Morgan County IN Archives Obituaries.....Whetstine, John February 23, 1897
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The Franklin Democrat, Friday, February 26, 1897, Volume XXXVII, Number 33, page 6, column 3
MORGANTOWN.

John Whetstine, aged 84 years, residing near Mt. Nebo church, this township,
committed suicide Tuesday by 
hanging himself.  He started out of the house Tuesday morning saying that he was
going to commit suicide, 
but nothing was thought of this as he had often made the assertion before.  He was
found by a searching 
party Wednesday evening at 1 o’clock, hanging to a tree three quarters of a
mile from his residence.  
The coroner was summoned from Martinsville, but he had gone to Wilber, and the
squire was sent for in his 
absence, whose report showed that death came from strangulation by his own hand. 
The deceased had been 
living with his only daughter, Julia, for many years.  Eli Whetstine, of
Martinsville, was his only son.  Mr. 
Whetstine was an early settler of this township.  For the past few years he had been
very feeble and nearly 
blind.  This is thought to have preyed upon his mind until he became tired of life. 
The remains were interred 
at Mt. Nebo, the family burial ground, Thursday evening.

Additional Comments:
Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry
Link to burial place:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=154916322


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