Obituary which appeared in "Then Evening News" on 15 Feb 1968

S.T. MORRISON RITES SUNDAY
          Samuel Thomas Morrison, 82, a native of Utica, died at 8 p.m. yesterday while visiting his daughter, Mrs. Lola Jarnagin, Clarksville.
          Surviving are three sons, Thurman A. and James L. Morrison, both of Jeffersonville, and Lewis Robert Morrison, Utica; five other daughters, Mrs. Beulah Dorman, and Mrs. Anna Lee Dorman, both of Jeffersonville, Mrs. Sarah Bradley, Mrs. Dorothy Marie Lewis, and Mrs. Eleanora Vance, all of Utica; a Brother, Brigham Morrison, Utica; 32 grandchildren and 40 great-grandchildren.
          Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Coots Funeral Home, with burial in Utica Cemetery.

Source:
The Evening News microfilm from Jeffersonville Public Library

JAMES B. JAMES Obituary

James B. James, Owner Of Funeral Home, Dies March 28, 1955
Charlestown Man 79, Was Descendant Of First White Child Born in Clark County

James B. James, Charlestown funeral director and descendant of the first white child born in what is now Clark County, died at 6 A.M. yesterday in Clark County Memorial Hospital. He was 79.

In failing health for several months, he entered the hospital 10 days ago.

He established the funeral home in 1910, but did not devote full time to in for a number of years. He was employed by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad for several years, and served as postmaster at Charlestown under President Woodrow Wilson.

Missed But One Convention

A lifelong Democrat (and "proud of it", he told everyone), he missed only one state Democratic convention in 46 years. On that one occasion, the death of a friend kept him from attending.

Frequently he was a convention delegate, but when he wasn't he was there as an observer or with a proxy. He remained active in business and politics until two years ago.

His grandfather, David W. Daily was born in 1798 at the Charlestown Landing, the first white child born in the area that became Clark County. The family settled in the Charlestown section about 1796 after moving from Kentucky.

A son, David L. James, associated with his father in the funeral home and three grand children survive.

The funeral will be at 3 P.M. tomorrow in Charlestown Christian Church. Burial will be in Charlestown Cemetery. Blazing Star Lodge of Masons, of which he was a member, will have charge of the service.

DAVID LEWMAN JAMES Obituary

" Charlestown looses town historian"

Mr. James was proud of the fact that his Great-Grandfather, David W. Daily, was said to be the first white child born in Clark County, Indiana.

David L. James was Institution in County February 8, 1967

One of Charlestown's most dedicated history buffs, David Lewman James, 66, passed away at 4:15 PM at Clark Memorial Hospital.

Mr. James was better informed on local history than almost anyone else.  He was sought after by residents from other states in tracing down old family connections and learning more about family ties to the area.  He kept extensive pieces of material from old newspapers and family documents.  He was a descendent of pioneer Clark County stock.

He was a lifelong Democrat and was serving his second term as Judge of City Court, Charlestown.  He was planning to run for his third term in the May Primary.  He also served on the Town Board in 1937 when the water system was first build in Charlestown and was active on its inception.  He was a delegate to many State Democratic conventions.

James was the son of James B. James and Theodocia Lewman James, both of pioneer Clark County families.

He is survived by two sons, David Farmer James, a sales representative of Klarer of Kentucky, and James "Jimmy" B. James, a printer at the Louisville Courier-Journal and Times; one daughter, Mrs. Judith Kohler, Ft. Knox.; and eight grandchildren.

James was a past master of Blazing Star Lodge, a former member of the Charlestown Lion's Club, and an active deacon of First Christian Church, Charlestown.

It has been reported that he was a great grandson of David W Daily, the first white child born in Clark County, however this was never verified. (D W Daily, being the first)

His contemporaries in Charlestown considered him an institution.  He graduated from Charlestown High School in 1921 and was a businessman.  He assisted his father in an undertaking business for many years and owned and operated a garage.

Cause of death was a lingering illness with flu-pneumonia and developed into a staph infection of the blood stream.

