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Surnames: Oxley, Keever, Wilson
Classification: Obituary
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Huntington Herald Press, Wednesday, April 27, 1938
Mrs. Hannah Elizabeth Oxley, 92, former county resident, died Wednesday at the home of a
daughter, Mrs. Myrtle Wilson in Lagro township, Wabash County, Indiana.
Mrs. Oxley was born November 7, 1845 in Wayne County to Martin and Priscilla Keever and
was married January 29, 1864 to William Joseph Oxley, who died September 19, 1929. Seven
children were born to the couple, three dying in infancy. A son, M.H. Oxley, and a
daughter, Mrs. Maude Depoy, also are dead. She leaves a son, Ora Oxley, this city; a
daughter, Mrs. Wilson, at whose home she died.
She was the last of a family of 15 children and had lived in Huntington County 38 years.
She was a member of the United Brethren Church. The body was removed to the home of the
daughter where friends and relatives may call until the hour of the services. Burial will
be in the Monument City cemetery.