No source noted, penciled date of June 4, 1918, from an unidentified scrapbook of clippings titled COLLECTION OF LOCAL MONROE COUNTY OBITS donated to the Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana. The last paragraph or two of the item was damaged so much at the time it was copied for the scrapbook that the information is not legible. OLDEST WOMAN DEAD AT 97 Mrs. Eliza May of Ellettsville Born in Monroe County Within three years of the century mark, the oldest resident of the county, Mrs. Elizabeth May died Tuesday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. I. N. Presley, in Ellettsville. "Aunt Eliza" as she was known to almost everyone, was born July 17, 1821, south of the city near Clear Creek, but the greater part of her life had been spent in Ellettsville. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Thrasher, and the widow of William May who has been dead for 20 years. Two daughters and three sons are left to mourn-Mrs. I. N. Presley and Miss Mary May and Elijah, Litton and Lincoln, all residents of this county.

No source noted, penciled date of July 22, 1934, from an unidentified scrapbook of clippings titled COLLECTION OF LOCAL MONROE COUNTY OBITS donated to the Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana. MARGARET C. SMITH, 85, DIES AT LOCAL HOME Mrs. Margaret E. Smith, age 85, lifelong resident of Monroe County, succumbed to old age complications at 9:30 AM Sunday at her home, 620 North Indiana Avenue. She had been ill one week, and her condition had been critical the entire time. Mrs. Smith was the widow of Thomas R. Smith who died 23 years ago. For many years she and her husband lived on a farm on the Unionville Road three and a half miles east of the city. Her former name was Margaret Rogers and she was related to the Rogers family, one of the first to settle in this county. She was a member of the First Christian Church. Survivors are one sister, Mrs. Mary Alexander, east of the city, and three grandchildren, Miss Maude Matlock who lived with her, Miss Margaret Matlock and Thomas Matlock. Funeral services will be held at two o'clock Tuesday afternoon from the First Christian Church in charge of the Rev. Harry T. Bridwell. Music will be by a male quartet composed of Dr. Harry Stevenson, Lennie Ison, George Rogers and William Wood. The body will be interred in the Mt. Gilead Cemetery. Pallbearers are Elbert Skirvin, Leslie Rogers, Harry Alexander, Bert Galyan, Charles Galyan and Everett Smith. The family requests that no flowers be sent.

No source or date noted, from an unidentified scrapbook of clippings titled COLLECTION OF LOCAL MONROE COUNTY OBITS donated to the Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana. Miss Juanita Stimpson has returned to the City Hospital to resume her duties as assistant superintendent after nursing the baby of her sister, Mrs. Earl Ham. The child is now out of danger.

