Franklin Democrat, Friday, March 13, 1896, page 1, column 6
Death of E. B. Head.
E. B. Head, the oldest printer in Franklin, died Wednesday morning at 2 o'clock at the home of his son-in-law, Peter Brown, on west Jefferson street.
Until five months ago he had been able to work at his trade, but the infirmities of age with a complication of diseases, at last compelled him to succumb to the inevitable. For three months he was unable to leave the house.
Deceased was born near Harrodsburg, Ky., in 1816. His father was Rev. Jesse Head the minister who officiated at the marriage of Abraham Lincoln's parents, Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks, June 12, 1806. Early in life he learned the art preservative and continued at this through his whole life. But few men have eve equaled his record in point of years in active service at his trade.
He was kind in disposition and respected by all. In some ways he was a very peculiar man. As instances of this it may be mentioned that he never drank a cup of coffee, and would not touch beans, peas, onions or cabbage. It is said he never tasted these in his life. For ten years he had not tasted meat. He did not use any intoxicating drinks, the only habit to which he was addicted was chewing tobacco.
The funeral services took place yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at his late home, conducted by Rev. G. Smith of this city. Burial at Greenlawn.
[Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry]
Courtesy of The Sayings, Harrodsburg, Mercer Co, KY, Sat Mar 21, 1896
The Courier-Journal, Thursday, contained the following notice of the death of an old Harrodsburg citizen:
E.B. Head, who was probably the oldest printer in point of service in Indiana, died this morning at Franklin Ind., after a lingering illness from a complication of diseases. He was eighty-six years of age, and had been a printer for more than seventy years. He was a son of Rev. Jesse Head, a pioneer preacher, who married Abraham Lincoln to Nancy Hanks, and his recollections of Lincoln were very accurate. A sketch of his life appeared in a recent number of McClure's Magazine in the Lincoln papers.
Mr. Head was well known here. He was one of the best printers who ever held a "stick," and for many years was engaged on Harrodsburg newspapers. He was peculiar in his habits during his residence here, arising at midnight to go to work, and stopping always about 3 o'clock in the afternoons. After that he would go home, eat supper, and retire for the night. This rule he followed almost without deviation, until he left to make his home in Indiana.
[Contributor: Yvonne~~~ (46818183)]
Death of E. B. Head.
E. B. Head, the oldest printer in Franklin, died Wednesday morning at 2 o'clock at the home of his son-in-law, Peter Brown, on west Jefferson street.
Until five months ago he had been able to work at his trade, but the infirmities of age with a complication of diseases, at last compelled him to succumb to the inevitable. For three months he was unable to leave the house.
Deceased was born near Harrodsburg, Ky., in 1816. His father was Rev. Jesse Head the minister who officiated at the marriage of Abraham Lincoln's parents, Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks, June 12, 1806. Early in life he learned the art preservative and continued at this through his whole life. But few men have eve equaled his record in point of years in active service at his trade.
He was kind in disposition and respected by all. In some ways he was a very peculiar man. As instances of this it may be mentioned that he never drank a cup of coffee, and would not touch beans, peas, onions or cabbage. It is said he never tasted these in his life. For ten years he had not tasted meat. He did not use any intoxicating drinks, the only habit to which he was addicted was chewing tobacco.
The funeral services took place yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at his late home, conducted by Rev. G. Smith of this city. Burial at Greenlawn.
[Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry]
Courtesy of The Sayings, Harrodsburg, Mercer Co, KY, Sat Mar 21, 1896
The Courier-Journal, Thursday, contained the following notice of the death of an old Harrodsburg citizen:
E.B. Head, who was probably the oldest printer in point of service in Indiana, died this morning at Franklin Ind., after a lingering illness from a complication of diseases. He was eighty-six years of age, and had been a printer for more than seventy years. He was a son of Rev. Jesse Head, a pioneer preacher, who married Abraham Lincoln to Nancy Hanks, and his recollections of Lincoln were very accurate. A sketch of his life appeared in a recent number of McClure's Magazine in the Lincoln papers.
Mr. Head was well known here. He was one of the best printers who ever held a "stick," and for many years was engaged on Harrodsburg newspapers. He was peculiar in his habits during his residence here, arising at midnight to go to work, and stopping always about 3 o'clock in the afternoons. After that he would go home, eat supper, and retire for the night. This rule he followed almost without deviation, until he left to make his home in Indiana.
