John Coffin, 1824-1905

COFFIN

Posted By: Pat Ryan White (email)
Date: 5/6/2004 at 21:22:01

'Mt. Pleasant Daily News', Tuesday, 3 January 1905, Page 3:

DEATH OF JOHN COFFIN.
Aged Was Released From Suffering. Passes Away At Hospital.

Monday forenoon at the hospital here occured the death of Mr. John Coffin an aged resident of the Denova vicinity. About a week ago he fell causing a fracture of the limb which owing to his advanced age caused his death. Mr. Coffin was past eighty.

Mr. Coffin was taken to the hospital several months ago by relatives. One wet rainy day he was found wandering over the country in a dazed condition and unconscious of his troubles. The remains were interred in the Denova cemetery.

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