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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







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