Newspaper obituary notices of the death of John Dewey, son of Thomas and Eliza Knight Dewey. Eliza was the daughter of James Knight, and the half-sister of Ebenezer Knight.
From the New Albany Daily Tribune, October 8, 1853:
Died
On Friday morning, the 7th inst. John Dewey. The friends of the family are requested to attend his funeral from the residence of his father, on Main Street between Lower Fourth and Fifth streets, at 2 o'clock PM on Saturday the 8th. Funeral Sermon at the Wesley Chapel.
Funeral Notice
The officers and members of the Osceola Fire Company are notified to attend a called meeting of the Company at their Hall this day at 1 o'clock to attend the funeral of John Dewey.
The different fire companies of the city are respectfully invited to join the Osceola in paying the last sad tribute of respect to the deceased.
John W. Clark,
President, O. F. Co.
The Members of the Hook & Ladder Company are respectfully requested to meet at their hall, at 1 o'clock to-day to attend the Funeral of our deceased Brother, John Dewey, a member of the Osceola company. By order of the Foreman.
B. F. Gravel
The members of Washington, No. 1, Fire Company, will meet at their Engine House. to-day, Saturday, at 1 o'clock, to attend the funeral of Mr. John Dewey, late of the Osceola.
By order of the Company
Sons of Temperance
The members of New Albany Division No. 33, S. of T., are requested to meet at their hall today, Saturday, at 1 o'clock to attend the funeral of Brother John Dewey.
All members of the order are invited to attend.
Wm. B. Jackson, R.S.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Obituary of Hettie Plue Knight
From the New Albany Weekly Ledger, December 11, 1907, page 6, column 1:
The Body of Mrs. Hettie Knight, wife of Charles Knight, a former resident of this city, who died at the Deaconness Hospital, Louisville, Tuesday, was brought here yesterday and taken to the Veron farm west of the city, for burial in the rural cemetery there.
The Body of Mrs. Hettie Knight, wife of Charles Knight, a former resident of this city, who died at the Deaconness Hospital, Louisville, Tuesday, was brought here yesterday and taken to the Veron farm west of the city, for burial in the rural cemetery there.
Obituary of Otto Ricketts
From the New Albany Daily Ledger, Wednesday, March 26, 1919:
Funeral of Otto Ricketts
The funeral of Otto Ricketts was held yesterday afternoon at the home of his sister, Mrs. E. R. Harmon, 418 West Seventh Street, under the auspices of Ohioan Tribe of Red Men, of which he was a member. The Rev. W. H.Howerton, pastor of the Main Street Methodist Church, conducted the service and burial was in Fairview Cemetery.
Funeral of Otto Ricketts
The funeral of Otto Ricketts was held yesterday afternoon at the home of his sister, Mrs. E. R. Harmon, 418 West Seventh Street, under the auspices of Ohioan Tribe of Red Men, of which he was a member. The Rev. W. H.Howerton, pastor of the Main Street Methodist Church, conducted the service and burial was in Fairview Cemetery.
Obituary of Charles A. Knight
From the New Albany Tribune, Wednesday, February 23, 1938:
Charles A. Knight Is Taken By Death
Charles A. Knight, 57, of 418 West Sixth Street, a machinist, died at 3 o'clock Wednesday morning in the residence. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Gertrude Knight; two daughters, Mrs. Charles Meyer and Miss Jane Knight; three sons, Chester Knight, Leroy Knight, and Charles E. Knight; two brothers, Arthur Knight and William Knight; three sisters, Mrs. Walter Harris, and Mrs. William Doerhoefer and Mrs. Charles Robinson, both of Louisville; and seven grandchildren. The body is at the Schrader Chapel, 1715 East Oak Street, where funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.
Charles A. Knight Is Taken By Death
Charles A. Knight, 57, of 418 West Sixth Street, a machinist, died at 3 o'clock Wednesday morning in the residence. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Gertrude Knight; two daughters, Mrs. Charles Meyer and Miss Jane Knight; three sons, Chester Knight, Leroy Knight, and Charles E. Knight; two brothers, Arthur Knight and William Knight; three sisters, Mrs. Walter Harris, and Mrs. William Doerhoefer and Mrs. Charles Robinson, both of Louisville; and seven grandchildren. The body is at the Schrader Chapel, 1715 East Oak Street, where funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.
Will of Thomas Wesley Knight
I, Thomas W. Knight, Harrison County, Indiana, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do hereby make my last will and testament as follows.
Item 1: I direct that all my just debts, if any, and funeral expenses, be paid out of any money that may be on hand at the time of my death.
Item 2: I give, bequeath, and devise to my wife, Alice Knight, all of my porperty of any kind and description, including all personal property, money, bonds, real estate and mixed property and all such which I may own at the time of my death to her own absolutely and forever.
Item 3: I hereby appoint my wife, Alice Knight, executrix of the will.
In witness whereof, I hereby set my hand and seal this 4th day of October, 1918.
/s/ Thomas W. Knight [seal]
Item 1: I direct that all my just debts, if any, and funeral expenses, be paid out of any money that may be on hand at the time of my death.
Item 2: I give, bequeath, and devise to my wife, Alice Knight, all of my porperty of any kind and description, including all personal property, money, bonds, real estate and mixed property and all such which I may own at the time of my death to her own absolutely and forever.
Item 3: I hereby appoint my wife, Alice Knight, executrix of the will.
In witness whereof, I hereby set my hand and seal this 4th day of October, 1918.
/s/ Thomas W. Knight [seal]
Will of Ebenezer Knight
I, Ebenezer Knight, being of sound mind and memory make this my last Will and Testament:
Item one: I desire that my wife, Rebecca Ellen, ahsll have all my property Real and Personal to do with the same as she may elect after paying all my just debts. And at her death the residue if any to be equally divided between the children of myself and the said Rebecca E. Knight.
Item two: I direct that all money that may come to my estate shall be deposited in three separate Banks to be selected by my wife Rebecca E. Knight.
Item three: I hereby appoint Daniel J. Bowling and Thomas W. Knight to carry out the provisions of this will.
Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of R. Bartley, James H. Glasgow, and Ebenezer Knight.
/s/ Ebenezer Knight
/s/ R. Bartley
/s/ James H. Glasgow
Item one: I desire that my wife, Rebecca Ellen, ahsll have all my property Real and Personal to do with the same as she may elect after paying all my just debts. And at her death the residue if any to be equally divided between the children of myself and the said Rebecca E. Knight.
Item two: I direct that all money that may come to my estate shall be deposited in three separate Banks to be selected by my wife Rebecca E. Knight.
Item three: I hereby appoint Daniel J. Bowling and Thomas W. Knight to carry out the provisions of this will.
Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of R. Bartley, James H. Glasgow, and Ebenezer Knight.
/s/ Ebenezer Knight
/s/ R. Bartley
/s/ James H. Glasgow
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