DEER, Hiram

Date of birth:  26 Apr 1813 – Mercer County, Kentucky
Date of death: 26 Feb 1898 – Johnson County, Indiana

The Franklin Democrat, Friday, March 4, 1898,
Volume XXXVIII Number 34, page 6 columns 5–6

FROM OVER THE COUNTY

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PROVIDENCE.

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Uncle Hiram Deer, a noble Christian man, passed away last Friday night. Mr. Deer was born in Mercer county, Ky., April 26, 1813. He lacked two months of being 85 years old. He leaves a wife and six children–Josiah, Wesley, Edwin, Mrs. Elizabeth Miller, Mrs. Louisa Black­well and Mrs. Martha Garshwiler, to mourn their loss. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Daugherty of Franklin. His re­mains were interred in the Deer cem­etery.

Link to Hiram Deer’s grave

Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry