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DROPPED DEADleDavid Ader, One of the oldest ami WeilthiMt Citizens «i| rulnam. Suddenly Stricken While Kid in^ er One «f Ilis Karins.[ IDavid Ader, fanner and prominent pioneer of Putnam county, died at 11 o’clock 1 a. m. Thursday, while riding over one of hia farina, the old Kvuns place one mile southwest of (•rovelmid. aited 72 years. In company with Scott Lewis he had rode into the pasture to look at »» herd of rattle ny e auddenlv called to Lewis to help him off Ids horse ami expired immediately. (1. | Congest son of the Itinga is thought to £5 have caused his death. Ilis son, F. D. It,| Ader, of this city, received the news of his lt, • sad hereiivemeo t at 11:30, o'clock by tele-graph ami, accompanied by Mrs. Ader, left at once for Bainhrltlge. i01 The deceased was born in Davison county. North Carolina March 6, 1822. Ilis fatlier. Solomon Ader. wav a native of p. Virginia, and a son of Adam Ader, who HI wasanativeof Maryland and of Herman tf|’ ancestiy. His mother, Klizibeth Pickle Ader, was also of Herman ancestry. David came with his parents to this Stale in 1827 and they settled in Putnam county in the forest primeval of Ku*sell township in 1*2*. when that section was populated principally by rattlesnakes, wild animal and a sprinkling of Indians. Their first house was a pole cabin, 14 by 16 feet. The pioneer wlm now lies cold in death grew to manhood amid the usual frontier experiences—hard and constant toil. On January 9.184a, he married Miss Kliza-beth Aldridge. To (bis union were born two children—Nathan W. and Helen K. Mrs. Ader died hi 1854 and about a year later Mr. Ader married Mrs. Belinda C. Buchanan, who survives him. They were blessed with four children, two of whom are living —Alice B. Davis, of Carpenters-ville, and Francis D. Ader. of Hreencastle.The deceased was a member of I be Cumberland Presbyterian church. He began life with nothing ami by good man* Htfemeiir, economy and great industry accumulated a large fortune, uwiftng about 3,000 acres of good laud besides other pro-perty. It is said that be could travel lie from B.uiibridge to U rove I a mi without leaving liis own farms. The only office he ever held was (hut of justice o? the peace. The remains will be interred at Bain-bridge but the dale of die funeral has not yet been fixed. His life was a busy one IK] and full of hardships, but be resonitely (tf conquered its problems as he met them and swept all obstacles out of hts path. Peace to his ashes; nn»y he sleep well.
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Greencastle Democrat
Greencastle, Indiana, US
Sat, Sep 08, 1894
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