Griest - Hannah Smith
Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal 2-9-1900
Darlington News == Hannah GRIEST died at the home of her sister, here, Sunday morning, Feb 4 aged 71 years 8 months 4 days. Aunt Hannah as she was familiarly known had long been a resident of Darlington, being born and raised and living most of her life in Franklin Twp. She had many acquaintances and friends to mourn. She was born and reared a Quaker and ever lived her life as such. A plain, practical Christian woman, loved, respected and honored by all who knew her. For many weary weeks she was confined to her bed patiently and calmly awaiting the end. Although at times, a great sufferer, conscioius to the last, she had calmly arranged all things necessary for her funeral she requested that Rev. Martha Binford of Sugar Plain preach the funeral sermon. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kelsey and Andrew Mote will sing certain hymns she had selected and that Pleasant Butler; Enoch Peacock; WR Lynch; Frank Rich; Capt. Pritchard and IH Butler act as pall bearers. All of which was done as she requested. The funeral took place Monday at 2. A large concourse of friends and neighbors followed the reamins to their last resting place in the Friends Cemetery, east of town. - typed by kbz
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Source: Indiana Death Record #140 Darlington ,Franklin Township, Montgomery COunty
Dr. R.J. Hamilton, Darlington attended deceased 2-1-1898 to 2-4-1900 she died Feb 4 at 3:20 a.m.
Cause: Chronic Bronchitis - 2 years
Hannah Griest age 71 Years 8 Months 4 Days
Residence: South Franklin St, Darlington, Ind
Widow
Occupation: "Didn't do anything"
Birthplace: Penn.
Place of Death: Darlington, Ind
Father's Full Name: Abraham Smith b. Penn
Mother's maiden name in full? Ruth Blackburn b PA
Buried Feb 6, 1900 2 p.m. Darlington
Undertaker: WB Morrison ? Darlington
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Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 9 Feb 1900
Hannah Griest died at the home of her sister here, Mrs. Casand, Sunday morning, Feb 4, aged 71 years 8 months 4 days. Aunt Hannah, as she was familiarly known had long been a resident of Darlington, being born and raised and living most of her life in Franklin Township. She had many acquaintances and friends to mourn. She was born and reared a Quaker and ever lived her life as such. A plain, practical Christian woman, loved, respected and honored by all who knew her. For many weary weeks she was confined to her bed patiently and calmly awaiting the end. Although at times a great sufferer, conscious to the last, she had calmly arranged all things necessary for her funeral she requested that the Rev. Martha Binford of Sugar Plain preach to her funeral sermon. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Kelsey and Andrew Mote will sing hymns that she had selected and that Pleasant Butler, Enoch Peacock, WR Lynch, Frank Rich, Capt. Pritchard and IH Butler act as pallbearers. All of which done as she requested. The funeral took place Monday at 2 p.m. A large concourse of friends and neighbors followed the remains to their last resting place in the Friends cemetery east of town.