Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Telephone, January 27, 1913, p. 1.
[Note: Two items are printed under the headline "Two Farmers End Their Lives." The second item concerns W. M. Oliver of Hamblin Township, Brown County, Indiana and not included.]
TWO FARMERS END THEIR LIVES.
John E. Butcher, Near Smithville, Shoots Self Sunday.
Despondent Becaue [sic] Sale Home Farm.
Brooding over the fact that he must soon give possession of the farm on which he had lived for many years, and worry over his son, caused John E. Butcher, a well known farmer 2 miles southeast of Harrodsburg, aged 64, to committee [sic] suicide Sunday afternoon by shooting himself in the forehead with a revolver. He was in the hayloft when the tragedy occurred, and lived almost an hour after being carried to the house. The farm had recently been sold to the Huntington & Thornton firm, to get possession March 1st.
Mr. Butcher had probably been considering self-destruction for some time, although he had never mentioned what was in his mind to any of his family until Sunday morning. His daughter Mrs. Stephen Wisely and husband were visiting with him and in the morning he told Wisely that it was his wish to be buried beside his first wife at the Mt. Ebal cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Wisely and Ivory Butcher, son of the unfortunate man, left the house about 1:30 in the afternoon, when the father accompanied them as far as the barn and then entered it. The family thought he was intending to feed some of the stock, and were not alarmed, until a few seconds later when the shot was heard. Wisely ran as rapidly as possible to the barn and found Mr. Butcher lying in the hayloft, and a revolver was by his side and a bullet wound in his forehead told the terrible story. Mrs. Butcher and two grand children were standing on the porch and also heard the shot. The dying man was carried to the house where he lived almost an hour, but he did not speak a word.
Mr. Butcher is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Wesley Jewell, of Farmersburg and Mrs. Stephen Wisely, of Smithville and one son Ivory, who lived with his parents. The unfortunate man had lived in that neighborhood all his life and was much respected. He was not a member of any denomination, but attended the Harrodsburg Christian church. Mrs. Butchers' [sic] maiden name was Martha E. Musser.
Coroner Harris investigated the case and found the facts as related above.
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The funeral of Mr. Butcher will be held Tuesday at 2 o'clock at Mt. Ebal.
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Chicago (Cook County, Illinois) Day Book, January 27, 1913, p. 26. NOTE: A digitized image of the item below is available online at www.ChroniclingAmerica.com.
Bloomington, Indiana - John E. Butcher, 62, shot and killed himself.
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SOURCE: Genealogy copy of the death record from the Monroe County Health Department in Bloomington, Indiana, issued to David Foster, June 15, 1995.
John E. Butcher, age 62 years, 9 months and 26 days reportedly died in Clear Creek Township, Monroe County, on January 26, 1913, of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He was reportedly born in Indiana on an unspecified date to Hiram and Billie (Beasley) Butcher who were natives of Tennessee and Indiana, respectively. He was buried at Mt. Ebal Cemetery.
[Note: Two items are printed under the headline "Two Farmers End Their Lives." The second item concerns W. M. Oliver of Hamblin Township, Brown County, Indiana and not included.]
TWO FARMERS END THEIR LIVES.
John E. Butcher, Near Smithville, Shoots Self Sunday.
Despondent Becaue [sic] Sale Home Farm.
Brooding over the fact that he must soon give possession of the farm on which he had lived for many years, and worry over his son, caused John E. Butcher, a well known farmer 2 miles southeast of Harrodsburg, aged 64, to committee [sic] suicide Sunday afternoon by shooting himself in the forehead with a revolver. He was in the hayloft when the tragedy occurred, and lived almost an hour after being carried to the house. The farm had recently been sold to the Huntington & Thornton firm, to get possession March 1st.
