Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-24
j. D. CULTON IN
HIS LAST SLEEP
Civil War Veteran Permanently
Disabled by Injury Four
Years Ago.
FORMER ARSENAL GUARD
Previously Had Served 22 Years in
Employ of Rock Island Road
to Have Masonic Funeral.

James D. Culton, one Of Rock Is
eran of the civil war, died yesterday
morning at 1918 at his home, 500
Nineteenth street. Four years ago
Mr.. Culton was the victim of an &C
cident, having been injured when he
fell from a street car. His spine was
affected and locomotor ataxia devel-
oped. Since that time various COM
plications have set in and because of
his advanced age he failed gradually.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Culton arose
at o'clock and was feeling excep-
tionally well. He was seated at the
breakfast table shortly after 10
O'Clock when he was seized by a chok-
ing spell. Shortly afterward he
passed away while seated in his
chair.
Mr.. Culton was born Sept. IA,
1881. at New Paris, Ohio. When he
was 81 years of age he moved to
Illinois, settling at Henry. On Aug.
"a, 1852. he and Miss Freelove Stone
were united in marriage. Upon the
following day he enlisted in the seth
two years Of valiant service on the
battlefield he was disabled and sent to
his home. He never sufficiently re-
covered to be able to return to the
front. ne entered the employ of the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific road
and continued in it's service for %
years. During that time he resided
at Henry, Geneseo and Joliet. in
1889 he removed to Rock Island and
from that time until a year ago hS
served in the capacity of guard at the
main gate of Rock Island arsenal.
Beautiful Devotion of Daughter.
Mrs. Culton died Oct. 20, 1899.
He is survived by his daughter, Miss
May Culton, whose devotion to her
aged and inflrm parent must have
proven his greateAt consolation and
comfort in his declining days; his sis
ter. Mrs. Harriet Achey of Kokomo,
Ind; two half sisters, Mrs. Clinton
Huston and Mrs. Clara Thompson,
Elton, Ohio, and brother, Talbot Gull
ton, Oneida, Ill.
Three years ago Mr.. Culton became
a member of Trio lodge, No. 81, A
F. & A. NJ. He had been a member of
the Masonic order since 1862. The
funeral will be held tomorrow morn
ing at $50 and will be conducted by
the Masonic lodge from the home.
The remains will be taken to Gen
eseo tomorrow afternoon over the
Rock Island road for burial.
Mrs. Forrest j. Hinkstrom.
News was received today Of the
death Of Mrs. Forrest J. Hinkstrom,
formerly of Rock Island and later Of
Milwaukee. She passed away from
the effects of neuralgia of the heart.
Dcs tn came Saturday while she was
visiting with relatives at Painsville,
Ohio. The funeral will be held in
Painsville tomorrow morning. Sur
viving are the husband and two chill
dren. The Hinkstroms formerly re-
sided in Rock Island. Two years ago
he went on the road as a travelling
salesman and the family removed to
During the six years
they resided here Mrs. Hfnkstrom
made many friends who will regret
to hear Of her death.
Eva May Frank.
At ais this afternoon occurred the
death of Eva May Frank, 5-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Frank, HOP Twenty-sixth street. Death
followed an illness of several weeks
with spinal meningitis and brain fe-