JELLEFF, James Frank
Date of death: 23 Jan 1898 – Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
The Franklin Democrat, Friday, January 28, 1898,
Volume XXXVIII Number 29, page 1 column 6
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Death of Frank Jelleff.
Sunday evening at 10 o’clock, Frank Jelleff died at his boarding house in Indianapolis, from heart disease. He had been in poor health for some time with organic disease of the heart. He had taken a walk Sunday evening, and after returning to his room, suddenly expired while sitting in his chair. The remains were brought to Franklin Friday and taken to the home of his sister, Mrs. Lydia Brown. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Presbyterian church conducted by Rev. L. P. Marshall. Burial at Greenlawn.
Deceased was at one time city clerk of Franklin. He was one of the charter members of Hesperian Lodge No. 12 and was a member of the Odd Fellows lodge. The funeral services were under the auspices of the latter. He leaves one son, living in Indianapolis and two daughters residing in Toledo, Ohio.
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Link to James Frank Jelleff’s grave
Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry