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Surnames: JONES, MATTHEWS, WILLIAMS
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THE BLOOMFIELD DEMOCRAT, Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana, Thursday, March 28, 1935,
Volume LXXIV, Number 13, Page 1, Column 2, “PARIS WILLIAMS DIES SUDDENLY, HEART
ATTACK—Funeral Services to Be Conducted From The Ashcraft Chapel.” [Transcribed on July
23, 2005 by RLJ from microfilm of the original newspaper on file in the Bloomfield-Eastern
Greene County Public Library.]
Paris WILLIAMS, well-known Greene County farmer, passed away suddenly Wednesday night at
11 o’clock at his home in the Koleen-Mineral community.
Mr. WILLIAMS died after only a short illness. He worked about the farm yesterday and last
evening ate a hearty supper, and after retiring became suddenly ill. Death was caused by
a heart attack.
The deceased was born in Martin County on January 16, 1880, and he died at the age of 55
years, two months and eleven days.
He is survived by the widow, Mrs. Amy WILLIAMS, and nine children, three of the children
being at home.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock from Ashcraft Chapel {
http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=4292716359 }, with the Rev. Logan
HATFIELD officiating. Everett LEHMAN of Owensburg has charge of the funeral
arrangements.
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NOTES—RLJ: 1880 US CENSUS OF MARTIN COUNTY, INDIANA, McCameron Township, District 156,
Roll T9-028, Page 376A: WILLIAMS, Richard (Head, m, w, m, 30, Farmer, IN, NC, IN), Mary
(Wife, m, w, f, 30, Keeps house, IN, KY, IN), John H. (Son, s, w, m, 8, IN, IN, IN),
Manerva (Dau, s, w, f, 4, IN, IN, IN), Carrie (Dau, s, w, f, 2, IN, IN, IN), Paris (Son,
s, w, m, 5mo, IN, IN, IN).
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Link to the marriage records in Martin County, Indiana:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~inmartin/marriages1.htm