Mary O'REAR dies in North Salem (1923)

submitted by Karen Zach:

Source: Crawfordsville Journal Review (Crawfordsville, Indiana) - issue of December 25, 1923:

North Salem -- December 24 - Mrs. Mary O'Rear died Saturday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. May Ellis. She had been an invalid for over a year. The funeral services were held at the home Monday afternoon.

Danville builds a swimming pool (1959)

source: The Republican (Danville, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, July 30, 1959 - page 1, columns 6-7

According to a newspaper article, the Danville Swimming Pool was to hold its grand opening in Danville Park on Saturday, August 1, 1959 at 10 am. Henry Cox was the pool manager, and membership cards were 25 cents each.

In May 1983, the Danville Town Board voted to rename the swimming pool in Ellis Park to "Gill Pool", in honor of William T. "Billy" Gill, who was the general contractor when it was built and was credited for generally leading the project.

NOTE: Today the pool is known as the Gill Family Aquatic Center.

Adoption of Jeffrey Allan ADCOCK (1966)

source: The Republican (Danville, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, August 11, 1966 - page 5, column 6:

According to a legal notice, in August 1966, John Henry Ellis was petitioning the Hendricks County Superior Court (case # A 66-19) to adopt Jeffrey Allan Adcock, a minor. His biological mother was Shirley Jean Ellis; his biological father, Phillip Gaylord Adcock, was listed as whereabouts unknown. The petition was to be heard in court on September 26, 1966.

Activity in Hendricks County probate cases (November 1900)

From Hendricks County probate records:

Activity in probate cases as of 8 November 1900 [in vacation of the September 1900 term of court]:
--Ezra H. Cox estate - William J. Cox appointed administrator ($24,000 bond)
--Eli Johnson estate - William Townsend appointed administrator ($50 bond)
--James A.B. Baird estate - Eldridge R. Ellis appointed administrator ($1,600 bond)
--Martha Brown estate - Levi H. Brown appointed administrator ($1,000 bond)
--Shelby T. Cooper estate - Alfred T. Cooper appointed administrator ($1,000 bond)

Activity in Hendricks County probate cases (May 1891)

From Hendricks County probate records:

Activity in probate cases as of May 2, 1891 [in vacation of the March 1891 term of court]:
--John W. Estep estate - will probated; I.N. Estep appointed executor
--John W. Brown estate - will probated
--Eleazar Harlan estate - will probated
--Eli S. Bray estate - Adam Beeman appointed administrator
--Catharine Todd estate - E.R. Ellis appointed administrator
--Moses Hadley estate - B.S. Hadley appointed administrator
--Heirs of Eli S. Bray guardianship - James W. Phillips appointed guardian
--Alice J. Hodson guardianship - Henry D. Hodson appointed guardian
--Marion Butterfield guardianship - B.S. Hadley appointed administrator