Sunday's Obituary: Elijah Darling 1915

Elijah and my great grandmother, Mary Elizabeth Runyan were twins, born on May 28, 1859. They were two of 10 children born to Samuel and Beulah (Smith) Darling and the first two to be born in Indiana. They had 5 older siblings that were born in New Jersey. Elijah married Onedia C. Morris, daughter of Hillary and Mary (Keesling) Morris, on August 11, 1884 in Henry Co., Indiana. Elijah and Onedia had 10 children, two daughters died in infancy.

           DEATHS                           
           ELIJAH DARLING.
  [Special to The Daily Courier.]

Death of Elijah Darling
Daily Courier - July 8, 1915

     KENNARD, Ind., July 8.--Elijah 

Darling, age fifty-six years, one of the 

best known residents of Kennard, 

died suddenly from heart trouble to-

day at 1 o'clock p. m. Mr. Darling had 

been picking cherries during the 

morning and had complained of a pain 

in his shoulder. Mrs. Darling was 

bathing his arm with liniment when 

he expired. He is survived by his 

wife and eight children. Howard 

Darling and Mrs. Florence Wilkinson, 

a son and daughter, are residents of 

Newcastle.

     The funeral arrangements have not 

been made.

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