Franklin County, Indiana
Obits
Indianapolis
Sentinel 1882-06-08
Brookville,
Indiana June 9
Yesterday
morning Mrs. Templeton,
widow of William Templeton, while walking
across the floor fell dead. Her husband had died of paralysis two weeks
ago. She was aged about sixty-seven years.
Last
night, about a quarter before 11, Cyrus Baylor Bentley died
from a
cancerous degeneracy of the liver, complicated with malarial
influences. Mr. Bentley was the youngest member of a Virginia family
that settled in Ohio over three-score years ago. He learned his trade
as a printer in the Chillicothe Advertiser Office. After this he
traveled extensively as a journeyman printer, among other places
working in Centerville, Miltou, New Albany, Terre Haute and
Indianapolis, in this state. He became a citizen of and proprietor of
the Franklin Democrat, of this place in 1852. Since here he served as
Postmaster and County Auditor. He was a man of physical formation. He
was married to Miss Sarah Hudson, at Centerville, who with one
daughter, survives him. He was an Odd Fellow, a member of the Knights
of Pythias and of the Presbyterian Church in the sixty sixth year of
his age.
Indiana
State Journal 1897-07-14
Connersville,
Ind. July 11 Samuel J.
Shipley died this morning, aged eighty-four
years. Mr. Shipley was born in Wilmington, Del. His father served
in the revolutionary war, and was detailed to carry the news of the
battle of Brandywine to the Continental Congress, then in session at
Philadelphia. His mother was a cousin of Daniel Boone, of Kentucky. In
1819 he came to Brookville, Ind., with his uncle John Test, who was for
many years a member of congress from eastern Indiana. At the age of
nineteen he entered the United States Naval Academy , then located at
Philadelphia. Among his classmates was J.L. Worden, who afterwards
commanded the Monitor in her celebrated fight with the Merrimac in
Hampton Roads. In 1834 he entered the United States Navy as second
lieutenant on board the United States steamer Enterpriser sailing from
Norfolk Va. to Rio de Janeiro and various ports of Brazil. From 1840 to
1846 his service was on the United States Steamer Warren, in West
Indian waters and Mexican waters during the was with that country. In
1847 he was first lieutenant and sailing master of the United
States frigate United States, and did service off St. Helena, at the
Cape of Good Hope and as far south as fourteen degrees south latitude.
In this voyage one of his messmates was Assistant Surgeon Kane, who
afterwards, became illustrious as a northern explorer. Mr. Shipley
resigned from the service in 1852 on account of ill health consequent
upon an attack of African Coast fever, and located on a farm near
Connersville, where he had since lived except during the was of the
rebellion, when he re-entered the navy and served as executive officer
of the United States frigate Brandywine, in the North Atlantic
squadron.
During the forties he married Miss Martha Holton, sister of Rev. Calvin
Holton, of Maysville Ky. His wife died about 1843, leaving a daughter,
Miss Jennie Shipley, who survives her father, and whom the father
leaves in good circumstances. Mr. Shipley was the uncle of Mrs. Jere M.
Wilson, of Washington, D.C.; of C.E. Merrifield, of Indianapolis, and
of L.S. Merrifield of Connersville. The funeral will occur at
Connersville on Thursday, July 15, at 3 o'clock.
1896-02-25
Brookville Ind. Jan. 12
Charles F. Goodwin died
today
of apoplexy. He was He was sitting in his chair at his home, when he
fell to the floor. when the physician arrived he found Mr. Goodwin
dead. His death is a great shock to this community. He was in his
regular place at Church this morning and had done nothing watever to
attract the attention of his family to anything unusual concerning his
health.
Date: 1874-09-09;
Paper: Indianapolis Sentinel
General Telegrams Suicide in Ripley
County Family Trouble the Cause Batesville, Ind, Sept. 8
Mr. William Brokering, an
employee in
H. Schrader & Co.'s furniture factory, cut his throat last night.
The cause is said to have been family troubles.
Fort Wayne News January 15, 1896 Brookville, Ind., Jan 12
Charles F. Goodwin died
today of apoplexy. He was sitting in his chair at his home, reading,
when he fell to the floor. When the physician arrived he found Mr.
Goodwin dead. His death is a great shock to this community. He
was in his regular place at church this morning and had done nothing
whatever to attract the attention of his family to anything unusual
concerning his health.
Word has been received here of the death of Edward Stanley Luse, 62, a
farmer of Franklin County, Ind., Saturday morning, of a complication of
diseases, at his home. Mr. Luse is a relative of J. H. Bradlaw, of
Hamilton. The funeral will be Saturday at 1:30 from the home.
Hamilton Daily News Jan 23, 1920
Contributed by Linda Dietz