The Franklin Democrat (Franklin, IN) 20 Oct 1882 (Friday, pg. 3)
Joel Belk, a well-known citizen of this county and for quite a while postmaster at Williamsburg, while engaged in conversation with some friends Monday night, fell heavily against one of them and failed to respond when addressed. Upon procuring a light, it was found that he had expired. The cause of his death is supposed to have been heart disease.
Note: The Johnson County Indiana WPA Death Index, 1882-1920, page 13, referencing Book H-14, page 20, records that Andrew J. Belk, a 66 year old white male, died 16 Oct 1882 in Nineveh.
[Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry]
Joel Belk, a well-known citizen of this county and for quite a while postmaster at Williamsburg, while engaged in conversation with some friends Monday night, fell heavily against one of them and failed to respond when addressed. Upon procuring a light, it was found that he had expired. The cause of his death is supposed to have been heart disease.
Note: The Johnson County Indiana WPA Death Index, 1882-1920, page 13, referencing Book H-14, page 20, records that Andrew J. Belk, a 66 year old white male, died 16 Oct 1882 in Nineveh.
[Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry]
The Franklin Democrat (Franklin, IN) 20 Oct 1882 (Friday, pg. 3)
Joel Belk, a well-known citizen of this county and for quite a while postmaster at Williamsburg, while engaged in conversation with some friends Monday night, fell heavily against one of them and failed to respond when addressed. Upon procuring a light, it was found that he had expired. The cause of his death is supposed to have been heart disease.
Note: The Johnson County Indiana WPA Death Index, 1882-1920, page 13, referencing Book H-14, page 20, records that Andrew J. Belk, a 66 year old white male, died 16 Oct 1882 in Nineveh.
[Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry]
Joel Belk, a well-known citizen of this county and for quite a while postmaster at Williamsburg, while engaged in conversation with some friends Monday night, fell heavily against one of them and failed to respond when addressed. Upon procuring a light, it was found that he had expired. The cause of his death is supposed to have been heart disease.
Note: The Johnson County Indiana WPA Death Index, 1882-1920, page 13, referencing Book H-14, page 20, records that Andrew J. Belk, a 66 year old white male, died 16 Oct 1882 in Nineveh.
[Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry]
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Although the gravestone marker shows a date of death of 16 Oct 1883, the Johnson County WPA Death Index shows a date of death of 16 Oct 1882.
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