DEMOTTE, William C.

Date of birth:  12 Aug 1857 – Hopewell, Johnson County, Indiana
Date of death: 30 Jul 1900 – Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana

The Franklin Democrat, Friday, August 3, 1900,
Volume XLI Number 5, page 1 column 4

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DEATH OF WILLIAM DEMOTT. [sic DeMotte]

Wm. DeMott, who has been ill for the past four weeks with typhoid fever, passed away Monday afternoon about 4:30 o’clock at his home on Jackson street.

Mr. DeMott was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. DeMott, and was born at Hopewell Aug. 12, 1857. Eighteen years ago he was married to Miss Lizzie Aten, and to them was born one son, Norval, who with his mother sur­vives.

Mr. DeMott was most highly res­pected by everybody who knew him. He was honest, trustworthy and ener­getic. He united with the Presbyterian church in his youth and at the time of his death was a member of the First Presbyterian church of this city.

Mr. DeMott came to Franklin nine years ago and engaged in the agri­cultural and implement business. For the past two years he had been connected with J. M. Story in the hardware business, until about two weeks previous to his illness, when he had accepted a position as traveling salesman for a windmill firm in Ken­dalville, and after but a week’s work, was compelled to return home. His aged parents and family have the deepest sympathy of all in their sorrow.

Funeral services were held Wednes­day morning at 10 o’clock, conducted by Rev. L. P. Marshall and Rev. J. H. Bright of Hopewell. Burial at Hopewell.

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Link to William C. DeMotte’s grave

Note:  Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899–2011, Franklin, Franklin Township, Johnson County, Certificate and Record of Death, Health Officer’s Record Number 30, page 61 records that William Demott [sic] died at about 4 o’clock p. m. on 30 Jul 1900 in Franklin, Indiana from typhoid fever of twenty-six days’ duration, aged forty-three years, no months and eighteen days. He was male, white, married and a commercial traveler, born in Indiana. His father’s name was John J. Demott [sic], born in Kentucky, and his mother’s maiden name Sarah A. Covert, born in Indiana. The informant was E. P. Jewet. William was buried in Hopewell on 1 Aug 1900, Covert & Covert, undertaker.

Submitted by Mark McCrady, Cathea Curry and Lois Johnson