Sunday, March 2, 2014

In Memoriam March 2nd

1608 Henry Perkins buried in Hillmorton Cemetery in Rugby, England.  He was the son of Thomas & Alice Kebble and married Elizabeth Sawbridge in 1579.  They had twelve children:  Thomas, James, Margaret, Anne, Sarah, Lucy, Elizabeth, John, William, Francis, Edward and Jacob.

1651 Caspar Hinkle in Germany age 75.  He was born there in 1576.  Caspar had at least one son, Mathias.


1815 Presley Morehead wrote his will which was probated in 1820.  Presley was the son of John & Mary Morehead and lived in Fauquier Co., VA. 

1936 Harold Shelton the son of Howard & Ruby (Lathrop) Shelton died the day he was born.  He is buried in Mt. Zion / Farnsworth Cemetery.


1868 John Speer in Lawrence Co., IN age 29 the son of Andrew & Dicy (Kirby) Speer.  He was born in Lawrence Co., IN in 1838.  He served in Co. A of the 31st Indiana Infantry during the Civil War.  John is buried in Speer Cemetery.

1979 John Speer age 57 in San Bernadino, CA the son of Maurice & Jimmie (Doke) Speer.  He was born in Oldham Co., KY in 1921.


1986 Kenneth Courtright age 77 in Flora, IL.  He was born in 1909 in Illinois the son of Stokely & Gladys (Fields) Courtright.  He married Grace Gill in 1934 and they had at least one son Galen.  Kenneth served in World War II from 1944 to 1946.  He is buried in Clay City Cemetery.

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