Shelby  County  Indiana
Obituaries

Zauss

The  Shelbyville  Daily  Democrat
March 12, 1912
Page 1   column 6
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MAN  PAST  NINETY
DIED  THIS  MORNING
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John Zauss Lived to Ripe Old
----------           One of Shelby county's oldest men was called today in the death of  John H. Zauss,  who passed away at eight-forty-five o'clock this morning at the home of  Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kreiger,  one-half mile east of Middletown, at the advanced age of ninety-two years, seven months and fourteen days.  Mr. Zauss fell a victim to an attack of pneumonia from which he had been suffering only since last Thursday.  Until the attack came he was in excellent health for one of his years, as he had always been remarkable well preserved.
          Mr. Zauss was born in Germany, but had been a resident of Liberty township, Shelby county, for many years.  He was known all over the southern part of the county, and was held in the highest esteem by all his acquaintances.
          He is survived by four children.  They are  Mrs. George Scherer,  Mrs. Chirs Letsinger  and  Mrs. W. H. Weaver,  of Kokomo, and  Mrs. J. C. Riggway,  of Syracuse, Neb.
          The funeral services will be held at the Kreiger residence at ten-thirty o'clock Thursday morning, the Rev. George Schwartz, of St. Paul, officiating, and the interment will be made in Forest Hill cemetery in charge of D. B. Wilson & Son.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The  Syracuse  Journal
Otoe County, Nebraska
6 Mar 1896
Page 4, column 4
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          Frederick C. Zauss  died Wednesday at 11 p.m.  The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock and the remains intered in the Park Hill cemetery.  Mr. Zauss was a young man being only 25 years old.  His first wife died some years ago leaving him two children; something less than two years ago he married again and he now leaves a widow and the two children by his first wife.  He has resided in Syracuse since 1881, was a sober, industrious citizen and his death is deeply regretted by his many friends, while his family have the sincere sympathy of the entire community.
Steve Kellar

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Shelby County Indiana Marriages
Annette H. Jenkins
Frederick C. Zauss
Married 28 Sept 1881
Book 12     Page 41
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The  Syracuse  Journal
Otoe County, Nebraska
11 Dec 1891
Page 5, column 2
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          1891, December 9 -- DIED:  In this village, Wednesday, at 8:30 p.m. after a long and weary struggle for life with that fell destroyer, consumption,  Annette H.,  wife of  F. C. Zauss.  Mrs. Zauss was a  Miss Jenkins, of Waldron, Ind., and was married at Shelbyville, Ind., September 28, 1880, removing with her husband and soon afterwards to this place where the family have since resided.  Three children have graced this union, two sons and one daughter, two of whom, aged respectively six years and eighteen months are still living; but one a boy of two years, died several years ago.....funeral obsequies, which take place at 2 p.m. today at the Congregational church, conducted by Rev. F. G. McHenry.  Mrs. Zauss will be buried in the Park Hill cemtery and the remains of her little boy will be exhumed and placed at her side.
Contributed by Steve Kellar

The  Shelby  Democrat
December 31, 1891
Page 3
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          Mary,  wife of  John Zauss,  died at their residence in Liberty township at 9:15 o'clock, Tuesday of La grippe, age 68 years.  She will be buried Thursday at Forest Hill cemetery at 3 o'clock.  Services at the house at 10 a.m. by Rev. G. G. Winters.  Deceased was  Mrs. Chris Letsinger's  mother.  D. B. Wilson & Son, funeral directors.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

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