Reuben A. Tilton

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Reuben A. tilton.

Reuben A. Tilton, a resident of Red Bank, died at the Mt. Sinai hospital, New York, last Thursday. Mr. Tilton had been suffering for several months past with cirrhosis of the liver. An operation was performed on Monday of last week and pneumonia developed, which was the immediate cause of his death. He was born at Glendola, N. J., about 55 years ago. In 1861 he married Miss Sarah L. Hurley, who survives him. Besides his widow he leaves two children. They are James L. Tilton of Brooklyn and Mrs. Charles E. Nieman of Red Bank. For the past ten years he had been a traveling salesman for a large varnish house in New York. He was well known and had many friends in the states of New York and New Jersey. He had been an Odd Fellow for more than twenty years.

Mr. Tilton was also a member of the Royal Arcanum, from which society his widow will receive $5,000. He was an unassuming, generous and kind-hearted man, ever ready to lend a helping hand to those in need. He made friends rapidly and was extremely well thought of by all with whom he associated. The funeral was held on Monday and the interment was at Glendola.

Reuben married Sarah Levenia Hurley. (Sarah Levenia Hurley was born in 1842 in Wall Twp Monmouth NJ, died in 1924 in Wall Twp Monmouth NJ and was buried Glendola Cemetery in Wall Twp Monmouth NJ.)