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HENRY COUNTY, INDIANA
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JOE A HORN
Services for Joe A. Horn, age 88, were October 27 at Hinsey-Brown Funeral Service. Burial followed in West Lawn Addition of South Mound Cemetery. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Ray, Everett, and Edgar. Survivors include his wife, Ruth (Waltz) Horn of New Castle; a son, Wade Horn of New Castle; and eight grandchildren.
The Lexington Progress, (Lexington, Tennessee), 10-29-2003 – transcribed by, Becky Keen

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Indianapolis Sentinel 1878-10-25
Lewisville Democrat Elizabeth Butler, mother of Robert R. Butler, died on last Saturday morning at 9 o'clock, after an illness of a week's duration. She was 80 years old, and had been a resident of this state some 45 years. She was interred on the following Sabbath is the cemetery at this place.
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1896-02-25
Spiceland, Ind. Jan 9
John Mitchell died here his morning of paralysis, aged nearly eighty-six. He was born in Iredel County, North Carolina in 1832, having lived in this township most of the time since. He superintended building the old national Road from Lewisville to Charlottesville, in 1833(sic?) being appointed by the government. He was a well-known, wealth and influential citizen of this township. A large family of children survive him.
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Date: 1897-02-24; Paper: Indiana State Journal Hon. James Brown New Castle Indiana Feb 22
Hon. James Brown, senior member of the law firm of Brown and Brown, died of heart disease at 4:30 this afternoon. He had been in good health seemingly. Saturday he finished trying a difficult case in court. He left his office this afternoon and went to the home of his son and partner, W. A. Brown, for the purpose of preparing a brief. He was seated in the library dictating to his daughter, who was at the typewriter, when, without a word he fell over and died almost instantly. James Brown was one of the most successful lawyers in eastern Indiana, noted for his sound reasoning powers.
He was born in Henry County in 1828 and was reared on a farm. He learned the blacksmith's trade and worked at it for five years. when about twenty-two years old he entered the law office of Grose & Mellett as a student. being admitted to the bar, he entered into partnership with William Grose, afterward General Grose. After serving a term as district prosecutor he entered into partnership with the late Judge R. L. Polk and then with his son, W. A. Brown. he leaves a widow and three children.
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Indiana Journal January 15, 1896 Spiceland, Ind. Jan. 9
John Mitchell died here this morning of paralysis, aged nearly eighty-six. He was born in Iredel county North Carolina, in 1832, having lived in this township most of the time since. He superintended building the old National road from Lewisville to Charlottesville, in 1833, being appointed by the government. He was a well-known, wealthy and Influential citizen of this township. A large family of children survive him
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Weekly Indiana State Journal January 29, 1896
New Castle, Ind., Jan. 27 —The Associated Press dispatch from this city printed in yesterday's Journal, giving an account of the double suicide of Henry Wilson and Miss Clara Harris, daughter of Capt. A. T. Harris. Is absoluateiy without foundation.There is no Captain Harris in Henry county and no Judge Wilson. Neither is there a Henry Wilton or a Clara Harris, as far as known, and, last of all,  there has been no suicide except that of the young man Wright, as reported in the Journal Saturday. The story is a "fake" of the worst sort, unless the name of the town has been confused with some other. The Cincinnati press of Friday contained two "fake" sensations from .New Castle, Ind., so it is very likely there is an impostor in the city.

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The Knightstown Chronicle says: A son of Henry Woods, who lives about five miles north of the city met with an accident on Wednesday which has been attended by fatal results. The unfortunate youth was playing in his father’s barn, and fell from the loft to the ground floor, a distance of fifteen feet, sustaining a fracture of the skull. The injury was at first regarded as very slight, and no apprehension was felt that anything serious would result from the wound, but in a day or two after the accident the poor boy suddenly grew worse and died. 15 April 1875, p. 3, c. 1.
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New Castle, Ind. Jan. 27.
Last Friday evening Joseph Anderson, of Lewisville, aged sixty-three, left his home to go up town to purchase same groceries. He failed to return and a search was instituted, but without success. Saturday morning about 11 o'clock some children coming to town discovered the body of the old man in the ditch at the side of the road, nearly two miles from his home., There were no marks of violence on the„ body, and the general supposition is that death was due to heart disease.
1896-01-29; Paper: Indiana State Journal