The funeral was Saturday afternoon, February 11, at the Grayson Funeral Home, Charlestown.  Burial, with Masonic rites at the grave side, was in Charlestown Cemetery.

CHARLES WOLFORD DORMAN Obituary

Taken from the Evening News
Jeffersonville, IN

C.W. DORMAN, 48, DIES AFTER ILLNESS
Charles Wolford Dorman, 48, Allison's Lane, Rural Route 1, Jeffersonville, died at 6:45 a.m. today at his residence.

He had been in ill health since July.

Dorman was a mechanic at the Colgate-Palmolive Company in Clarksville.

Survivors include his widow, Beulah Dorman; three sons, Charles R., Leonard H., and Harvey T.; two daughters, Mrs. Robert Daily and Mrs. Melvin Casey; three brothers, Alvin, Robert and Henry Dorman, all of Jeffersonville; two sisters, Mrs. Earl Colvin, Utica, and Mrs. Charles Flynn, Astoria, Long Island; six grandchildren. 

He was a member of the Sacred Heart Church.

Funeral services will be Monday at 8:30 a.m. from the Coots Chapel and at 9 a.m. from the Sacred Heart Church. Burial will be in the Utica Cemetery. The rosary will be said tonight at 7 p.m. at the Coots Chapel.

SELINA IRENE MCKINLEY

From
"The Republican"
Dated 7 Oct 1891

          Mrs. Daily, wife of John Daily, living on the Cherry Farm two miles south of this city, died at 6:30 o'clock Monday morning in child birth.  Her age was 33.  The mother and infant, which was born dead, were buried together at Basco yesterday afternoon, Elder Northrup conducting the funeral services.
          The husband and six children surviving are certainly deserving of great sympathy in their sad bereavement.

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JOHN WESLEY DAILY
b. 8 Apr 1847 in Adams Co., IL  d. 20 Feb 1922

From
"The Republican"
Dated 22 Feb 1922

          John W. Daily died at his home in this city, Monday, after a week's illness with pneumonia.
          John Wesley Daily was the son of Jacob and Jane (Becket) Daily and was born in Adams County IL April 8, 1847 coming to this county and locating near Carthage with his parents when a lad.
          On Dec 31 1874, Mr. Daily married Miss Selina Irene McKinley, to which union were born Mrs. Gertrude Minnie Snow of Ferris, Wm Henry Daily of Los Angeles, Lulu Mabel Adkins of Ferris, Clyde Raymond Daily of Ferris, John W. Daily of Oracle AZ, Daisy Belle Seigfreid of Ferris.
          Mrs. Daily died about 30 years ago.
          On Feb 13 1893 Mr. Daily married Electra Irene Clark/Berger.  Mrs. Berger had three children, Mrs. Mamie Berger Hughs of Ferris, Mrs. Minnie Berger Moesser of Kirksville, MO, and Wm Geo. Berger of Ferris.
          To Mr. Daily's second marriage were born 5 children, Gladys who died at age 10 months, Juanita Daily Perry, twin boys Lloyd James and Floyd Thomas Daily, and Margarite Pauline Daily.
          This home overflowing with youth was most remarkable, for all dwelt together in the most devoted and loving relationship and all suffer a common grief in the loss of this beloved father.
          Mr. Daily was a successful farmer and only at Thanksgiving a year ago retired and moved to Carthage.
          He was a devout Methodist from his youth and was a loveable character and good citizen.
          The funeral was held at the Methodist church this afternoon at 1:30.  Rev W.W. Bollinger officiating.  Interment at Moss Ridge.