Mr. Butcher had probably been considering self-destruction for some time, although he had never mentioned what was in his mind to any of his family until Sunday morning. His daughter Mrs. Stephen Wisely and husband were visiting with him and in the morning he told Wisely that it was his wish to be buried beside his first wife at the Mt. Ebal cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Wisely and Ivory Butcher, son of the unfortunate man, left the house about 1:30 in the afternoon, when the father accompanied them as far as the barn and then entered it. The family thought he was intending to feed some of the stock, and were not alarmed, until a few seconds later when the shot was heard. Wisely ran as rapidly as possible to the barn and found Mr. Butcher lying in the hayloft, and a revolver was by his side and a bullet wound in his forehead told the terrible story. Mrs. Butcher and two grand children were standing on the porch and also heard the shot. The dying man was carried to the house where he lived almost an hour, but he did not speak a word.
Mr. Butcher is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Wesley Jewell, of Farmersburg and Mrs. Stephen Wisely, of Smithville and one son Ivory, who lived with his parents. The unfortunate man had lived in that neighborhood all his life and was much respected. He was not a member of any denomination, but attended the Harrodsburg Christian church. Mrs. Butchers' [sic] maiden name was Martha E. Musser.
Coroner Harris investigated the case and found the facts as related above.
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The funeral of Mr. Butcher will be held Tuesday at 2 o'clock at Mt. Ebal.
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Chicago (Cook County, Illinois) Day Book, January 27, 1913, p. 26. NOTE: A digitized image of the item below is available online at www.ChroniclingAmerica.com.
Bloomington, Indiana - John E. Butcher, 62, shot and killed himself.
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SOURCE: Genealogy copy of the death record from the Monroe County Health Department in Bloomington, Indiana, issued to David Foster, June 15, 1995.
John E. Butcher, age 62 years, 9 months and 26 days reportedly died in Clear Creek Township, Monroe County, on January 26, 1913, of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He was reportedly born in Indiana on an unspecified date to Hiram and Billie (Beasley) Butcher who were natives of Tennessee and Indiana, respectively. He was buried at Mt. Ebal Cemetery.
Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Telephone, January 27, 1913, p. 1.
[Note: Two items are printed under the headline "Two Farmers End Their Lives." The second item concerns W. M. Oliver of Hamblin Township, Brown County, Indiana and not included.]
TWO FARMERS END THEIR LIVES.
John E. Butcher, Near Smithville, Shoots Self Sunday.
Despondent Becaue [sic] Sale Home Farm.
Brooding over the fact that he must soon give possession of the farm on which he had lived for many years, and worry over his son, caused John E. Butcher, a well known farmer 2 miles southeast of Harrodsburg, aged 64, to committee [sic] suicide Sunday afternoon by shooting himself in the forehead with a revolver. He was in the hayloft when the tragedy occurred, and lived almost an hour after being carried to the house. The farm had recently been sold to the Huntington & Thornton firm, to get possession March 1st.
Mr. Butcher had probably been considering self-destruction for some time, although he had never mentioned what was in his mind to any of his family until Sunday morning. His daughter Mrs. Stephen Wisely and husband were visiting with him and in the morning he told Wisely that it was his wish to be buried beside his first wife at the Mt. Ebal cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Wisely and Ivory Butcher, son of the unfortunate man, left the house about 1:30 in the afternoon, when the father accompanied them as far as the barn and then entered it. The family thought he was intending to feed some of the stock, and were not alarmed, until a few seconds later when the shot was heard. Wisely ran as rapidly as possible to the barn and found Mr. Butcher lying in the hayloft, and a revolver was by his side and a bullet wound in his forehead told the terrible story. Mrs. Butcher and two grand children were standing on the porch and also heard the shot. The dying man was carried to the house where he lived almost an hour, but he did not speak a word.
Mr. Butcher is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Wesley Jewell, of Farmersburg and Mrs. Stephen Wisely, of Smithville and one son Ivory, who lived with his parents. The unfortunate man had lived in that neighborhood all his life and was much respected. He was not a member of any denomination, but attended the Harrodsburg Christian church. Mrs. Butchers' [sic] maiden name was Martha E. Musser.
