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George Lewis Hough

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George Lewis Hough

Birth
Monroe County, Indiana, USA
Death
8 Feb 1912 (aged 28)
Monroe County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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Lewis was the son of Benton J. Hough and Flora Belle Nichols. He was the husband of Adah D. Lentz; married 23 February 1902 in Monroe Co., Indiana.

According to Lewis' Death Certificate, the Cause of Death was listed as Organic Heart Disease. The DC also indicated that Lewis' body was interred at Bethel Cemetery on 9 February 1912.

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LEWIS HOUGH FELL DEAD

While seated in a chair at his home three and one half miles north of Dolan at eight o'clock this morning, Lewis Hough, a son of former Sheriff Benton Hough, fell dead to the floor. Mrs. Hough was attending to feeding the cattle at the barn and was notified by one of her children that Mr. Hough had fallen to the floor. He had been suffering from heart trouble for the past fifteen years but was able to be about most of the time. He was 28 years old and was married to Ada Lentz. He is survived by the widow and three children, the oldest nine years and the youngest six weeks old. Coroner Kentling was called from Smithville to view the body and make out the necessary burial permit. Funeral at 1:30 Friday at Bethel Church.

[Bloomington Weekly Courier - Bloomington, Ind. - 9 Feb 1912, Page 1]
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Lewis was the son of Benton J. Hough and Flora Belle Nichols. He was the husband of Adah D. Lentz; married 23 February 1902 in Monroe Co., Indiana.

According to Lewis' Death Certificate, the Cause of Death was listed as Organic Heart Disease. The DC also indicated that Lewis' body was interred at Bethel Cemetery on 9 February 1912.

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LEWIS HOUGH FELL DEAD

While seated in a chair at his home three and one half miles north of Dolan at eight o'clock this morning, Lewis Hough, a son of former Sheriff Benton Hough, fell dead to the floor. Mrs. Hough was attending to feeding the cattle at the barn and was notified by one of her children that Mr. Hough had fallen to the floor. He had been suffering from heart trouble for the past fifteen years but was able to be about most of the time. He was 28 years old and was married to Ada Lentz. He is survived by the widow and three children, the oldest nine years and the youngest six weeks old. Coroner Kentling was called from Smithville to view the body and make out the necessary burial permit. Funeral at 1:30 Friday at Bethel Church.

[Bloomington Weekly Courier - Bloomington, Ind. - 9 Feb 1912, Page 1]
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