JOHN LUPTON, JR., SON OF JOHN AND MARTHA (WILKINSON) LUPTON

Born: December 15, 1824 in Borrowby near Leake, Yorkshire, England, Son of John and Martha (Wilkinson) Lupton

Date of Baptism: December 29, 1824 at St. Mary’s Church, Leake, Yorkshire, England

Died: September 8, 1881 in East Galena Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois.

Married: Mary Ann Jackson between March and June 1844 in the Civil Registration District of Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

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Obituary of John Lupton, Jr. which appeared in the Galena Gazette

Deceased was born in England, December 15, 1824, and came to this country in 1846, first settling in Council Hill Township. He removed to Thompson Township in 1849, and located in East Galena in 1868 on the handsome farm owned by him at the time of his death. He was married in 1845 to Miss Mary A. Jackson, also a native of England, who still survives him and by whom he had two children, a son and a daughter, one of whom, the former, died in 1847. He held the office of School Director in Thompson (Township) for nine years, and at one time, County Supervisor from Thompson, and at the time of his death and for several years previous was a class leader in the Union M.E. Church of his town. He was also a member in good standing of Miner's Lodge A.F. and A.M; Galena Commandery no. 40, Knights Templar and Galena Lodge no. 47, I.O.O.F..

Among the bereaved ones are three brothers of the deceased and one sister--William and Joseph Lupton of Council Hill, Samuel Lupton of Grundy County, Iowa and Mrs. Simeon Spencer (Mary) of Old Council Hill. The deceased was a plain, though remarkably well informed man, pure and blameless in Character and the very soul of honor. Everybody who knew him intimately can testify to his goodness of heart, and his memory will be fondly cherished in hundreds of breasts as long as life lasts. His death was a happy release from the most intense suffering which he was compelled to undergo during the latter part of his illness, yet no man faced the inevitable with a greater self reliance upon his Maker than he, or more perfect resignation to His divine will. He has gone to that reward which awaits the righteousness

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(The following occurred in a subsequent issue of the Galena Gazette.)

Burial Rites (Of John Lupton, Jr.)

The funeral of the late John Lupton, Jr., of East Galena, took place on Sunday afternoon from the M.E. Church in old Council Hill where services were conducted and an appropriate sermon preached by the pastor, Rev. William Harvey. The remains were accompanied from the family residence to Council Hill by one of the longest possessions ever seen in this county. It consisted of the members of of the Galena Commandery No. 40, K.T. in uniform; Miner's Lodge A.F. and A.M.; Galena Lodge no. 17, I.O.O.F. and large delegations from other Odd Fellows Lodges in the city, all in full regalia, together with the relatives, friends and neighbors of the deceased. The possession started at 11:00 in the forenoon, and arrived at Council Hill three hours later. As soon as the services at the church were concluded, a procession was formed, and the body was escorted to the village cemetery for interment. On arriving at the grave, the beautiful and impressive services of the Order of Knights Templar were conducted by George Frost, Esq. of Apple River as prelate, and C.S. Merrick as Eminent Commander, the balance of the members joining in the responses. At the conclusion of the Masonic services, the Knights Templar retired after lowering the remains of their brother in the grave, when the Odd Fellows of which the deceased was also a member, followed with the usual ritualistic by each member, of a sprig of evergreen into the open sepulchre. The latter services were conducted by P.G. William Stephenson as chaplain, and P.G. William Rippin as Noble Grand. The ceremonies of the different societies at the grave, betokened the esteem in which the deceased was held by his brother Masons and Odd Fellows, and was a mark of respect worthy of the man whose death is so deeply deplored in this community. The following members of Galena Commandery acted as an escort to the remains from the house to the church, and from thence to the cemetery: Sir Knights, Jacob Fawcett, F.R. Brown, William Spensely, M.R. Chambers, W.R. Holder, R.H. Fiddick. The pall bearers were Thomas Bastian, Henry Bastian, Thomas Combellick, Samuel Dower, Richard Tressider, and William Tippet. (I believe that Martha Lupton Tippett's husband, Edward, had a father and a brother, named William)

The funeral of the late John Lupton, Jr., of East Galena, took place on Sunday afternoon from the M.E. Church in old Council Hill where services were conducted and an appropriate sermon preached by the pastor, Rev. William Harvey. The remains were accompanied from the family residence to Council Hill by one of the longest possessions ever seen in this county. It consisted of the members of of the Galena Commandery No. 40, K.T. in uniform; Miner's Lodge A.F. and A.M.; Galena Lodge no. 17, I.O.O.F. and large delegations from other Odd Fellows Lodges in the city, all in full regalia, together with the relatives, friends and neighbors of the deceased. The possession started at 11:00 in the forenoon, and arrived at Council Hill three hours later. As soon as the services at the church were concluded, a procession was formed, and the body was escorted to the village cemetery for interment. On arriving at the grave, the beautiful and impressive services of the Order of Knights Templar were conducted by George Frost, Esq. of Apple River as prelate, and C.S. Merrick as Eminent Commander, the balance of the members joining in the responses. At the conclusion of the Masonic services, the Knights Templar retired after lowering the remains of their brother in the grave, when the Odd Fellows of which the deceased was also a member, followed with the usual ritualistic by each member, of a sprig of evergreen into the open sepulchre. The latter services were conducted by P.G. William Stephenson as chaplain, and P.G. William Rippin as Noble Grand. The ceremonies of the different societies at the grave, betokened the esteem in which the deceased was held by his brother Masons and Odd Fellows, and was a mark of respect worthy of the man whose death is so deeply deplored in this community. The following members of Galena Commandery acted as an escort to the remains from the house to the church, and from thence to the cemetery: Sir Knights, Jacob Fawcett, F.R. Brown, William Spensely, M.R. Chambers, W.R. Holder, R.H. Fiddick. The pall bearers were Thomas Bastian, Henry Bastian, Thomas Combellick, Samuel Dower, Richard Tressider, and William Tippet. (Martha Lupton Tippett's husband, Edward, had a father and a brother, named William)