Mr. Lippincott was born in Gloucester county, New Jersey on the 7th day of march 1811, and had he survived until that date of the present year would have been 86 years of age. His boyhood days were spent in this native state where he learned the trade of coach making, which profession he followed until he was 21 years of age, and even after that time, he occasionally worked in the trade.

He was twice married, his second matrimonial contract being with Miss Mildred T. Wood, of Virginia, and to them nine children were born, two of whom are dead. Mrs. Somerville Brigham who was drowned several years ago at Cumming City, and another daughter who died in infancy. Seven survive the father, Thos. P.; James W.; and Ephram C., residing here; and Wm. J. of Red Cloud, Neb.; Mrs. L. R. and Miss S. R. Fletcher of Bancroft; and Mrs. J. R. Cantlin of Webster, Dodge county, all of whom, excepting William, who was here a few days before death came and called home by urgent matters, were present at the funeral and burial.

When finally quitting the trade he had learned in his boyhood days, Mr. Lippincott engaged in farming, which he continued to follow up to the time of his death. To give the history of J. C. Lippincott’s life since coming here would be to give the history of Washington county. He has been closely identified with the growth and prosperity of the county and has always been known as a straightforward citizen. He was a pioneer of the pioneers, coming here in 1857 and continuously resided on the land which he purchased in those early days.

September 1889, Mr.. and Mrs. Lippincott celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on which occasion there were present more than 100 people, including such old land marks as J. S. Stewart, Giles Mead, Alex Reed, J. C.W. Kline, Jacob Carter, Watson Tyson, E. H. Clark, L. D. Warrick, J.M. Keating and many others.

The deceased was of English parentage, the history of whom is an interesting one, as shown by a genealogical map at the homestead in Cumming City, which is a record of hundreds of families and their posterity. The married life of Mr. and Mrs. Lippincott was wonderfully blessed with happiness and usefulness. They fared, as all pioneers fared, hard in the log houses for awhile, but when immigration set in, a wonderful change came. The log cabins gave places to commodious farmhouses, comfortable outbuildings, giant trees and orchards, the two latter furnishing background for a picture of peaceful comfort and rare beauty, while in the foreground could be seen yellowing cornfields, numerous stacks of golden grain and “cattle on a thousand hills: - - blessed fruition of industrious hands and national productiveness.

Funeral services were conducted on Tuesday at the home of the deceased, conducted by Elder Adams and the interment was made in the Blair Cemetery, witnessed by a vast throng of sorrowing relatives, friends and neighbors. The whole county mourns Mr. Lippincott’s death and all citizens join in extending heartfelt sympathy to the grief stricken wife and children.

# 2 - - OBITUARY

The following is a brief biographical sketch of the life of J. C. Lippincott whose death and burial was briefly noticed in the Republican of last week.

The deceased was born in Gloucester county, New Jersey in 1811 of English Puritan stock. At the age of 22 he removed to Virginia where he married the wife who passed away in February 1894 at the ripe age of 77 years. His next removal was to Washington County, Indiana, where he got acquainted with the Hungates and Stewarts and followed them to Nebraska, settling near Cuming City. Thirty-five years ago this family settled on the raw prairie which now constitutes the beautiful home farm in Cuming City.

Deceased made no religious profession but few men came so near living up to the golden rule “Do unto others as ye would they should do unto you”. He never had a lawsuit preferring to suffer a wrong rather than appeal to the courts. It is not known that he had an enemy in the world. He lived a long life full of good works and usefulness and after a painful illness went peacefully to sleep in death, trusting fully in the goodness and perfect justice of God.

The seven living members of the family were all present at his bedside during his last sickness and are a follows: Mrs. L. R. Fletcher of Bancroft, Nebr,; T.P. Lippincott of Blair; Mrs. S. R. Fletcher of Bancroft; Mrs. J. R. Cantlin of Dodge county; Wm. J. Lippincott, of Webster county; James W. Lippincott of Blair; and E. C. Lippincott of Cuming City.

~~~Obituaries courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska. ~~~

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