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Dill, Howard

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Last Name Dill
First Name Howard
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Death Date 3/3/1945
Birth Date 9/22/1875
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Spouse Nannie Hobson
Survived By Children, Dr. Millard Dill of Plainfield and Joseph N. Dill of Winamac; sister, Mrs. Clarence (Minta) Hubbard.
Other Age 69. Died in San Francisco, Calif. Body cremated there and brought back here for services and burial in Mooresville Cemetery. Family owned farm on State Road 67, south of Mooresville. Parents: Erasmus and Mary A. Leathers Dill. [Morgan Co. Gazette, Oct. 14, 1893: "Howard Dill, son of Erasmus Dill, living 3 miles East of Brooklyn, accidentally shot himself while buggy riding with his sweetheart, Miss Sadie Hobson. It is feared that he may not recover."] [Martinsville Republican, Oct. 12, 1893: "Howard Dill, of Brooklyn, was removed from the house of Miss Anna Hobson, who he was riding with at the time of the accident, to his parents, 3 miles North of Brooklyn. The doctors think that if they can keep him alive for the next 2 days that his chances of recovering are good."] [Martinsville Republican, Feb. 28, 1896: "Howard Dill, of the Bethel neighborhood, was released on a $100 bond, for beating his wife. After the alleged beating, he went to Paris, Illinois and then to Iowa. His father telegraphed him to come home."]
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