Death ends two pioneer settlers in Allen County
Jacob Cook aged seventy four died at his home in St. Joe township after a paralytic stroke. A long time resident since 1838 he was a farmer and political leader, former justice of the peace and a key Democratic figure. George W Hand, eighty two, died after a life as a hunter and trusted Masonic leader in Huntertown. He left three children and a large clan. funeral at Huntertown M E church with Rev McCall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Cook
Allen County
St. Joe Township
Mr. Cook
New York State
Cook
M. E. Church
Robinson Chapel
Isaac Campbell
Hand
Eel River Township
Huntertown
Lucetta Golden
Jane Sickles
Wessington Springs
South Dakota
M. E
McCall
M'Kee Mrs. Mary McKee Dies at 92 in Allen County
Mrs Mary McKee one of Allen county s oldest citizens died Thursday at 4 pm at the old McKee homestead in Eel River township She would have been 93 in December and her death followed age related infirmities Eight of ten children survive along with thirty five grandchildren forty three great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren Gen Lew Wallace is a cousin She was a member of the M E church at Wesley chapel Rev White of Fort Wayne conducted the service and the interment was in Eel River cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary McKee
Allen County
McKee
Eel River Township
Reading
Mich
Wilson McKee
Iowa
C. W. McKee
Chicago
John McKee
Dayton
Ohio
David Brown
Mollie Taylor
Haddam
Kas
Lew Wallace
Death of George W. Hand noted as longtime Allen County leader
George W. Hand died at his Eel River township home after months of decline. Born in Green County Ohio eighty two years ago, he moved to Allen County in 1838 and built a prominent life in business, society and Democratic politics. His long residence spanned sixty five years in Eel River township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Hand
Eel River Township
Allen County
Hand
Green County
Ohio
Mr. Hand
Death of John H. Bass Jr at Brookside Farm
John H. Bass Jr died early Wednesday at Brookside, the Bass family estate, after a prolonged illness. He was 21 years, 5 months, and 10 days old and suffered stomach trouble with kidney and heart complications. Born in Fort Wayne, he was educated at home and valued history, farming life, and Brookside stock. Survived by his parents and sister Miss Grace Bass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Bass, Jr
Brookside
J. H. Bass
Bass Foundry and Machine Works
Bass
Fort Wayne
Brookside Farm
First Presbyterian Church
Caledonian Society
Grace Bass
Frederick Figel Dies After Prolonged Illness at 30
Frederick Figel died at 9 oclock last Friday at his mother s home 12 Wells street after a protracted illness from lung trouble He was thirty years three months and three days old Surviving relatives include his mother three sisters and one brother
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Figel
Wells Street
Mrs Emeline Reader Dies at 83 in Fort Wayne Home
Mrs Emeline Reader aged eighty three died at 2 30 Saturday morning at the home of her son W E Harden 35 Elmwood avenue Fort Wayne from infirmities of age. Native of Guernsey county New Jersey she long resided at West Unity Ohio She was twice married her last husband having died about seven years ago She came to Fort Wayne last January to live with her only child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emeline Reader
W. E. Harden
Elmwood Avenue
Miss Margaret McVey Dies at 30 in Porch Chair Funeral
Margaret McVey daughter of Mr and Mrs Michael McVey of DeGraff street died Saturday night at age thirty from consumption caused by injuries from a fall. She leaves four sisters Mary Catherine Frances Myrtle and two brothers John and James. An active member of the Ladies Catholic Benevolent Association. Interment was in the Catholic cemetery after a funeral from the residence and then from the Church of the Precious Blood. Rev Nigsch officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret
Michael McVey
DeGraff Street
Mary
Catherine
Frances
Myrtle
John
James
McVey
Ladies’ Catholic Benevolent Association
