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Author: RobertLJackson29
Surnames: HOLLARS, NEW, VANDEVENTER, VANSLYKE
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THE BLOOMFIELD NEWS, Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana, Thursday, December 31, 1931,
Volume LVI, Number 9, Page 1, Column 2, "MRS. WILLARD VANSLYKE DIED LAST
SATURDAY." [Transcribed on December 30, 2007 by RLJ from microfilm of the original
newspaper on file in the Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library.]
Mrs. Laura VANSLYKE, aged fifty-eight years, died at her home in Monroe County last
Saturday, December 26, at 12:30 a. m. Her death was the result of complications with
which she had been afflicted for several years.
She is survived by her husband, Willard VANSLYKE; one daughter, Mrs. Carrie VANDEVENTER,
of this county, and three sons, all residing in Monroe County.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday at Mt. Gilead Church, with Rev. Orval FRAME
of the Pentecostal church in charge. Interment was in the Mt. Gilead Cemetery.
Mrs. VANSLYKE was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mike NEW, and before removing to Monroe
County she and her family resided on the E. Kirby ASHCRAFT farm southwest of town.
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Link to the Obituary of her sister, Rosa Lee (NEW) FLATER [1883KY-1924IN]:
http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties...
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NOTES-RLJ: !1880 US CENSUS OF WAYNE COUNTY, KENTUCKY, Sinking Springs, Roll T9-0445, Page
572A: NEW, David (Self, m, w, m, 36 Laborer, KY, KY, KY), Margaret (Wife, m, w, f, 30,
Keeping House, KY, KY, KY), Francis L. (Dau, s, w, f, 14, At home, KY, KY, KY), Daniel J.
(Son, s, w, m, 10, At home, KY, KY, KY), Lucy M. (Dau, s, w, f, 8, KY, KY, KY), Mary A.
(Dau, s, w, f, 6, KY, KY, KY), Janette A. (Dau, s, w, f, 4, KY, KY, KY), Laurabel (Dau, s,
w, f, 2, KY, KY, KY), Michael S. (Son, s, w, m, 1mo, KY, KY, KY).
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