McCabe - James
Source: Crawfordsville (Indiana) Review, March 30, 1911 p 4
Thursday at his home in Warren County occurred the death of Judge James McCabe, father of Charles M. McCabe of this city and one of the best known men and Democratic leaders in Indiana. He had numerous friends here, personally, legally and politically. For two years he had been suffering with diabetes and six weeks ago the venerable barrister was stricken with paralysis. He had been in a critical condition ever since, his death being expected almost momentarily. Judge McCabe was one of Indiana’s leading Democrats and served for six years with the supreme court of Indiana. He was born July 4, 1834, in Dark County, Ohio and when a child his parents moved to Illinois. They settled on a farm on the present site of the city of Watseka. Here Judge McCabe, then a boy, farmed with an ox team. When still a boy he ran away from home and went to Crawfordsville with two brothers. Here he worked as a section hand and helped build the Monon RR into Crawfordsville. In 1880 Judge McCabe took his son, Edward into partnership and the partnership has continued ever since. Judge McCabe has been ill since Feb 7, when he was stricken with apoplexy. James McCabe was a life-long Democrat and for a third of a century was prominent in his party. He was a warm personal friend of William Jennings Bryan, who recently visited him at his home. Dark County, Ohio was his birth place and he was born July 4, 1844. His father was a farmer and young McCabe was, therefore, engaged in that occupation until he reached manhood. He was twice honored by his party with the nomination for representative in congress, but was defeated. In 1892 he became a candidate for position of judge of the supreme court and was elected serving till 1899. In 1853 he married Miss Serena VanCleve, of Crawfordsville, who survives. Two of his sons are Charles McCabe of Crawfordsville and Edwin McCabe of Williamsport. He was a partner with his son Edward at the time of his death. Funeral services will be held Sunday at the home, Lone Oak farm, near Williamsport where the judge died.