He was the son of Joseph Damon (1784-1845) and Phoebe Boynton (1788-1848)
His wife was Helen M. Linddle (1817 – 1903)
They had four children:
George W.
Franklin J.
Josephine M.
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Last Monday morning between the hours of seven and eight, Coroner Staver was notified that the dead body of Jehiel Damon had been discovered in a pasture at his home about 8 miles southwest of this place. Mr. Staver set out at once accompanied by M.G. Jones for the Damon farm where they arrived about 9 PM. There they found the bruised body of Mr. D. laying as it had been found and near it the hat and cane of the dead man. A jury was at once impaneled and the facts brought out are about as follows:
Mr. Damon was an aged gentleman within 26 days of 75 years. On Sunday morning at about 8 am deceased had left the house to go to his pasture about 3\4 of a mile from home to look after his stock. He didn't return when expected but the family was not alarmed as they thought he had probably gone to visit a neighbor and would come home toward evening. But he did not return and his wife became alarmed and began looking for him after which in a short time a search party of 25 or 30 men was raised who scoured the whole country over until about 3 AM when they laid down to rest until daylight. Just after sunrise when the party had searched but a short time, on suggestion of Mr. Bacon, they went again to the pasture and there the awful discovery was made.
In this pasture was a vicious Holstein bull which had been known on different occasions to attack people who came in his way and in the light of this fact together with the character of the bruises found upon the person of the deceased, the jury brought in a verdict accordingly. The coroner took great care in examining the body and made deligent inquiry as to whether there was any suspicious of foul play by anyone, but as Mr. D was known to have no enemies it was the unanimous conclusion of all the friends and neighbors that he came to his death as before mentioned.
Mr. Damon had been a somewhat feeble but was in the habit of going to the aforesaid pasture frequently. It was subsequently learned that his granddaughter, Effa Damon, met him Sunday morning in the pasture about 200 yards from where the body was found, she being on her way home from Wm. Wrighton's.
The jury finished its work in the forenoon and as the body was fast decaying it was interred in the Salem cemetery that evening. The deceased is the father of J. F. and Geo. Damon who are well known to most of our readers and to them and the bereaved wife and the whole family the Index tenders its deepest sympathy.
Contributor: Sandi Knippelmeyer (48858559) • [email protected]
His wife was Helen M. Linddle (1817 – 1903)
They had four children:
George W.
Franklin J.
Josephine M.
Adaline
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Last Monday morning between the hours of seven and eight, Coroner Staver was notified that the dead body of Jehiel Damon had been discovered in a pasture at his home about 8 miles southwest of this place. Mr. Staver set out at once accompanied by M.G. Jones for the Damon farm where they arrived about 9 PM. There they found the bruised body of Mr. D. laying as it had been found and near it the hat and cane of the dead man. A jury was at once impaneled and the facts brought out are about as follows:
Mr. Damon was an aged gentleman within 26 days of 75 years. On Sunday morning at about 8 am deceased had left the house to go to his pasture about 3\4 of a mile from home to look after his stock. He didn't return when expected but the family was not alarmed as they thought he had probably gone to visit a neighbor and would come home toward evening. But he did not return and his wife became alarmed and began looking for him after which in a short time a search party of 25 or 30 men was raised who scoured the whole country over until about 3 AM when they laid down to rest until daylight. Just after sunrise when the party had searched but a short time, on suggestion of Mr. Bacon, they went again to the pasture and there the awful discovery was made.
In this pasture was a vicious Holstein bull which had been known on different occasions to attack people who came in his way and in the light of this fact together with the character of the bruises found upon the person of the deceased, the jury brought in a verdict accordingly. The coroner took great care in examining the body and made deligent inquiry as to whether there was any suspicious of foul play by anyone, but as Mr. D was known to have no enemies it was the unanimous conclusion of all the friends and neighbors that he came to his death as before mentioned.
Mr. Damon had been a somewhat feeble but was in the habit of going to the aforesaid pasture frequently. It was subsequently learned that his granddaughter, Effa Damon, met him Sunday morning in the pasture about 200 yards from where the body was found, she being on her way home from Wm. Wrighton's.
The jury finished its work in the forenoon and as the body was fast decaying it was interred in the Salem cemetery that evening. The deceased is the father of J. F. and Geo. Damon who are well known to most of our readers and to them and the bereaved wife and the whole family the Index tenders its deepest sympathy.
