McCASLIN, Hervey Gex

Date of birth:  Nov 1853 – Johnson County, Indiana
Date of death: 28 Aug 1924 – Franklin, Johnson, Indiana

The Franklin Evening Star, Thursday, August 28, 1924
pages 1 & 4

PROMINENT FARMER IS
FOUND DEAD IN GARDEN
ABOUT NOON TODAY

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Hervey McCaslin Victim
of Heart Trouble—
71 Years of Age

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Hervey G. McCaslin one of the most prominent citizen in Johnson county was found dead in the garden near his home about noon today.

Dinner had been prepared in the McCaslin Home and Mrs. Willard Bart­lett, a step-daughter, stepped to the door or the home to tell Mr. Mc- Caslin to come to dinner. She saw him lying in the potato patch where he had gone to dig some potatoes. On investigation she found he was dead. It is believed that he had not been dead long when found.

Mr. McCaslin was born in November 1853, and would have been seventy-one years of age had he lived two months longer. He spent practically all his life at his birthplace, the farm on which the Indiana Masonic Home is now located.

In October, 1872, Mr. McCaslin married Miss Eva Tarleton, who died many years ago. Mrs. Ethel Bailey of this city is the only surviving child.

A half-brother, George McCaslin of Topeka, Kansas, is the only surviving member of the immediate family.

Mr. McCaslin suffered a severe at­ tack of heart trouble late in the fall of last year but since the recovery from that attack, he was enjoying nor-

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mal health. He appeared to be in the best of condition when he left the house this morning and his sudden death came as a shock to the family and com­munity.

The funeral will be held at the home Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock with Rev. H. R. MacMillan, pastor of the Franklin Baptist church, of which Mr. McCaslin was a member in charge.

It is the request of the family that no flowers be sent to the home.

The Franklin Evening Star, Saturday, August 30, 1924,
page 1 column 6

SIMPLICITY MARKS

FUNERAL SERVICE

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Final Rites for H. G.
McCaslin Conducted
by Rev. MacMillan

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Impressive simplicity in accordance with the expressed wish of the de­ceased, marked the funeral services for the late Hervey G. McCaslin at the home on Greensburg road this after­noon at four o’clock.

Dr. H. R. MacMillan, pastor of the First Baptist church, read appropriate and comforting scripture passages and gave a brief discourse.

Following the services burial was made in Greenlawn cemetery.

The casket bearers were the Messrs. Samuel George, L. A. Wirey, George I. White, Otis White, D. A. Owens and M. E. Crowell.

Link to Hervey Gex McCaslin’ grave

Submitted by Lois Johnson