Early Tippecanoe County Obituaries and Death Notices 1830 -1904 Alameda McCollough Research Library, Tippecanoe County Historical Association 1830-1904 Early Obituary Index This obituary index is from early newspapers in our collection. Some are just death notices, but others have more. Spelling is a continuous issue in early times. Note; brackets are added information from other sources. Names are repeated because they were listed in more than one newspaper. Email for cost at [email protected] First Name M Last Name year age spouse/ maiden/misc Lily Oatsfield 1878 at Home for the Friendless Bruce Obenchain 1900 52 at Hannibal, MO; machinist John Obenchain 1903 74 of Washington Twp.; built mills and boats Sallie Obenchine 1865 68 Sallie Obenshain 1865 67 w/o John; 1st husband Maj. William A. Johnson Clementine Ober 1899 86 m/o Henry L. Bailey; died in Evansville Philip Ober 1904 37 leaves widow & 2 brothers Mrs. [R. Elizabeth] Oberle 1891 38 w/o Stephen; 6 children Dennis O'Brian 1875 Railroad engineer James O'Brian 1859 James H O'Brian 1859 ex-mayor; hunting accident in Starke Co. William O'Brien 1876 Bridget O'Brien 1904 wid/o Robert; 4 children survive Bridget O'Brien 1904 Carrie O'Brien 1880 d/o late James O'Brien, first mayor Charles O'Brien 1888 18 child of James of Round Grove; typhoid Daniel O'Brien 1888 38 born in Ireland Edward O'Brien 1893 fireman on Monon RR; killed in wreck at Rossville Edward O'Brien 1893 trainwreck Frank O'Brien 1891 22 died in county jail; little known of him Infant [James] O'Brien 1891 18m child of John James O'Brien 1896 John O'Brien 1878 lived near Battle Ground John O'Brien 1904 removed from Battle Ground to St. Mary's Cemetery Mary O'Brien 1880 of Fowler 1 Early Tippecanoe County Obituaries and Death Notices 1830 -1904 First Name M Last Name year age spouse/ maiden/misc Mary O'Brien 1894 58 native of Ireland Mary O'Brien 1894 58 born in Ireland Mary O'Brien 1894 Mr. [Patrick] O'Brien 1900 Mrs. O'Brien 1903 40 w/o Michael F.; d/o M/M H. J. Foltz; 1 son Mrs. O'Brien 1903 w/o Michael Mrs. [Mary] O'Brien 1895 w/o Patrick Mrs. John [Mary] O'Brien 1880 remains brought from Fowler Patrick O'Brien 1879 Patrick O'Brien 1896 78 Patrick O'Brien 1896 Patrick O'Brien 1904 86 helped build canal; died at Huntington Terrence O'Brien 1888 Terrence O'Brien 1904 19 died in Kansas City; leaves widow & child Terrence O'Brien 1904 died in Kansas City Terrence O'Brien 1904 [Helen] Ochs 1900 Mrs. [Helen] Ochs 1900 w/o David James O'Connell 1890 98 James O'Connell 1890 98 John O'Connell 1872 f/o Capt. Charles Underwood O'Connell Timothy O'Conner 1901 died at Michigan City; train conductor Mary O'Conners 1883 104 Dennis O'Connor 1872 37 Ella O'Connor 1879 w/o Capt. O'Connor James O'Connor 1903 21 of Delphi; s/o John John E. O'Connor 1891 76 Thomas C. O'Connor 1891 abt 60 consumption Johanna O'Daly 1891 suicide; arsenic poisoning John O'Day 1891 railroad conductor; died at his mother's in Indianapolis Hon. James Odell 1891 old citizen of Carroll Co. Joseph Odell 1871 Joseph Odell 1871 joint funeral with Chris Miller Joseph Odell 1871 Maj. Joseph Odell 1871 lengthy obituary Thomas Odell 1892 Died in Constantine, Mich 2 Early Tippecanoe County Obituaries and Death Notices 1830 -1904 First Name M Last Name year age spouse/ maiden/misc Child Oden 1873 abt 1 1/2 scalded, not expected to survive Infant Oden 1892 child of M/M Wm. Thomas O'Donnell 1876 found dead in a woodshed James O'Donnell 1904 53 of Logansport Mary O'Donnell 1901 56 leaves two children Mary O'Donnell 1901 Rev. A. B. Oechtering 1902 Dr. Frank F. O'Ferrall 1888 34 s/o Dr. R. M. O'Ferrall Dr. Frank F. O'Ferrall 1888 Dr. Frank F. O'Ferrall 1888 Dr. R. M O'Ferrall 1896 near death Dr. R. M. O'Ferrall 1896 Dr. Robert M. O'Ferrall 1896 abt 70 old Lafayette surgeon Sarah O'Ferrall 1899 wid/o Dr. R.M.; one daughter Sarah O'Ferrall 1899 Sarah Farmer O'Ferrall 1899 70+ wid/o Dr. R.M.; one daughter Father O'Flaherty 1863 priest Father O'Flaherty 1863 at Crawfordsville Mary Ogal 1893 88 former resident died in Terre Haute Infant Ogan 1888 child of Edgar of Romney Mrs. Lizzie Ogan 1888 abt 35 w/o Phillip; leaves 2 children Kate O'Gara 1895 Thomas O'Gara 1898 Thomas H. O'Gara 1898 43 s/o Mrs. Catherine, 5 siblings Thomas J. O'Gara 1898 [Amos] Ogborn 