Stonebraker, Caleb - Montgomery InGenWeb Project

  Death came very quickly to Caleb Stonebraker Friday afternoon about three as he was at work helping to build a barn on the farm of John Fruits, a mile and a half north of here.  His death was due to heart failure and five minutes after he complained to a fellow workman that he had a severe pain in his side he sank to the ground after striking a hard blow with an ax, and expired without speaking a word.  At noon he was in his usual health, laughing and joking with the other men on the job, and at dinner partook of a hearty meal.  He had suffered two or three attacks of heart failure in the past few months, but they were not serious.  Dr. L.F. Brown of Alamo was called at once, but when he arrived it was too late to do anything to resuscitate the aged man.  He was brought home about eight Friday night.  He was seventy-two and had lived in Ripley township nearly all his life.  His ancestors lived in Ohio.

  In his young manhood he worked for James Hybarger and Noah Grimes, driving oxen to a logging wagon, and afterwards was made head sawyer of the saw mill at the old water power grist mill which was then known as the old Grimes mill, two miles south of here, on Sugar Creek, but which has long since passed away.  He worked there until about twenty years ago, when he moved here, where he has since resided.  He leaves a widow, Rebecca, and one son, James Stonebraker, and a stepson, Tilghman Gass, the well known Almo hack driver.  Mr. Stonebraker has been carpentering for several years and was always an honest, hardworking man.  He was a member of the Christian Church and in politics a lifelong Democrat.

  The funeral will take place at the Christian church at this place on Sunday afternoon at half-past one, and will be conducted by Rev. S.G. Smith, pastor of the christian church of Ladoga.  The interment will take place at the Stonebraker cemetery two miles east of here - "S"