[Contributor: Yvonne~~~ (46818183)]
Franklin Democrat, Friday, March 13, 1896, page 1, column 6
Death of E. B. Head.
E. B. Head, the oldest printer in Franklin, died Wednesday morning at 2 o'clock at the home of his son-in-law, Peter Brown, on west Jefferson street.
Until five months ago he had been able to work at his trade, but the infirmities of age with a complication of diseases, at last compelled him to succumb to the inevitable. For three months he was unable to leave the house.
Deceased was born near Harrodsburg, Ky., in 1816. His father was Rev. Jesse Head the minister who officiated at the marriage of Abraham Lincoln's parents, Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks, June 12, 1806. Early in life he learned the art preservative and continued at this through his whole life. But few men have eve equaled his record in point of years in active service at his trade.
He was kind in disposition and respected by all. In some ways he was a very peculiar man. As instances of this it may be mentioned that he never drank a cup of coffee, and would not touch beans, peas, onions or cabbage. It is said he never tasted these in his life. For ten years he had not tasted meat. He did not use any intoxicating drinks, the only habit to which he was addicted was chewing tobacco.
The funeral services took place yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at his late home, conducted by Rev. G. Smith of this city. Burial at Greenlawn.
[Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry]
Courtesy of The Sayings, Harrodsburg, Mercer Co, KY, Sat Mar 21, 1896
The Courier-Journal, Thursday, contained the following notice of the death of an old Harrodsburg citizen:
E.B. Head, who was probably the oldest printer in point of service in Indiana, died this morning at Franklin Ind., after a lingering illness from a complication of diseases. He was eighty-six years of age, and had been a printer for more than seventy years. He was a son of Rev. Jesse Head, a pioneer preacher, who married Abraham Lincoln to Nancy Hanks, and his recollections of Lincoln were very accurate. A sketch of his life appeared in a recent number of McClure's Magazine in the Lincoln papers.
Mr. Head was well known here. He was one of the best printers who ever held a "stick," and for many years was engaged on Harrodsburg newspapers. He was peculiar in his habits during his residence here, arising at midnight to go to work, and stopping always about 3 o'clock in the afternoons. After that he would go home, eat supper, and retire for the night. This rule he followed almost without deviation, until he left to make his home in Indiana.
[Contributor: Yvonne~~~ (46818183)]
Death of E. B. Head.
E. B. Head, the oldest printer in Franklin, died Wednesday morning at 2 o'clock at the home of his son-in-law, Peter Brown, on west Jefferson street.
Until five months ago he had been able to work at his trade, but the infirmities of age with a complication of diseases, at last compelled him to succumb to the inevitable. For three months he was unable to leave the house.
Deceased was born near Harrodsburg, Ky., in 1816. His father was Rev. Jesse Head the minister who officiated at the marriage of Abraham Lincoln's parents, Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks, June 12, 1806. Early in life he learned the art preservative and continued at this through his whole life. But few men have eve equaled his record in point of years in active service at his trade.
He was kind in disposition and respected by all. In some ways he was a very peculiar man. As instances of this it may be mentioned that he never drank a cup of coffee, and would not touch beans, peas, onions or cabbage. It is said he never tasted these in his life. For ten years he had not tasted meat. He did not use any intoxicating drinks, the only habit to which he was addicted was chewing tobacco.
The funeral services took place yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at his late home, conducted by Rev. G. Smith of this city. Burial at Greenlawn.
[Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry]
Courtesy of The Sayings, Harrodsburg, Mercer Co, KY, Sat Mar 21, 1896
The Courier-Journal, Thursday, contained the following notice of the death of an old Harrodsburg citizen:
E.B. Head, who was probably the oldest printer in point of service in Indiana, died this morning at Franklin Ind., after a lingering illness from a complication of diseases. He was eighty-six years of age, and had been a printer for more than seventy years. He was a son of Rev. Jesse Head, a pioneer preacher, who married Abraham Lincoln to Nancy Hanks, and his recollections of Lincoln were very accurate. A sketch of his life appeared in a recent number of McClure's Magazine in the Lincoln papers.
Mr. Head was well known here. He was one of the best printers who ever held a "stick," and for many years was engaged on Harrodsburg newspapers. He was peculiar in his habits during his residence here, arising at midnight to go to work, and stopping always about 3 o'clock in the afternoons. After that he would go home, eat supper, and retire for the night. This rule he followed almost without deviation, until he left to make his home in Indiana.
[Contributor: Yvonne~~~ (46818183)]
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