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IRENE ELECTRA CLARK BERGER
b. 22 Oct 1862  d. 19 Aug 1953
Carthage, IL Thurs., Aug. 1953

FUNERAL SERVICE FOR MRS. IRENE DAILY HELD LAST SUNDAY

          Funeral services for Mrs. Irene Electra Daily, 90, were held Sunday afternoon in the First Methodist Church.  Rev. Richard C. Brownfield, pastor of the Hamilton Methodist Church officiated, and burial was in Moss Ridge Cemetery.
          William Griffiths, accompanied by Mrs. Ralph Denison, sand "In the Garden" and "No Night There."  Pallbearers were grandsons - Junior Duncan, Lester Hill, James Daily, Harold Hughes, Phinis Murphy, and Raymond Whewell.
          Mrs. Daily died Aug 19 in St. Francis Hospital, Peoria, where she had been a patient only a few days.  A daughter of A. J. and Pollyann Edmunds Clark, she was born Oct. 22, 1862, in a log house on a farm 1 1/2 miles south of Ferris.  She was a twin, weighing two pounds.  Her twin brother died a few hours after birth.  With the exception of four years spent with an aunt in New York when a child, she lived her entire life in this community.  She was a member of the Carthage Methodist Church.
          Feb 9, 1881, she married William H. Berger, and he died Oct 19, 1888.  To this union were born two daughter, Mrs. Mayme Hughes of Carthage and Mrs. Minnie Moesser of Daytona Beach, Fla., who has cared for her mother the last eight years, and one son, William G. Berger of Carthage.
          Also surviving are six stepchildren: Mrs. Gertrude Snow, Clyde and John Daily of Tucson Ariz., Mrs. Lulu Atkins of Carthage, Mrs. Daisy Siegfried of Ferris, and William H. Daily, who died Jun 28 1937; 27 grandchildren, 37 great grandchildren, and two neices, Mr.s Bertha Sperling and Mrs. Bessie Deaver of Pasco., Wash.
          Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Perry and John Daily of Tucson, Ariz., and Tom Daily of Spokane, Wash., came for their mother's funeral.

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COLONEL HARRISON H. DAILY
b. 19 Jul 1819 in Clark Co., IN  d. 16 Mar 1895 in Bartholomew Co., IN

COLONEL HARRISON H. DAILY
EVENING NEWS ~ JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANA
18 MARCH 1895

Col. Harry Daily, who was known to nearly every citizen of Clark county, especially the older one, died at his home in Columbus Saturday night at the advanced age of 76 years.  No particulars to the cause of his death have been received here, but it is supposed his demise was the result of a complication of diseases.  Col. Daily was the eldest son of the late David W. Daily, who died in 1878, Mary Sherley Daily, who still survives at the age of 98.

He was born in Charlestown in 1819, and was raised there.  In 1846 he joined Capt. Thomas War Gibson's company of the Third Indiana Reginment, that took part in the Mexican War, as a Lieutenant.  He made a gallant soldier, and was promoted to the offive of Adjutant.  In connection with his war record it is a singular coincidence that William Knowland, the only other surviving member of the company, died at Claysburg on Friday evening, and was the fifer in Capt. Gibson's company.  After the close of the Mexican War Col. Daily returned to Charlestown, where he engaged in the dry goods business in connection with his father.  For years they ran the most extensive establishment in the town, and made a fortune out of it.

The mother of Col. Daily has always claimed that it was due to his foresight that the firm was successful.  Previous to 1860 Col. Daily moved to Bartholomew County, where he had made large purchases of land of the finest quality in the White River bottoms.  A few years after he married Miss Lizzie Morrison, a daughter of the late Judge Morrison of Indianapolis.  The wife and several grown children survive the husband and father.  The late rebellion had no attractions for Col. Daily, and he never enlisted, although four brothers took a conspicuous part in the war.

At one time Col. Daily was said to be the richest man in Bartholomew County, but unfortunate investments swept his wealth away and he died a poor man.  To him many of the extensive improvements in Columbus were due, and he was a leader in anything that was to the town's interests.

What arrangements have been made for the funeral connot be learned, but it is thought the remains will be brought to Charlestown for interment, as all of the deceased members of the family are buried at what is known as Seventy-Four Cemetery, on the river road, about two miles from town.

Besides the venerable mother, four sisters, Mrs. Coombs, Mrs. Ramsey, Mrs. James and Miss Louisa Daily still survive.

