Morgan County News | 1946-11-22 | Page 2 | 'Died in 1950' Sign Shocks Visitors to Wisconsin Cemetery

died in 1950 sign shocks visitors to wisconsin cemetery DOUSMAN WIS john H aplin born 1865 died 1950 this inscription on a gravestone in the local ottawa cemetery invariably shocks visitors to john H aplin 71 who lives in nearby eagle wis however there Is nothing particularly amiss about the inscription when his wife died last january alpin a carpenter had a monument erected and told the tombstone cutter to put his name on it too when asked about the date he said put down 1950 it make any difference if its a few years one way or the other there probably wont be anyone to take care ot of it when I 1 die so I 1 might just as well do it myself the monument as a result bears this inscription alice aplin born 1865 died january 1946 john H aplin born 1865 died 1950 aplin has established a reputation as an individualist around eagle one of the favorite stories about him concerns the old schoolhouse when a wrecker tore down the old building he found a whisky bottle between the walls in the bottle was a note saying we drank the whisky john aplin and stewart