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Kentucky Irish American, Louisville, Ky., December 9, 1905, p. 3.
The funeral of John Madden, formerly of Jeffersonville, who died at
Birmingham, Ala., took place from the home of his brother, Officer Peter D.
Madden, in Jeffersonville on Tuesday. The remains were followed to St.
Augustine's Church where the last rites were performed by a large circle of
old acquaintances.
Hopkinsville (KY) Kentuckian, August 21, 1909, p. 5.
$100,000 BABY DIES
Live Long Enough to Defeat Claims of Masonic Order
Frankfort, Ky., August 30-The three week old daughter of J. F. and
Clementine Deshon, the "$100,000 baby," died Monday at their home in the
country, and its body was taken to Jeffersonville, Ind., for burial.
It was the birth of this child that saved to Mrs. Deshon and Mrs. Clark,
nieces of the late James A. Holt, the $100,000 farm in this county which was
to have gone to the Clark Masonic lodge of Jeffersonville, Ind., if they
died without issue. Lawyers here say that the lodge can now have no claim
upon the property.
Mt. Sterling (KY) Advocate, December 18, 1894, p. 5.
Mr. J. H. Scott of Flat Creek was in town Saturday to meet his wife who had
been to Jeffersonville, Ind., attending the bedside of her mother, Mrs. Mary
Johnson, in her last illness and performing the last sad rites at her death
which occurred Monday of last week.
Mt Sterling (KY) Advocate, September 2, 1908, p. 7.
B. F. William (consider Williams a spelling variant), 56, and Mrs. Sarah
Brown of Jeffersonville, were married at the clerk's office. This is his
fourth marriage.
Mt. Vernon (KY) Signal, August 31, 1917, p. 3.
J. W. Parsons received a telegram yesterday telling of the death of his
uncle, Granville Haley, of Jeffersonville, Ind. The deceased had been sick
for some time.
Brown County (IN) Democrat, October 13, 1921, p. 1.
Mrs. Miletus Street and little daughter are visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John Bond, here, Bloomington is their home.
Brown County (IN) Democrat, October 13, 1921, p. 1.
Omer L. Clark has filed his final report as administrator of the estate of
John M. Bradley, deceased.
Brown County (IN) Democrat, October 13, 1921, p. 1.
The Brown County Public Library will be moved to the banquet hall in the
Masonic and K. of P. building.
Brown County (IN) Democrat, October 13, 1921, p. 1.
Mrs. Julia Siegfried last Saturday moved her household goods to Bedford,
Indiana, where she will reside permanently.
Philadelphia (PA) Times, January 23, 1880, p. 2.
A special dispatch to the Cincinnati COMMERCIAL from Columbus, Ind., says:
"Yesterday afternoon William Neptune and Indiana Whittington came in from
the out townships of this county for the purpose of 'committing' matrimony,
and after they had been made one repaired to the Bissell House where they
whiled away the hours by 'spooning,' etc., much to the amusement of the
guests. When they retired to their room for the night, the happy William
came very near putting an end to both he and his better half's happiness by
blowing out the gas. The night clerk discovered that gas was escaping
somewhere in the house about one o'clock this morning and, upon
investigating, found the cause of the leakage. The door to the 'bridal
chamber' was broken open and the unconscious bride and groom taken into the
fresh air, when medical aid was summoned. Both are doing well."
Chicago (IL) Inter Ocean, October 21, 1878, p. 5.
POISONED AT A WEDDING SUPPER
Columbus, Indiana, October 20-The little Quaker town of Azalia, located
about ten miles southeast of this city in Bartholomew County, is in a
furious state of excitement over the mysterious poisoning of some eight or
ten persons at a wedding supper last Wednesday. Mr. Willis Peele and Miss
Alice Burge, a prominent light in the famous crusade movement of some four
years ago, were married on that evening. While the bride and groom and
guests were seated at the wedding supper, a band from a neighboring village
began playing a serenade on the outside, and while the music was in progress
all left the table and repaired to the front yard, during which time some
fiend entered the supper room and placed a quantity of strychnine in a bowl
of chicken salad on the table. After the conclusion of the music, all
parties returned to their places at the table. Shortly afterward, quite a
number of the guests who had partaken of the salad were seized with violent
cramping and gripings (sic) of the stomach. A physician being summoned, he
pronounced it a case of poisoning, but by prompt means succeeded in saving
the lives of all, though some are still very ill. It is not known who the
fiend or fiends are, but suspicion fastens on one or two rejected suitors of
the pretty Quakeress.
Cincinnati (OH) Enquirer, June 5, 1880, p. 5. NOTE: According to a digital
image of the marriage record available online at familysearch, James A. Redd
married Jane C. Gross in Bartholomew County, Indiana, on June 3, 1880. The
marriage was performed by George W. Arnold, a justice of the peace.
According to a digital image of the 1880 census record, James A. Redd and
Jane C. Redd, ages 25 and 26, respectively, lived in Bartholomew County,
Indiana. Other members of the household were identified as Charles
Applegate, age 11, a boarder, Julia Applegate, age 84, the mother of
Elizabeth Ammons and Elizabeth Ammons, age 59, the mother of James and head
of household. James worked as a farm hand. In 1900, according to a digital
image of the census record available on Ancestry, James Redd, age 47, was
enumerated head of household in Rock Creek, Bartholomew County, Indiana.
Enumerated with him was his wife, Catharine J., and three children: John L.
G., 19; James M., 17; and Herschel E., age 14. When John applied for a
license to marry in Bartholomew County, Indiana, in 1905, he identified his
parents as James A. and Kathryn (Groce) Redd.
FROM WEALTH AND AFFLUENCE TO AN OUTCAST
Columbus, Indiana, June 4-A wedding occurred in this city last night that
has created quite a sensation. Miss Jennie Gross, a pretty, well educated
and highly respected young lady belonging to one of the wealthiest families
on this county, became enamored of an ignorant and worthless young fellow
known as James A. Redd, of illegitimate birth, who lives with and off of his
mother in the same neighborhood. Her friends forbade the match, but the
infatuated girl managed to elude their vigilance and with Redd escaped to
this city where they were hastily married by Justice Arnold.
Miss Gross' friends are terribly mortified as well as enraged at the
occurrence, and her father has refused her shelter, it is understood, and
will disown her.
Osage (KS) City Free press, November 11, 1880, p. 3. NOTE: The item below
may refer to the marriage of George W. Tinsley to Mira (consider Myra a
spelling variant) M. Tinsley in Bartholomew County on October 6, 1880.
Mr. and Mrs. Tinsley were divorced years ago at Columbus, Indiana. Both
made subsequent matrimonial ventures, he taking four wives in succession and
she two husbands. At length, both being free, they discussed their varied
experience, admitted that neither had been happy since their parting, and
finally were reunited.
Chetopa (KS) Advance, August 21, 1879, p. 2.
Ezra Ping of Columbus, Indiana, shot and fatally injured Oma Burnett because
she didn't want to marry him. He says he thought it was a toy pistol and
didn't intend to murder her.
Salem (IN) Democrat, September 13, 1907, p. 8.
Harry Bell has taken charge of the Salem Bakery and from the delicious tea
rolls w tried we are sure Harry is no amateur in the business. Salem people
should liberally patronize Mr. Bell in his new business.
Salem (IN) Democrat, September 13, 1907, p. 8.
Herschel Tatlock has been appointed postmaster at New Philadelphia, Ind., to
fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of H. H. McClellan.