Vancleave - Jessie
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal July 12, 1895
Uncle Jessie VanCleave departed this life, July 2. His funeral occurred at the Christian Church July 3, at 2 o'clock. Rev. Johnson preached the funeral. There were several old pioneers present, Uncle Billy White, Uncle Evan Foust, Uncle Jonathan VanCleave and others. - kbz
Source: Crawfordsville Review 6 July 1895 p1
Jesse Vancleave died at his home on Tuesday in New Market. He was taken sick last Friday with uremic poisoning. He was interred in the New Market cemetery, Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Vancleave leaves many friends and relatives to mourn his loss.
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, 5 July 1895
Jesse Vancleave was born in Shelby County, Kentucky, on March 27th, 1813, and died July 2, 1895, aged 82 years, three months and five days. In 1830 he came to Indiana and settled on a farm in Brown Township, Montgomery County, where he resided until a few years ago, when unable to look after the farm himself, he removed to New Market.
In 1832 he was united in marriage with Ann McMullen, who died in 1834, leaving one child, Marjory Elizabeth. He was joined in marriage in 1835 with Ellen Sullenger, who died about one year later, leaving an infant child. In February, 1839, he married Charity Brewer, who journeyed with him fifty one years, and laid down life’s burdens nearly five years ago, on July 7, 1890. Five sons and two daughters were the result of this union. All of them are living and are here today, except one, Joshua, who died Oct. 7, 1865. With him also sleeps Marjory Elizabeth, the only child by his first wife, who died May 7, 1868, and also the infant child by his second wife.
He was adopted into the family of God about fifty years ago under the preaching of John O’Kane. He loved the family of his adoption and tried in his weakness, by the help of the Spirit of God, to honor the great head of that family by reading His word and keeping his commandments. He believed in God. He believed in God’s Son. He believed in God’s Holy Book. He never wavered in his faith or in his service. He delighted to go up to the House of the Lord.
His place among us will be vacant now, as far as we can see; but it was never so before. Death only had power to rob his place of its occupant.
Several years ago he met with an accident which, doubtless, caused a severe spell of sickness that soon followed and the failing mental and physical strength of the last few years. Last Friday morning he arose almost as well as usual, ate a hearty breakfast and lay down on the sofa. Soon he vomited freely and became at once wholly helpless and unconscioud in which state he remained until 4:45 Tuesday morning, July 2d, when at the rising of the sun the spirit went out to God, who gave it. May it be an eternal sunrise to the soul.
The many friends of Uncle Jesse Vancleave will mourn to hear of his death. He died at his home in New Market on Tuesday at 5 o’clock. He was stricken down last Friday morning; the 28th ult. with uremic poisoning and lay in a stupor till death relieved him.