The  Shelbyville  Republican
 Thursday, March 1, 1928
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MRS.  CLARA  CAYTON  DIED  EARLY  TODAY
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          Mrs. Clara A. Cayton, fifty years old wife of  Ira Cayton, well known resident of the county, died at her home eight miles [north]west of the city. in Moral township at 6:45 o'clock this morning of heart trouble from which she had suffered for sometime.
          Funeral services will be conducted at the Brandywine M. P. church at two o'clock Sunday afternoon, the Rev. William Ryland, pastor of the church officiating.  Burial will be in the Fairland cemetery in charge of Charles M. Ewing, funeral director.
          Mrs. Cayton was the daughter of  Mr. and Mrs. John Kidd  and was born in Green county on July 5, 1877.  On April 13, 1893, she was united in marriage to Mr.Caryon and to this union two daughters and one son were born.  The daughters are  Mrs. Hazel Borders, of Indianapolis, and  Mrs. Fannie Barlow  of Rushville, and the son is  Burl Cayton, of Indianapolis.
          Mrs. Cayton was a member of the Brandywine M. P. church and had many friends who will regret to learn of her death.  Besides the [one line is illegible - five words] survived by two grandchildren, five sisters and two brothers.  The sisters are  Miss Stella Kidd  and  Mrs. Ida Bush  of this city;  Mrs. Beatrice Smith, of Acton;  Mrs. Allie Williams, of New Palestine; and  Mrs. Cora Morgason,  of London.  The brothers are  Dee Kidd, of 
Rushville and  Frank Kidd, of Insulage, Alabama.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming for Renee Arnold


The  Shelby  Democrat
 Friday, February 24, 1928
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HEART  DISEASE  CAUSES  DEATH
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Mrs. Ira Cayton, Age 50, Died Early Today
at Moral Township Home
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FUNERAL  IS  TO  BE  SUNDAY
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         Mrs. Cora A. Cayton, age 50, wife of  Ira Cayton, died at their home in Moral township, eight miles northeast [northwest] of Shelbyville at 6:15 o'clock this morning.  Death was due to heart disease from which she had suffered for the last year.
          Born in Green county, July 5, 1877, Mrs. Cayton was the daughter of  Mr. and Mrs. John Kidd.  On April 13, 1893 she was married to Mr. Cayton.  To this union were born two daughters and one son, who survive.  They are  Mrs. Hazel Borders, of Indianapolis;  Mrs. Fannie Barlow  of Rushville and  Burl Cayton  of Indianapolis.
          Besides the husband and children, Mrs. Cayton is survived by two grandchildren, five sisters,  Miss Stella Kidd  and  Mrs. Ida Bush, of this city;  Mrs. Beatrice Smith, of Acton;  Mrs. Allie Williams of New Palestine and  Mrs. Cora Morgason, of London, and two brothers,  Lee Kidd, of Rushville and  Frank Kidd, of Insulage, Alabama.
        Mrs. Cayton was a member of the Brandywine M. E. church, where funeral servies will be conducted at two o'clock Sunday afternoon., with the pastor, the Rev. William Ryland of Fairland officiating.  Burial will be in the Fairland cemetery in charge of Charles M. Ewing.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming for Renee Arnold


The  Shelby  Democrat
 Thursday February 18, 1915
Page 5 column 5
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IN  MEMORIAM
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          Cornelius Cayton, a highly respected and esteemed citizen of Fairland, was born in Shelby county, November 30, 1845.  His early life was spent in this county.  He spent a few years in Illinois and returned to his former home where he died.
          He volunteered his services at an early age when the great civil war broke out and fought till the end of the struggle when he was honorably discharged.
After his return he married Annie Gray, to which four children were born, two of whom live; Fred, of Oakland, California, and Emma Kuntz, of Decatur, Illinois; also five grandchildren.
          On November 25, 1892, he married Elizabeth Andrews, who survives as well as one brother, Burl Cayton, of London.
          Mr. Cayton was an honest and industrious man.  He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Boggstown.  He had many friends and relatives. He passed to his reward February 6, 1915; aged 69 years, two months and eight days.  He has gone to walk the streets of the celestial city, to learn the alphabet of angels.
Contributed by Barb Huff


The  Shelby  Democrat
 Thursday February 11, 1915
Page 4 column 1
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ANOTHER  WAR  VETERAN 
ANSWERED  FINAL  CALL
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Cornelius Cayton, of Fairland,
Expired Suddenly this Afternoon
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(From Monday’s Daily)
          Cornelius Cayton, 70 years old, a native of Shelby county, one of the highly esteemed and respected residents of Brandywine township, a veteran of the civil war, died very suddenly this afternoon at two-thirty o’clock in the Fairland cemetery, where he is employed as sexton.
          The burial of  Mr. Isaac Sexton, of Moral township, had just been made in the cemetery and the crowd had all left except two or three men who were assisting Mr. Cayton at the grave.  Without a struggle he fell to the ground and within five breaths he had passed away.  Dr. J. W. Snyder  was summoned, but the death angel had called and claimed the soul before the physician arrived.
          Mr. Cayton was removed to his home in Fairland following the sudden death. Deceased was born and reared in this county, but for many years he resided in Illinois. He possessed a most pleasing personality and easily made friends with all he met, and the news of his death will bring sadness to many homes.
          When the great civil war broke out Mr. Cayton was one of the first to offer his services for the preservation of the Union. He fought bravely throughout the bitter war and at the end received an honorable discharge.
          Besides his aged wife, deceased is survived by one brother,  Burl Cayton, of London; a son,  Fred Cayton, of Oakland, California; a daughter,  Mrs. Emma Koonze, of Decatur, Illinois, and a number of nieces and other relatives.
          The funeral arrangements had not been made at time for press and will be announced later by Ralph J. Edwards, undertaker in charge.  The county coroner, Dr. G.I. Inlow, of Blue Ridge, was called, but he had made no announcement as to the cause of death at a late hour this afternoon. 
[Buried Fairland Cemetery]
Contributed by Barb Huff

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