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Kuhn

The Kokomo Tribune
December 22, 1963
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Red poinsettias and greenery created a Christmas setting for the double-ring ceremony uniting Miss Kay Irene Kuhn and Robert M. Alkire at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Zion United Church of Christ, Shelbyville. Officiating was the Rev. Franz P. Puhlmann. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence E. Kuhn, Shelbyville, R.R.6, and Mr. and Mrs. Max T. Alkire, 1142 S. Waugh St., are the parents of the bridegroom. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a white peau satin gown with a detachable chapel train. Lace trimmed the scoop neckline of the fitted bodice and tiny pearls outlined the lace and satin crown which held her silk illusion veil. She carried a Bible topped with white poinsettia. Red velveteen sheath dresses were worn by the attendants, Mrs. Allen Kuhn, Shelbyville matron of honor, Mrs. Mike Kelly, sister of the bridegroom, and Mrs. William Hollingsworth, Franklin. Veils were attached to red velvet hats and red poinsettias adorned their white fur muffs. Joan Kelly, niece of the bridegroom, also wore red velveteen and matching hat. She carried a basket of rose petals. Best man was William Hollingsworth, Franklin, and guests were ushered by Mike Kelly and Allen Kuhn and   Roger Kuhn, Shelbyville, brothers of the bride. Mrs. Kuhn chose blue Shantung with matching hat for her daughter's wedding. Brown accessories complemented Mrs. Alkire's green winter print dress. Both mother's corsages were pink sweetheart roses. Serving the reception in the church social rooms were Mrs. Richard Hendricks,, Franklin; Mrs. Tom Theobald, Indianapolis, and Miss Kathy Kuhn, Manilla. Miss Linda Kuhn was guest receptionist. Guests attended from Franklin, Kokomo and Indianapolis. The couple's address will be Franklin, R.R. 1, Box 297. The bride is a Franklin College graduate and a member of Delta Zeta sorority. Her husband attended Franklin College and is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
Contributed by Janet McColley Franklin

The Shelbyville Republican
Friday, April 29, 1938
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HAZEL KUHN IS
HURT IN WRECK
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Woman Painfully Injured
in Accident on Knights-
town Road
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Miss Hazel Kuhn, of Union township, was painfully injured Thursday in an automobile accident on the Knightstown road, 3 miles north of this city. Two cars were almost demolished in the crash.
A car driven by Miss Kuhn and another driven by Theodore Larrison, 60, of north of Morristown, sideswiped when Miss Kuhn lost control of her automobile after it skidded in gravel at the edge of the road,according to Deputy Sheriff A. B. Brown, who investigated the crash. Larrison was accompanied by his brother, Grover, who also lives north of Morristown. Neighter of the brothers was injured, although both were badly shaken.
Miss Kuhn received two bad cuts about the mouth, head injuries, cus on the knees and a sprained ankle. She was taken to the office of Dr. P. R. Tindall, of this city, for treatment, and then was removed to the home of her sister, Miss Agnes Kuhn, of Howard street.
Miss Kuhn's car was traveling north and the other was traveling south. She had been in Shelbyville and was returning home.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The Shelbyville Republican
Saturday, February 16, 1935
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SHELBYVILLE CHURCH TO HONOR
MRS. SARAH KUHN, NEARLY 92
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Ninety-two years old and still walking to Sunday school.
That is Mrs. Sarah Rapp Kuhn, who is known as “Auntie” Kuhn to residents, both young and old, of Shelbyville.
“Auntie” Kuhn will celebrate her ninety-second birthday anniversary Tuesday, February 19. She was born in Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee, in 1843.
Sunday, following the regular worship hour, members of the congregation of the First Christian church, of which she is the oldest member, will honor her with a pitch-in dinner and program at the church.

