Posted on: Tipton County, In Obits
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Surname: Courtney
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Obituary read: Well known farmer of eastern Tipton County succumbs to complication
of ailments....William E. Courtney, one of the best known residents of
eastern Tipton County died at the Mercy Hospital this morning about 11:15
o'clock of a complications of ailments. He had been taken to the hospital
a few days ago in a serious condition. Mr. Courtney was born in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, March 8, 1877 and was the son of Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Courtney,
his father being a native of Scotland and his mother of Ireland. He came
by this community more than 30 years ago and has been a citizen well known
and highly esteemed. FATHER OF 10 CHILDREN. He was united in marriage December
31, 1900 to Miss Mary Jane Heflin (should be Headley??per other family
history obtained) and the widow, with nine of the ten children born to
their union survived. The children are Mrs. Earl Ballentine of Anderson;
Janet, Hazel, Mildred, Mary, James, Martha Jane, Betty Jean and Margaret
Courtney of this community. One daughter, Dorothy is deceased. There is
one grandson, Billy. He leaves four brothers, Andrew of Elwood, John and
Frank of Fort Smith, Arkansas and James of Bridgeport, PA (should be WVA)
and three sisters Mrs. John Bambrough of Elwood, and Mrs. Arthur Hamel
of California and Mrs. Harry Sachse of Bridgeport WVA. MEMBER OF FRATERNITIES
Mr. Courtney was a member of Elwood lodge, Knights of Pythias and of the
Elwood camp. Modern Woodmen of America. He was a man who was a favorite
socially with all who knew him and he had a wide circle of friends who
will sincerely regret to learn of his death. The body was removed to Edgar
M Clarks and prepared for burial and will be taken to the home three miles
west of the city Sunday morning at 10:00 o'clock after which hour friends
of the family may call to pay their respects. Funeral services will be
conducted at the New Lancaster Christian Church Monday afternoon at 2:00
o'clock by Reverend George Foster of Tipton and the burial will follow
in the Cook Cemetery.
We have a conflicting birth date....the obituary says March 8, 1877. If
this date is correct, it conflicts with birth of his parent's next child,
also born in 1877.
Census data for 1900 in Elwood, Indiana indicates that William was a chimney
gatherer.
Also we have confirmed that his father, Andrew Courtney, was born in Templepatrick,
Northern Ireland (not Scotland) in 1842 and is buried in Bridgeport Cemetery
in Bridgeport West Virginia, having died in August 24, 1921. Andrew and
his mother Jane were married in Coatdyke, Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland
on May 10,1867.