Surnames in this email are: BAILEY, CLEMENTS, COCHRAN, COSHOW, DALE, DAVIDSON,
DAUGHTERY, EMMERT, FALL, GIBSON, GOSE, HANCOCK, HENRY, HICKS, HIGGANS, HUDSON,
JONES, JOSEPH, LEAK, LEWIS, MARSH, MC LEAN, MURPHY, MARTIN, PIERSOL, SCAMAHORN,
SHOCKLEY, SMITH, & WILLIAMSON
1.
Surname: DAVIDSON & EMMERT
Jamestown Press
Jamestown, (Boone County) Indiana
Friday, 26 April 1901 page 1
Miss. Maude DAVIDSON, daughter of Press DAVIDSON, on J.M. EMMERT's farm, is the
new telephone exchange girl since Monday morning.
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related to the subject
2.
Surnames: GOSE, WILLIAMSON & HENRY
Jamestown Press
Jamestown, (Boone County) Indiana
Friday, 26 April 1901 page 1
W.R. and Martha A. WILLIAMSON reached their 57 anniversary of their marriage last
Sunday, and both have fairly good health and are enjoying each other's company as
they did in the early stages of their married life. Both came to this state from
Virginia. Mrs. WILLIAMSON, whose maiden name was GOSE, came to this county with
her parents in 1831, and Mr. WILLIAMSON came in the year 1842, riding through on
horse back. Mrs. WILLIAMSON settled with her parents an the farm now owned by
James K. HENRY, at which place she was married to Mr. WILLIAMSON, April 21, 1844.
They commenced life together on a farm near here and succeeded well in their
undertakings. About seven years ago Uncle Hank and Aunt Martha moved to
Jamestown, where they have resided ever since. They have long been members of the
M.E. Church which they attend faithfully. Their only son, Thomas E. is living in
Washington D.C. with his wife and son, where he has the position in the pension
department. May Uncle Hank and Aunt Martha live to enjoy many more wedding
anniversaries.
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related to the subjects.
3.
Surname: MURPHY & MARTIN
Jamestown Press
Jamestown, (Boone County) Indiana
Friday, 7 June 1901 page 4
Boone County Notes
Mrs. Eliza Jane MURPHY MARTIN, of Lebanon, died 29 May, aged 81 years.
(Reprinted from the Lebanon Reporter)
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related to the subject.
4.
Surnames: HICKS & DAVIDSON
Jamestown Press
Jamestown, (Boone County) Indiana
Friday, 9 August 1901 page 3
OBITUARY
Eliza HICKS DAVIDSON was born in Montgomery County, Indiana, 7 September 1828.
She was married to Gabriel S. DAVIDSON, 29 June 1843, To them were born thirteen
children, of whom ten are living. The husband and father died 15 April 1896. The
mother died Saturday, 10 August 1901. If she had lived until September 7, she
would have been 73 years of age. She became a member of the Christian Church in
August 1900. The funeral was preached at the home of her son, Frank, in
Jamestown, by Rev. Sam Smith, Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Interment at the
HICKS Cemetery in Montgomery County, five miles south west of here.
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related to the subjects.
5.
Surnames: SHOCKLEY, SMITH, JONES, HIGGANS, JOSEPH, SCAMAHORN, DALE, LEAK, BAILEY,
LEAK, COSHOW, HANCOCK, & DAUGHTERY
Jamestown Press
Jamestown, (Boone County) Indiana
Friday, 9 August 1901 page 3
ORPHA ELDORA SHOCKLEY
Orpha Eldora SHOCKLEY was born 3 February 1868, and died Sunday 4 August 1901 at 8
a.m. aged 34 years, six months and 1 day. At the age of 18 she united with the
Christian Church and has since been a devoted Christian, a loving mother and a
never failing wife. In 1886 she was united in marriage to Alfred E. SHOCKLEY and
to them were born five children, Albertine aged 14, Mable 12, Herbert E. 10,
Nellie E. 9, and Oscar C. 7, who all are left to mourn her loss.
She had long been a suffer of what was thought to be that dreadful disease,
consumption, but through the help of God and her never failing willpower, she
never gave up until 27 May 1901, when her strength collapsed and she fell in the
floor to be carried and placed in a bed by her husband, there she remained until
death, covering a period of ten weeks, during which time she did not complain of
any severe aches or pain. And when they knew that death was near at hand, she
called her family to her bedside and gave them her motherly advice, telling them
she was going home; that she had made peace with her God and was not afraid to
look death to look death in the face; and the only thing she had to regret was to
leave her little children, but for them to be obedient to their father and live a
life that they would have nothing to regret, so when the visit her lonely grave
they could say. " I have carried out mother's instructions; and some day we will
meet in that beautiful land where we will part no more." And then she gave
instructions as to how she wanted to be laid to rest. First she named the
undertaker, Perry SMITH, as he had been so nice and they never met with out he
tipped his hat and had a kind word. Next she wanted a white plush casket, and
silk stocking and white slippers. Then she named all of the pall bearers: Warren
JONES, Herb HIGGANS, Johnnie JOSEPH, Nathan SCAMMAHORN, Edgar DALE and Eddie
LEAK. Her next request was for Callie BAILEY, Susie LEAK and Lou COSHOW to be the
ones to lay her out, and the last for Kate HANCOCK to comb her hair. Then she
selected the songs to be sung: "Jesus Lover of My Soul" and "There are
Lights
Along the Shore of Our Journey", "Blessed Are They Who Do His Commandments"
was
selected by the husband, and Nellie, the youngest daughter, selected " Sleep In
JESUS". Then the icy hand of death was so heavy that her words were few, and she
passed away at 3 a.m., 4 August 1901.