1894 78 b/o Dr. Job; at Pine Village Albert Ogborn 1891 of Pine Village; took fatal dose of morphine Albert Ogborn 1891 of Pine Village; suicide Albert Ogborn 1891 of Pine Village; suicide Albert Ogborn 1891 suicide Frances Herbert Ogborn 1899 Mrs. [Mary] Ogden 1884 w/o Daniel; of Battle Ground Charles Ogle 1891 suicide at Lahr Hotel George Oglebay 1899 87 died in Battle Ground John P. Oglebay 1898 82 of Romney; 3 sons survive Mary Frances Hunley Oglebay 1904 57 w/o George H. 3 Early Tippecanoe County Obituaries and Death Notices 1830 -1904 First Name M Last Name year age spouse/ maiden/misc Mrs. [Mary] Oglebay 1904 w/o George John P. Oglebay Jr. 1900 53 storekeeper in Romney Michael O'Halloran 1894 58 wife & 3 grown children; road supervisor Catherine O'Hara 1897 Catherine O'Hara 1897 Charles Eugene Ohaver 1891 22 mo. s/o M/M Frank Isaac Ohaver 1872 brother in law of Charles T. Clement John Ohaver 1899 58 7th Indiana Infantry John Ohaver 1899 Mrs. Ohaver 1883 39 w/o Councilman Ohaver Timothy O'Hearn 1898 abt 50 roadmaster of Monon RR Mary Ohnmacht 1899 88 m/o Kate Heheman Mary Ohnmacht 1899 Mary Ohnmacht 1899 Capt. Henry Oilar 1868 old settler James R. Oilar 1899 73 of near Battle Ground William Oilar 1888 old citizen of Lauramie Twp. William D. Oilar 1903 74 died at son's home in Chicago Frank O'Keefe 1891 John O'Keefe 1891 16 s/o M/M John John O'Keefe 1891 16 s/o M/M John William O'Keefe 1899 19 s/o Margaret William O'Keefe 1899 O'Keefe 1893 a tramp from Canada run over by train Mrs. [Permelia] Olar [Oler] 1893 w/o Augustus of near Otterbein Charles Olds 1894 Charles M. Olds 1894 of Ft. Wayne; Purdue student and football player Charles Morgan Olds 1894 23 in Ft. Wayne; Purdue graduate; s/o M/M John D. Frank W. Olds 1898 47 James S. O'Leary 1892 13 s/o Mrs. Mary Mary O'Leary 1891 82 w/o Cornelius Mary O'Leary 1902 67 of near Montmorenci; widow Mary O'Leary 1902 of Montmorenci Nora O'Leary 1892 of near Montmorenci; typhoid fever Mrs. [Elizabeth] Oley 1888 MIL of Cornelius Lohman near Buck Creek John Olin 1893 60 well-known "character about town" 4 Early Tippecanoe County Obituaries and Death Notices 1830 -1904 First Name M Last Name year age spouse/ maiden/misc Jacob Olinger 1891 62 of West Side Jacob Olinger 1891 67 of West Lafayette Sarah Olinger 1895 60 Joseph Oliphant 1879 Oliver 1870 sawmill accident at Ladoga Alice O'Mara 1901 20 of Chicago; d/o late Richard Child O'Mara 1887 2 1/2 child of Wm. Child O'Mara 1887 child of Wm. John O'Mara 1860 John O'Mara 1860 37 John O'Mara 1878 58 John O'Mara 1878 Thomas O'Mara 1859 fell into beer vat Fowler Omelvena 1895 15 s/o Rev. James; diphtheria Hon. J. Kelley O'Neal 1902 Hon. J. Kelly O'Neal 1902 73 leaves widow & 3 children Robert O'Neal 1888 17 s/o J. Kelly O'Neal Robert O'Neal 1888 Robert O'Neal 1888 s/o J. Kelly O'Neal Sarah O'Neall 1899 m/o Mrs. W.H. Caulkins; died in Frankfort Charles O'Neil 1876 run over by wagon Charley O'Neil 1876 6 run over by wagon Hannah O'Neil 1880 abt 14 hit by train; not expected to live Mrs. O'Neil 1900 48 w/o Thomas Thomas H. O'Neil 1889 76 widow & 3 daughters; died at home in Stockwell Jacob F. Opel 1903 54 born in Germany; shoemaker; leaves widow & 2 children Michael Opel 1888 3 s/o M/M Michael of Sedgwick, IL; died while visiting here Almira Opp 1868 44 w/o Reuben W. Anthony Opp 1900 b/o John of West Lafayette, died at Helena, AR Child [Sadie] Opp 1888 child of M/M Charles Frank Opp 1892 27 of West Lafayette; unmarried James Opp 1878 John Jr. Opp 1870 Leonard Opp 1894 nephew of John; in Helena, AR; runaway accident Moses Oppenheimer 1902 92 born in Germany; in clothing business Anna Opperman 1892 16 d/o George 5 Early Tippecanoe County Obituaries and Death Notices 1830 -1904 First Name M Last Name year age spouse/ maiden/misc John Opperman 1902 23 John Opperman 1902 Nelly O'Reilley 1879 d/o Thomas & Mary O'Reilley Grace Ormesby 1895 8 d/o M/M Wm. Grace Ormsby 1895 8 d/o Wm. Mrs. [Margaret] Ormsby 1900 39 w/o William J. Mrs. [Margaret] Ormsby 1900 w/o William J. Mrs. [Margaret] Ormsby 1900 w/o William J. Timothy O'Rourke 1888 Timothy O'Rourke 1888 abt 40 consumption; had saloon in Logansport until moving to Kokomo Arthur Orr 1899 foreman of Monon roundhouse at Bloomington John Ort 1850 40 suicide at poorhouse; German Charles W.