That was pure excitement. Age 60 and a young son left. That's sad. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kim & Roger Hancock" <hancock@link2000.net> To: <inmontgo@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 10:30 PM Subject: [InMontgo] Braxton Cash Please Post > Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, June 16, 1899 > > BRAXTON CASH DEAD > > He Suddenly Falls Fainting in His Buggy and Expires Almost Immediately > > Saturday afternoon Braxton Cash, a prominent farmer, living five miles > southwest of the city, died very suddenly. He was in a surrey and driving > north on Green street with his wife , a young son and daughter. When > directly in front of the Music Hall he suddenly exclaimed to his wife: "oh > help me, I am dying." He dropped the reins and his head fell back in to > the > arms of Mrs. Cash, who rose quickly from her place on the back seat. She > began to fan him and called to Fred Harrington, who was on the sidewalk. > Several other gentlemen ran quickly to aid and the horse was led to the > office of Ristine & Harcus. Mr. Cash, as pale as death was lifted tenderly > out and carried to the consultation room. those who saw him at once > realized > that he was a dying man, and indeed, he lived but only a few moments after > being placed on the couch. He was never conscious after his exclamation to > his wife. The family had left home about one o'clock and the first thing > Mr. > Cash did on reaching town was to secure some medicine for himself. He had > been troubled with heart disease for several years and had been > complaining > Saturday morning of his condition. > > Mr. Cash was about 60 years of age and was a man esteemed by everyone. He > was raised in the south and during the war served in the confederate army. > Soon after peace was declared, however, he came here and made his home. He > was twice married, his first wife being a Simpson. Their one child, Sam > Cash > resides in this city. Mr. Cash's second wife was Miss Laura Wolverton, and > she with three children survive him. > > The body of Mr. Cash was taken to Barnhill's undertaking establishment at > 3 > o'clock to be prepared for burial and was taken to the family home in the > evening. > > Rattlesnake Items > > Braxton Cash was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia, September 15, 1839, > died June 10, 1899, aged 59 years, 8 months, and 7 days. He was a soldier > in > the confederate army. After the close of the war he came to Indiana. He > was > married to a Miss Simpson, she dying leaving one child. He was married to > Miss Laura Wolverton in 1880. To them were born four children, one dying > in > infancy. He leaves a wife, two sons, and one daughter and a host of > friends > to mourn. he was a member of the Masonic order and was buried in the > honors > of that order. He was a man of many good traits of character. He will be > greatly missed by his family and in the community in which he lived. His > funeral was preached by Elder Davis at the home Monday and his remains > were > laid to rest in the Masonic cemetery. So ends a useful life. > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message