MAHAN

News has been received here of the death of Mrs. Frank Mahan at her home in Tipton, Ind., Sunday. - Rockville Republican, July 8, 1896

MANKIN

“26 August 1898 - Sudden death of David Mankin”. -- As recorded in list of August 1898 deaths -in the Rockville Tribune, 05 January 1899

MATER

“John Mater, Sr., was born in Maryland, Feb. 1, 1791. When he was quite small, his parents emigrated to Jefferson County Ohio, near Steubenville, where they resided till the subject of our sketch was grown. They next moved to Butler County, near Hamilton Here he was united in marriage to Mary Culver. Seven children were born to them, of whom five survive. His mother’s maiden name was Pierce. She was first cousin to Adam and Andrew Poe*, the famous Indian fighters.   She lived to see the fourth generation, and died in Illinois in 1867 at the advanced age of 93 years. In the fall of 1826, John came on horseback to Parke County and entered 160 acres of Government land adjoining the old Daniel Miller farm two miles northwest of Bellmore. … In 1830 he helped lay out what is known as the Miller grave-yard, and on September 13, of that same year his son was the first person buried there. … He died here September 10, 1871, aged 79 years, 7 months and 10 days. …” - Rockville Tribune, August 11, 1882

MAYERS

In this place, on Sunday, August 29th, of pulmonary consumption, Sidnie A. Mayers, in the 23rd year of her age. – Rockville Republican, 01 September 1869

MILLER

Died – At Armiesburg Thursday, Dec. 6, of pneumonia, Mrs. Daniel Miller, who has been sick for some time. She was buried at Hixon’s cemetery. – Rockville Republican, December 12, 1894

“Mrs. James C. Miller, aged about 57 years, died at her home southwest of Bridgeton, Sunday morning, after a two weeks’ illness. Her funeral occurred at Coxville, Tuesday morning and burial at the Hixson Cemetery near Mecca. – Rockville Tribune, August 24, 1904

MITCHELL

Elizabeth Mitchell was born in Butler County, Ohio, Aug. 15, 1798, and lived with her parents Jacob and Sarah Bell, until she married at the age of 20, to Jacob Miller, in her native country. Soon after their marriage, about 1818, her father and her mother sold their farm in Ohio, moved to Raccoon Township, Parke Co., Ind., bought lands and settled down in Big Raccoon Valley.  A few years after this, Colonel Bell, as he was commonly called, was out in the woods bee-hunting and was accidentally shot by a couple of boys who were in the woods hunting. From this wound Col. Bell lingered for a long time and died, leaving the farm of 320 acres to his only son, Abel Bell, for the support of his mother. This death of Col. Bell was somewhat mysterious and was long suspected by many as murder, but as no conceivable motive could be assigned to the boy, it was finally decided to be a case of accidental shooting. Col. Bell, himself, before dying, concluded it was an accident and the boy was never prosecuted. The farm for many years after was known as the Abel Bell farm.   Elizabeth and her husband Jacob Miller came out soon after her parents and bought land adjoining her father’s farm, all of which land was in the wild state as nature had formed it. John B. Miller, Elizabeth’s oldest son, lives on the site where the first Miller cabin was built.  On Nov. 1, 1823, Jacob Miller died, leaving Elizabeth with three small children, John B., Jacob B., and Sarah. The latter soon died after. The mother with her two little boys managed the farm until about 1827, when she married Robert Mitchell, he being a widower with four children, William D., Peggy Ann, Virginia and Samuel F. By this union she had born to her four children, Belvina, Elizabeth, Robert and Abel. She and her husband lived happily together with this large family of children, until March 12, 1838, when he died. Being again left a widow with eight children in the family, two having been married, Elizabeth battled along, managed the farm until 1860, when her last child being married, she was compelled to break up house keeping. From the time she first started on life’s voyage down to the time she broke up housekeeping, she toiled indoors and, at times, out, having a great desire to see her children comfortable and happy.  Elizabeth chose to live with her youngest son, Abel Mitchell, and accordingly he moved to the old homestead in 1861. Her mother, Sarah Bell, continued to live with them until 1866, when she died at the age of 90 years and six months.  Elizabeth lived comfortably with her son until her death, which occurred without sickness or disease, but by a gradual decline of her whole system, on Dec. 8, 1892; she passed away as peacefully as a little child. She had joined the Dunkard Church and was baptized over 50 years ago, and had lived a constant Christian life ever afterwards, being a constant reader of the scriptures of the Devine truth. She fully realized that her time had come and was fully prepared to go meet them in heaven who had gone before.” – Rockville Tribune, December 22, 1892

MONTGOMERY

“Miss Jane Montgomery, near Mecca, who for some time past has been suffering from a tumor, died yesterday. The tumor on being removed weighed ninety pounds. – Rockville Republican, April 28, 1886

MOORE

“DIED, in Thaver, Kansas, Wednesday, August 12, 1885, Abraham Moore, aged 82 years, after a short illness.  He was born in Shelbyville, Kentucky, and reared by parents who were fearful Christians. … His home is among the ‘many mansions’.”  - Rockville Tribune, August 27, 1885

