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 Ludington Daily News
 Tuesday, November 18, 1919
 
       JAMES DEPEW DIES;
         LIVED HERE 43 YEARS
         
       Civil War Veteran Was Formerly
          Well Known in County As
            Veterinary Surgeon
            
       Another of Ludington's pioneers
     passed to the Great Beyond with the
     death of JAMES P. DEPEW.  The end
     came peacefully at 8:30 Monday even-
     ing at his home at 104 south Gaylord
     avenue.  The direct cause was hem-
     morhage of the lungs, the result of a
     cold which he contracted five weeks
     ago.
       MR. DEPEW was a very familiar
     figure in the city.  He came here 43
     years ago and during that time saw
     Ludington grow into a city.  As a
     veterinary surgeon, which he practiced
     for many years, he was well known
     throughout the county.  His death
     marks another step in the thinning
     of the ranks of the veterans of the
     Civil war.
       MR. DEPEW would have been 83
     years of age had he lived until Sun-
     day.  He was born at Clifton Springs,
     Ontario county, New York, of French
     and German ancestry.  After serving
     in the Civil war he was married to
     Miss ELIZA A. WILSON, at Kewaunee,
     Ill.  They came to Ludington a short
     time later, where they have since re-
     sided.
       Deceased is survived by his widow,
     a half-brother, WILLIAM ELZEA of Big
     Rapids, and a brother-in-law, DeGROVE
     PADGET, of this city.  He was a mem-
     ber of the Odd Fellows and was at one
     time affiliated with the Grand Army of
     the Republic.  The funeral, which
     will be in charge of the Odd Fellows,
     will be held from the home at 2
     o'clock Thursday afternoon.  Inter-
     ment will be made in the city ceme-
     tery.
     
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