From the Marckel Scrapbook
ABRAM COY
“Mr. Abram Coy, one of the oldest and most respected
residents of Evansport, died very suddenly at his home this morning. Mr. Coy was apparently in the best of health
and spirits. At about 7 o’clock this
morning, he went out to do his chores.
No more was seen of him until at about noon, when he was found in the
hay mow, dead. Death was due to heart
failure.
The deceased, who was the son of Jacob and Mary Coy, was
born January 18, 1832, at Evansport. He
lived with his parents until manhood, when he set out for himself. February 14, 1857, he was united in marriage
to Miss Marguerite Donaldson, whose death occurred December 2, 1888. Having no children of their own, Mr. and Mrs.
Coy adopted two, a daughter, Ida, whose death occurred some years ago, and a son,
Mr. Jacob E. Mercer, who now resides in Hicksville.
Mr. Coy spent the greater part of his life in the milling
business, having built three mills upon the Tiffin River, all of which have
been destroyed by fire.
The deceased is survived by four brothers, D. E. Coy, of
Defiance; Dr. Clinton Coy, of Napoleon; Dr. Isaac Coy, of Archbold; and Dr.
Martin Coy, of Evansport, and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Fager and Mrs. Martha
Johnson, both of Defiance. Mr. Coy has
always been a prominent member of the Methodist church, and was also one of the
charter members of the Evansport Lodge F. & A. M. No. 511. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made.”
MRS. NANCY LANTOW
“Mrs. Nancy Lantow, wife of John Lantow, died this morning
at 7:30 at her home on Gray street in North Defiance, after a lingering illness. Mrs. Lantow was well known in this city and
has a large circle of friends who mourn her death. She was 50 years of age and leaves a husband
and five children who are, Mrs. Bud Murphy, and four sons, Aleck, Geo., Fred,
and Eugene, all residing in this city.
She also leaves two sisters and two brothers, Mrs. Susan Ball, Mrs. Mary
Devault, Henry Merrihugh, and Robert Merrihugh. The funeral will occur
Wednesday afternoon at the residence at 2 o’clock, Rev. Griffith
officiating. Burial will be in Riverside
cemetery.”
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