SHELBY  COUNTY OBITS




SUICIDE OF A FORMER SHELBY MAN
 News was recently received by his friends in this county, that Sylvester Monroney, of Casey, Illinois, had committed suicide by cutting his throat.  Deceased was formerly a resident of Marion Township, and removed to Illinois, about twenty years ago, where he engaged in farming.  At the time of his death he was about fifty0five years old, and leaves a wife and several children.  He was a brother of Mrs. Clarissa Bennefield, also of the wives of Oliver, Jonah and Sylvester Bassett and father of Mrs. Melvin Bowman.  We are not informed as to the cause of this act of self-destruction.
The following obit appeared in the Shelby Co., Indiana newspaper. Obituary, Shelbyville Volunteer, Shelbyville, Indiana; Thursday, March 21, 1878 
Contributed by Marge Roberts



Shelbyville IN. Oct. 8, 1897.   
J.S. Jerrres, president of the Farmers’ Bank, of this city, died of heart trouble this morning. Mr. Jeffres was born in Westchester, Butler County, Ohio, Sept. 7, 1842. He married Mary Devol, daughter of Thomas Devol, in 1867, and from that time until 1874 lived in Westchester, keeping a general store. In 1874, he formed a partnership with Mr. Devol in the grain business in this city, and continued in that business until the organization of the Farmer’s Bank, of which he became president. His wife, and daughter Aurilla survive. A little daughter, Persie, died about 14 yrs ago. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon.

Morristown, IN. Jan. 24, 1898. 
Thornton K. Graham, age 35, formerly prominent businessman here, died today from consumption. He was a member of the Navarre Lodge, Knights of Pythias.

Indianapolis Sentinel 1877-06-22
Sol Auerbach, a prominent citizen of Shelby County, of the Masaic faith, died at his residence in Shelbyville at 8:15 pm Wednesday evening of paralysis. His remains will be interred in the Jewish Cemetery, under the charge of several orders of which he is  a member. Esquire L. Feibleman, of Shelbyville, was in the city yesterday to make arrangements for his funeral today on the arrival of the 12:23 train. The funeral services will be conducted by Rabbi Messing, at the grave.








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