. The G.A.R. with 25 members present,
performed their beautiful ritualistic service around the casket.
Twenty-five members of the Circle also performed their flag service.

The church was crowded with sympathising friends and relatives.
Thirty-seven relatives occupied the front seats. Comrades of the
G.A.R. occupied the front tier of seats. This makes the sixth funeral
Rev. INGRAM has conducted for the family.

The remains were laid to rest in the family lot in Kingfisher
cemetery.