The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-18
STAINS
BURY FOUND
DEAD in BED
Was Bachelor Residing Alone on
East Laporte Street-Found
Shortly After s O'Clock Satur-
day Morning by Relatives.
ALL BROTHERS AND
SISTERS DIED SUDDENLY
Deceased Was the Seventh of
Eleven Children to Die Sud-
denly-He Had Been Expect
ing Death for a Long Time.

ing Death for a Long Time
Upton Stansbury, aged &c
years, was found dead in bed al
his bachelor home at 321 East
LaPorte street, by his nephew H,
A. Armstrong, and Oliver C.
Soice, shortly after 8 90 o'clock
a. m. Saturday. At the coroner's
inquest conducted b. Coroner DR.
kizer, death was pronounced to
have been due to commissions
caused by uraemic poisoning. He
had suffered with Bright's dis
ease for several years. He had
been complaining of i'll health for
some time. For years he had
spoken of death, and repeatedly
told his friends that he would
die suddenly, as had seven broth
ers and sisters before him. The
peculiarity of the family is, that
although all died suddenly, how
ever, none died young. When the
first of eleven children died, the
youngest of the remaining ten,
was 40 years of age,
Did Not Come to Work.
II. a. Armstrong, nephew of
the deceased, who was also his
employer stated last Saturday
that the death of his uncle, al
though sudden, was not unex-
pected, to either himself, or
Stansbury. When his employee
failed to appear at the Tin Shop
for work Saturday morning, Mr..
Armstrong at once suspected he
might be dead, and telephoned to
a neighbor. Mrs. Cast, to go to
the residence of Stansbury. With
Mrs. w. w. Sponsler. Mrs. Cast
tried the doors. found them lock-
ed, and were unable to bring a
response to their knocking. Up
on looking into the window OF
the bedroom, they perceived the
body of Stansbry rigid in death.
Mr.. Armstrong was notified, who
summoned DIR. Knot. and then
in company with Oliver G.. Soice,
went to the residence and found
the dead man DR.. Knott said that
death had probably been caused
by uraeneic convulsions.
Was Old Resident.
Upton Stansbury was an old
resident of Plymouth, having liv-
ed here for 56 years. He was
born at Canaldover, Ohio, on
July 22, 1889, of Elijah and Mary
Stansbury. He was eighth of
eleven children OF whom but four
are living. The four living are
Jemima Sponsler SO years OF age,
residing in Plymouth, Sarah A..
Mcdaniel also residing here,
Mary Ellen Camp, of West Su-
perior, Wis, and Charles, who
lives at Argos. All OF the other
brothers and sisters died sudden
ly. The deceased brothers and
sisters are. Margaret Rosenbury,
who died suddenly a num-
Der of years ago northeast OF this
city: Thomas. death caused by
paralysis in Ohio, William III.
dropped dead at Harrisonville.
Mo-. Henrietta Tuttle. mother of
H. A. Armstrong, died suddenly
at home of daughter Mrs. O. G..
Soice in Plymouth few months
ago: Tish. died while roofing a
house in Garrett Ind, two
months ago; Elijah died east OF
Plymouth. few years ago. while
feeding hogs. Death in each case
was of a different cause. but all
died suddenly.
Timer by Trade.
Upton Stansbury was a timer
by trade, having been engaged
in that occupation all of his life.
He once conducted a hardware
store in Plymouth. He was a
sDiritualist by creed and a firm
disciple of that teaching.
Other relatives of the deceased
in this city are the following
nephews and nieces: Charles.
Schuyler and Oliver Rosenbury.
Mrs. Jacob McDuffie. Fl. A. Arm
strong, Mrs. O. G.. Soice. Thom-
as Sponsler, Mrs. C. G. Love and
Mrs. Lou Stansbury of Osgood.
Ind.
The funeral was held on
Monday afternoon at 2:3O o.
clock. at the home of II. A. Arm
StrOu0 on SODhia street.