Dakin, Sylvester H.
| Personal Information | |
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| Last Name | Dakin |
| First Name | Sylvester |
| Middle Name | H. |
| Maiden Name | |
| Death Date | 5/24/1877 |
| Birth Date | 11/27/1831 |
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| Source Information | Morgan County Deaths 1873-1912.../Likely scrapbook/Cemetery index |
| Cemetery | Mooresville Cemetery |
| Family Information | |
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| Spouse | Ann Hadley |
| Survived By | Widow; 9 children: Mrs. George (Alice) Huggins, Mrs. Charles (Emma) Cook, and Thomas Corwin Dakin, all of Indianapolis; Mrs. David (Lou) Fogleman of Cherryvale, Kansas; Mrs. Oscar Mowery of Princeton; Roscoe Dakin of Evansville; and Mrs. George (Iro) Conduitt, Mrs. W. L. (Ida) Conduitt, and Frank Dakin, all of Mooresville. |
| Other | Age 46 years, 5 months, 27 days. Born in Warren County, Ohio. Parents: Akin and Mary Harvey Dakin. Moved with them to Morgan County, Indiana, when he was three years old. They settled on a farm west of Mooresville. Most of his life was passed in farming, though he engaged in mercantile pursuits for a few years. Married Ann Hadley on May 21, 1854. Father of 9 children, all living. Member of M.E. church and of Society of Friends. "Died by a fearful accident at his sawmill, when his foot became entangled in the belt." Buried in Dakin family plot, Mooresville Cemetery. [From the Diary of Elam Harvey for May 18, 1877: "S.H. Dakin terribly mashed up by the mill today. Is entirely unconscious and the general opinion prevails that he cannot possibly recover."] |
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