Bayless - John
JOHN BAYLESS
Source: Crawfordsville, Indiana Daily News Review, April 2, 1902 p 1
Again God in his infinite mercy has shown us that we know not what a day may bring forth. The angel of death has visited another home and taken from this world of sorrow and suffering one who was universally loved and respected by all who knew him. John Bayless departed this life at his home in Browns Valley on Saturday, March 29, 1902, after a lingering illness at the advanced age of almost 74 years. He was married to Mary Myers and this aged couple have enjoyed almost 51 years of wedded life. To this union were born 5 sons and one daughter. One son, Lemuel, died about four years ago of typhoid fever and their daughter died while in infancy. He leaves to mourn, a devoted wife, four sons, one brother, and several grand children, besides a host of relatives and friends. The funeral occurred at Freedom Church of which he was a strong and influential member at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Liston of the Browns Valley Baptist Church. His four sons, George, Will, Loony (sic – Lonny) and Grant, assisted by Alex. Rush and John Bayless of Alamo, acted as pall bearers. He was laid to rest in the beautiful cemetery near the church. His death was caused by cancer of the tongue. - kbz
Source: Crawfordsville, Indiana Daily News Review, April 2, 1902 p 2
“Browns Valley news” – Uncle Johnnie Bayless was born in Butler County, Ohio May the 2, 1228 (sic – 1828). Died March the 29, 1902. . Age 73 years, 10 months and 27 days. He was married to Mary Myers, May 2, 1850 to this union was born 5 sons and one daughter. The daughter and one son having gone on before him. He leaves a wife, and four sons, one brother and quite a number of grandchildren, relatives and friends to mourn his loss. He joined the Freedom Baptist Church in January 72 under the chorus of Rev. I.M. Kendall and lived a constant Christian life. He said often during his sickness that he was ready and waiting the Masters call. He came to this country with his parents in October 1828 and was one of the pioneers of this county. He saw that this country developed from a wilderness to a beautiful farming country that it now is. He enlisted in the 13th Regiment of Indiana Volunteers, April 64. He was not only a pioneer but served his country in the war of the rebellion. Thus one by one the pioneers and veterans are passing to their reward. The funeral was conducted at the Freedom Church at 2 o’clock Sunday by Rev. Liston of this place. Interment in the Freedom Cemetery. Uncle Johnie will be sadly missed here. - kbz
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, 4 April 1902
Saturday afternoon at his home in New Market, occurred the death of John Bayless, aged seventy seven years from cancer. He was a brother to Abijah Bayless, and was well known in this city.
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, Uncle Johnny Bayless was born in Butler County, Ohio, May 2, 1828, and died March 29, 1902, aged 73 years, 10 months and 27 days.
He was married to Mary Myers on May 2, 1850. To this union was born five sons and one daughter, the daughter and one son having gone on before him. He leaves a wife, four sons, one brother and a number of grandchildren, relatives and friends to mourn his loss.
He joined the Freedom Baptist Church in January, 1872, under the charge of Rev. I. M. Kendall, and lived a constant Christian life. He said often during his sickness that he was ready and waiting for the Master’s call.
He came to this county with his parents in 1828 and was one of the pioneers of the county. He saw this county develop from a wilderness to a beautiful farming country. He enlisted in the 135th regiment of Indiana volunteers in April, 18_4. He was not only a pioneer, but served his country in the war of the rebellion. Thus one by one the pioneers and veterans are passing to their reward.
The funeral was conducted at the Freedom Baptist Church at 2 o’clock Sunday by Rev. Liston, of this place. Interment was in the Freedom Cemetery. Uncle Johnny will be sadly missed here. -s
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, Friday, 4 April 1902
Again God in his infinite mercy has shown us that we know not what a day may bring forth. The angel of death has visited another home and taken from this world of sorrow and suffering one who was universally loved and respected by all who knew him. John Bayless departed this life at his home in Brown’s Valley on Saturday, March 29, 1902, after a lingering illness, at the advanced aged of almost seventy four years. He was married to Mary Myers, and this aged couple has enjoyed almost fifty one years of wedded life. To this union was born five sons and one daughter. One son, Lemuel, died about four years ago of typhoid fever, and their little daughter died in infancy.
He leaves to mourn a devoted wife, four sons, one brother and several grandchildren, besides a host of relatives and friends.
The funeral occurred at Freedom Church, of which he was a strong and influential member, at two o’clock Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Listen, of the Brown’s Valley Baptist Church, his four sons, George, Will, Lonny and Grant, assisted by Alex Rush and John Bayless, of Alamo, acting as pallbearers. He was laid to rest in the beautiful cemetery near the church.
His death was caused by cancer of the tongue and the dreaded pangs of disease seemed to slowly but surely ebb his life away. Although expected for several weeks, his friends and relatives have looked with sorrow upon the slow but certain fate that he was destined to meet. He awaited the final summons and endured his terrible sufferings with remarkable resignation and was often heard to remark that he was waiting; only waiting for his Master’s call.
We doubt if any citizen had more friends and fewer enemies that did Uncle Johnnie, as he was familiarly known by almost every one, by his kindness, pleasant ways and jovial disposition, and we shall hold him in loving remembrance long after the grass has entwined his grave with its green foliage. He has followed many dear friends to the tomb in the cemetery in which he now sleeps, and we feel confident there was a glorious meeting when his spirit took its eternal flight to that heavenly mansion.
His wife and sons have the sincere sympathy of all their friends in this, their darkest hour. Yet life would not be worth our living had we not some hidden treasure in the skies to make heaven nearer and dearer to us—to make us strive harder to win the one great prize that God has offered to all who believe in him. - thanks so much to "S" for all her obit help