Contributor: Sandi Knippelmeyer (48858559) • [email protected]
He was the son of Joseph Damon (1784-1845) and Phoebe Boynton (1788-1848)
His wife was Helen M. Linddle (1817 – 1903)
They had four children:
George W.
Franklin J.
Josephine M.
Adaline
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Last Monday morning between the hours of seven and eight, Coroner Staver was notified that the dead body of Jehiel Damon had been discovered in a pasture at his home about 8 miles southwest of this place. Mr. Staver set out at once accompanied by M.G. Jones for the Damon farm where they arrived about 9 PM. There they found the bruised body of Mr. D. laying as it had been found and near it the hat and cane of the dead man. A jury was at once impaneled and the facts brought out are about as follows:
Mr. Damon was an aged gentleman within 26 days of 75 years. On Sunday morning at about 8 am deceased had left the house to go to his pasture about 3\4 of a mile from home to look after his stock. He didn't return when expected but the family was not alarmed as they thought he had probably gone to visit a neighbor and would come home toward evening. But he did not return and his wife became alarmed and began looking for him after which in a short time a search party of 25 or 30 men was raised who scoured the whole country over until about 3 AM when they laid down to rest until daylight. Just after sunrise when the party had searched but a short time, on suggestion of Mr. Bacon, they went again to the pasture and there the awful discovery was made.
In this pasture was a vicious Holstein bull which had been known on different occasions to attack people who came in his way and in the light of this fact together with the character of the bruises found upon the person of the deceased, the jury brought in a verdict accordingly. The coroner took great care in examining the body and made deligent inquiry as to whether there was any suspicious of foul play by anyone, but as Mr. D was known to have no enemies it was the unanimous conclusion of all the friends and neighbors that he came to his death as before mentioned.
Mr. Damon had been a somewhat feeble but was in the habit of going to the aforesaid pasture frequently. It was subsequently learned that his granddaughter, Effa Damon, met him Sunday morning in the pasture about 200 yards from where the body was found, she being on her way home from Wm. Wrighton's.
The jury finished its work in the forenoon and as the body was fast decaying it was interred in the Salem cemetery that evening. The deceased is the father of J. F. and Geo. Damon who are well known to most of our readers and to them and the bereaved wife and the whole family the Index tenders its deepest sympathy.
Contributor: Sandi Knippelmeyer (48858559) • [email protected]
His wife was Helen M. Linddle (1817 – 1903)
They had four children:
George W.
Franklin J.
Josephine M.
Adaline
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Last Monday morning between the hours of seven and eight, Coroner Staver was notified that the dead body of Jehiel Damon had been discovered in a pasture at his home about 8 miles southwest of this place. Mr. Staver set out at once accompanied by M.G. Jones for the Damon farm where they arrived about 9 PM. There they found the bruised body of Mr. D. laying as it had been found and near it the hat and cane of the dead man. A jury was at once impaneled and the facts brought out are about as follows:
Mr. Damon was an aged gentleman within 26 days of 75 years. On Sunday morning at about 8 am deceased had left the house to go to his pasture about 3\4 of a mile from home to look after his stock. He didn't return when expected but the family was not alarmed as they thought he had probably gone to visit a neighbor and would come home toward evening. But he did not return and his wife became alarmed and began looking for him after which in a short time a search party of 25 or 30 men was raised who scoured the whole country over until about 3 AM when they laid down to rest until daylight. Just after sunrise when the party had searched but a short time, on suggestion of Mr. Bacon, they went again to the pasture and there the awful discovery was made.
In this pasture was a vicious Holstein bull which had been known on different occasions to attack people who came in his way and in the light of this fact together with the character of the bruises found upon the person of the deceased, the jury brought in a verdict accordingly. The coroner took great care in examining the body and made deligent inquiry as to whether there was any suspicious of foul play by anyone, but as Mr. D was known to have no enemies it was the unanimous conclusion of all the friends and neighbors that he came to his death as before mentioned.
Mr. Damon had been a somewhat feeble but was in the habit of going to the aforesaid pasture frequently. It was subsequently learned that his granddaughter, Effa Damon, met him Sunday morning in the pasture about 200 yards from where the body was found, she being on her way home from Wm. Wrighton's.
The jury finished its work in the forenoon and as the body was fast decaying it was interred in the Salem cemetery that evening. The deceased is the father of J. F. and Geo. Damon who are well known to most of our readers and to them and the bereaved wife and the whole family the Index tenders its deepest sympathy.
Contributor: Sandi Knippelmeyer (48858559) • [email protected]
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