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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

















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