Sunday's Obituary - Gip Botkin

William Gipson BOTKIN

28 Feb 1865, Wabash County, Indiana

14 Jan 1943, Roann, Wabash County, Indiana

La Fontaine IOOF Cemetery, La Fontaine, Wabash, Indiana

William G. Botkin Succumbs At Roann

LaFontaine, Ind., Jan 15-Heart trouble was fatal to William Gibson Botkin, 77, at 3 p.m. Thursday at a Roann Nursing home where he had been a patient several months.

Mr. Botkin, a life resident of Wabash county and Liberty township, was engaged in farming.  He had never married.

Funeral rites have been scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday at a local funeral home.  A.C. Spellman, Christian minister, will conduct services and burial will be in IOOF cemetery.

A sister, Mrs. Maria Stevens, LaFontaine, is the only survivor.

[Marion Leader Tribune] 

Sunday's Obituary - Rosanna Kelly HANLEY

Hamilton Spectator
June 10, 1912, Page 10

The grim reaper came with startling suddeness to Mrs. Rosanna Routh, 19 Mulberry Street, yesterday morning.   Deceased was in her 70th year.  The funeral will take place on Tuesday morning from Dwyers undertaking establishment to St. Mary's Cathedral, and thence to Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.  Four sons and one daughter survive.  Heart failure is given as the cause of death.


Hamilton Herald
June 10, 1912, Page 12

Mrs. Rosanna Routh, for many years a resident of Hamilton, died quite suddenly at an early hour this morning at her home, Mulberry street, at the age of 70 years.  Heart trouble is given as the cause of death.  Deceased was well known and highly esteemed.  Her husband predeceased her several years ago.  Five sons and one daughter survive.  The funeral will be held on Tuesday morning from Dwyer's undertaking parlors to St. Mary's Cathedral, thence to Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

(same day newspaper, different page)

In this city, at her late residence, 30 Mulberry Street, Rosanna Hanley, wife of James Routh.  Funeral will take place from Dwyer's undertaking parlors Tuesday morning at 8:30 to St. Mary's Catherdral, thence to Holy Sepulchre cemetery.

Sunday's Obituary - Henry Harry HANLEY

Services Not Set for Henry Hanley

Funeral rites were being completed today for Henry Hanley, seventy-seven, who died at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Marion General Hospital where he had been a patient for two weeks.

A resident of Marion for more than 60 years, Mr. Hanley was born in Toronto, Canada.  He operated a coal yard and grocery establishment at Ninetheenth and Meridian streets here and was a member of St. Paul Catholic church.

Survivors include six daughters, Mrs. Lillian Sutton, Mrs. Turbine Gossett, Mrs. Maude Carson and Mrs. Mamie Bowser, all of Marion; Mrs. Teressa Monroe, Muncie, and Mrs. Elizabeth Hayes, Detroit, and two sons, Leo and Pat, both of Detroit.

The body will remain at 805 South Adams Street pending completion of funeral rites.

Record of Death, Grant county

Henry Hanley, May 5, 1943, Retail Merchant, Coal and Grocery, Male, White, Widowed, 77.  Grant Memorial Park, Needham and son, Cerebral Hemorrhage, Pierre J. Fisher, MD
Marion General Hospital (1901 S. meridian) May 1, 1866, Toronto, Canada, Patrick Hanley, Ireland, Rosetta Killey, Ireland, Mrs. Terbine Gossett, Inf.

Henry Hanley is my Great-Great Grandfather.  His Find a Grave memorial is located here.

Sunday's Obituary - John Thomas Brane

John Brane Dies At Farm Home


John Brane, a life-long resident of Liberty township, died at his home north of LaFontaine at 3:30 Wednesday afternoon following a five year's illness with sugar diabetis.  During the past couple of years he had undergone four operations on his feet when gangreen set in and this caused his death.  His last illness was of about a month's duration and he was brought to his home from the Wabash hospital two weeks ago.

He was born on a farm adjoining the one he died on March 28, 1861 and spent all his life, with exceptions of a couple of years in LaFontaine, on the farm.

