Email September 25, 2001
I am almost to the end of this obituary file. I am just re posting them because some of
the stories did
not get posted. I know some are from other newspapers most reprinted in the Jamestown
Press located in
Boone County, Indiana.
Surnames: BATISTE, BECK, BROOKSHIRE, BURHOP, CAMPBEL,CAMPBELL, CALDWELL CLICK, COWEN,
DAVIS, EASTES,
EVANS, GILL, HARPER, MC IVER, , NELSON , NORRIS, MCDANIEL, MILLER, MOOR, MOUNT,
KIRKPATRICK, KERKPATRICK,
OREAR, PETTICORD, ROGERS, SANFORD, SCOTT, STEPHENS, VERBRICKE and YOUNG
1.
Surname: DAVIS
Jamestown Press
Jamestown, (Boone County) Indiana
Friday, 20 January 1905 page 1
North Salem
The infant child of Alden DAVIS and wife, of Indianapolis was buried here Thursday of last
week.
* Note from Janet ISLEY Price, I am posting obituary for others. I am not related to the
subject. No other
information was given.
2.
Surnames: SCOTT, NELSON and BROOKSHIRE
Jamestown Press
Jamestown, (Boone County) Indiana
Friday, 23 March 1906 page 1
OBITUARY
Geo. H. SCOTT, son of John D. and Nancy SCOTT, was born in Boone County, Indiana 10 July
1873, and died 14
March 1906, aged 32 years, 8 months and 4 days. He was married to Adelia NELSON, 24
December 1894. To this
union were born three children, of which died in infancy, Paul, aged eleven, and Alice,
eight are left
with their mother to mourn their loss. (I know this paragraph does not read correct, but
that is what the
newspaper says)
He united with the Old Union Christian church early in life and was one of its most
earnest, contecrated
(sic) members. He did his work in a person way. At different times taking his horse and
going over the
neighborhood talking to his neighbors about a better and higher life, and the interests of
the church. The
loss is great to the family, church and community, but as was always his greatest desire,
his examples in
life may be a blessing to all.
The following brothers and sisters survive: Charles SCOTT, Kokomo, Ind.; Wm. SCOTT,
Joplin, Mo.; Samuel
and John, Jamestown, Ind.; and Mrs. James BROOKSHIRE, Lebanon, Ind. A number of other
relatives also
survive. Funeral services were held at the Old Union church, Friday at 10 a.m. conducted
by Rev. C.A.
BROWN.
One less on Earth
Its pains, its sorrow and its toils to share. One less the pilgrims daily cross to bear,
One more the
crown of ransomed souls to wear. At home in Heaven
W.P.R."
* Note from Janet ISLEY Price, I am posting obituary for others. I am not related to the
subject. No other
information was given.
3.
Surnames: MOUNT, CLICK & MC IVER
Jamestown Press
Jamestown, (Boone County) Indiana
Friday, 13 January 1905 page 1
Obituary
Elijah MOUNT was born in Hardin County, Kentucky, 24 February 1832 and died 9 January
1905 aged 72 years,
10 months and 16 days. He were (sic) married to Melinda MC IVER 21 August 1856. To this
union was born
five children: Margaret L., John W., Isabella, Hortense and Josephine, three of whom with
his wife have
preceded him to a better land leaving John W. and Hortense CLICK with their companions,
five grandchildren
and numerous relatives and friends to mourn their loss. He united with the M.E. church
when about fourteen
years of age and was a loyal member until his death.
The funeral services were held at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Hortense CLICK,
southwest of Jamestown,
Wednesday morning at 10 oclock, Rev. SHAFFER of Lizton, officiating. Interment at Bethel
cemetery,
northeast of Roachdale.
* Note from Janet ISLEY Price, I am posting obituary for the others. I am not related to
the subject. No
other information was given.
4.
Surnames: SANFORD, BECK, BATISTE, STEPHENS & EVANS
Jamestown Press
Jamestown, (Boone County) Indiana
Friday, 15 September 1905 page 1
Last of a Generation
Mrs. George Sanford Honored at Beck Family Reunion
Martha Beck SANFORD, daughter of Solomon and Elizabeth BECK, was born near Old Town,
North Carolina,
12 November 1823. When she was five years old her parents moved with their family to near
what is
Beckville, Montgomery County. They settled in an almost unbroken forest and for quite a
while had no
neighbors nearer than four miles. They lived on an Indian trail that lead from Thorntown
to Cornstalk
Creek. The Indians came frequently by her home to trade beads, silver plates, blankets,
soap and eatables.