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SPICELAND, Ind. Oct.19
Peter Thurman, a well-known colored man of Spiceland, was buried today. He died of paralysis, after a sickness of one day. His age was seventy-one. He has a twin brother still living. During the war he was a servant of General
Bragg of Wisconsin.
Indiana Journal Oct. 21 1896
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New Castle,  Ind,  Dec 4.
Stephen Elliott died at the home of his son-in-law, W. N.Clift, in this city this morning of old age Mr. Elliott was born in 1806 in a log cabin where the town of Waynesville, O., now stands.  He came with his parents to Wayne county, Indiana, in 1807, his father cutting the first slick of timber ever cut by a white man where Richmond now stands. During the war of 1812 the family lived in a stockade as security from the Indians. When Stephen was fourteen years old he got a job as mail carrier  and carried the first mail ever taken into Winchester His route lay from Salisbury to Washington and then to Winchester, ten miles farther, with but one cabin by the wayside. He came to New Castle In 1823 and, helped build the first courthouse. Since that time until his death he continued to reside here or on a farm near the town. He was always regarded us one of the most upright and respected citizens of the community. Every one knew him as "Uncle Stephen" The funeral will be held at 10 a. m- Monday
Source: Indiana State Journal December 9, 1896
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Indiana Journal January 15, 1896
Knightstown Ind.,  Jan. 7.
Mrs. Ursula. Lewis, aged ninety-five, died In this city to-day of old age, superinduced by injuries received In a fall a short time ago. Mrs. Lewis was born In Harrison county. West Virginia, Dec. 30, 1800. She removed to Indiana in 1833, and
has resided in Henry county since 1837. Her life throughout has been spent in absolute quietude. She never mingled In society to any great extent and was never known to ride on a railroad train. In religion she was a Universalist.
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New Castle, Ind, Jan. 13.—There occurred In this county yesterday the funeral of one of the county's most famous citizens Colonel A. R. A. Thompson. He died Friday at his country, home after a .short illness, of, pneumonia. Colonel
Thompson, at the time of his death; was paying larger taxes than any other citizen in the county, with the neat, sum of $250,000 securely invested.   He was a prominent Mason and the funeral services were conducted by that body.
Indiana Journal Jan 29 1896
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A DESPERATE SUICIDE
"Farmer Morris' Shoots Himself and Falls in a Burining Straw Stack.
New Castle Ind., Jan. 27.—Late this evening John Morris committed suicide in an unusual and horrifying manner. He lived on a farm near this city, and had been addicted to the use of intoxicants for many years, but had lately reformed. This
evening he took a revolver and climbed to the top of his  strawstack, near his house. He first set fire to the straw, and as the flames crept around him he deliberately placed the revolver to one eye and pulled the trigger, sending a bullet into his brain. He fell down in the burning straw, but members of the family rushed to the scene and dragged him out. He was still alive two hours after the shooting, but cannot survive. It is not known what Induced him to commit the deed but It is supposed his despondency over his ill success in attempting  to reform caused him to do it. He leaves a.wife and several children.
Indiana Journal Jan 29 1896
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Dr. W. A. Boor,
New Castle, Ind. May 24.—Dr. W. A. Boor, eldest son of Dr. W. F. Boor, president of the First National Bank of this city, died at his home here to-day. after an illness of six years. The deceased was born in Middletown, .Ind., in 1849. He graduated from the medical department at Ann Arbor and attended Bellevue Hospital. In New York. He was for years a member of the County, State and American medical associations, and until six years ago was regarded as one of the brightest young physicians in eastern Indiana. At that time his friends realized that he had been Stricken with brain paralysis, and for Six years he has continued to sink with the dread disease. For three years past his mind has been a total blank. He recognized no one, ceased all language and was a pitiable, harmless being. The funeral will be held Wednesday and will be in charge of the Knights of Pythias and the Medical Society.
Indiana Journal May 26 1897
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NEWCASTLE. IND.—(Special.)—
Mrs. Nancy Reeder and John Edwards were struck and Instantly killed at a grade crossing by a Pennsylvania train. Edwards and Mrs. Reeder were en route to Newcastle to he married. Edwards was a prosperous contractor aged 56. She was a rich widow, and had practiced law. A daughter of the woman is seriously injured.
The Valley Falls, Jefferson County, Kansas Friday Jan. 10 1902 Page 1

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