The Rochester Sentinel - 1901 The Evening Sentinel Rochester, Indiana 1901 Wednesday, January 2, 1901 [no entries] Thursday, January 3, 1901 Death of John WHITTENBERGER on Christmas day at Independence, Colorado, aged 78 years. Was resident of Akron when he was a young man, and for several years engaged in the mercantile business. The Whittenbergers of Akron received the sad intelligence last Thursday of the death of their brother. Friday, January 4, 1901 Tom LONG, son of Mr. & Mrs. David LONG, died at his home in Wayne township near the Cass county line, Wednesday night. He was single, about twenty-six years of age. Appendicitis. Funeral was today and interment at Indian Creek in Cass county. One of the daughters of the late Ephraim DAUGHERTY holds a policy taken out on the old gentleman’s life several years ago, which has not yet been paid, although his death occurred early in the fall. The daughter had grown uneasy on account of the delay, but now the company, which has headquarters at Elkhart, has promised to pay within sixty days. Saturday, January 5, 1901 [no entries] Monday, January 7, 1901 Mrs. Emma CASTLE went to Gilead today to attend the funeral of her niece, Sadie MOHLER, who died Saturday evening at the age of five years. She was the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Benj. MOHLER, and the cause of her death was scarlatina. John Anderson received word today that Grandpa Isaac HIATT died at his home about four miles north of Leiters this morning. He was nearly ninety years of age, and had been in poor health for nearly two years. The funeral will take place at the Richland Center church, Wednesday at 10 a.m. Grant CLAYTON died of lung fever at his home in the south part of town about 10 o’clock today after an illness of just nine days. Deceased was about thirty-two years of age and was a painter by trade. His wife and one child, a little boy about 7 years old, survive. The funeral will take place at the residence Wednesday at 2 p.m. After a protracted illness, [Leah APT] the aged wife of Peter APT died at the family residence in Kewanna Sunday night, aged 76 years and a few months. Quite feeble for some time; death not unexpected. Mother of eight children, one of whom died in infancy, and another, Frank APT, only recently passing away. Other members of the family are Mrs. John C. PHILLIPS, of this city, and Charley APT the railway agent at Delong. The funeral will be held Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. at Kewanna. Tuesday, January 8, 1901 Grant CLAYTON, son of Mr. & Mrs. Geo. W. CLAYTON was born near Rochester October 1, 1868 and died January 7, 1901 age 32 years 3 months and 6 days. Married February 19, 1893 to Miss Frances JONES, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Isaac JONES. To them born one child, Lee [CLAYTON], now about 6 years of age. Surviving besides wife and son are three brothers, John, George and Sampson [CLAYTON] of this place and two sisters, Mrs. [Ellen CLAYTON] ROUCH of this place and Mrs. [Mary L. CLAYTON] COOK in Wisconsin. He had been sick 9 days, result of lung fever. Funeral will be 2 p.m. tomorrow at residence; Rev. LYTLE; Interment at the old cemetery. Wm. Isaac JONES died at his home one mile north of town yesterday evening at 11 o’clock, aged 75 years and three days. Lung fever. Born in Shelby county, moved to near Lake Maxinkuckee when about ten years of age. Married Matilda HERRELL. Born to them thirteen children, eleven of whom survive. Was in Civil War. Funeral will be Thursday at residence, 10 a.m. Wednesday, January 9, 1901 [omitted] The Rochester Sentinel - 1901 Thursday, January 10, 1901 Peter PUTMAN, aged about eighty years, died at his home near Athens this morning. During the funeral services of Grant CLAYTON yesterday afternoon the floor of the room gave way. No cellar was under the room and the floor lowered only a few inches, but it was enough to give everybody a scare. Miss Etta FRY, daughter of John C. FRY, died of consumption yesterday noon, age 20 years. Funeral will be tomorrow 11 a.m., Fulton Baptist church; Rev. KAY; Fulton cemetery. Sudden death of T. J. “Tommy” LONG; appendicitis. Very popular among the young people of Grass Creek. Interment was made at Indian Creek cemetery last Friday; Rev. BURKET. Friday, January 11, 1901 Mr. & Mrs. John JONES and Mrs. SPENCER returned to Denver today after attending funeral of Isaac JONES. Mrs. Jasper TRUE and Mrs. Carrie SHAW of Kewanna attended the funeral of the former’s sister, Mrs. HARTMAN, yesterday. Isaac HIATT, born in Hamilton county, Ohio, September 10, 1817. When a boy, moved with parents