BANTA, John E.

Date of birth:  29 Mar 1845
Date of death: 14 Dec 1893 – Hopewell, Johnson County, Indiana

The Franklin Democrat, Friday, December 22, 1893,
Volume XXXIV Number 24, page 1 column 5

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John E. Banta, of Hopewell, died at his home Friday night of cancer of the lower intestines after a short illness. Mr. Banta was well–known throughout Johnson county and was forty eight years old. He was born on the farm on which he died and had never lived outside of the Hopewell neighborhood. In 1870 he was married to Miss Mar­garet LaGrange. He has for many years been an active member of the Pres­byterian church and will be greatly missed by them. He was buried Sunday, the services being conducted by Rev. E. I. Davies, of the Hopewell church. A large number from this city attended the funeral.

The Franklin Democrat, Friday, December 22, 1893,
Volume XXXIV Number 24, page 6 column 2

FROM OVER THE COUNTY.

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PROVIDENCE.

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John E. Banta died last week on Thursday and was buried in the Hope­well cemetery on last Sunday. He leaves a daughter to mourn his loss.


Doctor Payne’s of Franklin held a postmortem examination on the body of John E. Banta last Saturday. The de­ceased died from the effect of a cancer of the bowels.

Link to John E. Banta’s grave

Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry