Vannice, John W.
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday 6 May 1898
John W. Vannice was born in Mercer County, Kentucky, Nov. 27, 1815, and died near Waveland, Ind., at his daughter’s April 30, 1898, at 12:15 p.m., aged 83 years, 5 months and 3 days.
He was married to Elizabeth Randolph of the same place, May 2, 1839, who traveled through life sharing the clouds and sunshine with him till nine years ago, when she bade farewell to all below with the hope that all would be united in that upper and better land. To them were born ten children, eight of whom are gone before with their mother. The two that still survive are Mrs. Martha A. Vannice, of Waveland and Mrs. Stella Strole, of Jeffersonville, Ill. He lived to have eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren, six of whom are living. He survived his brothers, sisters and parents many years, being the last of the family to go.
He lived about eighteen years in Kentucky after his marriage and then came to Indiana where he has been a resident of Montgomery County ever since, except a few years that he was with his children in Illinois, but he spent his last days in this county with his daughter, Mrs. Martha Vannice.
He first settled in Smartsburg where he lived for three years, and the remainder of the time lived in Crawfordsville where he was a butcher for three years and sexton of the Masonic and Odd Fellows Cemeteries for many years.
He has been a professed Christian for many years. He united with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at the age of fifteen years, and when he came to Crawfordsville he, with his wife, put his membership in the Center Presbyterian Church where he has been a consistent member ever since.
He had long been a sufferer but continued strong in the faith of Christ to the end, and expressed his desire many times to go to that other and better home where he would meet his loved ones gone before.
The funeral was conducted by Rev. McKee, of Waveland, at the residence Monday at 11 o’clock, after which the remains were taken to the Masonic Cemetery at Crawfordsville and a short service was conducted by Dr. Tuttle and Rev. Thomson of that place.