Beaverton Historical Society Gladwin County Obituary/Death Notice
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Ephraim Whitney
MAN FOUND DEAD
EPHRAIM WHITNEY, NEAR ESTEY VICTIM OF HEART FAILURE
WHILE WANDERING IN THE WOODS--BODY BADLY
DECOMPOSED--INQUEST HELD.
Ephraim Whitney, 76 years old, living a few miles
south of Estey, was found dead a half mile from his
home last Sunday morning. He had been absent a week,
but on account of his living alone his absence was not
noticed until Saturday. A number of neighbors joined
in searching for him, and remembering that he had been
in the habit of picking berries along a ditch near the
house went there to look for him, finding the body in
a badly decomposed state.
Suspicion that it might be a case of murder led to
notification of Sheriff Shell, who with Prosecuting
Attorney Shaffer, Coroner M. H. Wright and Will Stock
went there by auto to investigate. A coroner's jury
was summoned who returned the following verdict,
pronouncing it a case of heart failure.
State of Michigan, county of Gladwin, ss.--We, the
coroner's jury empanelled to inquire into the cause of
the death of Ephraim Whitney of Bentley township,
Gladwin county, Michigan, do say on our oaths that we
believe the said Ephraim Whitney came to his death
from heart failure on Sunday, Sept. 20, 1914, in
Bentley township in said county.
Dated this 27th day of September, 1914.
R. A. Joynt
Peter Schroeder
Vinton Graham
J. W. Chubb
William Stone
William Mitchell
Mr. Whitney had been a resident of Bently township
23 years, and was the owner of 80 acres a few miles
south of Estey upon which he lived. He served in the
Civil war, and was a pensioner. One son, living near
Owosso, survives him, and came to the funeral Monday.
Interment in Rhodes cemetery.
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{Note: Actual Recorded Date of Death is: 9/20/1914. Name: Ephraim Whitney}
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Personal Information
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Death Date
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Burial/Final Location
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Service
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9/20/1914
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Rhodes Cemetery, Gladwin, MI
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Civil War
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Publication Information
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Pub. Date
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Publication
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Pub. Page
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10/1/1914
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Gladwin County Record, Gladwin, MI
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P:1 C:6
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Transcription Information
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Date
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Transcribed by
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Source Media
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January 2005
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Tom Ladner
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Microfilm
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