These Indians had in their possession to white women whom they had doubtless stolen. They
gave their names
as Nancy and Sallie BATISTE. Little Martha's home for the first summer was a small
three- sided tent made
with poles and covered with bark. Before winter came, however, her parents had erected a
small, low log
hut, with a string door latch and a stick and mud flue. The floor of the cabin was made of
puncheons and
its roof of clapboards. The loft was reached by means of a peg ladder stairway. She had as
her neighbors
the turkey, black bear, deer, wild hogs, pheasants, wolves, wildcats and rattlesnakes.
Her bread for the first year was made of Indian meal ground by a water mill, more than a
score of miles
from their home. Her parents made their own hominy in a mortar. Their turkey and venison
were cooked in
the broad fireplace on a spit. Later they made their bread from wheat they grew on their
place, which they
cut with a sickle and threshed with a flail.
Her education was received from subscription school, which lasted only three months
in the year. In
accordance with the times, her master had a very limited education. She studied the
testament, the
spelling book and wrote a little. The schoolhouse where she first attended was a low
building made of
logs. It had a puncheon floor, a broad board door, a fireplace, nearly across the end of
the room, benches
supported by round sticks, and a writing desk made of hewn log, which extended along the
sides of the
room. The windows consisted of greased paper. She wrote with a goose quill pen, made and
kept in order by
the master. She learned to scutch, hackle and spin flax, which she wove into towels,
tablecloths, sheets
etc. Remnants of her work are kept in the family, which have been in use over sixty years.
While her
opportunities for an early education were poor, she afterward acquired a fairly good,
practical education.
One of her superior accomplishments is that of cooking. She has earned many prizes at
the county fairs
on her most excellent bread.
Her immediate relatives belong largely to the Peredestinarian (sic?) Baptist church.
Her fathers house
served as a Baptist tavern and people rode for many miles on horseback to attend church.
She has been a
faithful member of the Disciples church for about a quarter of a century.
She is a great lover of flowers and adorns her home with most beautiful ones. She is
of a kind
cheerful disposition and has not an enemy on earth.
She was married to George SANFORD 1847, with whom she has lived happily ever since.
She has seven
children. They are Mary E. STANCEL, of Advance, Sarah J. STEPHENS, R.W. SANFORD of
Lebanon, and Eliza M.
EVANS of Indianapolis. Her daughter Ella died in 1879.
She has moved only twice in her married life of 58 years. She has had a good
comfortable home all
these years. She and her good husband are living at present at New Ross, Montgomery
County.
Mrs. SANFORD is in her 82 year. Being the only one living of the old generation of
BECKS, she was
chosen to allow her picture to be placed on badges worn by the BECK people at their
reunion, Sept. 7,
1905.
Lebanon Pioneer.
Note by Janet ISLEY Price, This newspaper story was posted in the Jamestown press 15
September 1905 and
was a reprint of a story in the Lebanon Pioneer. I am not related to this woman or the
BECK family. I am
just posting it for others.
5.
Surname: NORRIS, VERBRICKE, HARPER ,BURHOP, EASTES & MILLER
Jamestown Press
Jamestown, (Boone County) Indiana
Friday, 22 September 1905 page 1
Harriet NORRIS, daughter of Samuel and Lettie VERBRICKE, was born in Danville, Indiana, 20
September 1839,
and died at the Soldiers Home at Lafayette, Indiana 15 September 1905, aged 65 years, 11
months and 25
days. She was married to C.R. HARPER, 15 October 1861, and he was killed in battle in the
Civil War. 12
March 1866, she was married to J.T. BURHOP, who was also a soldier in the Civil War. To
this last union
were born four children as follows: Geo. V., Flora E., Lettie and Miriam, all of whom have
preceded her to
the other side. About 1869 they moved to Jamestown where Mr. BURHOP was engaged in the
undertaking about
60 years. He died several years ago. Mrs. BURHOP leaves as immediate relatives one sister,
Mrs. Flora
EASTES, of Russell, Iowa, and one granddaughter, Miss Jessie MILLER, of Jamestown.
The remains were brought to Jamestown and the funeral services were held at the home of
W.H. MILLER,
Sunday afternoon conducted by Rev. NEWLIN. Burial at I.O.O.F. cemetery.
* Note from Janet ISLEY Price, I am posting obituary for others. I am not related to the
subject. No other
information was given.
6.
Surname: PETTICORD
Jamestown Press
Jamestown, (Boone County) Indiana
Friday, 22 September 1905 page 1
John E. PETTICORD was born 25 August 1879 and died 15 September 1905 at Indianapolis. He
leaves to mourn
his ultimate death a devoted father and mother, three brother, Walter, Chester and LaRose,
and two
sisters, Pearl and Bessie, besides a large circle of friends. The funeral was held at the
New Ross
Christian church Sunday afternoon, Wm. PETERSON officiating. After the services the
remains were laid to
rest in the beautiful I.O.O.F. cemetery south of town. The deceased spent most of his
boyhood days in the
vicinity and while his death was not unexpected it came as a throb of sorrow to the
community.
His death was caused by exhaustion superinduced by pneumonia and though bedfast for 106
days his courage
never wavered nor his cheerful smile never left his face. Although not connected with any
church he was a
firm believer in the Supreme Being, and was a constant reader of the bible and when he had
grown too weak
to read he frequently requested his friends and relatives to read to him. He was a lover
of flowers and it
was a pleasure to watch his eyes sparkle when he received them. He was always kind and
thoughtful of his
parents; to know him was to love him.
F.E. GRAVES
* Note from Janet ISLEY Price, I am posting obituary for others. I am not related to the
subject. No other
information was given.
7.
Surname: This newspaper obituary mentions Jamestown and Boone County, Indiana
Surname: GILL & MOOR
Jamestown Press
Jamestown, (Boone County) Indiana
Friday, 1 October 1897 page 8
Thomas Franklin GILL
The sudden death of Thomas Franklin GILL occurred at his home in Biloxi, Mississippi.
Tuesday, 28
September 1897, aged 65 years, 10 months and 13 days. His death was from yellow fever,
which is raging in
parts of the southern states.
Thomas F. GILL was born 15 November 1831 in Bath County, Kentucky. He was the youngest
child of Samuel C.
and Sarah M. GILL. His boyhood days were spent on his fathers farm.
On the 18 November 1852, he was married to Sallie Ann MOOR. Previous to his marriage he
had filled the
office of deputy sheriff of Bath County, Kentucky. 1849 and 1850 in which capacity he won
the confidence
of the people. During the year 1851 he sold goods in Fleming County, Kentucky. In January
1852, he moved
to Missouri where he bought two hundred and sixty acres of wild land and the young husband
and wife were
indebted to the labor of their own hands for this comfortable home and the _ish and beauty
of the
architecture. They lived on this farm for more than ten years and as the subject of this
sketch expressed
it had a pretty tough time.
He was a justice of the peace for eight years. When the war broke out he opposed
secession. Later in the
war he served in the enrolled militia of the State for eight months, discharging the
duties of a
commissary sergeant. During these eight months his wife, mamma stayed at home managing
the farm, feeding
the stock and gathering the wood to make fires. After the war was over he returned home
and in 1866 opened
a small country store at the crossroads, five miles north of his farm. This enterprise was
a success from
the beginning. Here the town of Perry was laid off and he moved his family there. He
originated and was
connected with nearly every business in town.
During the year of 1883 he divided about one thousand acres of land among his children.
The influence
and results of Thomas F. GILLS life work is beyond all human calculation.
He was the father of eight children, four boys and four girls. Two boys and two girls are
dead. He has
several relatives in Jamestown and Boone County.
* Note from Janet ISLEY Price, I am posting obituary for others. I am not related to the
subject. The
mothers name was spelled MOOR. Yellow fever is a viral disease transmitted between humans
by a mosquito.
No other information was given.
8.
Surnames: KIRKPATRICK, KERKPATRICK, MILLER, MCDANIEL, ROGERS, OREAR
Jamestown Press
Jamestown, (Boone County) Indiana
Friday, 1 October 1897 page 8
THE KERKPATRICK REUNION
The first annual Reunion of the KIRKPATRICKS was held at Carson, Indiana, at the home of
Joe MILLER,
Saturday. About 75 persons were present. Joseph KIRKPATRICK is 75 years old and was the
oldest member
present, John Kirkpatrick of Frankfort, Susan B. MCDANIEL, of Lebanon, M.E. OREAR, of
Jamestown, Dr. H.C.