A beautiful funeral sermon was preached by Elder E.F. DAUGHERTY Monday afternoon
at Lizton after which the remains were interred in the Odd Fellows Cemetery at
Jamestown.
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obituary was originally typed up by Mr. WEAVER newly appointed editor of the
Jamestown Press Newspaper all of the text is complete, no mention of her maiden
name was given.
6.
Surnames: MC LEAN, CLEMENTS, HUDSON, PIERSOL, GIBSON, COCHRAN & JONES
Jamestown Press
Jamestown, (Boone County) Indiana
Friday, 2 August 1901 page 2
OBITUARY
Mrs. Maria MC LEAN, aged 92 years, 3 months and 20 days, died at the residence of
her daughter, Mrs. E.T. CLEMENTS in Blue Mound, Illinois, 23 July 1901. Her death
was due to old age and prostration from heat. Deceased maiden name was Maria
JONES. She was born in Greenville, East Tennessee, 3 April 1809, and when 9 years
old her parents moved to Union County, Indiana, where at the age of 19 years she
was married to Wm. MC LEAN. Shortly after their marriage, they moved to Boone
County, Indiana, residing there until 1867 when they moved to Westville, Indiana,
at which place a year later her husband died. After his death she went to Chicago
and was living there at the time of the great fire in 1870. Afterward she went
back to the old neighborhood in Boone County and lived there several years, and
finally gave up housekeeping and divided her time with her daughters.
Mrs. MC LEAN was the mother of ten children, six of whom are living. J.W. at
Joplin, Missouri, Thomas S. at Alamo, Arkansas, Mrs. Margaret GIBSON at
Jamestown, Indiana, Mrs. Anna M. HUDSON, Chicago, Illinois, Mrs. Emily D. COCHRAN,
New Haven, Indiana, and Mrs. E.T. CLEMENTS at Blue Mound, Illinois, one daughter,
Ellen PIERSOL, died at Westville, Indiana, one son, Albert at Danville, Indiana,
and two sons, Samuel and William, were in the Federal Army during the Civil War.
Samuel was killed in battle at Port Gibson and William died in the hospital at
Gallatin, Tennessee.
Deceased was a member of the Christian Church for 68 years and when in her prime
was a teacher in the Sunday School and an active helper in all church work. She
died in full faith of meeting her loved ones in the home beyond. (Blue Mound
(Illinois) Leader.
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related to this subject. This obituary was originally typed up by The Leader
Newspaper of Blue Mound, Illinois. All of the text is complete, no mention of her
parents names were given. Her birthplace is spelled as written in the original
newspaper text.
7.
Surname: MARSH
Jamestown Press
Jamestown, (Boone County) Indiana
Friday, 2 August 1901 page 3
Mrs. Martha MARSH, ninety years old, died at her home in Zionsville last Friday
leaving an estate valued at $20,000.
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related to this subject. This obituary was located under the Boone County
section. No other information was given.
8.
Surname: FALL
Jamestown Press
Jamestown, (Boone County) Indiana
Friday, 2 August 1901 page 3
Jasper FALL, who left his home near Rees' Mills about 5 weeks ago for Oklahoma
City, died last week of Typhoid Fever. His body was brought back to his old home
for burial.
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related to this subject. This obituary was located under the Boone County
section. No other information was given.
9.
Surnames: YOUNGER
Jamestown Press
Jamestown, (Boone County) Indiana
Friday, 25 August 1901 page 2
Forest, little son of Mr. And Mrs. John YOUNGER, aged 1 year, six days, died
Tuesday night at 8:30, of cholera infantum. The remains were interred in the
I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Wednesday at 3 o'clock.
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related to this subject. No other information was given.
10.
Surname: LEWIS
Jamestown Press
Jamestown, (Boone County) Indiana
Friday, 25 August 1901 page 2
Mrs. Martha LEWIS, aged 86, died Tuesday at the home of her son, Al LEWIS, east of
Advance, of old age. The remains were laid Wednesday morning in the Fullen
Cemetery, a mile south of Jamestown (Boone Co.)
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related to this subject. No other information was given.