to Montgomery county, Indiana where he lived until 1853, moving to Fulton county, remaining until death on January 7, 1901. Aged 83 years 3 months 27 days. Married Elizabeth TRIBBETT in 1842. Born to them seven children, three of whom with the wife preceded in death. Surviving are four children, seven grandchildren, two brothers, and four sisters. Interment Richland Center. Saturday, January 12, 1901 Prof. [Benjamin F.] TEMPLETON, son-in-law of the late Dr. HARTER of Akron died suddenly at his home in Marion this week. He was principal of Marion city schools. Burial to be in Odd Fellows cemetery, Rochester, Monday. [wife: Carrie V. HARTER] Monday, January 14, 1901 [no entries] Tuesday, January 15, 1901 Grandma BERRY, a lady about 85 years of age, died at her home near Green Oak this forenoon. Nancy A. HARPER born September 18, 1834 near Oxford, Ohio, died January 8, 1901, aged 66 years 4 months 20 days. Married Richard G. VANDEGRIFT December 2, 1851 in Randolph county, Indiana. Five children, one infant preceding in death. Moved to Fulton county in 1854, remaining until her death. Presbyterian at Mt. Zion. Funeral by Rev. Geo. LOCKHART. Sargent Major Peter C. MEREDITH of the 158 Regt Spanish American War Volunteers died at the home of his father, Nathaniel MEREDITH, in east Rochester last night. While in the service he contracted strangulated bowels and on his way home with his Regiment underwent operation at Indianapolis from which he never fully recovered. Also was frail and lung trouble. He was about 35 years old, survived by wife, and little daughter. Funeral will be 2 p.m. tomorrow; burial with military honors. ( ( ( ( ( ( OMISSIONS ) ) ) ) ) ) Friday, January 18, 1901 Ned DERRO received word that his father had died at Huntington yesterday. Saturday, January 19, 1901 [omitted] Monday, January 21, 1901 After an illness of more than a year, the result of a fall, Daniel KOFFEL, a widely known farmer of the Athens neighborhood, died Sunday, Aged 72 years and 3 months. Born in Ohio; came to Indiana near Stockdale when ten years old and to this county eight years later. Married Maryann HOOVER 52 years ago. She has been dead 10 years. Six children, only three of whom are living: James and Albert KOFFEL and Mrs. Wm. DEARDORF. Funeral will be Tuesday, Athens U.B. church where he had been a member; Rev. J. T. KEESEY. Tuesday, January 22, 1901 Miss Maggie McGEE, daughter of Mrs. Moses McGEE, died of pneumonia at Athens this forenoon at the age of 28 years. Funeral will be at U.B. church Athens Thursday 10 a.m.; Mt. Hope cemetery. Wednesday, January 23, 1901 Clemontine [KEEL], the little son of Mr. & Mrs. Omer KEEL, died of lung fever at his parents’ home four miles southeast of Rochester this morning. He was about two years of age. The funeral will take place at the house tomorrow at 2 p.m. The Rochester Sentinel - 1901 Thursday, January 24, 1901 [omitted] Friday, January 25, 1901 [no entries] Saturday, January 26, 1901 After an illness of nearly a year, Mrs. Riley [Rebecca J. WALLING] RICHARDSON died at her home near Athens last night. She leaves a large family. The funeral will be Monday. Letter received Wednesday by Uriah SHAFFER announced death of his brother, D. W. SHAFFER, in Butler county, Kansas. He was former resident of Kewanna, moving from there 25 years ago. Monday, January 28, 1901 Mr. & Mrs. John ZINK of Huntington are here to attend the funeral of the former’s father, Jos. ZINK. The two year old daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Albert JACKSON died at her home in the Bearss neighborhood Friday night. Funeral was at Kewanna yesterday 2 p.m. Another of Fulton county’s oldest settlers passed away Sunday in the death of Joseph ZINK an aged and widely known farmer of Richland township. He was 74 years old and his death was the result of heart disease. He was one of the wealthiest men in Richland township, was the head of a large and honorable family, and was widely known as an honest, industrious and frugal citizen. The funeral is to be held at Richland Center Wednesday 10 a.m. Tuesday, January 29, 1901 Alpheus MURPHY, the dairyman, was called to Peru this morning by the death of his mother, Mrs. Rebecca MURPHY. She was one of the pioneer residents of Miami county and was over 69 years of age. The late Joseph ZINK of Richland township was the father of nine living children: Mrs. Theo. RANNELLS, of Rochester; Mrs. Will BRUBAKER, Cass county; Mrs. Clint JONES, Mrs. Frank OVERMYER and Mrs. George DUDGEON of Richland township; Lewis F. ZINK of Kansas; John B. ZINK of Huntington; and Frank and Enoch ZINK of Richland township.