ROGERS, of Frankfort with their children and grandchildren composed the party. At noon a
beautiful dinner
was spread and every one did ample justice to it. Dr. H.C. ROGERS, of Rockville was the
toast master and
many were called on for speech and all heartily responded. Many reminiscences of the old
and honored name
of KIRKPATRICK were all recalled, and memories both pleasant and sad would now and then
cause a tear to
drop for some absent ones.
After dinner it was decided to organize a permanent organization for the yearly
meeting of the
families of KIRKPATRICK and OREAR was chosen president and Ida Mae KIRKPATRICK Secretary.
* Note from Janet ISLEY Price, I am posting reunion story for the others. I am not related
nay of the
above families. Yes Dr. H.C. ROGERS has two different places mentioned for his home.
KIRKPATRICK surname
was spelled KERKPATRICK in the title. No other information was given.
* Note from Janet ISLEY Price, I am posting this story for others. I am not related to the
subject. No
other information was given.
9.
Surnames: Surnames: CAMPBELL, YOUNG, and CALDWELL
The Argus (Newspaper)
Thorntown, (Boone County), Indiana
11 August 1881 page 2
Anniversary
The seventy-fifth anniversary of R. CAMPBELL, better know as Aunt Ruth, was celebrated at
M. D.
CAMPBELLS, her husband, on 9 August 1881. Aunt Ruth and Uncle Dick have been living at
the same home for
fifty-one years. They have raised a large family of children who are all well settled in
life, and on this
occasion they made a dinner for the old people. All the children and grand children, and
many other old
friends were present. At about 12 oclock dinner was announced, and the tables being
loaded with all the
delicacies of the season, they did justice to what was set before them. After dinner the
children and
friends presented Aunt Ruth with many valuable presents, for which she thanked them all.
Music on the
piano was given by Misses Rosa and Emma CAMPBEL, others participating in vocal music. The
entire evening
was spent in social conversation and enjoyment. Among those present were Uncle Dick, Aunt
Ruth, Mrs.
YOUNG. Mrs. COWEN and Aunt Betsy CALDWELL, the youngest of whom is near three-score
years.
* Note from Janet ISLEY Price, I am posting article for others. I am not related to the
subject. No other
information was given.
10.
Surname: Surname: OXLEY, WAINSCOT, STONEBREAKER, CANADA & FRUITS
Jamestown Press
Jamestown, (Boone County) Indiana
1 September 1905 Page one
Obituary
Rebecca Ann OXLEY was born 1 October 1849 and died 29 August (1905). She lived 55 years,
10 months, and 28
days. She was married to Elias WAINSCOT, April 27, 1868. To this union were born four
children: Nettie S.
CANADA, Robert H., Orville and Carl WAINSCOT, all of whom are living. One brother and
three sisters- Jas
OXLEY, Mattie OXLEY, Jennie FRUITS and Lide STONEBREAKER still survive her.
She joined the First Christian church and was baptized by Elder BANNAN. Throughout the
long period of
sickness that characterizes tuberculosis of the lungs she remained the most patient and
sweet disposition
person that it has been ones lot to meet. She goes to join her husband who died Dec. 4,
1903.
The funeral was held at the Shiloh Christian church at Advance Thursday at 10 a.m. Burial
at Jamestown.
* Note from Janet ISLEY Price, I am posting obituary for others. I am not related to the
subject. No other
information was given.
11.
Surname: Surnames: CAMPBELL, CAMPBEL, COWEN, YOUNG & CALDWELL
The Argus
11 Aug. 1881
Thorntown, Indiana
Page 2
Anniversary
The seventy-fifth anniversary of R. CAMPBELL, better know as Aunt Ruth, was celebrated at
M. D.
CAMPBELLS, her husband, on 9 August 1881. Aunt Ruth and Uncle Dick have been living at
the same home for
fifty-one years. They have raised a large family of children who are all well settled in
life, and on this
occasion they made a dinner for the old people. All the children and grand children, and
many other old
friends were present. At about 12 oclock dinner was announced, and the tables being
loaded with all the
delicacies of the season, they did justice to what was set before them. After dinner the
children and
friends presented Aunt Ruth with many valuable presents, for which she thanked them all.
Music on the
piano was given by Misses Rosa and Emma CAMPBEL, others participating in vocal music. The
entire evening
was spent in social conversation and enjoyment. Among those present were Uncle Dick, Aunt
Ruth, Mrs.YOUNG.
Mrs. COWEN and Aunt Betsy CALDWELL, the youngest of whom is near three-score years.
* Note from Janet ISLEY Price, I am posting article for the others. I am not related to
the subject. No
other information was given.