Church of the Precious Blood
Rev. Nigsch
Death of Bartholomew McCarthy Reported in Cincinnati Hospital
Word reached this city of the death of Bartholomew McCarthy who passed away in a Cincinnati hospital. The notice notes his demise and origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartholomew McCarthy
Cintinnati
Mr. McCarthy
Death of Mr McCarthy Eludes Friends After Ill Health
After months of illness the death of Mr McCarthy came as a surprise to friends. He lived in Fort Wayne for several years with his family before moving to Peru Indiana to run a business. He was survived by his wife and two young children. The funeral was held in Peru.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Peru
Ind
Mr. McCarthy
Justice of the Peace
Henze
Joseph Horstman
Mary Stewart
Huser
Mr. Horstman
France
Infant Edna Fry Dies of Cholera Infantum
Edna Fry infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Fry of 60 Wallace Street died Sunday evening from cholera infantum. Mr Fry works as a clerk in the Pennsylvania freight office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna
Rene
Charles Fry
Wallace Street
Fry
Pennsylvania
Ellen Rohan Dies of Malaria in Lake Township
Mrs. Ellen Rohan a longtime Allen county resident died of malarial fever at 67 in her Lake township home. Born in Ireland she came to the United States as a youth and was twice married. Her second husband died about four years ago. Surviving children include James Edward Bridget John Michael Lawrence and Thomas Rohan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Rohan
Allen County
Lake Township
Ireland
Rohan
James
Edward Brown
Bridget
John Michael
Lawrence
Thomas Rohan
Felix Ehinger Dies in Fort Wayne Hospital
Felix Ehinger 77 an old Fort Wayne resident died at St Joseph hospital at 10 30 this morning from asthma He came from Germany in his youth and had been living with his son Adolph until his serious illness about a week ago He was taken to the hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix Ehinger
Fort Wayne
St. Joseph Hospital
Germany
Mr. Ehinger
Adolph
Pioneer cattle breeder William L. Miller dies at 84
William L. Miller of Pleasant Township Allen county died at his home after four months of illness. A New York native, he arrived by horseback over fifty years ago and built his farm. He and his wife would have marked their sixty first wedding anniversary August 20. Surviving are five sons, two daughters, thirty two grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. He was renowned for Durham cattle breeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Miller
Allen County
Pleasant Township
Mr. Miller
New York
Durham
John H
G. C
H. D
E. W
C. E. Miller
Emily Hadsell
Mary L. Snyder
Elizabeth F. Anderson Dies. Fort Wayne Native
Mrs. Elizabeth F. Anderson former Fort Wayne resident died at her Chicago home Sunday. She was mother to Harry Anderson of Toledo and Minnie Anderson who lived in Chicago. Her husband T. P. Anderson passed away years ago, and the family once lived at 50 West Berry Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth F. Anderson
Fort Wayne
Chicago
Harry Anderson
Toledo
Minnie Anderson
T. P. Anderson
West Berry Street
Death of 9 year old inmate at St. Vincent's home
Clara Nagle a 9 year old inmate of the St. Vincent's orphans home died Monday night. She was a native of Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Nagle
St. Vincent’s Orphans’ Home
Huntington
Family Reunion Draws Over Forty Relatives in Scipio Township
Deputy Auditor Lindemuth hosted a reunion at the old Scipio homestead with his brother Laird and wife from Jenny Lind Oklahoma and the extended family. More than forty members attended the gathering including the mother Mrs. Sarah Lindemuth and siblings James Antwerp Albert Maumee Clayton Scipio Laird Oklahoma Edward Cecil George Frank DeEtta Overmeyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindemuth
Laird Lindemuth
Jenny Lind
Okla
Allen County
Buffalo
Vince Lademuth
Scipio Township
Sarah Lindemuth
James
Antwerp
Albert
Maumee
Clayton
Laird
Oklahoma
Edward
Cecil
George
Frank
DeEtta Overmeyer
