Jefferson County,
Indiana
Obits
Mrs.
Matt Greiner, one of the eldest and most highly respected
residents of Madison, died Sunday night. She was the mother of Albert C
Greiner, of the Madison Brewing Company.
Indiana
Journal November 25, 1896
Charles L. Law; an old and prominent citizen of Jefferson County, died
at his home in that county on Sunday evening last.
Date: 1881-06-08;Paper: Indianapolis
Sentinel
Madison, Ind., Jan, 20.- Mrs. Hannah C Scovel died at Wooster, O.
Sunday morning aged ninety. She was the widow of Rev. Sylvester Scovel,
who was president of Hanover College from August 1846. until July 4,
1849 when he died of cholera. She remained at Hanover for some years to
educate her children, and then moved back to New Albany. In later years
she had lived in Springfield, Franklin and Wooster, O, Her son,
S. T. Scovel, is president of Wooster University. She died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Kitty S. Bunnvey. Other children yet living
are Hon. James Matlack Scovel, Camden N. J. Robert A, Scovel, Chicago;
Mrs. Mary Senor, New Alexandria, Pa.; Mrs. Belle Barnett, Centerville,
La.; Mrs. Hannah Muzzy. Springfield, O. The remains will arrive on the
noon train tomorrow and be taken direct to the Hanover Presbyterian
Church, where the services will be conducted by Prof. J. B.
Garritt her lifelong friend.
Indiana Journal January 22, 1896
3/29/1899
Madison, Indiana March 26,1899
Judge John Robert Cravens, one of this city's most distinguished
citizens died this afternoon at his suburban residence, Fairmount on a
hill top north of the city.
NALS 23 May 1876 p4 c3: Couldn't Stand the Pressure. A man named
Glasscock, a resident of Madison, Ind., on board the steamer Belle,
bound for Louisville, committed suicide when opposite Utica, Ind., last
evening. .
Contributed by Sue Carpenter
Name of Deceased: Lillian Sheldon
Newspaper: Madison Courier
Obit: Mrs. Lillian Sheldon 87, 2028 Lanier Drive, died Saturday
afternoon at home. She was a lifelong resident of Madison and a
member of North United Methodist Church
She and her husband, the Rev. Loren J. Sheldon, who died in 1954, spent
42 years in the ministry. She was very active in directing choirs at
the churches they served.
Several grandchildren survive
Services will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow at North United Methodist Church,
with burial at 2:30 p.m. in New Maple Grove Cemetery, Port William
Submitters Name: Erica Beatty