BUCK, Elnora

Date of birth:  About 1831
Date of death: 27 Aug 1890 – Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana

The Franklin Democrat, Friday, September 5, 1890,
Volume XXXI Number 11, page 3 column 3

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Mrs. Samuel Buck, a highly res­pected citizen of our city, died at her home on south Water Street on Wed­nesday afternoon of last week at the age of 54 years. She has suffered from dropsy for a long time and of late has not been able to lie down and died while sitting in her chair. She leaves a husband and three children to mourn the loss of an affectionate wife and mother. The funeral services, conducted by Rev. Marshall, took place from the Presbyterian church on Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock and were largely attended.

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Link to Elnora Buck’s grave

Note: The Johnson County Indiana WPA Death Index, 1882–1920, page 26, referencing Book H-16, page 21, records that Elnora Buck, a fifty-nine-year-old white female, died 27 Aug 1890 in Franklin.

Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry