Joseph L. Harrell[1, 2, 3]
1856 - 1949 (92 years)-
Name Joseph L. Harrell Birth 25 Jun 1856 Indiana, United States [1, 2, 3] Gender Male Residence 18 Jun 1860 Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, United States [3] Residence 26 Aug 1870 Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, United States [2] Death 27 May 1949 Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, United States [1] Burial 30 May 1949 Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, United States [1] Person ID I21602 McKelleb Last Modified 31 Oct 2019
Father James E. Harrell, b. 11 Jan 1823, Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States d. 11 Apr 1906, Shelby Township, Shelby, Indiana, United States (Age 83 years) Mother Eady McCarty, b. 14 Aug 1824, Indiana, United States d. 23 Aug 1878, Shelby County, Indiana, United States (Age 54 years) Marriage 17 Apr 1845 Shelby County, Indiana, United States [4] Family ID F6590 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - The Shelbyville Democrat
Thursday June 2, 1949
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JOSEPH HARRELL, 92, DEAD HERE
A Well Known Man Dies In Hospital
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(From Daily of Saturday, May 28)
Joseph L. Harrell, 92, well known retired Shelby county farmer and a resident of Smithland, died at 9:15 p.m. Friday at the Major Hospital. He was taken to the hospital last Saturday, following a heart attack and death came from a complication of diseases.
Mr. Harrell, born June 25, 1856, in Shelby Township, was the son of James Ellison and Edith (McCarty) Harrell. In August, 1880, he was married to Henrietta Cox, of Bartholomew County, and nine children were born to this union. He was the last living member of a family of 10 children.
Mr. Harrell's wife, who died in May 1925, and three children preceded him in death. He was a member of the Wesleyan Methodist Church at Lewis Creek.
The six children who survive him are: Marion, Charles and Virgil Harrell of Washington township; Stephen Harrell of Shelbyville; Mrs. Clara Clayton of Smithland of Smithland, and Mrs. Vernie Johnson of Muskegon, Michigan. Twenty-eight grandchildren, 39 great grandchildren and six great-great grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services will be held at the Mt. Gilead Baptist church at Smithland Monday at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. James Pickett and Rev. Robert Caveness officiating. Burial in charge of the Murphy Mortuary will be in the Miller cemetery in Hendricks Township.
Friends may call at the funeral home at any time.
- The Shelbyville Democrat
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Sources - [S10] Indiana Death Certificates, 1899 - 2011, Joseph L Harrell; Shelby County, Indiana; 16375; 27 May 1949 (Reliability: 3).
- [S21] 1870 U.S. Census, Shelby County, Indiana, Addison Township; Page #43, Roll: M593_357; Dwelling #286, Family #286; Joseph Harrell, Line #2; Accessed; 30 October 2019 (Reliability: 2).
- [S24] 1860 U.S. Census, Shelby County, Indiana, Addison Township; Page #33, Roll: M653_296; Dwelling #235, Family #235; Joseph L Harrell, Line #36; Accessed; 30 October 2019 (Reliability: 2).
- [S18] Indiana Marriages, 1811 - 2019, Shelby County, Indiana, James E Harrell & Eady McCarty Marriage; 17 April 1845; Page #262 (Reliability: 3).
- [S10] Indiana Death Certificates, 1899 - 2011, Joseph L Harrell; Shelby County, Indiana; 16375; 27 May 1949 (Reliability: 3).