Orestes History

Obituaries to 1910

The list displayed here is the most complete list of Orestes obituaries but is not even remotely complete. We regret we cannot list the entire obituary but are pleased to offer the names as a tribute. We welcome the addition of your family names.

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Wm Young, Orestes pioneer, b 8Oct1794, d 15Nov 1853, w Jane

James Hudson Ellis, Orestes pioneer, d 25Jan1875, w Elizabeth

Elizabeth Caroline Jackson Ellis, Orestes pioneer d 3Dec1876, h Jas

Jane McLucas Young, Orestes pioneer b 2Jan1805, d 31May1878

Nathan Lowry, Orestes, b 1826, died 14 Jun 1880

Caroline Lowry, b 14 Feb 1842, died 10 Jun 1893 or 1898

Isaac Martin, Orestes, died 8 Sep 1894, shot and killed

Lewis Hatchet, Orestes, died 22 Oct 1894

James Russell of Orestes d. 12 Nov 1898, f. of Flora Dwiggins w James W

Mattie Russell, Tipton Co d 9 Jul 1901, gr mother Ruth Dwiggins

Caroline Bradbury, Orestes d. 10 Dec 1903, mother of Flora Dwiggins

Abner Cross, Old Settler, died 15 May 1905

James Manring, Old Settler, died 7 Jun 1905

Susan Millspaugh, pioneer woman Alexandria, died 18 Aug 1905

James Tolie, Alexandria, died 23 Oct 1905, explosion

R.L. Leeson, Elwood, died 24 Sep 1906

Micajah Chamness age 88, north of Orestes, died 15 Mar 1907

Rebecca Keefer, pioneer woman, died 17 Sep 1907

Samuel S. McMahan, Orestes, died 11 Dec 1907

Edward Carpenter, Orestes, died 13 Dec 1907

William James Ferguson, 69, north of Orestes, died 24 Dec 1907

John Moyer age 97, Orestes, b 6 Jun 1810, died 25 Dec 1907

Wiley Ellis age 86, Monroe Township pioneer, died 30 Jan 1908

Kenneth Darter 18 mo, 7 Feb 1908

Josephine Pierce age 24, 13 Feb 1908

Thomas Cook, died 17 Jul 1908

Jacob Stamm, Dundee, died12 Aug 1908

Kenneth Brown, age 3 months, Orestes, died 12 Aug 1908

Jacob Webb age 98, Frankton, died 12 Oct 1908

Mrs. Frank Perry, Dundee, died 21 Jan 1909, while milking a cow

Mar Margaret Shaffer, age 4 months, Orestes, died 25 Feb 1909

Marcus Little age 59, of near Orestes, died 27 Oct 1909, fall from interurban

William Ryall, Alexandria, died 2 Dec 1909, died at tracks at Alex

George Moyer age B 1819, 90, 8 months 18 days, Orestes, died 6 Dec 1909

Raymond McMahan, formerly of Orestes, died 23 Dec 1909, on a train

Cleva Briggs, 12, Orestes, died 6 Jan 1910, pneumonia

Silas Cook Hortonville, died 10 Mar 1910, heart attack trolley derails.

Mrs. James Cooper, Orestes, died 11 Mar 1910, pneumonia

G.E. Burris, Fortville, died 27 Jul 1910, 1st conductor on Alex-Tipton Line

Oscar Athens age 46 of Orestes died 30 Sep 1910

 

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