THURSTON, William

Date of birth:  About 1830
Date of death: 13 Jan 1898 – Shelby County, Indiana

The Franklin Democrat, Friday, January 21, 1898,
Volume XXXVIII Number 28, page 1 column 1

LOCAL and PERSONAL.

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Wm. Thurston died at his home in Hendricks township, Shelby County, last Thursday. He was an old soldier and was aged sixty-eight. The funeral was held at Second Mt. Pleasant Sat­urday evening.

The Franklin Democrat, Friday, January 21, 1898,
Volume XXXVIII Number 28, page 6 column 4

FROM OVER THE COUNTY

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BENGAL. [Shelby County]

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Our old friend and neighbor, Wm. Thurston, departed this life last Thurs­day morning, leaving a large family of children and a faithful wife to mourn their loss. Mr. Thurston was a soldier in the late war and a member of the Bap­tist church. Burial at 2d Mt. Pleasant, Saturday.

Link to William Thurston’s grave

Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry