MONCRIEF, Edgar W.

EDWARD MONCRIEF.

Edward [sic] Moncrief, brother of Prof. J. W. Moncrief, died last Friday, after an illness of about a week.

Although he had been in poor health for several years he was confined to his bed only for a few days. Funeral services were conducted at the house by Prof. C. H. Hall, on Saturday. The remains were then taken to Cave Spring cemetery, three miles south of Sardinia, for interment. Mr. Moncrief was about thirty years of age at the time of his death.

The greater part of his life was spent in the northern part of Jennings county. About four years ago he with his mother removed to this city where he has since lived. He was an active member of the Baptist church. He was honest, industrious and painstaking in all his dealings. He made a host of friends during his stay in Franklin who were made to sorrow by the announce­ment of his death. He will be remem­bered as an honorable young man and a zealous Christian.

The Franklin Democrat, Friday, May 29, 1891,
Volume XXXI Number 49, page 3 column 1

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Ed. Moncrief, a well-known and highly respected young man of this city, died at the residence of his brother Prof. J. W. Moncrief on last Friday morning. Funeral services were held at his late home on Saturday afternoon after which the remains were taken to his former home at Sardina, Decatur county.

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Link to Edgar W. Moncrief’s grave

Note: The Johnson County Indiana WPA Death Index, 1882–1920, page 131, referencing Book H-16, page 24, records that Edgar W. Moncrief, a thirty-year-old white male, died 22 May 1891 in Franklin.

Submitted by Mark McCrady, Cathea Curry and Lois Johnson