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The following article is taken from:
The South Bend Daily (dont have the full name on my copy)
South Bend, Indiana, Thursday, April 21, 1892
HE WAS 110 YEARS OLD
Death of Famous Half-Breed, Joseph Bertrand.
Joseph Bertrand, a half-breed Indian of the Pokagon tribe of the
Pottawotamies, died at about 1 o'clock this afternoon, at the home of Mr.
Robert Rubshaw, No. 316 Howard Street, east side. He had suffered from grip
and paralysis for several weeks. "Joe Bertrand" as he was called was a
noted character in northern Indiana and southern Michigan and was, without
doubt, the oldest man in Indiana. At the time of his death he claimed to be
110 years old, and it is positively known he had lived for 105 years. For
many years he lived at Crumstown. Bertrand, Mich. was named after a nephew
of his. Bertrand was of small stature and wirey frame, but for many years
had been in feeble health. He will be buried in Cedar Grove cemetery, Notre
Dame.
thought someone on this list might be able to use this information, tho I still haven't figured out exactly which Joseph this one is, as there are two (from what I have heard) that are buried in Kansas or Oklahoma.
Cindy
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