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William Harrison Black

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William Harrison Black

Birth
Ripley County, Indiana, USA
Death
6 Jul 1960 (aged 88–89)
Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Versailles, Ripley County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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Rushville Republican (Rushville, Indiana) - Saturday, August 6, 1960
BODY OF OSGOOD MAN IDENTIFIEDAURORA, Ind. (AP) -- Relatives Thursday identified the exhumed body of an elderly man found dead on the Ohio River bank near Lawrenceburg July 19.Authorities had the body removed from its grave in Riverview Cemetery here, and relatives said it was that of William H. Black, 88, Osgood.Black had been missing since July 6, when he left Osgood by bus to visit a nephew near Aurora. No identification was possible when the partially decomposed corpse was found in thick weeds.A search party comprised of state police, Boy Scouts and volunteer firemen searched the area today and found Black's suitcase and his billfold containg $41.Authorities reported death came from natural causes.
Rushville Republican (Rushville, Indiana) - Saturday, August 6, 1960
BODY OF OSGOOD MAN IDENTIFIEDAURORA, Ind. (AP) -- Relatives Thursday identified the exhumed body of an elderly man found dead on the Ohio River bank near Lawrenceburg July 19.Authorities had the body removed from its grave in Riverview Cemetery here, and relatives said it was that of William H. Black, 88, Osgood.Black had been missing since July 6, when he left Osgood by bus to visit a nephew near Aurora. No identification was possible when the partially decomposed corpse was found in thick weeds.A search party comprised of state police, Boy Scouts and volunteer firemen searched the area today and found Black's suitcase and his billfold containg $41.Authorities reported death came from natural causes.


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