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THOMAS HART DAILY
b. 4 Dec 1841  d. 3 May 1881

DEATH OF THOMAS HART DAILY
EVENING NEWS ~ JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANA
MAY 03, 1881

Captain Thomas H. Dailey died this morning at 7:20 o'clock, after a lingering illness of two or three years duration.  His age was 39 years.  In 1861, at the age of 19 he joined the army as a private in Company D, Twenty-second Ind. Vols, and was gradually promoted to the capptaincy of his company.  In 1862 he was detailed as inspecting officer on Gen. Jefferson C. Davis' Staff, which position he occupied until the close of the war.  He took part in nearly all the hard fought battles in the South and West during the rebellion, and was known as a brave, daring, fearless, and efficient officer.  At the close of the war he accepted a position as conductor on the J. M. & I., which he occupied for several years, and subsequently he occupied the same position on the E. & P. road.  He has a host of friends along the line of each road as his genial manners and gentlemanly deportment mad him friends where ever he went.  His health has generally failed for the last four or five years until death has finally come to his relief.  He leaves a wife and two children to mourn his loss, his wife and family have been most untiring in their ministrations to him during his long illness.  They have the entire sympathy of this community in their bereavement.  the funeral services will be conducted by Father Snell, of the Catholic church at Columbus tomorrow.  The hour has not yet been designated.  His remains will be laid by the side of his child in the Charlestown cemetery.  The friends of the family are all invited to attend without further notice.

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SETH DAILY
b. 9 Mar 1839 Charlestown, Clark Co., IN  d. 24 Aug 1888 Chico, CA

Charlestown - September 1 - A telegram was received yesterday announcing the death at Chico, California of Capt. Seth Daily.  Captain Daily was well known in this county and commanded a company in the 53rd Indiana Regiment in the late war.

THE EVENING NEWS ~ JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANA
Dated SEPTEMBER 12 1888

Charlestown - September 10 - Captain Seth Daily was buried Saturday afternoon in the Charlestown cemetery.  The funeral services were conducted by Elder A. L. Crim assisted by Elder Galt Miller of Louisville.  The Samuel Simonson Post G.A.R. accompanied the cortege as a guard of honor.  Captain Daily was a liberal, warm hearted and sociable gentleman, and had many warm friends who mourn his departure.

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MARY ANN PARKER
b. 1832  d. 11 May 1897 San Jose, CA

In California
Death of Mrs. Mary A. Daily Who Formerly Resided Here
EVENING NEWS ~ JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANA
11 May 1897

Information reached here this morning of the death of Mrs. Mary A. Daily at San Jose, Cal. where she was living with her son, Harry P. Daily and at the time of her demise was undergoing a surgical operation.  Mrs. Dailey was formerly a resident of this city and was the mother of Mrs. R. C. McGill whith whom she made her home while living in Jeffersonville.  She was 65 years old and before her marriage was Miss Mary A. Parker and was the daughter of Captain John Parker who was a prominent citizen of Charlestown in his day.

In her younger days Mrs. Daily was the undisputed belle of Clark county and was known as the prettiest woman in Southern Indiana.  Her raven black, short curly, while her face and form were models.  She retained her beauty until her death.

The marriage of Miss Parker to the late David w. Daily Jr., which occurred at Charlestown June 26, 1851, was one of the events in Clark county society that has gone down into history.

Rev. H. H. Cambern, a prominent Presbyterian divine, officiated at the wedding.

Mrs. Daily was the mother of four children, Mrs. Fannie Goodall, Harry P. Daily, Mrs. Mollie R. McGill and Dr. John C. Daily.  She was also a relative of Mrs. Thomas Sparks, Drs. C. B. and S. C. McClure of this city.

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Lloyd J. Daily,

Carthage Supervisor,
Dies; Rites Monday

             Lloyd James Daily, serving his second term as supervisor from Carthage township, died Friday, Aug. 28 in Blessing Hospital in Quincy.  He had been in failing health for several months.
            Funeral services for Mr. Daily were held Monday, Aug. 31, at 1:30 p.m. in the Kilgore Memorial Home, and at 2:00 p.m. in the First Methodist church in Carthage, the Rev. John N. Keller, pastor of the church, officiating.  Mrs. Ralph Denison was the organist

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