The Evening News Hartford City, Indiana--Friday Nov.20, 1911 Funeral Sunday for G. Kitterman -Body will be laid to rest in Jones Cemetery The funeral of the late Gabriel Kitterman, whose death occured Friday afternoon at the home of his son, Harvey Kitterman, five miles south of this city, will be held Sunday morning at Sugar Grove church, the cortege leaving the house at 9 o'clock. Mr. Kitterman, who was one of the best known farmers in Blackford county, was born in Floyd county, Va., July 29, 1832. At the age of six years he came with his parents to Indiana where they settled in Wayne county. Mr Kitterman grew to manhood on a farm in Harrison township, taking up the vocation of a carpenter. He followed this trade for a number of years.but eventually drifted back to tilling the soil. March 30, 1854, he was married to Eliza Crawford in Wayne county. She died September 14, of the following year and on September 23, 1858 Mr. Kitterman married Sarah Williams. Five children blessed this second union, three of them surviving. They are Mrs. Frank Nelson, Solomon Kitterman and Harvey Kitterman. The wife and mother died about two years ago. Mr. Kitterman came to Blackford county in 1859, settling in Washington township on a farm that was then a wilderness but which is now one of the finest in the county. His family lived in a school house until he could cut the timber and build a log house. In addition to farming and doing carpenter work Mr. Kitterman also gave some time to preaching the gospel having been a minister in the Dunkard faith. He was the oldest of ten children. (Gabriel son of Solomon Kitterman and Tabitha Levisa Slusher, Solomon Kitterman son of John Kitterman and Julianna Sowers/Sauer) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Virginia Perry (© 1998 Virginia Perry)