OVERSTREET, Richard Thomas

Date of birth:  23 Aug 1825 – Oldham County, Kentucky
Date of death: 11 Jan 1896 – Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana

The Franklin Democrat, Friday, January 17, 1896,
Vol XXXVI Number 27, page 1 column 3

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Death of R. T. Overstreet.

Richard T. Overstreet died Saturday morning at eleven o’clock at his re­sidence on East Jefferson Street. Mr. Overstreet had been in feeble health for a number of years and during the two weeks preceding his death, his health had declined so rapidly that it was known by his friends that the end was not far off.

Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the Pres­byterian church, conducted by Rev. L. P. Marshall.

Deceased was born in Oldham Coun­ty, Ky., in 1825. He came to Johnson county in 1834 with his father who settled on the farm now owned by the heirs of the late J. T. Yager. At the age of twenty he began clerking for Herriott & Overstreet, the latter member of the firm, Wm. H. Overstreet, being his brother. Five years later he became a partner with his brother and continued in the merchandise business until 1858 when he retired, to become the cashier in the Farmers bank, organized at that time and continued in this position until 1863 when it was consolidated with the Second National Bank. During the ex­istence of this bank he also served as cashier, and after the organization of the present Franklin National bank served for a number of years in the same cap­acity. He served one year as president of the bank when failing health com­pelled him to abandon active business duties.

Deceased was a member of the Pres­byterian church, and during his life had held many responsible positions in the church.

He was married three times. His first wife was Elizabeth Kempton, his sec­ond, Angie Dunlap, and surviving wife, Catherine Vannuys.

Will S. Overstreet, of Indianapolis, is a son by the first marriage, Joe Over­street, of this city, by his second, and the remaining children, Merritt, Adair, Byron, Leslie, Lizzie, Grace and Clara, by his last marriage.

Deceased was an honorable citizen in every walk in life, and a man greatly esteemed in the community.

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Link to Richard T. Overstreet’s grave

Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry