Indiana County PA  Death Notices and Obituaries

Transcribed by Nancy Piper unless stated otherwise

Mrs. Polly Bastian

The Indiana Gazette (Indiana, Pennsylvania)
December 31 1890

The dead body of Mrs. Polly Bastian, aged 65 years, was taken from a snow drift at Antesford the other day.

Philip Deeds

Indiana Gazette (Indiana, Pennsylvania)
October 9, 1890

Philip Deeds, husband of Julia Deeds, nee Altman, formerly of this place, died on Saturday, October 4, at Lyons City, Iowa

Thomas Dolton

Gettysburg Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
December 4 1822 Page 3

Indiana, Pa., Nov. 27

On the 15th inst., as several men were descending the Conemaugh river in a boat, at a place called the Narrows, in the Chesnutridge, the boat struck against a rock and immediately sunk. Mr. Thomas Dolton, one of the persons on board, and who could not swim, was unfortunately drowned. The others with difficulty reached the shore. - Whig.

Joe France

Indiana Gazette (Indiana, Pennsylvania)
October 9, 1890

Joe France, one of the oldest freight conductors on the Pennsylvania railroad, was killed at Derry, Sunday. He was cutting his train, when the engine backed suddenly on him. Though he spoke after the accident, his death was almost immediately afterwards.

Martin Sylvester "Greeley" Hook

Indiana Gazette (Indiana, Pennsylvania)
October 9, 1890

Martin Sylvester Hook, better known as Greeley Hook, son of George and Kate Hook, died on Thursday, Oct. 2, at the residence of his parents, in this place, of that dread disease, consumption. He was an intelligent and honorable young man, kind and genial in dispositon and will be greatly missed by many young friends. He was a member of St. Bernard's catholic church and also a member of the order of Knights of St. George, from which society his father will receive $1,500.

Robert L. Johnston

Indiana Gazette (Indiana, Pennsylvania)
October 30, 1890

Robert L. Johnston Dead

Tuesday evening about 8:30 we received a telegram announcing the sudden death of Hon. Robert L. Johnston, president judge of Cambria county, at his home in Ebensburg, about 7 o'clock pm. His death was the result of an apoplectic stroke.

Hon. Robert L. Johnston was born January 7, 1815, and Huntingdon Furnace, in Franklin township, Huntingdon county, Pa. His father, William Johnston, emigrated from Ireland, County Fermenaugh, and located with his mother's family at Milesburg, Centre County, Pa., in 1801. In 1804, he married Jane Ramsey, daughter of James Ramsey, who was of Scottish descent. Mr. Johnston, Sr. was an Irish schoolmaster and taught continuously in different parts of Huntingdon and what is now known as Blair counties until he moved to Indiana county about 1837, where he afterwards died at the age of sixty-eight years.

James H. Marshall

Indiana Gazette (Indiana, Pennsylvania)
October 30, 1890

Died on October 24, 1890, James H. Marshall; aged 17 years, 5 months and 15 days.

William Moorhead

Indiana Gazette (Indiana, Pennsylvania)
October 30, 1890

Death of William Moorhead

Wm. Moorhead died at his residence, corner of 5th Avenue and Boquet street, Pittsburg, on Sunday morning, at the age of 86 years. He was the son of the late James Moorhead of this place (Indiana, Pa.), and was the first male child born in this town. At an early age he became a printer and worked in the office of the Clarion of Freedom, published by his father. For many years he conducted the Indiana House at this place. His first wife was Miss Susan Brodie, who died many years ago. His second wife, who survives him, was Elizabeth Havermiltz of Philadelphia. His eldest daughter was the wife of Judge Clark, who died several years ago. Of his children, two sons and three daughters survive him. Mr. Moorhead's death was caused by heart failure, he having retired in his usual health, he had, however, been delicate for some years. The body was brought to this place on Tuesday and the interment took place from the residence of his son-in-law, Judge Clark, on Tuesday afternoon.

Mrs. M. B. Runyan

Indiana Gazette (Indiana, Pennsylvania)
October 9, 1890

Mrs. Runyan, wife of M. B. Runyan, of West End, died at her residence on Monday morning of typhoid fever. Deceased leaves a husband and seven children. Two children are lying seriously ill with the same disease.

Rev. William Shadrach

Indiana Gazette (Indiana, Pennsylvania)
October 9, 1890

Died Shadrach - on the 1st inst., at his residence in this place, Rev. William Shadrach, D. D., aged about 90 years.

Death of Dr. Shadrach
As announced in last week's Democrat, there was no possible chance for the recovery of Dr. Shadrach from the stroke of paralysis he received Tuesday, 30th ult., but his death came much sooner than any of his friends looked for, and his soul passed to eternal rest on Wednesday evening, the day following his attack. Dr. Shadrach was a native of Wales, and came to this county with his widowed mother and only brother in 1819. He was licensed to preach the gospel in 1826, by the Two-Lick Baptist Church on Dixon's Run, Green township, and from that time until the day of his death, never faltered a step or lost an opportunity of advocating the cause of the Master he loved so well.

Mrs. Dillie C. Work

Indiana Gazette (Indiana, Pennsylvania)
October 30, 1890

Died - Mrs. Dillie C. Work, wife of Mr. Isaac Work, died at New Florence, Pa., Oct. 21, 1890, aged 25 years and 3 months. She left a husband, mother and a great many friends to mourn her departure. Interment took place at Oakland cemetery, Indiana, Pa.