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Edward Issac “Ed” Darnell

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Edward Issac “Ed” Darnell

Birth
Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, USA
Death
22 May 1930 (aged 54)
Bartlesville, Washington County, Oklahoma, USA
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Bartlesville, Washington County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
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Block 1, Lot 18, Space 10
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Edward Issac Darnell was born to Lewis Jefferson Darnell and Rachel (Clark) Darnell on August 19, 1875 in Terre Haute, Indiana. He met and then married Mary Lena Gilliland on April 13, 1898 in Cedar Vale, Kansas. They were married for 32 years until his death on May 22, 1930. During their marriage they had ten children together and he raised a step child, Charles Ebon (Smith) Darnell 1894-1982, from Mary’s brief first marriage to a man only known with the last name of Smith. There are no family records or discussions of this first marriage. Ed, as he was called, was a cowboy, farmer, oil field worker, and a rancher. He raised cattle for more than twenty-five years and was once known to be quite wealthy. During a downturn in the cattle market and with his business partner defrauding him, Ed was facing financial problems. During this time, he either swallowed carbolic acid (used to treat cattle) on purpose or accidently while driving near his home and died. He had a bottle of throat medicine and a bottle of carbolic acid beside him and it was dark. Mary found his truck on the side of the road with the lights still on. Attached in the photo section are newspaper clippings of the ordeal.
Edward Issac Darnell was born to Lewis Jefferson Darnell and Rachel (Clark) Darnell on August 19, 1875 in Terre Haute, Indiana. He met and then married Mary Lena Gilliland on April 13, 1898 in Cedar Vale, Kansas. They were married for 32 years until his death on May 22, 1930. During their marriage they had ten children together and he raised a step child, Charles Ebon (Smith) Darnell 1894-1982, from Mary’s brief first marriage to a man only known with the last name of Smith. There are no family records or discussions of this first marriage. Ed, as he was called, was a cowboy, farmer, oil field worker, and a rancher. He raised cattle for more than twenty-five years and was once known to be quite wealthy. During a downturn in the cattle market and with his business partner defrauding him, Ed was facing financial problems. During this time, he either swallowed carbolic acid (used to treat cattle) on purpose or accidently while driving near his home and died. He had a bottle of throat medicine and a bottle of carbolic acid beside him and it was dark. Mary found his truck on the side of the road with the lights still on. Attached in the photo section are newspaper clippings of the ordeal.

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