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© Alex Tribune Alex, Oklahoma January 20, 1927 Judge James Thomas Colleps October 29, 1852 ~ January 19, 1928 Judge Colleps Passes Away Judge J. T. Colleps, one of the pioneer citizens of Alex and Grady county, died at his home in Alex Thursday morning at 3 o'clock, following a stroke of paralysis, with which he was stricken Saturday afternoon. The funeral services were held at the Methodist Church Thursday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. H. P. Robertson, in the presence of a large number of relatives and friends. A more extended notice will appear next week. © Alex Tribune Alex, Oklahoma January 27, 1927 Judge James Thomas Colleps October 29, 1852 ~ January 19, 1928 Another Pioneer Citizen Passes to His Reward One by one the old settlers who hewed this great state into its present civilization, are passing off the state of action and to their reward beyond this vale of tears. Last Wednesday afternoon one of these old pioneers was laid to rest at Alex, after a long life in which he did his part in leaving to the present generation and those to follow a grand heritage; a country flowing with wealth and rich in traditions such as no other state can boast. J. T. Colleps was born at Naples, Illinois, October 29, 1853. At the age of 20 he was united in marriage to Miss Rosanna Turner. To this union were born six sons and one daughter, three of whom, Charles I. of Beaumont, Texas, Ben H. of Waxahatchie, Texas, and Mrs. W. A. Hearron of Trousdale, Okla., survive him. Soon after his marriage they moved to western Texas, where he was a cowboy and ranch boss for many years, and later moved to Denton, Texas. He came to Oklahoma when this country was the Indian Territory, where he had since made his home. He was a citizen of this section of the state when Alex was born and had been connected with the law enforcement department of the town and county in some capacity up to the time of his death. He was converted at an early age, and for many years was a Methodist preacher. Later he became a Free Will Baptist, in which faith he died. Judge Colleps, as he was commonly called, being a Justice of Peace , perhaps performed more marriage ceremonies than any justice in the county, scarcely a week passing that he was not called upon to minister in this capacity. He was small of statue but noted for his bravery. He went to his grave carrying bullets received in an encounter with a bandit near Alex several years ago. After the death of his first wife, he was married in 1892 to Mrs. Caroline Smith at Grandbury, Texas and soon after returned to Oklahoma. Seldom a day passed that he was not upon the street to greet his friends with a smile, and while he had not been well of late, he would make his regular trips to town until stricken with paralysis on Saturday, and passed away early Wednesday morning, Jan. 28, 1928. The funeral services were held at the Methodist Church Wednesday afternoon at 3:3 o'clock, conducted by the pastor, Rev. H. P. Robertson, in the presence of a large number of relatives and friends and his body laid to rest in the Morris cemetery southeast of Alex. He is survived by his aged wife, two sons, one daughter and several grand-children. |
© Alex Tribune Alex, Oklahoma November 14, 1940 Rebecka Caroline [McCaulley] Colleps April 16, 1842 ~ November 11, 1940 Town's Oldest Citizen Passes On After Brief Illness Mrs. Caroline McCauley Colleps, 98 years of age and who had looked forward eagerly to the celebration of her one-hundredth anniversary, passed on early Monday morning after a paralytic seizure and pneumonia. She was born in Tennessee on April 16, 1842, and moved with her parents to Texas four years later. She was married to Nathan S. Smith in 1865, Mr. Smith passing on in 1888. four children were born to this union, three of whom survive. In 1892 she was married to J. T. Colleps in Texas, and moved to Duncan in 1900, and to Alex in 1906. Mr. Colleps passed on several years ago. Early in life Mrs. Colleps became a Christian, affiliated with the Methodist church and was always thereafter faithful to its teachings. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church Tuesday afternoon with Rev. M. Carl Cartwright and Rev. N. N. Ivans conducting the rites. Burial was in the Morris cemetery, southwest of town. To mourn the passing of this grand old lady are the children, George Smith of Alex, Mrs. Ellen Robinson of McFarland, Calif., and Mrs. Margaret Morse of the home here, eleven grandchildren, twenty-six great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. |
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