Conrad - George Washington
Source: Crawfordsville Journal Monday, Feb 7, 1910
Uncle Wash Conrad died Sunday morning as the result of injuries he received oN Sat, Jan 29th when he fell while making home repairs on a pig pen at his farm near here. At first it was thought that he was not seriously hurt but later it was discovered that he had been hurt internally. George Washington Conrad, son of James and Mahala Conrad was born in Preble County, Ohio August 14, 1827, and with his parents came to this county and settled on Sugar Creek in the northeastern part of Union Township, during the latter part of this same year and now after a littl more tan 82 years, died near where his father's family first settled. During the year 1852 he was married to Miss Sarah Crouch, who survives him. To them were born 6 children, Sarah E, now Mrs. Thomas Wisehart; Emma J now Mrs. Geo. Henderson; Joanna, now Mrs. James W Evans and Elias at home, James W. Conrad and John C. Conrad all living in the immediate vicinity of the home. In all these 58 years of married life, his is the first death in the family a wonderful record. At the age of 24 he began farmining a small and crude way but by industry and economy he leaves a large and valuable estate. Uncle Wash, as he has been known for many years was of plain old style class of farmer, honest, just and upright in all his dealings, attending strictly to his farm and farming; a lover of home and family and loath to quit his farm labor. He was of staid, rugged nature which enabled him to do a great deal of hard work until the last few years when he contented himself with light work about the house and farm. But few has lived longer in Montgomery than he and but few can have a life of 82 years in one community and die leaving more friends than Uncle Wash Conrad has done. Besides his friends and family he leaves two brothers, James and John Conrad. His funeral will be held at the home Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock Internment at the IOOF cemetery in Darlington in the family plot where for the past five years has stood a plain, but handsome monument which will now mark his last resting place. - kbz