LIVED HERE FOR 75 YEARS

“Auntie” Kuhn came to Shelbyville with her parents seventy-five years ago. They moved here from Harrison, Ohio.
“When I came to Shelbyville, there were very, very few homes. There were corn fields everywhere, clear up to where the Public Square now is,” she said, “no sidewalks; and I can remember them building the old Ray Hotel.”
In spite of her advanced age, “Auntie” is enjoying good health. Her hearing is good, but her eyesight is growing dim.
She lives with her sister, Mrs. Lena Thrasher, who observed her eighty-second birthday last December 10, at 118 East Hendricks street.
Mrs. Kuhn is one of a family of twelve children, three of whom survive. A brother, John Rapp, lives in Indianapolis with a daughter. He is seventy-seven years old.
Her husband, Adam Kuhn, passed away thirty-four years ago. There were no children.
“All I like to do is read the Bible and other religious books and go to Sunday school and church,” said Auntie, very seriously. Then with a laugh, “I don't like this foolish stuff they write.”
Mrs. Kuhn is the oldest member of the First Christian church, joining in 1900. The church at that time was located in an old building on East Franklin street. The Rev. Mr. Mahan was pastor. She is a member of the Dorcas Sunday school class.
In the course of my conversation with her, Auntie said that while living in Cincinnati, Ohio, she suffered with smallpox. She was six years old.
“You don't have the smallpox now like we did then. I had the disease from November to the following April. People were taken to the graveyard in groves.”
Contributed by Barb Huff for Jann Rapp DeMeire
A picture of Sarah Rapp Kuhn accompanied the article

The Shelbyville Republican
June 18, 1934
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FAMILY HONORS AGED MEMBERS
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Descendants of George M. Kuhn Give Dinner
For Andrew J. Kuhn and Wife, Sunday
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THREE BROTHERS OVER 85
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All Three Born in Germany, Came to U. S.
With Their Parents--Eighty-three Years Ago
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Three brothers, whose ages total 264 years the wives of two of them, and a brother of one of these aged women were among those assembled at a bountiful dinner given yesterday in honor of Andrew W. Kuhn, of Union township, who will be 92 years old on July 14, and his wife, Margaret Kuhn, who celebrated her eightieth birthday anniversary June 15.
          The dinner, in a reality a reunion of descendants of the late Mr. and Mrs. George M. Kuhn, Shelby county pioneers, was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kuhn, about four miles northeast of Shelbyville, with more than fifty men, women and children present.
          All of the three Kuhn brothers--John Kuhn, of Walker township, Rush county, who is 87 years ; Jacob, of Union township, Shelby county, who will be 86 in August, and Andrew--were born in Germany and came to the United States with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. George M. Kuhn, eighty-three years ago. Mrs. Andrew Kuhn's brother, Fred Kessler, of near Manilla, who also attended the "reunion," was reared in the native city of Kuhn, Mertzheim, on the Rhine. He came to the United States in 1882. He is now 84 years old.
          Mrs. Mary Kuhn, wife of Jacob, is now 83 years old. They have been married over 65 years. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kuhn will observe the sixty-third weding anniversary this year.
          Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kuhn have five sons and two daughters living; John has three sons, and Mr. and Mrs. Jacob [my copy ends here].
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The Shelby Republican
Thursday November 6, 1924
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DIVORCE SUIT FILED BY WIFE
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Mrs. Clara M. Kuhn Begins Action
Against Louis H. Kuhn in Rush County
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          Mrs. Clara M. Kuhn, of Rush county, formerly of this city, has filed a complaint for divorce against Louis H. Kuhn, in the Rush Circuit court, at Rushville. Mrs. Kuhn charges her husband with neglect, cruel treatment and failure to provide.
          The complaint states that the couple was married February 3, 1903, and separated July 1, 1923. Mrs. Kuhn alleges that her husband cursed her and called her vile names. She says that he did not provide for her and that she was compelled to seek employment to provide food and clothing for herself. The wife says that on the date of their separation her husband abandoned her, and has since failed to live with her or to provide in any way for her support.
Contributed by Barb Huff

