Brush - John C.
JOHN C. BRUSH
Source: Waveland Independent, Jan 23, 1914
John C. Brush, the last living child of Mr. and Mrs. Blakely Brush died in New York City, Saturday, following a stroke of appoplexy on Wednesday. The body was brought to Rockville and interred by the side of his wife on Tuesday morning, after funeral services at the home of Mrs. JM Nichols, conducted by Rev. William Chancellor. Mr. Brush was born on the farm now owned by Mrs. Elmore Pennington. His parents came from Ky. on horseback and entered the land. They afterwards moved to the farm now owned by Prof. Kritz. He was a student in the Waveland Academy when the war broke out, and with many others enlisted. He became a noncommissioned officer in the 40th Indiana. After the war he finished his studies in the Academy and then studied law with Thomas Rice of Rockville. After he was admitted to the bar he married Mary Sill. Shortly after they removed to Indianapolis, where Mrs. Brush died in 1884, leaving an only daughter, Mary. Mr. Brush never remarried, but devoted himself to the upbringing of this daughter. After some years, he removed to Chicago, where he was prominent in his profession. The daughter, Mary, took up newspaper work and represented the Chicago World in San Francisco. Owing to age, Mr. Brush retired from active practice and removed to NY in 1912, where Miss Brush is a writer for the Saturday Evening Post and other magazines. Mr. Brush was a brother of David and William Brush, Mrs. Sarah Lowe and Mrs. HS Kritz, all deceased. Miss Mary Brush and Mrs. Bessie Steele accompanied the body from New York. -- kbz
Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal (Crawfordsville, IN), 22 Jan 1914
Waveland – John C. Brush, aged 77 years, died in his home in New York City Friday night at midnight. Mr. Brush was born and raised on a farm near Waveland and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Blakely Brush, honored residents of this vicinity. When a young man the deceased married a Miss Sill of Rockville, who has been dead many years. To them was born one daughter, Mary, who lived with her father. He was a well-known attorney and lived in Indianapolis for a time. He then moved to Chicago, where he spent twenty-five years, until about a year ago, when they moved to New York City. The funeral services were conducted at the home of Mrs. Nichols, by Rev. Chancellor of the Presbyterian church and the body was laid to rest by the side of his wife in the Rockville cemetery. He was the last of a family of five children and was the brother of the late William Brush, one of the best known attorneys in Crawfordsville for years. The deceased was also the brother-in-law of Prof. H.S. Kritz and the late Dr. William Steele, both of this place. A party of fifteen, representatives of the Kritz and Steele families from here, attended the funeral. - Sue P.