Shelby County Indiana
1891 Obits
Charles
J. Roe Age - 71 years Died - July 30, 1891 Hendricks Township
never married Buried - Friday Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;
Charles
Hawkins Age - 45 years Died - Aug. 22, 1891 City Married -
Adaline Snapp May 25, 1872 - Shot Marshall Don C. Bruce and was hung
Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;
Charles
Fox Age - 20 years Died - Monday Hendricks Township Buried -
Murphy Cemetery Date of Death: June 29, 1891 Source: 1891 Shelby
Democrat;
Cecil
M. Butler Age - 1 year 11 months & 23 days Died - Oct. 23,
1891 City Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Frank Butler Buried - Forest Hill
Cemetery Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;
Carrie
M. McKinney Age - 18 months Died - March 13, 1891 Union Township
- daughter of Mr. & Mrs. William McKinney Buried - Bennett Cemetery
Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat; Carrie Armilia (Winton) Griffey Age
- 27 years Died - Wed., May 3, 1899 - daughter of Isaac & Sarah
Winton Married - Harry R. Griffey - Dec. 30, 1891 - surviving 2
children, Earl & Zemey, Mother (now Mrs. Rummell), brother and
sister
Caroline
D. Herner Age - 43 years Died - July 6, 1891 City - Wife of
Peter Herner Buried - Forest Hill Cemetery Source: 1891 Shelby
Democrat;
Carl
Fredrick Schoelch Age - 4 years Died - Sept. 3, 1891 City - son
of Mr. & Mrs. Robert Schoelch Buried - City Cemetery Source: 1891
Shelby Democrat;
Carl
Blackford Age 4/30 Died - Aug. 3, 1891 VanBuren Township - son
of Mr. & Mrs. George Blackford Buried - Concord Cemetery Source:
1891 Shelby Democrat;
Blanch
Cazzort Age - 19 years 7 months & 19 days Died - Jan. 30,
1891 Marion Township at home of Grandfather's Mr. Park Duty Mrs. Blanch
Cazzort's little son Elmer died Friday Morning. Both buried at the same
time. Buried - Forest Hill Cemetery Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat
Bertha
Hardebeck Age - 10 years & 8 months Died - Feb. 26, 1891
City daughter of Mr. & Mrs. John B. Hardebeck Buried - St. Joseph
Cemetery Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;
Benjamin
Shutt Age - 90 years 11 months & 16 days Died - Aug. 13,
1891 City Buried - City Cemetery Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;
Benjamin
Peak Age - 80 years Died - July 18, 1891 Washington Township
Born - March 23, 1806 Buried - Norristown Cemetery Source: 1891 Shelby
Democrat;
Bayless
W. Hanna Age - 61 years Died - Aug. 5, 1891 Crawfordsville Born
- March 14, 1830 Troy, Ohio son of James Hanna, founder of Wabash
College Married - 1858 Daughter of Judy Read of Ohio Source: 1891
Shelby Democrat;
Barbara
J. (Bright) Gunning Age - 54 years & 7 months Died - May
19, 1891 Union Township Married - Alfred M. Gunning Nov. 1, 1857 Buried
- Bennett Cemetery Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;
Armita
Jones Age - 17 years Died - Dec. 23, 1891 City at home of Uncle
Henry T. Crane Buried - City Cemetery Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;
Antoinette
"Nettie" (Trimble) Lines Age - 19 years Died - Feb. 17, 1892 St.
Paul Daughter of Mrs. Hessie Trimble Married - Lewis E. Lines May 19,
1891 Decatur Co. Buried - St. Paul Cemetery Source: 1892 Shelby
Democrat;
Anne
(Baughman) Fessler Age - 37 years & 7 months Died - Sept.
11, 1891 City Married - John K. Fessler April 22, 1886 Buried - City
Cemetery Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;
Amos
Steward Age - 74 years Died - July 8, 1891 Poor Farm Source:
1891 Shelby Democrat;
Amos
L. Wilson Age - 80 years 1 month & 23 days Died - April 7,
1891 Moral Township Born - Feb. 15, 1811 Married - Mary Ruggles
September 29, 1836 Buried - Ruggles Cemetery Source: 1891 Shelby
Democrat;
Alvia
Wilder Age - 13 months Died - Oct. 17, 1891 St. Paul - son of
Mr. & Mrs. Wes Wilder Buried - Reed Cemetery Source: 1891 Shelby
Democrat;
Alonzo
Pettitt Age - 3 years Died - Sept. 7, 1891 City - son of Mr.
& Mrs. Benjamin Pettitt Buried - Tuesday Source: 1891 Shelby
Democrat;
Alice
Zeigler Died - Dec. 29, 1891 Crawfordsville Wife of Otto Zeigler
- remains brought here to the residence of Henry Friday. Source: 1891
Shelby Democrat;
Alice
M. Bassett Age - 5 years Died - May 28, 1891 City - Daughter of
Susan Bassett Buried - Funeral Thursday Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;
Alfred
Thompson Age - 80 years Died - June 28, 1891 Brady's on the Big
Four at residence of son O. M. Thompson - widow and several children
survive Buried - City Cemetery
Alfred
Hilpert Age - 12 years Died - July 10, 1891 City - Son of Mr.
& Mrs. Rudolph Hilpert Buried - Forest Hill Cemetery Source: 1891
Shelby Democrat;
Alfred
Goulding Age - 4 years Died - Dec. 21, 1891 Buried - Forest Hill
Cemetery Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;
Alexander
Pruitt Died - May 22, 1891 Jackson Township Born - Sept. 4, 1835
Married - Sarah A. Miller in 1857, a native of Ohio 12 children born, 7
living - Isaac A., William A., Adda A., Jackson A., Franklin A., Doc
A., and Grace A. Buried - Edinburg Cemetery Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat
Alexander
Hamilton Conner Died - Friday at Kearney, Nebraska - Old
resident of Indianapolis and has resided in Nebraska since 1872 Was a
member of the Indiana Legislature from Hamilton Co. in 1856 Date of
Death: 1891 Source: 1891...
Albert
Law Age - 30 years & 8 months Died - March 5, 1891 Buried -
Eberhart Cemetery Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;
Adam
Reinhart Age - 72 years Died - Jan. 29, 1891 Jackson Township
Buried - St. George Cemetery Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;
Adam
Girton Age - 58 years 10 months & 21 days Died - Aug. 6,
1891 Washington Township Buried - Norristown Cemetery Source: 1891
Shelby Democrat;
Mrs.
Nathan Holmes of Fairland, died Monday aged 50 years. Funeral
occurred Tuesday. Date of Death: Dec. 7, 1891 Source: 1891 Shelby
Democrat;
Mrs.
Mollie Cochran died yesterday at Flat Rock. Date of Death: April
1, 1891 Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;
Mrs.
Mary Bell died of old age at her home near Groveland Saturday
last. She was the oldest person in Hendricks Co., having attained her
one-hundred & eighth year. Her youngest son, now living, is aged
65. Date of Death: March 7, 1891
Mrs.
James Tucker died at her residence March 14th. She was buried at
Second Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Date of Death: March 14, 1891 Source:
1891 Shelby Democrat;
Mrs.
Ella Nickodemus died at her home in Greenville, Ohio, Saturday.
Date of Death: Aug. 22, 1891 Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;
Mrs.
E. K. Parrish died Monday at Kokomo. Date of Death: March 30,
1891 Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;
Mrs.
Collins McGregor died at her home in Jeffersonville at age 84
years. Date of Death: Dec. 1891 Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;
Mrs.
Celina Cassady, who formerly lived here, died at Martinsville
the 20th inst. Date of Death: June 20, 1891 Source: 1891 Shelby
Democrat;
Mrs.
Belle Brown was buried at Connersville last week. Mrs. Brown
was sister of Doc & Ed Reed of this City. Date of Death: 1891
Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;
Mr.
Seneca Armstrong, a prominent horseman and successful farmer
died Saturday and was buried in the East Hill Cemetery. Date of Death:
March 7, 1891
Miss
Maggie Oefelein, sister of Mrs. George S. Oefelein City Clerk,
died Thursday at Oldenburg, aged 33 years. The Funeral was Saturday.
Date of Death: July 2, 1891 1891
Minnis,
Dr. Robert B.: Aug. 10, 1911 news Born: Buffalo, NY 18 Feb 1871
son of Charles and Margaret Minnis mother died several yrs ago moved to
Minburn, IA when small - father still lives there married: 18 Feb 1891
Mary J. Bain of Dayton, IA lived until 7 yrs ago at Des Moines, IA then
lived in Terre Haute came here 5 yrs ago daughter: Helen, wife of Floyd
Trees, of Indpls 3 brothers: C. B. of Des Moines, IA, A. H. of Valley
Junction, IA & Dr. J. C. of Terre Haute 4 sisters: Mrs. Mariah J.
Nelson of Minburn, IA, Mrs. Elizabeth A. Doran of Des Moines, IA, Mrs.
Grace M. Lyon of Des Moines, IA & Mrs. Irma M. Noon of Sumner, IA
buried at Forest Hill Date of Death: Aug. 1911 Source: 1911 Shelby
Democrat
Means,
William A.: Nov. 11, 1915 news age: 54-05-11 born: 7 May 1861
Shelby County died: Wetmore, Nemaha County, KS 18 Oct 1915 married:
1891 Elizabeth Ann Geyer 3 children: 2 survive: Hazel, age 21 &
Donald, age 15 brothers, Frank of KS & Charles Source: 1915 Shelby
Democrat
Maude
Webber 9 years of age and Jessie McCleod 7 years old, fell from
a trestle near Columbus and were fatally injured on Sunday. Date of
Death: April 19, 1891 Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;
Leonard
Hackney aged 64 years died this evening at Columbus. He was the
father of Judge Leonard Hackney of Shelbyville. Wife and 1 son survive.
Funeral Sunday. Date of Death: April 9, 1891 Source: 1891 Shelby
Democrat;
Joshua
M. W. Langsdale aged 78 years, died Thursday at Indianapolis.
Date of Death: March 5, 1891 Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;
John
Tull died at Zionsville, IN this last Saturday, aged about 65
years. He was a brother of Ex-Treasurer Tull of this Township. Buried
Monday from the home of his sister in Zionsville. Date of Death: August
1, 1891 Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat
John
R. Cushman, of Madison is dead. Mr. Cushman was at one time
editor of the Indianapolis Sentinel. Date of Death: 1891 Source: 1891
Shelby Democrat;
John
P. Stuard of Evansville, was
shot & killed instantly Sunday night by a railroad man d Russell.
Date of Death: Jan. 4, 1891 Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;
John
Elliott, a pioneer of Montgomery
Co., died Thursday, aged 84 years. He had lived in the county since
1828. Date of Death: April 2, 1891 Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;
John
Elliott, a pioneer of Montgomery
Co., died Thursday, aged 84 years. He had lived in the county since
1828. Date of Death: April 2, 1891 Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;
James
Lewis of Pendleton died from
cancer. Date of Death: 1891 or 1892 Source: 1892 Shelby Democrat;
James
H. Hull, a resident of
Montgomery Co. since 1835, died Monday aged 77 years. Date of Death:
Sept. 14, 1891 Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;
James Cooper & ladies attended
the funeral of the late Thomas Hill of
Jackson Township on Saturday.
Date of Death: January 1891 Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;
James
C. Stanfield, brakeman on the
J.M. & I. Railroad was run over and instantly killed at Madison
Monday. Date of Death: Jan. 19, 1891 Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;
Jacob
I. Brown aged 72 years died
Thursday. Editor of the late Jeffersonian of Greenfield. Date of Death:
April 9, 1891 Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;
Jackson,
Hallie: Nov. 4, 1915 news
age: 24 daughter of Charles Jackson born: 7 May 1891 near Gwynneville
sisters: Dale, Claire, & Gladys borhter: Frank Donal buried: Asbury
Cemetery Date of Death: Oct. or Nov. 1915
Infant
child of Mr. & Mrs. Thomas
Kaster of Marion Township was buried Monday at Marion Cemetery.
Date of
Death: Jan. 1891 Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;
Infant
child of Irvin Ross died
Monday of diphtheria. Date of Death: Jan. 19, 1891 Source: 1891 Shelby
Democrat;
Heppner,
Katherine: Nov. 1, 1917 news
age: 53 yrs husband: Edward born: 4 May 1864 Dearborn Co., IN married:
4 May 1891 St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church 5 children: Charles,
Marie, Margaret, Adelrich & Irene mother: Mrs. Magdalena Thibo
buried: St. Joseph Cemetery Date of Death: Oct. or Nov. 1917
Source:
1917 Shelby Democrat
Henry
Miller, formerly of Boggstown,
died at the Eastern Hospital for the insane Monday. Date of Death: Jan.
5, 1891 Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;
Henry
Fricke dropped dead from heart
disease at Richmond. He served in the late war in the 5th IN Cavalry.
Date of Death: July 1891 Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;
Hendrickson,
Joseph: Dec. 30, 1915
news age: 61 born: 22 Aug 1854 1st wife: Miranda Peek, who died April
1890 children: Miss Eupha Hendrickson & Mrs. Ralph Lemasters
married: 26 Apr 1891 Miss Missouri Boys brothers: Austin & George
sisters: Miss Letta Hendrickson & Mrs. James Barnett buried: Ogden
Cemetery Date of Death: Dec. 1915 Source: 1915 Shelby Democrat
Hazel
Miller, daughter of William
Miller, died at Martinsville Friday and was buried Saturday. Date of
Death: Jan. 30, 1891 Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;
Hayden
S. Bigham died Thursday at his
residence at 175 Park Ave., after an illness of several weeks. Date of
Death: April 16, 1891 Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;
Green
Pitts, Jr., aged about 22
years, drowned in White River near Bryantsville, Lawrence Co. last
Saturday. Date of Death: July 11, 1891 Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;
Goodrich,
Dr. Harry Clifford: Nov.
26, 1914 news age: 44 yrs son of James Monroe & Millie (Naeff)
Goodrich aunt: Mrs. Mollie Bookwalter born: 7 Jan 1870 Shelby County
married: 17 Jun 1891 Fannie Endsley 2 children: Russell & Opal 2
half sisters: Mrs. Walter Gaines & Miss Aletha Goodrich buried:
Forest Hill Cemetery Date of Death: Nov. 1914 Source: 1914 Shelby
Democrat
Gid
Palmer, father of the young man
killed by Tom Cotton July 4, 1890, died at his home in Fairland last
week. Date of Death: August 1891 Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;
George
Smart, youngest son of Mr.
James Smart of Manilla, was killed Friday in St. Louis. His body has
been shipped home for burial. Date of Death: June 19, 1891 Source: 1891
Shelby Democrat;
George Logan & John Fortune,
living near Adams, Decatur Co., quarreled and Logan drew a revolve and
shot Fortune 3 times, killing him instantly. Logan was arrested &
taken to Greensburg. Date of Death: June 1891 Source: 1891 Shelby
Democrat
General
Thomas M. Browne, of
Winchester - one of the most widely known Indiana politicians, died at
his home in Winchester Friday. Date of Death: July 17, 1891 Source:
1891 Shelby Democrat
Fred
C. Williams, an old Indiana
newspaper man, died at the Providence Hospital in Washington City
Saturday. Mr. Williams was editor of the Herald at Franklin and was
once connected with the Sentinel. His wife died last December. He was
buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Date of Death: 1891 Source: 1891 Shelby
Democrat
Frank
Roth's mother died January 9th
at her home in Bavaria, Germany. Date of Death: Jan. 9, 1891 Source:
1891 Shelby Democrat;
Fleming,
Isaac: Dec. 23, 1915 news
age: 63 born: 4 Apr 1852 Scioto Co., OH married: 6 Oct 1891 Olive Cory
son: Walter brother: Wilson sister: Mrs. Eliza Risk buried: Forest Hill
Date of Death: Dec. 1915 Source: 1915 Shelby Democrat
Father
of J. S. Jeffers, of this
City, died at his home in Butler Co., Ohio Saturday. Date of Death:
July 18, 1891 Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;
Elias
Lefeevers, former resident,
died at his home in Rathdrum, Idaho, May 4th, of heart disease. Date of
Death: May 4, 1891 Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;
Elderly people of Goshen who have
died within the past 24 hours of la grippe- Miss Julia Bryant age - 65
years Mrs. John McClure age -
55 years Mrs. Henrietta Travis
age - 60
years Date of Death: April 1891 Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat
Editor
D. B. Baldwin, late of the
Hope News Journal, was buried at Greenwood Saturday. He died Sept. 23,
1891, aged 38 years. Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;
Edith
Trees, aged 10 years, whose
home was at Anderson, died at the residence of Lewis McCarty Monday
morning. Date of Death: July 20, 1891 Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;
Dr.
H. H. Donnell, of Franklin died
Monday aged 63 years. Date of Death: June 8, 1891 Source: 1891 Shelby
Democrat;
Don
Platt is dead. Date of Death:
1891 Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;
Died this morning, Dr. J. A. Marshall
aged 64 years at Nineveh. Date of Death: July 1, 1891 Source:
1891
Shelby Democrat;
Died at Greensburg July 1st, Mrs.
Judge John D. Miller. Date of Death: July 1, 1891 Source: 1891
Shelby
Democrat;
Died - Anna M. Bitters age thirty
years, wife of Dr. Frank Bitters of Rensselaer. Date of Death: 1891
Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;
David
Strickler, a young man of a
prominent family living at Middletown near New Castle, drank himself to
death last week, and his decomposed body was found in a box car on the
railroad near the town. Date of Death: June 1891
Coyle,
Roy: April 20, 1931 news born:
Oct. 31, 1891 son of Frank Coyle buried: Forest Hill Cemetery Date of
Death: April 1931 Source: 1931 Shelbyville Republican;
Conner,
Virgil: Oct. 5, 1911 news
Age: 20 yrs 1 month 23 days mother: Mrs. Dudley Lantz born: 8 Aug 1891
Indpls. step father: Dudley Lantz sister: Mrs. Lieland Churchill 2
brothers: Herschel & Murrell
of this City buried at Forest Hill
Date of Death: Sept. or Oct. 1911 Source: 1911 Shelby Democrat
Clarence
R. Bruce, Coroner of Shelby
Co., IN, finds that Mollie (Foster) Kinney came to her death from the
effects of an abortion, and the child that was found by Mrs. Mann, was
the child of Mollie (Foster) Kinney, and came to its death by an
performed upon its mother. Date of Death: Jan. 1891 Source: 1891 Shelby
Democrat
Charles
Mayer, who has long been
known as the proprietor of one of the largest toy & notion stores
in the country, died at Indianapolis Sunday from la grippe. Date of
Death: Dec. 27, 1891 Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat
Briley,
Mrs. Jennie C.: May 3, 1917
news age: 25 yrs husband: Edgar A. Briley married: 10 Jun 1914 daughter
of Eli Bowers born: 23 Nov 1891 Cherokee Co., KS son: Richard Wayne,
age 2 yrs sisters: sisters: Mrs. R. E. Polmer, Mrs. Wayne Hiatt &
mrs. William Peek of Marion, IN brothers: Harry of Marfa, TX &
Ernest of Marion, IN buried: Vienna Cemetery Date of Death: April or
May 1917 Source: 1917 Shelby Democrat
Benjamin
Daily, of Pendleton, dropped
dead of heart disease Sunday night. Date of Death: Sept. 6, 1891
Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;
Ballenger,
Mrs. Birdie Mabel: Aug.
24, 1916 news daughter of M. W. & Susannah Gray born: 14 May 1891
Shelby Co., IN died: 8 Aug 1916 age: 25 yrs 2 months 22 days sister:
Nellie Esther married: 7 Oct
1914 H. Frederick Ballenger buried: Crown
Hill Cemetery Source: 1916 Shelby Democrat
Aquilla
Jones died July 12th at
Indianapolis. Date of Death: July 12, 1891 Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;
Alfred
House, formerly of London,
died Saturday last and was buried Sunday afternoon. Date of Death: July
11, 1891 Source: 1891 Shelby Democrat;