The Shelby Republican
Thursday March 6, 1924
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COMPLAINT DISMISSED
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          A complaint for divorce and alimony filed by Florence M. Kuhn against Chandus D. Kuhn was dismissed by the plaintiff today in the Shelby circuit court.
Contributed by Barb Huff

The Shelby Republican
Thursday January 31, 1924
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DIVORCE WAS GRANTED
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          Bryan L. Coon, of this city, was granted a decree of divorce from Edna Coon, of Indianapolis, by Judge Harry C. Morrison, in the Shelby circuit court today.
Contributed by Barb Huff

The Shelby Democrat
Thursday November 22, 1923
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HUSBAND SAID SHE WAS
GREEN AND DUMB
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(From Saturday’s Daily)
          Mrs. Florence M. Kuhn has entered a complaint for a divorce and alimony in the Shelby circuit court against Chandus D. Kuhn, to whom she was married March 8, 1922, in Rush county. Mrs. Kuhn also asks the return of her former name, Florence M. Keppel, in the complaint that was prepared by William A. Yarling, her attorney.
          The couple separated Thursday November 8, three days after Mrs. Kuhn charges that her husband beat and choked her. She alleges that Mr. Kuhn told others that she was “green” and “dumb” and did not know how to conduct herself in company. During the year and a half they were married, Mrs. Kuhn states that the defendant only bought her $20 worth of clothing and that she was compelled to wear her sister’s cast-off clothes.
          Mrs. Kuhn alleges that her husband beat, struck and choked her on several occasions causing bruising all over her body. He remained away from home a great part of the time, she says, and she was compelled to milk and feed the stock on their farm. She also charges that she loaned the defendant $200 in cash and $125 in War Savings Stamps and that she turned over to him a note for $1,200.
          Mr. Kuhn is the owner of considerable property, she alleges and he has threatened to dispose of these interests. A restraining order was issued Friday in the Shelby circuit court to prevent the defendant from selling any of his holdings.
Contributed by Barb Huff

The Shelbyville Democrat
Thursday, July 27, 1916
Twenty-Ninth Year No. 70
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          A nine and one-half pound baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Curt Kuhn, who live north of Blue Ridge, Wednesday morning. Dr. Inlow, of Blue Ridge, was in attendance.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The Indianapolis Star
November 7, 1915
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STATE BRIEFS
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          Damage of nearly $4,000 was done to the stock of goods at the Toggery Shop here, the result of a fire that may have been of incendiary origin. The stock of goods was owned by John F. Kuhn, and the building by J. L. Showers and W. H. Wagner.
Contributed by Virginia Latta Curulla

The Shelby Republican
Thursday, December 25, 1913
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BLUE RIDGE WEDDING
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Rhina Kuhn and Mis Myrtle Winkler
Were Married Sunday Afternoon.
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Rhina Kuhn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kuhn, of Union township, and Miss Myrtle Winkler, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Winkler, of south of the city, residing on the Norristown pike, were married Sunday by the Rev. O. J. McMullen at his home in Blue Ridge.
          Mr. and Mrs. Kuhn will make their home on his farm a short distance north of Meltzerville. Their home was furnished and awaiting their occupancy several days before their marriage.
          The congratulations and best wishes of their friends, among whom the Republican hopes to be numbered, are extended.
Contributed by Phyllis Fleming

The Shelbyville Democrat
Monday, December 15, 1913
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Earl Kuhn, of Union township, went to Danville, Ind., this morning to attend the Central normal college.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The Shelbyville Republican
Tuesday, March 7, 1911
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        Jacob Kuhn, of Ray's Crossing, who has been very ill since last Thanksgiving, is now able to be up. It was thought for some time that he would not recover from his illness.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

From the Indianapolis Newspapers Database, 1848-1991:
CRIME / Dynamiting / Shelbyville (near) / Unoccupied house of J. H. Kuhn totally wrecked by unknown persons. N. 2-19-1884. p 2,c 3

The Shelby Republican
September 6, 1883
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          All the boys in town are now asking Adam Kuhn which is the best pike to walk on.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

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