Crawfordsville Weekly Journal
March 11, 1893
Owen Goffney Wilhite was born in Oldham county, Kentucky, April 20, 1817. He came to Crawfordsville in 1824 and has made this city his home up to the day of his death. When he came here, seven log cabins marked the spot where the city now stands. He was indeed a pioneer and has watched the growth of the city with evident interest. His mind was a store house of interesting incidents connected with the early settlers and settlements. On April 1st, 1839, he was married to Elizabeth Babcox. She was the mother of his four children, John, Alice, Florence and Frank. In January, 1866, he was married to Minerva Hazleton, the wife who now survives him. He had a passion for music and belonged to the first brass band ever organized in Crawfordsville. He continued in this organization until the hand of father time began to rest too heavily upon him. His love for music never diminished, however. He united with the Methodist church October 20, 1889, while in full posession of his mental facilities and believing he was doing his duty. He was a man of great morality and was sturdy, upright and honest in all his connections with his fellow men. He was quiet and unobtrusive in manner, with kindly thoughts for all. His life has been one well spent. We can truly say he has lived and lived well, for-----
"He most lives, Who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best."
March 11, 1893
Owen Goffney Wilhite was born in Oldham county, Kentucky, April 20, 1817. He came to Crawfordsville in 1824 and has made this city his home up to the day of his death. When he came here, seven log cabins marked the spot where the city now stands. He was indeed a pioneer and has watched the growth of the city with evident interest. His mind was a store house of interesting incidents connected with the early settlers and settlements. On April 1st, 1839, he was married to Elizabeth Babcox. She was the mother of his four children, John, Alice, Florence and Frank. In January, 1866, he was married to Minerva Hazleton, the wife who now survives him. He had a passion for music and belonged to the first brass band ever organized in Crawfordsville. He continued in this organization until the hand of father time began to rest too heavily upon him. His love for music never diminished, however. He united with the Methodist church October 20, 1889, while in full posession of his mental facilities and believing he was doing his duty. He was a man of great morality and was sturdy, upright and honest in all his connections with his fellow men. He was quiet and unobtrusive in manner, with kindly thoughts for all. His life has been one well spent. We can truly say he has lived and lived well, for-----
"He most lives, Who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best."
Crawfordsville Weekly Journal
March 11, 1893
Owen Goffney Wilhite was born in Oldham county, Kentucky, April 20, 1817. He came to Crawfordsville in 1824 and has made this city his home up to the day of his death. When he came here, seven log cabins marked the spot where the city now stands. He was indeed a pioneer and has watched the growth of the city with evident interest. His mind was a store house of interesting incidents connected with the early settlers and settlements. On April 1st, 1839, he was married to Elizabeth Babcox. She was the mother of his four children, John, Alice, Florence and Frank. In January, 1866, he was married to Minerva Hazleton, the wife who now survives him. He had a passion for music and belonged to the first brass band ever organized in Crawfordsville. He continued in this organization until the hand of father time began to rest too heavily upon him. His love for music never diminished, however. He united with the Methodist church October 20, 1889, while in full posession of his mental facilities and believing he was doing his duty. He was a man of great morality and was sturdy, upright and honest in all his connections with his fellow men. He was quiet and unobtrusive in manner, with kindly thoughts for all. His life has been one well spent. We can truly say he has lived and lived well, for-----
"He most lives, Who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best."
March 11, 1893
Owen Goffney Wilhite was born in Oldham county, Kentucky, April 20, 1817. He came to Crawfordsville in 1824 and has made this city his home up to the day of his death. When he came here, seven log cabins marked the spot where the city now stands. He was indeed a pioneer and has watched the growth of the city with evident interest. His mind was a store house of interesting incidents connected with the early settlers and settlements. On April 1st, 1839, he was married to Elizabeth Babcox. She was the mother of his four children, John, Alice, Florence and Frank. In January, 1866, he was married to Minerva Hazleton, the wife who now survives him. He had a passion for music and belonged to the first brass band ever organized in Crawfordsville. He continued in this organization until the hand of father time began to rest too heavily upon him. His love for music never diminished, however. He united with the Methodist church October 20, 1889, while in full posession of his mental facilities and believing he was doing his duty. He was a man of great morality and was sturdy, upright and honest in all his connections with his fellow men. He was quiet and unobtrusive in manner, with kindly thoughts for all. His life has been one well spent. We can truly say he has lived and lived well, for-----
"He most lives, Who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best."
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Obit courtesy of R & Kim Hancock.
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