Jeremiah M. Whitson
Submitted by Mitzi P. Freeman
Newspaper: Putnam County Herald
Date: 10/31/1912
Volume: X
Number: 44
Page: 4
Jeremiah M. Whitson, one of Putnam county's best known, oldest and most highly esteemed citizens, died Sunday morning at 4 o'clock at his home one mile south of this city, after a lingering illness of several months. He was almost 78 years old and his life was spent in Putnam county. For many years he was one of the leading stock traders of this county and was one of our best farmers. He served gallantly in the Confederate army throughout the Civil war. He served two terms as county trustee. He had been a devoted member of the Presbyterian church for thirty years and was also a member of the Masonic fraternity. His interment took place Sunday afternoon at Salem cemetery, near his home, the funeral begin attended by several hundred people. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. W. W. Baxter, and the interment was conducted by the Cookeville Masonic lodge. The deceased was an upright, worthy man, who enjoyed the confidence and esteem of all who knew him. He is survived by his faithful wife, to whom he had been married for more than half a century, and by six children: Reuben Whitson, M. E. Whitson, Judge H. D. Whitson, Mrs. R. B. Capshaw, Mrs. S. P. Huddleston, and Miss Catherine Whitson, all of whom reside in this county.
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