HEAD, E. B.

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Death of E. B. Head.

E. B. Head, the oldest printer in Franklin, died Wednesday morning at 2 o’clock at the home of his son-in-law, Peter Brown, on west Jefferson street.

Until five months ago he had been able to work at his trade, but the in­firmities of age with a complication of diseases, at last compelled him to suc­cumb to the inevitable. For three months he was unable to leave the house.

Deceased was born near Harrodsburg, Ky., in 1816. His father was Rev. Jesse Head the minister who officiated at the marriage of Abraham Lincoln’s parents, Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks, June 12, 1806. Early in life he learned the art preservative and continued at this through his whole life. But few men have eve equaled his record in point of years in active service at his trade.

He was kind in disposition and respected by all. In some ways he was a very peculiar man. As instances of this it may be mentioned that he never drank a cup of coffee, and would not touch beans, peas, onions or cabbage. It is said he never tasted these in his life. For ten years he had not tasted meat. He did not use any intoxicating drinks, the only habit to which he was addicted was chewing tobacco.

The funeral services took place yes­terday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at his late home, conducted by Rev. G. Smith of this city. Burial at Greenlawn.

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Link to E. B. Head’s grave

Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry