Jeremiah Wilt

JERRY WILT , On Tuesday of last week, Jerry Wilt, father of Mrs. David Fulton, of this city, and a resident of Mt. Carroll, was found at about eleven o'clock in the forenoon, lying in an unconscious condition in the stall with his horses. Medical assistance was secured at once and upon examination it was found that Mr. Wilt had been fatally injured, several of his ribs being broken. He died the next day. It seems Mr. Wilt had been assisting a neighbor to butcher and he returned with blood on his clothing, and in this condition he went to the barn to water his horses. He carried in each hand a pailful of water and when found these pails were broken into kindling by the horses stamping upon them, and the clothing of the injured man was thoroughly soaked with water. It is evident that the horses became frightened at the smell of the blood and commenced kicking just as Mr. Wilt was entering the stall. The funeral occurred in Mt. Carroll, last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. David Fulton, of this place, attended it.  Jeremiah WILT - Farmer; Sec.23; P.O. Thomson; born in Franklin Co., Pa., November 4, 1825; has been a resident of this Co. 12 years; owns 125 acres land; married Miss Rebecca Gordon, June 6, 1850; she was born in the same place; have eleven children; Calvin B, John F, Mary E, Annie K, Susan E, Martin R (might be Martha R.), Francis J, Joseph B, Jeremiah C, Jacob and Samuel B. Jeremiah Wilt - Obituary