Court and police actions fill county notes in busy report
Courts hear several foreclosure and debt suits including George A Jewell versus Woodworth and Archer Printing against Walter Langtry. Sheriff reports stolen bicycle, road petitions approved, and numerous divorces, ejectments, and criminal cases in circuit and superior courts with judge Hench appointed assistant state's counsel in a murder case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Jewell
C. B. Woodworth Et al
Archer Printing Company
Walter Langtry
A. L. Bond
Henry F. Franke
Maurice
Elizabeth Goldberger
J. L. McKee
Burt Ross
France
Lillian Hawkins
George Hawkins
Clausmeyer
George Fell
Nine Mile
Hanna
Wayne Township
William Schrader
Anthony Bubb
John Sorg
Milan
St. Joseph
William Trease
Frederick Blake
Harvey Fitch
Kramer
Adarr
Lopshire
Adolt
Lafayette
Emrick
S. M. Hench
Charles Dunn
Alice Cothrell
O’rourke
Macatawa Park
Mich
Judge Hench
Hench
Allen County
Stout
Huguenard
Academie
Fort Wayne
Grand Army
Schirmeyer
Chicago
Warsaw
Court House
A. C. Nierman
Bert Adams
Albert Henning
Charles Kuckuck
Lake, Washington
Eel River
Pleasant Township
Henry Hoevel
Fred Hockemeyer
Joseph Denzel
Anthony Wenzel
Louis Diether
Edward Gilmartin
Jacob L. Kreckman
Mary C. Smith
Mary Madden
August
Freese & Co
Pennsylvania Company
Winter Street
Bad Shot? Woman Fires as Springfield Row Ends Empty
Sheriff sends Deputy to Springfield township to arrest John Geiger on three affidavits charging assault and assault and battery upon Thomas E. Quince and his wife Alta Geiger. Quince, declared of unsound mind, had guardian Samuel DePew reappointed. quarrel over guardianship and farm mortgage led to Thursday’s conflict with Buckshot from Alta’s shotgun. No one was seriously hurt in the broadside melee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsport
France
Peter Ludwig
William Schultz
Rhoades
Cash
Lotz
Ludwig
Schultz
Joln Bushman
Wis
Bob Rhoades
L. Lotz
John Schultz
Randall ‘I‘el
Ossian
Reichelderfer
Justice France
Steenth
Nick Lorrain
New Haven
Bullerman’s Court
Lttle
John Geiger
Springfield Township
Daseler
Huguenard
Edward Quince
Justice Bullermann
Geiger
Quince
Samuel DePew
Abe Quince
J. L. Turner
Hinton
James Stewert
Leonards
Stewart
Stout
Thomas E. Quince
Alta Quince
Thomas Quince
Bullerman
DeKalb County
Garrett
DePew
DeKalb
Liquor Charge Weighs on Moellering in Justice Court
An affidavit accuses William Moellering of selling liquor in four ounce quantities without a license at his corner store on Lewis and Lafayette. The article notes other affidavits, compares him to William Henze’s licensed establishment, and suggests penalties may include fines and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huser
William Moellering
Charles Moellering
Lewis
Lafayette
Moellering
William Henze
Marriage Licenses Listed for Local Couples
John G. A. Motz and Clara M. L. Teseman. Theodore Roy and Emma Schele. Frederick D. C. Wahrenburg and Artha H. Gerberding. Bert Mason and Grace Miller. Edward H. F. Schellmann and Jella A. Golliver. Christian Kessens and Cort Bubb reyer. Harla E. Meyers and L. A. Meyers. John Cranston and Lizzie Redding man. Louis E. Tagtmeyer and Anna M agtmeyer. Remarriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Roy
Emma Schele
Frederick D. C. Wahrenburg
Artha H. Gerberding
Bert Mason
Grace Miller
Edward H. F. Schellmann
Jella A. Golliver
Christian Kessens
Cort Bubb
Also Mentioned on This Page
M'Kee
FIGEL
M’vey
M’carthy
Ehinger
Anderson
NAGLE
the Court News
James F. Rothwell
James Lynch
Wilber L. Stoner
Goshen Road
Higgins
Wells County
Carl G. Craft
Michigan
Craft
Reichelder
Maysville
William Brown
Henry Whitmer
William S. Bickford
Anna D. Bickford
Rabel
Hiller Bros
T. J. Peter
National Surety Company
Alan
Tweel
Hiker
Colerick
Hilker
Dora Belle Matthias
John J. Matthias
Emelie Stahlhut
William Stahlhut
Susie Helling
John F. W. Helling
Hamilton Bank
Helling
Superior Court
Maumee Township
Amanda J. Smith
Joseph Maddox
Ising
John G. A. Motz and
Clara M. L. Teseman
Louis E. Tagtmeyer
Anna Magtmeyer
Oliver
Oliver Steel
C. C. Schlatter & CO
Fort Wayne, Ind
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