Captain Mace Agnew
Kentucky Post, Wednesday, 16 November
1904, page 5
Captain Mace Agnes, an old river man and a well known resident of
Dayton, will remove to Florida. He is endeavoring to close out his business
interests in Dayton. He has been in the coal trade.
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Kentucky Post, Tuesday, 22 November 1904, page 5
Mace Agnew and wife left Monday for Miami, Fla. where they will probably make their future home. Agnew is in bad health and hopes to find in the South a suitable climate for his trouble.
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Kentucky Post, Saturday, 10 December 1904, page 5
Mrs. Mace Agnew has returned from St Augustine Fla. where she accompanied her husband Captain Agnew, who will remain there for the winter on account of poor health.
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Kentucky Post, Wednesday, 28 December 1904, page 5
Captain Mace Agnes, who went to Florida a short time ago for his health returned yesterday. The climate did not prove beneficial and his condition is reported as critical.
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Kentucky Post, Tuesday, 7 February 1905, page 5
Mrs. Mace Agnew and children will leave March 1 for their future home, Jacksonville Fla.
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Kentucky Post, Wednesday, 9 August 1905, page 5
Captain Mace Agnew, river man, is reported as critically ill at Jacksonville Fla. where he went in search of health.
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Kentucky Post, Saturday, 19 August 1905, page 2
A D Fisher, 635 East Third st. Newport, yesterday received word that his cousin, Mace Agnew had died in Jacksonville Fla. Thursday morning t 8:30 am. Agnew was one of the best known river men in Kentucky and was born in Lewis County in 1859. He operated on boats for 16 years, plying between Cincinnati and Pittsburg.
He moved to Dayton Ky. in 1894 and established a coal business. His health failed in January and with his wife he went to Florida. He is survived by his widow and three children, Myrtle, James and Robert. The remains will arrive in Newport tonight.
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Kentucky Post, Monday, 21 August 1905, page 5
The funeral of Captain Mace Agnes, took place yesterday afternoon at 2 pm with services at the residence of Mrs. Albert D Brown, 635 East Third st. Newport and also at Evergreen Chapel at 3 pm. Rev J N Ervin of the Dayton Presbyterian Church officiated.
The members of three lodges, Masons, Knights of Pythias and Odd Fellows of which he as a member, attended the funeral. The pall bearers were: J F Ellison, Cincinnati; George McMurchy and Frank Palley, New Richmond O; Captain Byron Woodbury, Dayton; Thomas C Brown, Newport and M C Collings, Dayton.
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Kentucky Post, Thursday, 24 August 1905, page 5
In the Campbell County Court today on motion of Sarah M Agnew, widow of Mace Agnew, who died intestate, Judge W J Hissem ordered that A D Brown be appointed administrator of the estate of Agnew. Brown qualified with Sarah M Agnew as surety, which was approved by the Court. Agnew died Aug 17 in Florida, where he had gone for his health. He was formerly engaged in the coal business in Dayton and was known as a river man.