"James Moore, the father of Geo. And Esquire Moore and Julia Hochett, died on Monday, the 5th inst., at the residence of his son George, in Sugar Creek Township, in the 89th year of his age.  He was born in Lancaster county, Penn., in 1874; enlisted in the War of 1812, at its beginning, and served three years and six months, during which time he was in a number of engagements, where man of his comrades were killed and wounded, and was discharged at Sackett's Harbor, at the close of the war.  About the year 1820 he came to Indiana, and entering, settled on a tract of land now owned by Aquilla Laverty, in Wabash Township. On account of the chills on the river, he moved onto Mill Creek, and settled, having returned to Ohio, in the meantime and married Sarah Hise, his only wife, who died some twenty years ago. Since her death he has lived with his children, making several trips, of late, to Minnesota, to visit his son Samuel and daughters Margaret and Malissa.  He has drawn a pension, on account of his services in the was of 1812, since 1868; and for the last three year has been blind, but nevertheless cheerful and happy to the last, and only a few days before his death attended a barn raising, as young in spirits as a man of middle age.   He accumulated a handsome competency while in the prime of life, and leaves considerable property to his children  He was the oldest man in Sugar Creek Township (perhaps in the County) and the last of the War of 1812.  He was honored and respected by all who knew him, and 'Old Uncle Jimmie' as he was familiarly called, will long remembered in the affections of his friends and kindred." – Indiana Patriot, October 21, 1874

"Mr. John Moore died at his residence in Penn Township on Sunday night. Mr. M. had lived long on borrowed time, being 86 years of age." – Rockville Republican, Wednesday, August 4, 1880

“John Moore was born in North Carolina, January 27^th, 1794. He emigrated with his parents to this State in 1815, and located in Wayne county, where Richmond now stands; and was married in 1825 to Rebecca Wade, his now bereaved widow.   He removed from Wayne to Park (sic.) Co. in 1828, and located on the farm, where he died Aug. 1^st 1880. Father Moore was 86 years 6 months and 5 days old.” - Rockville Tribune, 5 August 1880

“Died, January 23, 1887, Mrs. Melinda Moore, wife of Thomas W. Moore, formerly of this county, but residing at the time of her death, in Dallas County, Iowa. Mrs. Moore was the youngest sister of George W. Swaim and was at the time of her death in her fifty-third year.” - Rockville Tribune,  February 3, 1887

Mrs. Nelson Moore died on Saturday of consumption, and was buried on Monday. Funeral services by Revs. Maris and Cummings. - Rockville Tribune, 14 May 1891

FATAL ACCIDENT. - On Sunday, Mrs. Moore, as sister-in-law of Mr. Joel Green, three miles west of town, started in company with one of Mr. Green’s sons in a buggy to come to town.  The young man was driving, and had not proceeded far when the horse became frightened and started to run away, when the lines broke and young Green jumping out to catch the horse fell to the ground and the horse continued to run till the wheels of the buggy striking a stump threw Mrs. Moore out of the buggy against a log, killing her almost instantly.  Mrs. Moore was a widow lady, some 49 years of age. - Rockville Republican, May 25, 1864, Page 002

MORGAN

Ed. Morgan, aged about 23 years died very sudden on Tuesday evening of blood poisoning and was buried on Wednesday.” - Montezuma Reporter, December 16, 1887

MORRIS

Annapolis, Ind., Nov. 21 – Nathan Morris, a pioneer of Parke County, aged eighty-one years, died at his home in Bloomingdale, Ind., Nov. 18.  Mr. Morris was a Quaker by birth, and lived for more than sixty years in Parke county, coming from North Carolina.  He was once a prominent Mason and gave $300 two years ago to Lodge No. 127 to help in building a lodge room at Bloomingdale.  He owned a thousand acres of the most fertile land in western Indiana and had a cash deposit of $20,000 in the national bank at Rockville, besides other valuable property.  He had been in the mercantile and grocery business in Rockville, Montezuma and Leatherwood, a small station on the Indiana, Decatur & Western Railroad.  Before and since the death of his second wife he had been in business at Bloomingdale and since her death he had lived alone in part of his business house.  Last Tuesday he went to Rockville and made a deposit of $2,300, having sold his new crop of corn.  Returning home he was seen late Wednesday evening.  Friday the station agent found Mr. Morris lying on the floor, partly dressed, unconscious and chilled with a gash an inch in length in the forehead just between the eyes.  Some small change, bank deposit slips, books and papers were scattered over the floor, giving rise to wild stories of a probable murder and robbery.  Dr. Goldsberry was called and after a close examination, pronounced Mr. Morris suffering from concussion of the brain, caused by falling against the stove or some hard body.  After a few hours of careful nursing he was able to recognize his friends, but could not talk well enough to tell how he had been hurt.  He died at 8 o’clock Friday night.  Five hundred dollars was found in the cupboard and nothing being missing, the murder and robbery theory was exploded.  He leaves four grandchildren.  The Masonic order took charge of his body, which was interred in the Linebarger Cemetery. – The Indiana State Journal, 23 November 1898