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George William Blunk

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George William Blunk

Birth
Crawford County, Indiana, USA
Death
19 Aug 1918 (aged 74)
Birdseye, Dubois County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Birdseye, Dubois County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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Son of Valentine Felta Blunk and Mary Ann Hollis of Harrison County, Indiana (m. 1829 Harrison County, IN). Father proven by dearth certificate.

Brother of John J., Mary J., Sarah F. (m. Spencer Kellems), Catherine,Susan (m. John Murray), Amos, Nancy (m. John Crecelius,) Elizabeth (m. Harrison Tucker,) Rachel (m. John Nash,)

Buried with Eliza

Married Sarah Rebecca Brown on 29 September 1867 in Crawford County, Indiana. They were the parents of Mary (m. John Doolittle), George, Alex D., M. Belle,

Married Eliza Magdalene Sanders in 1881 in Crawford County, Indiana. They were the parents of Ada, Virgil Lee and Birdie Alice.

Civil War
Military headstone
Co H 81 IND INF

Headstone has 1844 birth year, death certificate 1843 birth year.

Applied for invalid pension on July 6, 1886
Wife Eliza applied for widow's pension on August 19, 1918
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In 1908 in the courts of Harrison County, Indiana., George W. Blunk was sued by his brother John J. Blunk for the loss of John's horse that was caught on the spur connection of George's telephone line that connected George's house to the main line. John was awarded $25.

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Crawford County Democrat
English, Indiana
August 22, 1918
Dr. J.J. Johnson of Milltown and Dr. and Mrs. Sanders of Evansville, attended the funeral of George Blunk here Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. M.L. Newton of Eckerty were called to the bedside of George Blunk Wednesday.

Dr. J. J. Johnson and Owen Johnson were Eliza's son from a previous marriage.
Son of Valentine Felta Blunk and Mary Ann Hollis of Harrison County, Indiana (m. 1829 Harrison County, IN). Father proven by dearth certificate.

Brother of John J., Mary J., Sarah F. (m. Spencer Kellems), Catherine,Susan (m. John Murray), Amos, Nancy (m. John Crecelius,) Elizabeth (m. Harrison Tucker,) Rachel (m. John Nash,)

Buried with Eliza

Married Sarah Rebecca Brown on 29 September 1867 in Crawford County, Indiana. They were the parents of Mary (m. John Doolittle), George, Alex D., M. Belle,

Married Eliza Magdalene Sanders in 1881 in Crawford County, Indiana. They were the parents of Ada, Virgil Lee and Birdie Alice.

Civil War
Military headstone
Co H 81 IND INF

Headstone has 1844 birth year, death certificate 1843 birth year.

Applied for invalid pension on July 6, 1886
Wife Eliza applied for widow's pension on August 19, 1918
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In 1908 in the courts of Harrison County, Indiana., George W. Blunk was sued by his brother John J. Blunk for the loss of John's horse that was caught on the spur connection of George's telephone line that connected George's house to the main line. John was awarded $25.

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Crawford County Democrat
English, Indiana
August 22, 1918
Dr. J.J. Johnson of Milltown and Dr. and Mrs. Sanders of Evansville, attended the funeral of George Blunk here Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. M.L. Newton of Eckerty were called to the bedside of George Blunk Wednesday.

Dr. J. J. Johnson and Owen Johnson were Eliza's son from a previous marriage.


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