From the Death Certificate for John W. Herlan

John W. Herlan

Death certificate #36972 was issued in Muskingum County, Ohio. It said John W. Herlan was a widower. He was born July 4th, 1848, and lived 80 years, 9 months, 27 days. He was a farmer. He was born in Calais, Monroe County, Ohio, the son of Jacob Herlan from Germany and Jane Mendenhall from Washington Co., Ohio. The informant was V. K. Herlan of Zanesville, Ohio. [John had a son named Virgil K.] Dr. T. H. Infield signed that the cause of death on May 1, 1929, in Zanesville, Ohio, was chronic Bright's disease with uremic poisoning as a contributory cause. He was buried in Summerfield, Ohio, on May 3, 1929.

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