Deweese, Leander (Dr.)
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| Last Name | Deweese |
| First Name | Leander (Dr.) |
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| Death Date | 5/1/1921 |
| Birth Date | 1/15/1847 |
| Obituary Source | Mooresville Times, May 20, 1921 |
| Source Information | Friends Records |
| Cemetery | IOOF between Hemlock and Kokomo |
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| Spouse | 1) Sarah Thompson; 2) Nancy Hornaday |
| Survived By | Wife, Nancy; sons, Herbert and Kenneth; foster daughter, Mrs. Urban Bowman of Plainfield; sister, Mrs. Albert Harvey of Mooresville; brothers, R. M., S. T., Henry, S. E., and a half-brother, Will, of Missouri. |
| Other | Age 74. Born near Bethesda in Morgan Co., Ind.; son of David and Hannah Hartley Deweese. Civil War veteran: Co. D, 70th Regt.; enlisted at the age of 15. Married Sarah M. Thompson on May 1, 1873; they had a daughter, Elsie. Sarah died June 28, 1890. Married Nancy Hornaday, daughter of William and Abigail Hornaday of Monrovia, on Dec. 13, 1891. Dr. Deweese taught school for several years before becoming a practicing physician at Hemlock, Indiana, where he has had his practice for 25 years. Died of heart failure at Hemlock. Funeral at Friends Church attended by GAR, Howard Co. Medical Assn. & IOOF Lodge in a body. Buried IOOF Cemetery between Hamlock and Kokomo, Ind. |
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