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Titus, John H

BORN: 1828
BORN IN: New Jersey
DIED: 4/29/1891
AGED: 63
CAUSE OF DEATH: Peritonitis
DEATH LOCATION: San Francisco

OCCUPATION: Blacksmith
MEMBER OF: IOOF

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JOHN H. TITUS

Times and Gazette

May 2, 1891

John H. Titus the well known citizen and former supervisor died last Wednesday morning from the shock of an operation performed two days ago previously. He was born in Trenton, New Jersey and came of a family whom Titusville is named on the Delaware near to Washington’s crossing. He was the son of Timothy and Mary Titus. There were several children, two of whom survive, Mrs. Craft of New Jersey and George R. Titus of Philadelphia each of whom have raised families of children. Mr. Titus died at 9 o’clock Wednesday morning at the German Hospital after undergoing an operation for internal cancer two days before. He had previously submitted to an operation for external tumor and altho suffering terribly he was unwilling to complain or alarm his friends.

The operation performed upon him involvcd the cutting away of a portion of the ribs in order to reach the cancerous growth within. The patient was put under the influence of ether. Dr. Morse of San Francisco performed the operation and Dr. Loveland of Redwood City was present. Mrs. Titus was in an adjacent apartment. The patient lost blood rapidly and continuously and until he became unconscious in extreme agony. Yet he knew his friends, his wife and pleasantly called their names.

This one of our old stalwarts goes out from our sight and this community is the poorer today because we miss him. For Titus was prominent and for a long time the firm of Hilton and Titus turned out an immense amount of work. As an active member of the Firemen, a member of the Workman and Odd Fellows Lodges, he was a brother among men. From the day of his arrival in the year 1858, his career has been that of an honorable and useful citizen. The Times Gazette extends to Mrs Titus and her children its utmost sympathy.

The funeral took place yesterday afternoon and there were persons in attendance from all over the county among them being Senator D.N. Felton. The funeral was under the auspices of the Odd Fellows and the procession members of the Order of A.O.W. and the Fire Department proceeded the hearse on foot to Union Cemetery where the interment took place. Rev. J. Nicholas was the officiating minister. A choir composed of Misses Rooney and Bartoni and Messers McDonald and Wagner sang appropriate selections, Miss Hadler being the accompanist. Flags at the Courthouse, Town Hall and I00F hall floated at halfmast. Pallbearers were John Stafford and P. Doyle of the Workman, W.W. Kinne and J.W. Wilson of the Fire Department, James Hilton. Wm. Lloyd, T.R. Brown and Wm. Holder of the Odd Fellows.

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