OBIT: John RANSING, 1890, Lancaster, Lancaster County, PA

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OBITUARY.
Sudden Death of John Ransing, Proprietor of the Eighth Ward Hotel.

  Mr. John Ransing, proprietor of the Eighth Ward Hotel, on St. Joseph 
street, died at twenty minutes before 8 on Monday evening, from 
Bright's disease.  He had been a sufferer from kidney troubles, but no 
serious results were anticipated.  On last Wednesday he attended the 
funeral of the late Henry A. Gable, and while there was attacked 
suddenly with the "grip."  He almost immediately became unconscious, 
and so remained until death relieved him from his suffering.  Bright's 
disease having rapidly developed, and in a most aggravated form.
  Mr. Ransing was born in Holland, but came to Lancaster in 1846, and 
for nearly thirty years was employed at card-grinding in Nos. 1 and 2 
cotton mills, and for a time as "second hand" in one of these mills.  
Failing health compelled him to relinquish his work in the mill and he 
became proprietor of the Union Hotel, East Chestnut street.  From there 
he removed to the Law Building, North Duke street, and kept a 
restaurant in the basement, and from there he became proprietor of 
Fitzpatrick's hotel, south Queen street, the proprietor of the Stock 
Exchange Hotel, on Prince street, and his last move was to the Eighth 
Ward Hotel, where he died.  He removed to the last location on April 1 
last.  In 1861, he became a wagonmaster under General McClellan, 
remaining as wagonmaster in the Army of the Potomac to the close of the 
war.  He was an industrious, honest man, and enjoyed the respect of all 
who knew him.  He was in his fifty-first year.  He was a member of St. 
Anthony's, St. Joseph's and St. Bernard's Catholic benevolent 
societies, and stood well in all of them.
  The aged mother of the deceased survives.  She is 86 years old and 
totally blind; and, although she had not learned of her son's death up 
to a late hour to-day (the death having been concealed from her), she 
yet knew that her son had been very ill, and she constantly bewailed 
the sand Providence that had made her blind and unable to look upon her 
son when, as she supposed, he was suffering and needed a mother's care.  
Capt. Henry Ransing, of East Orange street, is a brother of the 
deceased - the only surviving member of the original family, with the 
exception of the venerable mother.
  Mrs. Ransing, the wife of the deceased, survives, and there has never 
been a death among the children, who are as follows: Edw. A. Ransing, 
the well-known truck dealer in the Eastern market house; Annie, wife of 
Andrew Heidig; Wm. H., a cigarmaker; Lydia, the wife of Jerome Heimenz; 
John, employed in Heimenz's shoe store; Albert, employed by Edw. A. 
Ransing; and Mary, Ida and George at home with their parents.  The 
funeral will take place on Friday morning at nine o'clock, with High 
Mass at St. Anthony's church, and interment at St. Anthony's cemetery.

The Lancaster Daily Examiner, Tuesday, January 21, 1890

DIED.

  RANSING.  January 20, 1890, in this city, John Ransing, in the 51st 
year of his age.
  The relatives and friends, also, the St. Joseph, St. Anthony and St. 
Bernard Societies, are respectfully invited to attend the funeral from 
his late residence, corner St. Joseph and Dorwart streets, on Friday 
morning at 8:30 o'clock at the house.  Requiem Mass at 9 o'clock at St. 
Anthony's church.  Interment at St. Anthony's cemetery.
  Allentown and Lehigh papers please copy.

The Lancaster Daily Examiner, Tuesday, January 21, 1890