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SCOTT COUNTY, INDIANA
OBITS


Scottsburg Ind.
Riley McAhran, 65 years old, is dead at his home near Zoah of apoplexy. While he and a neighbor were attempting to lead a calf he was stricken and died eight hours later.
He is survived by the widow and a daughter at home, two sons in Minnesota and a brother, Sam McAhren of Decatur. Indiana.
The Indianapolis Daily Star May 1 1923

George W. Everhart  Scottsburg Ind. Aug 24
George W. Everhart , a prominent and well-to-do farmer died yesterday at his home in Jennings township, at the advanced age of eighty-two
Date: August 26, 1896 Location: Indiana Paper: Indiana State Journal


Scottsburg,  Ind. Jan 27 - Aaron Eick, a farmer of Johnson township,, died suddenly yesterday. He went to the barn to feed the stock and remained away until the family became alarmed and went to hunt him. He was found unconscious and was carried to the house, where he revived sufficiently to tell that he had not been hurt by the stock, and, then again became unconscious and died shortly afterward- Apoplexy caused his death;  He was about forty-five years old.
Date: 1896-01-29; Paper: Indiana State Journal

Scottsburg, Ind. July 6.—Yesterday afternoon William Stewart, aged twenty three, was killed by lightning: in Kinley township. After dinner he went to the field with a team to work and a thunderstorm coming up suddenly he stood some boards up against a tree for a shelter. Lightning struck the tree and ran down, cutting the skin several inches on Stewart's head and on his foot. He was dead when found.The horses were shocked by the bolt, but not seriously. Several minor cases of heat prostration occurred in this vicinity to-day.
News Of the Week Current Events (News Article) Date: 1897-07-14; Paper: Indiana State Journal

Name of Deceased: Jones, John
Obit: NALS Fri 20 Dec 1872 p1 c1: Mr. John Jones died at his residence in Jennings township, Scott county, Ind., last Sunday, aged 80 years and 18 days. He was a soldier of the war of 1812.
County Name: Scott State: IN Newspaper: New Albany Ledger Standard
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Name of Deceased: Hough, Abel
Obit: NALS Fri 20 Dec 1872 p1 c1: Mr. Abel Hough, died at his residence near Lexington, Scott county, Ind, last Wednesday, aged 81 years 5 months and 20 days.
County Name: Scott State: IN Newspaper: New Albany Daily Ledger
Submitters Name: spc


Name of Deceased: Smith, Elias
Obit: NALS Tuesday 10 Dec 1872 p4 c1: Elias Smith, a well-known gentleman who removed from Scott county to Jeffersonville about two months since, died at his residence there on Sunday of typhoid fever. The remains of Mr. Smith were taken to Scott county yesterday for interment.
County Name: Scott  State: IN Newspaper: New Albany Ledger Standard
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