The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-06-15
Deaths

TERRE HAUTE, June l0.-TSpecial. +
Died in Terre Haute, Ind, May %, of
heart disease, Benjamin Peyton Wiggin-
ton in the seventy first year OF his age
Mr.. Wigglnton was born in Shepherds
vile, Pullet county. KY, July I. 1921.
Early in the forties we find him in Vim
cennes. Knox county, Ind. in company
with Jean Baptiste Page. learning the
trade of saddle and harness maker under
Mr.. Holland, then the leading saddler of
the town. After serving his time as ap-
prentice he returned TO Kentucky. open
ing out saddler shop in Bloomfield, that
state, where in 1S47 he was married to
Miss Mary Louisa Eastburn. Subse-
quently returning TO Indiana he stopped
for some years at Martinsville, Morgan
county, where he made many friends.
Thence removing to Spencer, Owen coun-
ty, he resided several years. scattering
good deeds and kind words not soon to be
forgotten. In 1862 he was induced to give
up the quiet home life and 90 on the road
as a commercial traveller for Braddux
Bros. OF Cincinnati, in which capacity he
has been almost constantly engaged for
the past thirty years He was episco-
palian.
KNIGHTsTowN, June S.-[Special. i
Mrs. Catherine Barnaby of this place was
buried in Glen Cove cemetery this after
noon. She was a sister of the Hon. f.
Stof of Franklin and Peter, John and
Henry OF Terre Haute. She was we'll
known in this community for her many
kindnesses to the poor, the needy and dis
tressed, who always found in her q sym-
pathetic friend, and one who shared with
the "cruse of oil and the barrel of meal"
She was followed to her grave by large
concourse of citizens and will be mourned
by her MANY friends. The afflicted will
miss her familiar presence in the hour of
suffering and cheering words OF comfort
when the future looked dark and forbid
ding. She leaves two grown daughters
and sister and i've brothers. She died
in Columbus. o., on her way to visit q
specialist in the East for treatment of
some organic heart trouble. The esteem
in which she was held by her friends was
manifested in some degree by the beauti-
full and numerous floral offerings sent and
carried to her grave as loving remem-
ORANGES of her worth.
MUScIE, June g. -[Special. Herman
Silverburg, aged sixty-one, died of con-
sumption today. The remains will be
taken to Indianapolis for interment in the
Hebrew cemetery Sunday next. Mr.. Sill
verburg is the father of Mr.. Adolph Silver
burg, a prominent attorney, also father of
V. i. Silverburg, proprietor OF the Star
drug store. Mr.. Silverburg was one of the
many southern gentlemen who lost his for
tune by the recent rebellion. At that time
he was q prominent merchant and money
broker at hatcher, Miss, and lost all he
had. He came to Muncie in 1874 and en-
barked in the MISUNDERSTANDING business,
and again prospered until his health re-
Quired his retiring from business a year
ago. He was an honorable, upright citi-
zen, and very much respected by all.
SEYMOUR, June Especial. Another
ofSsymours esteemed citizens has crossed
to the beyond in the person of Mrs Cath
crime Davidson, who died in her eighty
second year She was born in Ireland
Aug. 2, 1910. where, in 1884, she was mar
ried to Ezekiel Davidson and the same
year they came 10 this country. She was
a jealous member OF the presbyterian
church She despised religious bigot as
she did hypocrite. Her three children,
the Hon. A. A. Davidson, Mira. John l..
Kessler and Miss America Davidson, all
reside here. The remains will be laid at
rest today by the side of her husband in
the cemetery OF Scipio.
SEYMOUR. June IL. Especial. l. This
city was thrown into mourning at the
very sudden and unexpected death of
Mrs. Christian Stelter, aged sixty-five
years. She has enjoyed unusually good
health for many years. She arose at 5
o'clock this morning and as soon as she
stepped upon the floor she dropped dead
OF heart disease. She was an esteemed
Christian lady and a member of the Ger
man methodist episcopal church Tor half q
century.
MARTIssvILLz. June 10. Especial. +
Mrs. Delilsh Crawford, who has been .