John Adam Nolte departed this life at the home of his son, John Nolte, in Hoyleton Sunday at 2 o'clock a.m., aged 94 years, 2 months and 17 days. Mr. Nolte is believed to have been the oldest man in this county.

Deceased was born Sept. 20, 1825, in Belm, Osnabrueck, Hanover, Germany, and emigrated to this country in 1846, settling at Johannisburg. At this place he was married to Margaretha Bremer in 1850. To this union six children were born, three of whom preceded the father in death. The wife died in 1867. Late the same year he was wedded to Elizabeth Meier. One child was born to them and mother and child died two years later. In 1872 he was united in matrimony with Mrs. Samantha Gorman, nee Cantrell, in Nashville. They were residents of Nashville until 1897 when his helpmeet passed to the Better Land. From that time on Mr. Nolte lived with his children and his step-son, Wm. Gorman, in this city, but for the past ten years made his home with his son, John Nolte, in Hoyleton, where he was tenderly cared for in his old age. Mr. Nolte had been blessed with unusually good health and the cause of his death was pronounced to be due to senility.

The departed served his country throughout the Civil War, being with the Union forces from 1861 to 1865. Mr. Nolte was a member of the local G.A.R. Post. The Post attended the funeral in a body and Commander T.L. Reuter made an address at the grave of his departed comrade.

Those left to mourn his death are: Three sons, John of Hoyleton, George of Johannisburg and Henry of Covington, a step-son, Wm. Gorman, eleven grandchildren and eight grand-children.

Funeral services were held at the Nolte home and the Zion Evangelical church in Hoyleton Tuesday morning and interment was made in Greenwood cemetery at Nashville that afternoon. Rev. M. Schroedel officiated at these services.