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- "Citation: The Indiana GenWeb Project, Copyright ?1997-2007,Montgomery County Website http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/
Montgomery County, Indiana USGenWeb Project
Ransom VanCleave
Montgomery County, Indiana
Waveland Independent
Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana
March 16, 1923
Ransom VanCleave, one of our oldest citizens, died on Tuesday eveningat 11, at his home in New Market. He has been confined to a chair for16 years from the effects of la grippe. Funeral services at the homethis morning at 11 will be in charge of Rev. CL Airhart. Burial atIndian Creek Cemetery.
Waveland Independent
Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana
March 30, 1923
Seven o'clock on the night of the 13th of March, 1923, closed the doorof time, by ending the pilgrimage of a good and upright man. A manwhose entire life has been spent near where he was born and reared.Honesty was one of his leading characteristics that made his word asgood as his bond to everyone with whom he had to do. In the field ofindustry he did a good part in building a comfortable home and raisinga large family. In this his efforts were prompted by love of home,wife and children. Love moved his heart, strengthened his hands toserve those whom he loved with cheerfulness and delight. Unselfishlyhe applied his energies to the ends justified by the true andfundamental principles upon which he built his temple of life andproved himself a true man. True as a husband, true as a father, trueas a neighbor and friend. His love of good, and to do good wasevidenced in administration of kindness friendship toward all men, andwith all men he died in peace. That he was a Christian none doubted,because his devotion to the cause of the meek and lowly man of Galileein a well rounded out Christian life is an unsealed book, the pages ofwhich are bright in well defined service covering aperiod of manyyears. As these years of service multiplied, his faith and hopeincreased in the Savior of men. To the last he believed in, andtrusted the Christ whose presence was sweet in death. His public lifeas a Church member was with the Indian Creek baptist Church in whichhe had a cherished home for 45 years. His own home was open to hisbrethern and friends and many were entertained there. Such a man wasRansom VanCleave, son of Jonathan & Elizabeth, b. 27 Dec 1838. He wasmarr. to Sarah Zerface, Oct 28, 1858, to whom 13 children were born:William M, Big Cabine, Okla; George R, New Market; Mrs. Ellen Davis,Alamo ; Ada, Crawfordsville; Dr. Charles, deceased; Mrs. Betty Hardee,Browns Valley; Mrs. Amanda Hicks, Crawfordsville; Samuel W Waveland;Mrs. Eliza Stewart, Lafayette; Jesse G at home; Mrs. Evelyn Airhart,Crawfordsville; Jonathan, at home and Charles C. of Lincoln, Ill. Whenthe hills in the West were gilded with the glow of the setting son,and the rainbow was painted on the storm clouds of death and theshadows were lengthening in the valley and the spirit of the good man,Ransom VanCleave, went to God. He was 84 years, 2 months and 16 daysold. Surviving him are 12 children, 27 grandchildren; 44 greatgrandchildrem, one sister, Mrs. Emily Badgely, Muskegon, Mi; manyrelatives and all friends who knew him. 9-9-2007 Karen Zach"
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