HARTFORD CITY MAN SUICIDES IN SOUTH
MOBILE, Ala., - Feb. 29, - Abner D. Wolverton, 55, wealthy resident of Hartford City, Ind., committed suicide here by taking carbolic acid.
He had more than $3,000 in cash in his possession. He left a pathetic note, saying trouble had caused his act and giving directions for his burial.
Logansport Pharos-Reporter; Logansport, Indiana
February 29, 1916
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WILL DIVIDE ESTATE
BLUFFTON, Ind., Nov. 15 - The estate of the late Abner Wolverton was appraised Monday for inheritance tax purposes at $25,260.97 by County Assessor Palmer, of Blackford County. The appraisement was approved by the court. Of this amount, $5,581.92 was personal property and the remaining valuation on real estate. Wolverton, following an estrangement with his children committed suicide in a southern state while touring that section apparently in search of two sons, who had left home. The heirs are Archibald W. Wolverton, Iza A. Wolverton, Mary Wolverton, Abner D. Wolverton and Russell E. Wolverton, sons and daughters. One son, Archie, is well known here, having been employed at the Thorp store on West Wiley avenue.
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana
November 22, 1916
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Name: Abney D. Wolverton
Sex: Male
Age: 54
Address: 109 Monroe
Burial Place: Hartford City, Ind.
Death Date: 1916
Death Place: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States
Death Place (Original): Mobile, Mobile, Alabama
Birth Year (Estimated): 1862
Marital Status: Widowed
Occupation: Farmer-Stock Raiser
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Father's Name: Garvey Wolverton
Father's Sex: Male
Father's Birthplace: Ind.
Mother's Name: Otho Wendry
Mother's Sex: Female
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Source Details: cn 87
Digital Folder Number: 004025670
Microfilm Number: 1894132
Image Number: 01288
Indexing Batch: B01854-4
Citing this Record
"Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDXW-Y5C : 11 January 2021), Abney D. Wolverton, 1916.
MOBILE, Ala., - Feb. 29, - Abner D. Wolverton, 55, wealthy resident of Hartford City, Ind., committed suicide here by taking carbolic acid.
He had more than $3,000 in cash in his possession. He left a pathetic note, saying trouble had caused his act and giving directions for his burial.
Logansport Pharos-Reporter; Logansport, Indiana
February 29, 1916
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WILL DIVIDE ESTATE
BLUFFTON, Ind., Nov. 15 - The estate of the late Abner Wolverton was appraised Monday for inheritance tax purposes at $25,260.97 by County Assessor Palmer, of Blackford County. The appraisement was approved by the court. Of this amount, $5,581.92 was personal property and the remaining valuation on real estate. Wolverton, following an estrangement with his children committed suicide in a southern state while touring that section apparently in search of two sons, who had left home. The heirs are Archibald W. Wolverton, Iza A. Wolverton, Mary Wolverton, Abner D. Wolverton and Russell E. Wolverton, sons and daughters. One son, Archie, is well known here, having been employed at the Thorp store on West Wiley avenue.
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana
November 22, 1916
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Name: Abney D. Wolverton
Sex: Male
Age: 54
Address: 109 Monroe
Burial Place: Hartford City, Ind.
Death Date: 1916
Death Place: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States
Death Place (Original): Mobile, Mobile, Alabama
Birth Year (Estimated): 1862
Marital Status: Widowed
Occupation: Farmer-Stock Raiser
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Father's Name: Garvey Wolverton
Father's Sex: Male
Father's Birthplace: Ind.
Mother's Name: Otho Wendry
Mother's Sex: Female
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Source Details: cn 87
Digital Folder Number: 004025670
Microfilm Number: 1894132
Image Number: 01288
Indexing Batch: B01854-4
Citing this Record
"Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDXW-Y5C : 11 January 2021), Abney D. Wolverton, 1916.
HARTFORD CITY MAN SUICIDES IN SOUTH
MOBILE, Ala., - Feb. 29, - Abner D. Wolverton, 55, wealthy resident of Hartford City, Ind., committed suicide here by taking carbolic acid.
He had more than $3,000 in cash in his possession. He left a pathetic note, saying trouble had caused his act and giving directions for his burial.
Logansport Pharos-Reporter; Logansport, Indiana
February 29, 1916
**
WILL DIVIDE ESTATE
BLUFFTON, Ind., Nov. 15 - The estate of the late Abner Wolverton was appraised Monday for inheritance tax purposes at $25,260.97 by County Assessor Palmer, of Blackford County. The appraisement was approved by the court. Of this amount, $5,581.92 was personal property and the remaining valuation on real estate. Wolverton, following an estrangement with his children committed suicide in a southern state while touring that section apparently in search of two sons, who had left home. The heirs are Archibald W. Wolverton, Iza A. Wolverton, Mary Wolverton, Abner D. Wolverton and Russell E. Wolverton, sons and daughters. One son, Archie, is well known here, having been employed at the Thorp store on West Wiley avenue.
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana
November 22, 1916
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Name: Abney D. Wolverton
Sex: Male
Age: 54
Address: 109 Monroe
Burial Place: Hartford City, Ind.
Death Date: 1916
Death Place: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States
Death Place (Original): Mobile, Mobile, Alabama
Birth Year (Estimated): 1862
Marital Status: Widowed
Occupation: Farmer-Stock Raiser
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Father's Name: Garvey Wolverton
Father's Sex: Male
Father's Birthplace: Ind.
Mother's Name: Otho Wendry
Mother's Sex: Female
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Source Details: cn 87
Digital Folder Number: 004025670
Microfilm Number: 1894132
Image Number: 01288
Indexing Batch: B01854-4
Citing this Record
"Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDXW-Y5C : 11 January 2021), Abney D. Wolverton, 1916.
MOBILE, Ala., - Feb. 29, - Abner D. Wolverton, 55, wealthy resident of Hartford City, Ind., committed suicide here by taking carbolic acid.
He had more than $3,000 in cash in his possession. He left a pathetic note, saying trouble had caused his act and giving directions for his burial.
Logansport Pharos-Reporter; Logansport, Indiana
February 29, 1916
**
WILL DIVIDE ESTATE
BLUFFTON, Ind., Nov. 15 - The estate of the late Abner Wolverton was appraised Monday for inheritance tax purposes at $25,260.97 by County Assessor Palmer, of Blackford County. The appraisement was approved by the court. Of this amount, $5,581.92 was personal property and the remaining valuation on real estate. Wolverton, following an estrangement with his children committed suicide in a southern state while touring that section apparently in search of two sons, who had left home. The heirs are Archibald W. Wolverton, Iza A. Wolverton, Mary Wolverton, Abner D. Wolverton and Russell E. Wolverton, sons and daughters. One son, Archie, is well known here, having been employed at the Thorp store on West Wiley avenue.
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana
November 22, 1916
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Name: Abney D. Wolverton
Sex: Male
Age: 54
Address: 109 Monroe
Burial Place: Hartford City, Ind.
Death Date: 1916
Death Place: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States
Death Place (Original): Mobile, Mobile, Alabama
Birth Year (Estimated): 1862
Marital Status: Widowed
Occupation: Farmer-Stock Raiser
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Father's Name: Garvey Wolverton
Father's Sex: Male
Father's Birthplace: Ind.
Mother's Name: Otho Wendry
Mother's Sex: Female
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Source Details: cn 87
Digital Folder Number: 004025670
Microfilm Number: 1894132
Image Number: 01288
Indexing Batch: B01854-4
Citing this Record
"Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDXW-Y5C : 11 January 2021), Abney D. Wolverton, 1916.
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