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Surnames: BRANDON, KING, LONG, RIDDLE
Classification: Obituary
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THE BLOOMFIELD NEWS, Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana, Thursday, August 3, 1916, Volume
XXXIX, Number 38, Page 4, Column 5, “OBITUARY—King.” [Transcribed on September 27, 2005 by
RLJ from microfilm of the original newspaper on file in the Bloomfield-Eastern Greene
County Public Library.]
John W. KING was born August 19, 1842, and departed this life August 1, 1916, aged
seventy-three years, eleven months and eighteen days.
He was married about 1870 to Juanneta RIDDLE, widow of Milford RIDDLE. To this union no
children were born.
He was born and raised in Center Township and lived there until about ten years ago, when
he moved to Vincennes, since which time his wife died and he has lived with his step-sons,
J. L. and P. G. RIDDLE.
At his request, last May he was brought from Vincennes to his old home to spend the
remainder of his days amid the scenes of his childhood. He died at the home of Manford
LONG after an illness of eight weeks from kidney and dropsy affection.
Although a cripple during his entire life he was never given to complaint and bore his
ills and the aches and pains of life with magnificent fortitude.
He was a kind and loving husband, a father to his step-children, and had a loving
remembrance for all his acquaintances, and more especially his relatives. He possessed a
full reliance in God, justice and mercy.
The funeral was held Tuesday at the home of Manford LONG, after which his remains were
taken to Vincennes, where the burial took place yesterday beside that of his wife.
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NOTES—RLJ: (1) INDEX TO MARRIAGE RECORDS IN GREENE COUNTY, INDIANA, 1939, WPA, Index Page
173: KING, John W. to Jeannette RIDDLE, December 28, 1876, Book K, Page 135; Index Page
23: BRANDON, Jenette to John M. RIDDLE, Nov 1, 1855, Book F, Page 133. (2) Link to the
1880 US CENSUS OF GREENE COUNTY, INDIANA, Center Township enumeration of John W. &
Genettie KING family:
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Census/household_record.asp?HOUSEH...