Private Lebert Huckleberry

Profile
Parents: Anderson and Martha Huckleberry
Birth: March 2 1893, Washington County, Indiana
Moved to: Jackson County in March 1903
Occupation: Farmer
Entered service: July 22, 1918, Brownstown, Indiana
Sent to: Camp Taylor, Kentucky
Assigned to: 2nd Company 1st Development Battalion
Death: pneumonia October 9, 1918, Base Hospital, Camp Taylor
Burial: Monteden, Grave No. 8, Post Cemetery, Camp Taylor, Kentucky

The Tribune
Seymour, Indiana
Saturday, October 12, 1918
Page 8

Lebert Huckleberry Dead.

Lebert Huckleberry, a Crothersville boy who moved to Sidney, Illinois, about a year ago died at Camp Taylor, Wednesday morning. Kovernor & Sons, undertakers received a telegram Wednesday at noon from Leonard Huckleberry of Sidney, Illinois, a brother of the deceased that the remains of Lebert will be sent from Camp Taylor to Crothersville in their care and that the family would arrive soon. Lebert was drafted and has been in the service about three months.

The remains arrived here Thursday morning on the Pennsylvania and were accompanied by a corporal of Camp Taylor. The funeral took place from the residence of James Nelson, Thursday at 1:30. Interment at the Mr. Eden cemetery- Crothersville Herald.