Hartford
City, Ind., June 10. 1898
Mike
Carey, a well-known
sporting man of this city, well known throughout the State, died at
Chicago yesterday of consumption.
Source: Indiana State Journal June 17
1898
Hartford City, Ind., Jan. 27, 1896
Isaac Fisher, aged about
seventy, was found dead in a ditch outside of
the city limits this morning.. He had been drinking considerably, and
it is supposed, was on the way to his daughter's home In the country,
when he fell into the ditch,
and was frozen to death. Deceased has been a resident of this county
for many years.
Date: 1896-01-29; Paper: Indiana State Journal
T. W. Anderson.
Hartford City, Ind., May 24.—T. W.
Anderson, aged seventy-six, one of this city's
oldest citizens, dted yesterday of Bright's disease. The remains were
taken to Rockford, O., this afternoon for burial.
Indiana Journal May 26 1897
Hartford City, Ind., Jan. 27. - Miss
Frances Leffler, the sixteen-year-old daughter of George
Leffler, of Washington township, was burned to death early yesterday
morning at her home. Miss Leffler and her escort, Charles Banter, had
been to a revival meeting and returning home, cold and tired, sat
before the fire, it was 2 o'clock in the morning and both fell asleep.
In some manner Miss Lefller's clothes caught fire from the stove.
She awoke and rushed out of the door screaming. The wind fanned the
flames and she was completely enveloped. Every particle of her clothing
was burned off except her shoes as she continued running and finally
sank exhausted. She was carried back to the house burned from head to
foot. She suffered great agony for three hours until death relieved
her. Young Banter, who assisted in extinguishing the flames and
afterwards started for a physician, was so frightened that he must have
forgot what he went for, at any rate no physician arrived until the
girl's, parents secured one. Before the end came she told the
doctor how the accident happened and stated that Banter was in no way
to blame. She said they were sitting in front of the fire and the wind
had probably blown the flame against her dress while they were
asleep. The Indiana State Journal, (Indianapolis, IN) Wed., Feb.
1, 1899 - Submitted by Candi
Hartford City, Ind., April 17, -William Pugh, aged fifty-six years,
one of the pioneer residents of Harrison township, dropped dead last
evening at 4 o'clock, while reading a newspaper. He was one of the best
known farmers in the county. In 1849 the settled in Harrison township
and lived there until his death. He was a soldier of the rebellion and
enlisted in Company B, Thirty-fourth Indiana Infantry. He was a member
of James Cartright Post, G. A. R., and was one of the organizers of the
post at Montpelier. His death was due to heart failure. The
Weekly Indiana State Journal, (Indianapolis, IN) Wednesday, April 19,
1899 - Submitted by Candi
Montpeiler, Ind., April 17 -William
Pugh, an old veteran of the civil war, and a well-to-do farmer
and oil producer of this city, dropped dead very suddenly last evening.
He was at his country home two miles cast of the city. He was commander
of the Johnson Post, G. A. R., in this place. The cause of his death
was heart trouble. The Weekly Indiana State Journal, (Indianapolis, IN)
Wednesday, April 19, 1899 -
Submitted by Candi
The Evening Herald Montpelier, Indiana Blackford
County Monday 16 July 1906 Page 2
PIONEER LADY PASSED AWAY
Mrs. Mary Alexander Died
Saturday Afternoon – Funeral Today
Mrs. Mary Alexander with whose long illness
readers of the Herald are familiar, passe d away Saturday afternoon
shortly afte three o’clock at her home west of the city. She has been
in ill health and for the past five or six weeks has not been able to
leave her bed and has been in such a condition that her death was
hourly expected. She was 73 years old her last birthday.
Her funeral was held at Asbury Chapel this afternoon
at 2 o’clock, conducted by Rev. C. B. Brown of the M. E. church.
Mary Alexander, the 4th child of Peter and
Rhode McKee, as born in Fairfield County, Ohio, and at the age of 10
years, her father settled on a wilderness piece of land in Blackford
co., Ind., near the present village of Dundee. The whole county was
then a swampy wilderness, and the McKee family and Alexander family
alike underwent their full measure of privation and hardship incident
to pioneer life.
She was married to James Alexander Oct 15, 1852, and
to them were born four children, viz., Peter, Wm. E., Julia R., Sarah
J. Peter died at the age of eleven years. Prof. Wm. E.
Alexander has a family and resides in Bedford, Indiana. Julia R.
is married to Mr. Clement Riggs who with their children occupy what has
always been known as the Alexander homestad, and Sarah Jane who married
Mr. C. L. Smith who with his family resides in Montpelier. They
are all present at the funeral lovingly and sorrowfully following their
dear mother to her last resting place. Of them it may be said
they unremittingly ministered to their mother during the long months of
her last and intensely distressing suffering.
She also leaves one brother, Rev. Wm. McKee,
of Dayton, O., and one sister, Mrs. Laura Johnson, both present
today.
The body was laid away in the beautiful Asbury
cemetery beside her husband who preceded her by half a dozen years. The
funeral services were conducted by the Rev. C . B. Brown, the pastor of
the Methodist church in Montpelier. Both she and her husband were
life-long consistent and faithful members of this church. Their
attachment to Zion may be thus declared:
“For her my tears shall fall,
For her my prayers ascend,
To her my cares and toils be given,
‘Till toils and cares shall end.”
Her family, church brethren and sisters, neighbors
and friends attest their appreciation of her worth by attending her
obsequies, not merely as a matter of form, but as sincerely, who,
however do not mourn as those who have no hope. They say with one
voice: This woman was full of good works and kind deeds which she did,
and now that she has gone dow n in darkness, they believe she shall be
raised in power; sown in dishonor, she shall be raised in glory and
immortality.
“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of
His saints.”
Evening Herald, Monday 15 July 1907
Montpelier, Indiana (Blackford county)
REMAINS BROUGHT HOME
Funeral of Mrs.. Martha Jackson
Was Held This Afternoon.
Saturday morning Ed Jackson was called to
Cincinnati by the death of his mother, Mrs. Martha Jackson, age 82, who
died there at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wes St. Johns. Her death
was caused by old age. For two years she
made her home here with her son, J. E. Jackson, and has only been
living in Cincinnati about a year. The
body was brought home this noon on the 12:30 train and was taken to
Asbury Chapel where services will be held. The remains will be laid to
rest in the Asbury cemetery. Mrs. Jackson
is well and favorably known in Montpelier and her host of friends are
grieved to hear of her death. She leaves two daughters, Mrs. West St.
Johns, of Cincinnati, and Mrs. Dan Risinger of Hartford City, and two
sons, J. E. and William Jackson, of Montpelier.
Contributed by a friend for free genealogy
William Hellyer, of Hartford City. Found Dead In His Buggy
HARTFORD CITY, Ind June 1—William
Hellyer was found dead In his buggy in this city to-day. The
horse was walking leisurely along and the old man had fallen to one
side, but still held the lines. It is not known where his death took
place,
as he was several blocks from home when the horse was stopped. He was
one of the pioneers of this county, having settled here in 1861.
He was seventy-eight years old and is supposed to have died ot heart
disease. E. H. Fowler.
Date: 1896-06-03; Paper:
Indiana State Journal
MONTPELIER, Ind., Jan. 8—Frank Courtney, one of the oldest pioneers in
this section, died at his home, near Ponetc, Wells county, early this
morning. He had resided on one farm for fifty years, Aged seventy-six.
Mrs. Julia A. Woods, mother of Dr. &. A. Goodwin of this city, died
last night, aged seventy-three.
Date: 1898-12-28; Paper: Indiana State Journal
Deceased Name: Eaton - LOIS E. EATMAN
80, died Wednesday at her Florida residence in Punta Gorda. Born in
Blackford County, she was an Eaton resident. She was formerly co-owner
of the Tudor Inn in Hartford City and was the former manager of the
Hartford City Elks Lodge. Surviving are her husband, Orval A. Jr.; two
brothers, Earl Cheney and James W. Cheney, both of Hartford City; two
sisters, Jackie Howard of Hartford City and Lillian Lathen of New
Braunfels, Texas. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Jacqueline
Kathleen Tatman, in 1954. Services at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Keplinger
Funeral Home, Hartford City, with calling from 3 to 9 p.m. Monday and
two hours before services on Tuesday. Burial in Hartford City Cemetery.
Memorials to donor's choice. Edition: Final Page: 9A
Journal Gazette, The (Fort Wayne, IN) - August 15, 1998
Contributed by Erica Beatty
