VANDAGRIFF, Charles

Date of birth:  16 Jun 1890
Date of death: 15 Dec 1892 – Blue River, Johnson County, Indiana

The Franklin Democrat, Friday, December 23, 1892, page 6 column 2

FROM OVER THE COUNTY.

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EDINBURG.

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As William Vandergriff [sic] and wife of Greenwood were on their way one day last week from this place to Nineveh, their little child died in its mother’s arms without a moment’s warning.

The Franklin Democrat, Friday, December 23, 1892, page 6 column 6

FROM OVER THE COUNTY.

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GREENWOOD.

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The remains of little Charlie Vander­griff [sic] were laid by those of his late mother [sic] here last Saturday at high noon.

Notes: Birth date is from the Johnson County WPA Birth Index, 1882–1920, which references Book CH1, page 120. His parents are Thomas [William Thomas] Vandagriff and Minnie Goodman, who married 27 Dec 1888 in Johnson County, Indiana. Death date and place is from the Johnson County WPA Death Index, page 214, which references Book H-16, page 13. His last name is transcribed as Vandigriff. Charles could not have been buried next to his mother as she lived until 1953.

Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry