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