The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-21
AN OLD RESIDENT DEAD
NATHANIEL b. OwINGS HAD LIVED
HERE sEvENTY-FOUR YEARS.
Was Born in baltimore i'm 1906, and
Had an HonOred and Inter-
esting Career.

Nathaniel B. Owings, one Of the oldest
residents of Indianapolis. died at the home
Of his daughter, Mrs. w. l.. Wingate, 2O2l
College avenue, yesterday afternoon about
o'clock Mr. Owings had lived in Indian
apolis for seventy-four years. During his
whole life he had been in vigorous health
until the last few months. when the all
ments due to his advanced age broke his
constitution. His unimpaired heart action
was remarked by his attending physicians
as extra ordinary.
Mr.. Owings was born in Baltimore Oct.
IS, 1906. When he was child his parents
moved TO Ohio and settled near Chillicothe.
Just after attaining his majority he went
to Cincinnati and soon after came to this
city. He had learned the plasterers trade
and he pursued that vocation here for
many years and was one of the men who
plastered the old StatehOuse. Later he
bought farm east of the city (Which Is
now known as the Tate farm and lived
there many years. When about forty-live
years old he WAS afflicted with cataract OF
the eyes and suffered the loss of one eye
during an operation. For two years he was
totally blind, but gradually recovered the
sight OF one eye. Ten years ago deafness
caused him to abandon his church-going,
which had been his faithful duty for many
decades.
In early life he joined the Methodist
Church, of which his mother had been a
devout member. His mother died when he
was eight years DID, but to his last con-
sCiOus moments he spoke of her and re-
called her often expressed wish that he
should be a faithful Christian and join her.
He often recalled how she would kneel with
him in prayer and how she would carry
him as a child through the forests near
their home to attend divine worship. He
said the remembrance of these incidents led
him from many early frvOlities and
brought him into the old Wesleyan Church.
He was once proud, he frequently said, be-
cause a. county fair held in the circle
where now the monument stands. a fast
colt he raised won prize. After years
with the Wesleyan Church he became one
OF the incorpOrators of Fletcher-place
Church. For fOrty-fve years he was
class leader and until the last was enthu-
siastic about church work. His last spoken
words were Biblical quotation.
Mr.. Owings married Margaret Tutewler,
near Chillicothe, o., when "A young man.
She died thirteen years ago They had
seven sons and three daughters. OF the
seven sons six were members of Indiana
regiments in the war for the Union His
namesake, Maj. Nat Owings, was for many
years in the ice business here. Another SON
Col. Nick Owings, lives at Olympia, Wash,
and another is Luther Owings, i'm the
mining regions of Montana. Another James
Owings, lives in Chicago, and another
Joseph, lives with an unmarried daughter
Harriet, in New York. The late Col. John
+. Owings, of New York. was another son.
His other surviving child is Mrs w L.
Wingate, with whom he lived
Arrangements for the funeral have not
been made, owing TO the time required to
hear from his scattered children He had a
great many grandchildren.