No source noted, penciled date of December 7, 1918, from an unidentified scrapbook of clippings titled COLLECTION OF LOCAL MONROE COUNTY OBITS donated to the Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana. MRS. C. H. TAYLOR BURIED TODAY After a Quiet Service Her Remains Taken to Pittsburg The funeral of Mrs. Charles H. Taylor, wife of the pastor of the First Methodist Church, is tomorrow at Pittsburg from the home of Mrs. Samson, a sister, and the body will be placed in a mausoleum until Dr. Taylor arrives from France where he is in war Y. M. C. A. service. The final tribute by the friends here was yesterday evening at the Allen & Allen undertaking parlors when Rev. Flynn of M. E. Church offered a prayer and Mrs. Lyman Fulk sang "Beulah Land," which had been a request of Mrs. Taylor when she realized that the end was fast approaching and a few hours before her death. At 6:30 the remains were taken to the Illinois Central station and thence to Indianapolis and Pittsburg to arrive there about noon today. Dr. Wylie and the sister, Mrs. E. P. Samson, accompanied the body, Mrs. Samson having arrived here late Saturday after the death. Dr. Wylie was sent as the representative of the First M. E. Church. Human life brings few occasions so pathetic-the devoted husband hundreds of miles away upon a patriotic duty in France and the two children at the home of Dr. Myers, not knowing of the sad event transpiring for it is doubtful if the husband had yet received the news. All afternoon friends called and viewed the remains and about were silent floral tributes. Among the tokens were a wreath from the S. A. E. fraternity of which Dr. Taylor is a member; a bouquet from the Phi Pi to which Mrs. Taylor belonged; carnations from the Masons; roses from the Methodist Church; white carnations from the W. C. T. U.; a wreath from Dr. William Wylie and quite a number of offerings from friends. The sad news of Mrs. Taylor's fate was sent by a cable signed by Dr. Myers at once after the death and embraced the simple words: "Mrs. Taylor dead; pneumonia, come." The message was directed to the Paris address of the doctor and to where Dr. Myers had addressed a letter Thursday night. The day before her death Mrs. Taylor realized her condition and asked for her two children to tell them farewell and also gave some personal directions to Mrs. W. H. Adams. The parents of Mrs. Taylor live near Boston and are now at Pittsburg for the funeral. Mrs. Taylor was a member of the W. C. T. U. and also of the Phi Pi fraternity as she had been taking special work in the University. A touching incident was about a week ago when Mrs. Taylor called the Chamber of Commerce with a box of candy to send to Dr. Taylor in Paris, and she laughingly remarked, "I know it's good for I made it all myself," and then she gave the ladies in the room a sample that she had brought them. The plan is to hold a memorial service in honor of Mrs. Taylor in the M. E. Church here as soon as the ban is lifted and when Dr. Taylor arrives.

Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Herald-Times, January 6, 2015, p. A2. NOTE: The item below was abstracted by Randi Richardson from the original that was accompanied by one photograph. Marie O. Hartman was born December 21, 1919, in Bloomington, Indiana, to John and Goldie (Polley) Hartman. She married Everett Hedrick on January 20, 1937. Together they had the following children: Diana K. Phillips of Smyrna, Tennessee, Richard Hedrick, deceased, and Robert M. Hedrick, deceased. Marie died on January 3, 2015, at the home of her granddaughter, Daphne Kirkman-Moore, at the age of 95. She was predeceased by her husband. Burial was at Valhalla Memory Gardens.

Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Herald-Times, January 31, 2015, p. A2. The item below was abstracted from the original by Randi Richardson. The original was accompanied by one photograph. Wanda E. Ridge was born October 18, 1915, in Monroe County to Jack and Doshia (Cox) Ridge. She married Lorn (consider Loren a spelling variant) K. Chandler. Together they had the following children: Charles Chandler of Indianapolis and Lorna Briles of Florida. Wanda died on January 29, 2015, at the Richland-Bean Blossom Health Care Center in Ellettsville at the age of 99. Burial was in Valhalla Memory Gardens.

Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Herald-Times, November 1, 2014, p. A9. A single, 5-family photograph included Janet (Hardin) Richardson and four additional generations including: her daughter, Debbie Clemens-Dayhuff,, her granddaughter, Heather Bland, a great grandson, Devin Blackmore, and great great grandson, Liam Blackmore.

Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Herald-Times, November 1, 2014, p. A1+. NOTE: The item below was abstracted from the original by Randi Richardson. The original was accompanied by six photographs. In the summer of 1989, Bob and Doris Fox of Bloomington, Indiana, lost their son, Tom, to AIDS. Shortly after Tom's obituary was published, the Foxes were contacted by Dennis Hill and Vela Harrison and asked to help launch a Bloomington chapter of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. They agreed. The first meeting was held in 1992 and since that time Doris served as the group's president for nearly 20 years. Now in their mid-80s, Bob and Doris have received numerous awards for their work.

Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Herald-Times, January 2, 2015, p. E4. NOTE: The item below was abstracted from the original by Randi Richardson. The original was accompanied by one large photograph. Wilma Burcham came to Bloomington after completing high school. She went to work at RCA in the "secret room" where employees believed they were making parts for ammunition and bombs to be used during WWII. In July 1946, after the war was over, she met Robert "Bob" Wood whom she married just three months later. Bob was a military veteran who served with the 106th Infantry Division in the Battle of the Bulge and was former POW. When Bob tried to share some of his military experience with Wilma, she cried, and he never spoke of it again. In 2000, their daughter Carol (Wood) Faulkner of Martinsville, tracked down Bob's POW "bunkmate," Russ Lang. The next year Bob and Russ met for the first time since returning from the war and, Bob and Wilma became lifetime members of the 106th Division Association. In 2015, Wilma was given the Golden Lion Award for her continued service to the 106th Infantry Division. She is one of very few women who have received it.

Department of Geology and Natural Resources, Seventeenth Annual Reported, 1891, p. 79. The David Reed Stone Company of Chicago, Illinois, is located at Smithville, Indiana. It commenced operations in 1880 and at the time of its review had a capital amount of $125,000, with 125 employees paid an average daily wage of $1.85. The number of acres owned by the firm was 100.

The American Telephone Journal, Vol. 5, January 4 to June 28, 1902, p. 430. Smithville, Indiana-Monroe County Telephone Company of Smithville has been organized with a capital stock of $3,000. Directors: A. F. McCormick. J. E. Luzzader, Orra (consider Ora a spelling variant) McCormick. F. P. Woodward and Henry A. Lee.

Stone: An Ullustrated Magazine, December 1899 to June 1900, Vol. 20, p. 161. Col. L. T. Dickason, secretary of the Consolidated Stone Company, Chicago, has purchased 40 acres of very fine stone land of Lewis Litz, a short distance west of Smithville, Indiana, for $3,250.

Stone: An Illustrated Magazine, June 1907 to May 1908, Vol. 28, p. 653 Albert Jacob, aged 20 years, lost both of his hands by having them crushed in a derrick wheel at the Reed Oolitic Quarry near Smithville, Ind.

According to a CATALOG OF COPYRIGHT ENTRIES: MUSCIAL COMPOSITIONS, PART 3, Hershel K. Deckard of Smithville, Indiana, wrote a song and melody titled "The Life and Fate of John Dillinger," that he copyrighted on August 15, 1934. (See p. 18167.)

Nashville (TN) Union and American, March 10, 1870, p. 1. The packing of the geological collection of the late David Dale Owen has been completed and will in a few days be shipped to Bloomington, Indiana. Some idea of the magnitude of this collection may be arrived at when it is estimated that there is between twenty and thirty tons weight.

South Bend (IN) News-Times, April 19, 1920, Morning Edition, p. 2. MORTON N. NEWMAN DIED Morton N. Newman, 1201 Queen St., 57 years old, died Saturday evening from a stroke of apoplexy. He is survived by five children: Mrs. Ira Rittenhouse, Mrs. Ola Hattley, Mrs. Maggie Litchluter, Clarence and Frank Newman. He was born in Jackson County, Mo., March 8, 1865, coming here from Unionville, Ind., ten weeks ago. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

Northern Ohio Journal, Painesville, Ohio, September 14, 1878, p. 1. William McNeely of Ellettsville, Ind., was killed the other day by the wheel of a wagon loaded with a large sawlog (sic) running over his neck. He had dismounted and stepped to the rear of the wagon to set up the brake as the wagon was approaching a descent when the team started to run, and he was thrown in front of the wheel in attempting to stop them.

Indianapolis (IN) Journal, May 10, 1904, p. 11. DIED David B. Wood, aged 74 years. Funeral Wednesday at 10 o'clock from the residence 2102 Ashland Avenue. Friends invited. Burial at Ellettsville, Ind.

Indianapolis (IN) Journal, October 29, 1902, p. 8. DIED William M. Simpson, at his late residence, 2763 Bellefontaine St., October 26, 1902. Friends may see the face from 9 AM to 10 PM, October 29. Interment at Ellettsville, Ind.

Indianapolis (IN) Journal, February 28, 1901, p. 3. Bloomington, Ind., Feb. 27-Hugh Stephens, a well-to-do- farmer, was coming to town today when his team ran away. He was thrown under his loaded wagon and instantly killed.