J. W. Shultz Obit

Rains Co. TX

Submitted by Elaine Nall Bay

 

The Rains County Leader

April 12, 1918

Grandpa Shultz
Mr. J. W. Shultz, better known as Grandpa Shultz and one of the oldest persons in the county, passed over the river to rest in the shade of the trees last Sunday night at 11:09 o'clock. Grandpa Shultz was born in Fort Cleburne, Monroe County, Alabama, July 10th, A. D. 1828.  He moved to Pike County, Alabama, when quite young and lived there until 1886, when he moved to Rains County, Texas and located on the place where he died in the Pilgrim
Rest community.  Had he lived until 10^th day of July, he would have been ninety years of age.  Grandpa Shultz was the father of fourteen children, ten girls and four boys, all of them living to be grown except two and eight of them are still living.  Grandpa Shultz had 76 grandchildren all living except ten and 44 great grand children all living except eight.  He had been a constant member of the Methodist church for 75 years and served as steward and superintendent of the Sunday schools for more then fifty years.  He was an ex-confederate soldier, having served under the dashing General Forrest.  Was and honest and upright man, who always wore a pleasant face and gained the confidence and friendship of all who knew him.  Grandpa was very active up until about two years ago.  He picked cotton and done work of that kind until the last year or so.  His oldest child, Mrs. Fannie Hendricks, who was 60 years of age and his youngest was Mrs. Fannie Day, who would have been 37 years had she lived until now.  His remains were interred in Pilgrims Rest cemetery, Tuesday evening, April 2, 1918 among a small concourse of relatives and friends, owing to a mistake about the burying time.  There were many friends and relatives left to mourn the death of this good man.  He has crossed the ocean of eternity where there is no pain, no sorrow, no death, and where the rainbow never fades to sleep in ever lasting peace.
By his grandson, Kim K. Day