BLACKHART, Thomas W.
Date of death: 19 Jan 1891 – Denver, Denver County, Colorado
The Franklin Democrat, Friday, January 30, 1891,
Volume XXXI Number 32, page 5 column 2
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Thomas W. Blackhart, the wealthy mine owner of Colorado, and who, on the 27th of last month [sic], married Miss Lucy M. Miller, daughter of Rev. J. C. Miller, of Williamsburg, this county, died in Denver on Wednesday [sic] of last week. Mr. Blackhart is said to have been worth half a million dollars
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The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky),
Tuesday, January 20, 1891, page 10 column 5
CAUSED BY LOCKJAW.
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Death of Thomas W. Blackhart, For-
merly of Louisville, in Denver.
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Mr. Thomas W. Blackhart, formerly a resident of this city, died yesterday morning at Denver, Col., from lockjaw. Two telegrams were received yesterday by Mr. George Crawford at the office of the Westview Building Company, announcing the death of Mr. Blackhart, and requesting that arrangements be made in this city for the interment of the remains.
Mr. Blackhart, with his wife and a party of friends, left Denver the first part of last week for Gunnison, a favorite hunting resort in Colorado. Friday afternoon he shot himself in the foot while separated from the rest of the party, lying for several hours in the field alone and without assistance. When he was at length found and taken to the hotel no medical aid could be procured, and it was not until he was carried to Denver that his wound could be examined.
As a result of that examination the foot was amputated above the ankle. On Sunday, lockjaw set in, from which he died yesterday morning. The news of his death was a great shock to his friends in this city, particularly so as only two weeks ago he passed through this city from Indianapolis on his bridal tour.
The deceased was thirty-three years of age at the time of his death, and was a native of Jackson, Ohio. He came to this city in 1880 and began his career as a reporter on the old Louisville Ledger. After that paper stopped publication, he worked for a time on the Evening News. He afterward became the manager of the office and salesrooms of Price & Lucas, where he remained for several years. In 1887 he was elected Mayor of Parkland. The same year he was made the President of the Daisy Realty Company, and also a Director in the Westview Building Company. He carried on a number of personal enterprises, in all of which he was successful. Recently he became largely interested in the “Alice E.” Mining Company of Montana, of which he was the Secretary at the time of his death. He was a part owner of the Brunswick Hotel, Denver, where he has made his home for the past two years. He was married twice, but leaves no children. His second wife was Miss Miller, of Indianapolis [sic], whom he married on December 19. The funeral arrangements have not been completed, but the interment will take place at Cave Hill Cemetery.
Note: The Johnson County Indiana WPA Marriage Index, 1882–1920, referencing Book 6, page 278, records that Thomas W. Blackhart married Lucy M. Miller on 18 Dec 1890.
Submitted by Mark McCrady, Cathea Curry and Lois Johnson