The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-07-31
RECENT DEATHS
Henry Hollingsworth Gilpin.


Henry Hollingsw0rth Gilpin.
Mr.. Henry Hollingsworth Gilpin,
former postmaster and for many
years Justice of the Peace, in Elk
ton, died at his late home on Main
street. Monday evening. July 26, 1915.
Mr.. Gilpin, named for his father and
great-grandfather. Col. Henry Hol-
!ingsworth, the 9Th in line bearing the
name. was the third child and third
son of Henry Hollingsworth and Mar
garet Whann (Ricketts) Gilpin. He
was born November u, 1886, at his
fathers home near Elkton, and was
the 22d generation of the English
house. His earliest American ances-
tors being Joseph and Hannah (Glo-
ver) Gilpin, who settled in Birming-
ham, Chester county, Pa, in 1895.
Henry Hollingsworth Gilpin married
Sarah j., youngest daughter of An
drew and Margaret Bailey Kilpat-
rick of Philadelphia. He is survived
by his wife and one daughter, Orvilla
Adile Gilpin, his son Henry Ashton,
having died three years ago, and also
by one brother, William R. Gilpin and
one sister, Margaret A. Gilpin, both
of Elkton.
The funeral was held from his late
home on Thursday afternoon at A
o'clock. Interment private at the Elk
ton Cemetery.
Joseph TOmiinsOn
Mr.. Joseph Tomlinson died at his
home near Woodlawn, suddenly early
Saturday, of neuralgia of the heart in
his nth year. Funeral services were
held in Hopewell NJ. E. Church, Mon
day afternoon, where for forty years
he had been faithful member.
He was twice married, his first wife
having died four years ago. Besides
his widow, the following children are
left; Miss Eta Tomlinson. of Not
tinGham. Pa; Mrs. John Martin and
Albert Tomlinson, of Philadelphia;
John and Frank, of Rising Sun; Sam
uel, of Principle: also four sisters who
live in Philadelphia.
Robert X. Rawlings
Mr.. Robert X. Rawlings. ore of
Cecil county's prominent farmers, died
Friday night of last week at his home
near Woodlawn, after long illness,
OF Bright's disease. aged 63 years. Mr..
Rawlings was president of the Cecil
Farmers Club, president of the Cecil
Farmers Telephone Company and
director of Cecil National Bank of
Port Deposit. In politics Mr.. Raw
lings was Republican, but he never
ran for office. The deceased is sur
vived by his widow, who was Miss
Sallie Maxwell. of Pennington; four
daughters and three sons-Mrs. Rufus
Jackson, Misses Mary. Florence and
Grace Rawlings, Roscoe, Leslie and
Robert Rawlings.
The funeral was held Tuesday after
noon with services at his late home
and interment at Hopewell Cemetery.
Mrs. Matilda Carhart
Mrs. Matilda Carhart. widow of the
late Brinton Carhart, died suddenly
Friday OF last week, at her home at
Zion. Mrs. Carhart had been a suf-
terer from hearts disease for long
time, but had not seemed any worse
than usual up to the time of her death.
The deceased was native of New Jer-
sey and is survived by one daughter,
Mrs. Edward Stevens, of Barnsley,
Pa, and two step-sol.s. Edwin d. Car
hart, of Zion, and Samuel Carhart, of
New Jersey.
The funeral was held Monday after
noon with services at Zion NJ. E.
Church and interment at Rosebank
Cemetery, Calvert.
Velma E. Blanchfeld
Velma E. Blanchfeld, daughter of
Lewis and Elizabeth Blanchtield, of
Chesapeake City, died Wednesday of
last week at her parents home, aged
10 years. Her untimely death is
mourned by her many friends as well
as her relatives.
The funeral was held Sunday after
noon with interment at Bethel Gene
terry.
Mrs. John NJ. Holden
The funeral of Mrs. Adranna Hol-
den, wife of John NJ. Holden, of War
wick, VINO died Tuesday of last week.
was held on the afternoon of July %
with interment at Warwick Cemetery.
Mrs. Annie E. Gibney
Mrs. Annie GiDney, formerly of
North East. wife of Wesley Gibnev,
died in Wilmington, July 16, at the age
of % years. Mrs. Gibney was former
ly Miss Grant. She is survived by