CORDRAY, Michael

Date of birth:  10 Jul 1828 – Ohio
Date of death: 13 Apr 1895 – Johnson County, Indiana

The Franklin Democrat, Friday, April 19, 1895,
page 1 column 1

Michael Cordray, living a few miles southwest of Edinburg, died very sud­denly Saturday afternoon. Mr. Cordray and wife were out planting potatoes when he complained of feeling badly and said he would have to sit down. He had only been seated a few minutes when he fell over dead. The funeral services occurred Monday at 10 o’clock.

Link to Michael Cordray’s grave

Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry