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CLAY COUNTY, INDIANA
OBITS
Walter Jones, charged with murdering Edward Adams, a prominant young man, at Carbon last Saturday night was arraigned today and held without bail. The coroner rendered a verdict of first degree murder in the case. Testimony introduced tends to prove that is was murder in cold blood.
Brazil Indiana March 25, 1899
Brazil, IN.
Aug. 31 1899. Coroner Mershon was notified today that the 13 yr son of Richard Wells, residing near Cory. was found dead in bed with his left eye torn from the socket and his intestines protruding from a wound in the abdomen. It is thought that the wounds were self inflicted, as the boy has been sick for some time. The coroner is investigating the case
Carbon, IN. Aug. 14,1897.
A shooting affray took place north of town at an early hour this morning in which Denman Toney received injuries from which he died this afternoon. Toney and Samuel Gardner, his brother-in-law held a grudge at each other over the mistreatment of the latter’s sister some time ago, and when they met this morning at 5 o’clock the quarrel was renewed. Both men had guns, and Toney remarked to Gardner, “I’ll fix you”, raising his gun to shoot. Gardner stepped around the corner of the house and was Toney turned the corner after him, Gardner emptied the contents of his gun in Toney’s face, tearing away the right jaw and side of the head. Gardner surrendered.
Brazil, Indiana June 20
While returning from Mrs. Lewis Herbert's funeral at Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, this evening, a team driven by the brother-in-law of Mrs. Herbert ran away, ditching the occupants of the carriage. Sarah Herbert, aged twenty, daughter of the deceased. was fatally injured. Mrs. Sower, mother of Joseph Sowar, a prominent merchant of this city, was seriously injured. The frightened team trampled the occupants of the carriage while endeavoring to get away.
The Indiana Journal 1898-06-22
Brazil IN Jan 9. Dike Lamay, farmer and trapper, was charged with first degree murder today following the death of William Lawson, Jackson township farmer, in a local hospital early today.
Lemay admitted meeting Lawson in the road and firing two shots from a shotgun into Lawson's left breast. Lawson rolled from the wagon load of mine props he was hauling and was found lying in the snow at the side of the roadan hour later.
Some time ago Lawson accused Lemay of stealing his chickens and it is thought the shooting was the direct result of this.
This is the second murder trial on the Clay County docket.
The Fort Wayne News 1920-01-09
Brazil Ind. April 6 Andrew Ferguson a young man employed in a mine belonging to the Brazil Block Coal Company, was crushed to a shapeless mass this evening. With several others he was on the cage coming out of the mine, when he fell over the cage and was crushed against the walls of the shaft.
The Indiana State Journal 1896-04-08
Joseph Brown a miner employed in the Brazil mine of the Jackson Coal Company, was instantly killed while ascending in the cage from the mine. while the cage was in motion he was caught in the machinery in some manner, drawing him between the cage and the wall of the shaft, crushing his body into a shapeless bloody mass.
The American Nonconformist 1895-10-31 Brazil Ind. Oct 30
Miner Crushed By Falling Slate
Samuel Jones, a miner in the Brazil Block Coal Company;s mines at Caseyville, was caught under a large mass of falling slate and crushed to death.
The American Nonconformist 1896-01-30 Brazil Ind. Jan 28
Frank Garrard aged fifty years, was crushed to death while working in a coal slope north of the city this evening. He leaves a wife and family.
The Indiana State Journal 1897-11-17 Miner Crushed To Death Brazil Ind. Nov 15
John Hendrix Sr. is dead. He died of yellow jaundice and internal dropsy, at his residence in this city, at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, after a long and painful illness. The deceased was born in Roan County, North Carolina, on the 4th day of march, 1798, and was, consequently, 77 years 5 months and 21 days old at the time of his death- august 25, 1875. In early youth he emigrated in company with his parents, from his native state to Clermont County, Ohio, where he grew up to manhood and while so doing forged those habits of industry, economy and temperance so useful in after life, and laid the foundation of that character which has been an ornament to society, a blessing to himself and the communities in which he has lived. and at least safely guarded and shred his weary, labor worn body to a peaceful and honorable grave. In the year 1820 he again removed and located in Wayne county, Indiana, where he continued to live until 1845, when he became a citizen of Clay County and resident of Brazil.
Then a mere hamlet containing, perhaps, not to exceed one hundred inhabitants, and he was the oldest in years but in citizenship, when he died. In the year 1820 he was united in marriage with Miss Nancy Whittaker, of Clermont County, a daughter of the Rev.William Whittaker, a Methodist Clergyman of much ability and prominence in the Ohio conference. This union was a most happy one and the current of their united lives flowed sweetly, harmoniously and joyously until the 10th of February, 1849 when she was called away by death, he body consigned to a grave near this city, while her angelic spirit took its flight to the sweet fields of Eden, and returned to God who gave it, and whom she was delighted to obey, serve and trust. The fruits of their marriage were ten children, most, if not all of whom lived to reach the age of maturity, and seven are still alive, and the most of them residents of this city, and all are respected and valuable citizens, who are admired for their sterling qualities of head and heart, and those benevolent traits and adorable virtues which demonstrate so clearly the pious teachings of a Christian mother and the wholesome and enabling example of a God fearing father. some two or three years after the death of his first wife, Mr. Hendrix was again joined in wedlock, this time with Mrs. Joanna Armstrong, of Pitnamville, Indiana, and, although no children were sent to cement more firmly the bonds of this union, yet have they passed more than a quarter of a century in the firm embraces of devoted attachment which always inspired confidence and enabled them to travel the sunny paths of life, and led them to live each for the other. She survives him, good aged mother, and while she is bowed to the dust in her grief under this great calamity, she will not forget that, "God doth all things well."
Soon after locating here Mr. Hendrix purchased a farm of about two hundred acres adjoining Brazil, to which he added largely by subsequent purchases, and as the city began to grow and extend its limits, as occasion required, he from time to time was want to convert parts of his farm into city lots, and he continued so to do until he has made seven additions to the city, and added to its area near a hundred acres of his original purchase. In early manhood he did not conduct himself with any religious organization or espouse the faith or creed of any particular sect, contenting himself with a strictly moral life, and it endeavoring to carry out the golden rule, and to do by others that which he wished them to do by him. But at the establishment of a Presbyterian Church in this city, some fifteen or twenty years ago he attached himself to.
The Indianapolis Sentinel1875-08-27 Death Of John Hendrix Sr.
Brazil, IN. Oct. 31, 1898
One of the most serious tragedies that has occurred in this county for years took place in the upper story of Mack Clark’s saloon, at Ashboror, at an early hour this morning. A dozen or more men were playing cards, when Andrew Kuhns, of Bowling Green entered and quarreled with Emery Tribble. Kuhns was prepared for trouble, and drew a revolver and sent a bullet through Tribble’s abdomen, inflicting a fatal wound. Clark, the proprietor of the saloon, secured his revolver and quickly covered Kuhns, but he was too slow and Kuhns shot out his left eye. Clark’s bullet, fired at about the same instant, entered Kuhn’s stomach, the victim falling to the floor, A bystander was also wounded. On account of Kuhn;s condition it’s impossible to place him under arrest, but officers are keeping him hunder guard. Just what started the trouble cannot be learned. Ashboro is 9 miles south of here. Tribble and Kuhns both are dangerously wounded.
Brazil, Indiana, November 27. - Mrs. Amanda Moss, widow of the late G. W. Moss, died at the home at Carbon this morning of cancer, aged 67 years. The deceased is survived by five sons and three daughters, Mack of Carbon; Setton of Terre Haute; Clayton of Linton; Edward, of Kansas; Clifford of Jasonville; Mrs. Rachel Bethhi of Muncie; Mrs. May Sherman of Poplar Bluff, MO., and Mrs. Lucy Pell of Carbon. The funeral will be held at the residence Sunday afternoon, interment at Calcutta cemetery. - Terre Haute Tribune, Sunday November 28th, 1915, Page 2
(contributed by Jim VanDerMark)
Lewis Miller. Brazil, Ind. July 24.
Lewis Miller, one of the leading grocers of this city, died today of abscess of the brain. He was fiftyeight years of age and had followed farming the greater part of his life. He was a Mason and a, prominent Odd Fellow.
Date: July 26, 1899 Location: Indiana Paper: Indiana State Journal
With a Halter Strap.
Brazil Ind. July 24,—Late last evening the body of James Wools, aged fifty-two years, was found hanging by a halter strap in his barn in Jackson township. He had tied one end of the rope to a beam eight feet from the floor and he stood on a feed box to arrange the strap around bis neck. The body was found by his wife who, with her children, removed it to the house. Ill health is thought to have been tne cause of the suicide, Mr. Wools was one of the most substantial farmers of the county.
Date: July 26, 1899 Location: Indiana Paper: Indiana State Journal
The mother of Nat. U. Hill, of this place, died Monday evening at her home in Brazil. – Bloomington Weekly Telephone, 14 Mary 1881, Page 003
Contributed by James VanDerMark
Mrs. Elizabeth VANHISE, of Brazil, aged seventy-seven, died yesterday. She was the widow of Col. Joseph T. Vanhise, who died fifteen years ago. The family settled in Clay county in 1853.
Indiana General News Items from the Indianapolis News 12 December, 1890 Page 6 Column 5
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