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Meharry - Charles W.


Source: Crawfordsville Review newspaper, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana, Sat May 20, 1916 p 5

Danville, Ill May 18 - Charles W. MeHarry  veteran railroad conductor and afterwards a barber for many years in  northeast Danville is dead at Jamestown, ND where he went a year ago The  end came Tuesday afternoon but relatives in this city have not been  appraised of the nature of the trouble that carried him away. He was  apparently in good health when the last word was received here preceding  the telegram that told of his death. The body left Jamestown Thursday  forenoon accompanied by the members of the family and is expected to  reach this city some time Saturday. Mr. Meharry was 63 years of age  having been born Aug 29, 1853 at Covington, Ind and was a member of the  widely known Meharry family of Western Indiana who for years held annual  reunions at Meharry's Grove near the boundary of Montgomery and  Fountain counties. He was married in 1874 to Miss Clara Gebhart of  Covington and was father of a large family of children. The widow who  was with him at Jamestown and the following children survive: John,  Clyde, Lester and Clifford Meharry; Mrs. Ada Hagerman and Mrs. IV Lake,  all of this city; Frank Meharry of Miles City,. Mont; Mrs. HL Briggs and  Miss Ruth Meharry of Jamestown, ND. Mrs O Redden and James Meharry  brother and sister both residing at Covington and his aged stepmother of  Covington survive. Although nothing definite is known of the burial  plans and will not until the distant relatives are consulted it is  regarded as very probably the body will be taken to Covington for  interment.
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