He is survived by seven children, Clyde of Glendive, Mont.; Mrs. Pearl Stevens, South Bend; Mrs. Harold Hadley, Westfield; Mrs. Rhoda Hockett, Indianapolis; George, Marion; Ralph, LaFontaine and Charles of LaFontaine.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday from the Lincolnville, United Brethren church with the Rev. K.K. Merryman assisted by the Rev. J.F. Lutey of the LaFontaine, M.E. church.  Burial will be made in Center Grove cemetery and grandsons will be pallbearers.

Circa 1934, newspaper unknown.

John Thomas Brane is my great-great grandfather.  His daughter Florence preceded him in death in 1907.  My great-great grandmother Marilla Elma Scott BRANE lived until 1948.

Sunday's Obituary - Harry Hanley

Marion Daily Leader
Monday Evening, October 22, 1906

YOUTH'S TRAGIC DEATH

Harry Hanley dies at hospital

of wounds received from gun in

hands of companion

WAS ACCIDENT

While out hunting with Walter Hanthorn Sunday gun was accidentally discharged

An investingation into the death of Harry HANLEY, which occured at the Marion Hospital at 4:15 o'clock this morning as the result of being shot with a rifle in the hands of Walter Hanthorn, a young man of about the same age, living at Nineteenth and Meridan streets, is being made by the coroner.


Coroner Davis said this morning that the evidence at hand clearly showed that Hanley's death was caused accidentally and he did not believe anyone would be held to blame for the sad affair.


Dr. G.D. Kimball, the attending physician, secured a statement from the youth before he died to which he places the responsibility on no one, but says it was clearly due to an accident.


Hanley formerly lived here, but his house is now in Alexandria. He is a glassworker. He and Hanthorn were intimate friends. The two were together Sunday and decided to go hunting in the afternoon. They took a twenty-two caliber rifle, going across the Railroad Avenue bridge and up the river near the Monroe Pike. They were about a half mile east of the bridge when the shooting occured.


A squirrel had been chased into a hollow log, Hanthron was at one end of the log with the rifle and Hanley was at the other trying to punch the squirrel from the log. The rifle was discharged in some way and Hanley fell crying that he was shot.


Hanley was carried to the Hanthron home and Digg's ambulance was called. The boy suffered intensely during the ride to the hospital, and when examination was made of his injuries it was found there were twelve holes in his intestines. All the perferations were serious.


The bullet entered the abdomen on the right side, only a few inches below the diaphragm.


"Papa, no one is to blame for this affair," said the lad before he died.


The boy's father arrived here from Alexandria several hours before he died. He was conscious at the time and remained so until a short time before the end came.


The Hanthorn boy is almost prostrated as the result of the accident and could hardly be controlled when he learned of his friend's death.


The funeral arrangements have not been made, but interment will be made at Alexandria.


Bert White, superintendent of the police, says all evidence at hand shows that the shooting was entirely accidental. Officer Rosencrance spent sometime on the case Sunday night.


John Hanley, father of the boy, called at the Police Station this morning and demanded a more rigid investigation of the circumstances leading to the death of his son. He said he was not fully satisfied it was clearly accidental. He was referred to the prosecutor and after hearing his story Mr. Friendline sent him to the coroner. Dr. Davis said this afternoon he intended to take all evidence, but as far as he could learn there was no reason to think the shooting was anything but accidental.

Harry HANLEY is my great-grand Uncle. 

He was born 21 Feb 1893 in Hamiton, Ontario, Canada to Henry HANLEY and Mary Jessie Patterson HANLEY.  He was only 13 years old when he died 23 Oct 1906 in Marion, Indiana.  He was the 5th out of 13 children.

Two items in this newspaper account caught my interest.  The first is that it states he is a glassworker in Alexandria, Indiana.  He was only 13 years old but his mother had died in 1902 when he was just 9.  His father remarried in 1903 and began having more children with his second wife, including a step-sister to Harry born just 4 months before his death.  With so many mouths to feed I suppose sending your 13 year old son to work was probably necessary.

It also states that his fathers name was John.  It wasn't.  It was Henry Harry HANLEY.  I've never heard that he went by the nickname John and don't know why he would.  I'm guessing this was incorrect information given to the newspaper.

I want to learn more about Harry including where he was buried.  I have a research trip planned to Marion in May.  I hope to find more to add to the story of young Harry's life.