Coroner Harris investigated the case and found the facts as related above.
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The funeral of Mr. Butcher will be held Tuesday at 2 o'clock at Mt. Ebal.
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Chicago (Cook County, Illinois) Day Book, January 27, 1913, p. 26. NOTE: A digitized image of the item below is available online at www.ChroniclingAmerica.com.
Bloomington, Indiana - John E. Butcher, 62, shot and killed himself.
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SOURCE: Genealogy copy of the death record from the Monroe County Health Department in Bloomington, Indiana, issued to David Foster, June 15, 1995.
John E. Butcher, age 62 years, 9 months and 26 days reportedly died in Clear Creek Township, Monroe County, on January 26, 1913, of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He was reportedly born in Indiana on an unspecified date to Hiram and Billie (Beasley) Butcher who were natives of Tennessee and Indiana, respectively. He was buried at Mt. Ebal Cemetery.
[Note: Two items are printed under the headline "Two Farmers End Their Lives." The second item concerns W. M. Oliver of Hamblin Township, Brown County, Indiana and not included.]
TWO FARMERS END THEIR LIVES.
John E. Butcher, Near Smithville, Shoots Self Sunday.
Despondent Becaue [sic] Sale Home Farm.
Brooding over the fact that he must soon give possession of the farm on which he had lived for many years, and worry over his son, caused John E. Butcher, a well known farmer 2 miles southeast of Harrodsburg, aged 64, to committee [sic] suicide Sunday afternoon by shooting himself in the forehead with a revolver. He was in the hayloft when the tragedy occurred, and lived almost an hour after being carried to the house. The farm had recently been sold to the Huntington & Thornton firm, to get possession March 1st.
Mr. Butcher had probably been considering self-destruction for some time, although he had never mentioned what was in his mind to any of his family until Sunday morning. His daughter Mrs. Stephen Wisely and husband were visiting with him and in the morning he told Wisely that it was his wish to be buried beside his first wife at the Mt. Ebal cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Wisely and Ivory Butcher, son of the unfortunate man, left the house about 1:30 in the afternoon, when the father accompanied them as far as the barn and then entered it. The family thought he was intending to feed some of the stock, and were not alarmed, until a few seconds later when the shot was heard. Wisely ran as rapidly as possible to the barn and found Mr. Butcher lying in the hayloft, and a revolver was by his side and a bullet wound in his forehead told the terrible story. Mrs. Butcher and two grand children were standing on the porch and also heard the shot. The dying man was carried to the house where he lived almost an hour, but he did not speak a word.
Mr. Butcher is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Wesley Jewell, of Farmersburg and Mrs. Stephen Wisely, of Smithville and one son Ivory, who lived with his parents. The unfortunate man had lived in that neighborhood all his life and was much respected. He was not a member of any denomination, but attended the Harrodsburg Christian church. Mrs. Butchers' [sic] maiden name was Martha E. Musser.
Coroner Harris investigated the case and found the facts as related above.
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The funeral of Mr. Butcher will be held Tuesday at 2 o'clock at Mt. Ebal.
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Chicago (Cook County, Illinois) Day Book, January 27, 1913, p. 26. NOTE: A digitized image of the item below is available online at www.ChroniclingAmerica.com.
Bloomington, Indiana - John E. Butcher, 62, shot and killed himself.
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SOURCE: Genealogy copy of the death record from the Monroe County Health Department in Bloomington, Indiana, issued to David Foster, June 15, 1995.
John E. Butcher, age 62 years, 9 months and 26 days reportedly died in Clear Creek Township, Monroe County, on January 26, 1913, of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He was reportedly born in Indiana on an unspecified date to Hiram and Billie (Beasley) Butcher who were natives of Tennessee and Indiana, respectively. He was buried at Mt. Ebal Cemetery.
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