Vannice - James "Clark"
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana 15 Nov 1895 p 3
Clark Vannice, a well known and respected citizen of this place, lived with his wife and grown daughter on the place of Mrs. WH Durham in a house just at the intersection of the Terre Haute and Greenastle roads.
Mr. Vannice had been subject to heart disease for some time but was in his usual health and Sunday attended church in this city. Monday morning he arose early as was his wont, and with a pail started to Mrs. Durham's barn to do the milking. That was the last seen of him alive. When Charley Williams, a young colored man who lives at Mrs. Durham's arose he learned that the milk had not yet been brought in and went to the barn to see what caused the delay. He found that Mr. Vannice had not yet been there and fearing he was sick started across the meadow to the Vannice home. On the way he came up on the body of Clark Vannice, quite dead. He had evidently fallen in his tracks, his milk pail lying by his side. Williams, hoping that something might be done to revive him, hastened to the residence of Hon. FM Dice near by and Mr. Dice telephoned for Dr. Ristine. Upon his arrival the doctor made an examination of the deceased and stated that resuscitation was impossible. Mr. Vannice having died instantly. - kbz
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 15 Nov 1895 p 1
James Clark Vannice was born June 3, 1848 in Washington County, Kentucky and came wit his parents to this county in 1858, and has lived in this vicinity ever since. In early life he was a member of the ME Church. He was married to Sallie A. Proctor Feb 11, 1872. He and his wife then became members of the Christian Church of which he has been a consistent member until his death being at the church the evening before. He died suddenly Monday morning of heart failure. His wife and daughter, Maggied aged 20, survive him. Clark Vannice, as he was familiarly and well known, was an honest and upright Christian man a kind husband and indulgent father. He had many friends who mourn his departure who will cherish his memory and may well imitate his humble virtues and his well deserved good name with all who knew him. An aged father and three sisters survive him. Mrs. Martha Vannice of Waveland, Ind; Mrs. Stella Strole and Mrs. Belle Clark of Paris, Illinois. SY
Source: Crawfordsville Review 16 Nov 1895 p 7
Early on Monday morning the body of Clark Vannice was found cold in death in a meadow on the farm of Mrs. WH Durham about a mile south of the city. He had left his home to milk some cows near an hour before the discovery of his body was made. He was subject to hear disease and it was this, no doubt that caused his unexpected demise. The deceased had a family, consisting of a wife and daughter. His remains were interred on Wednesday. – kbz