Henry W. Mordhurst  

Henry William Mordhurst Birth 19 DEC 1851 Germany Death 19 OCT 1928 Union, Marshall, Indiana, son of Fredric Mordhurst and Jane / Johanna Wagner

Saturday, October 20, 1928 - Rochester Sentinel
Culver, Ind., October 20. -- H. W. MORDHURST, a national official of the Royal and Select Masons, died at his cottage here today. He had been suffering for some time from pernicious anaemia complicated by bronchial pneumonia.

Mordhurst was general grand recorder of the General Grand Council of the United States of America of Royal and Select Masons. The body was taken to Logansport.

Mordhurst, who was a pioneer resident on Lake Maxinkuckee, had spent most of the summer here, but about six weeks ago went to a Chicago hospital for a blood tranfusion. After remaining in Chicago about three weeks, he went to Logansport and entered a hospital there.

Monday, against the advice of hospital attaches, he started for Gary to attend a meeting of the Grand Chapter. He had not missed a meeting in forty-five years. When he got as far as Culver, he became ill and he was taken to his cottage here.

He is survived by a twelve-year-old daughter and two sisters.


Masonic Officer Dies At Home in Culver
LOGANSPORT, Ind., Oct. 19. (AP) - Henry W. Mordhurst, 78, grand recorder of the General Council of Royal and Select masons of the Untted States, died at his cottage at Culver last night. The brought to Logansport today for burial.

A Thirty Third Degree Mason. he had been grand recorder of the general grand council of the royal and select Masons of the United States for many years. Monday against advice of hospital attaches, Mordhurst started for Gary to attend a meeting of the grand chapter. lie had not missed a meeting In 45 years. He became ill before reaching Culver and was taken to his summer home there - - Anderson Herald Oct 20, 1928


Aged Mason Dies
[By the Associated Press] LOGANSPORT, Ind., Oct. 20.- Henry W. Mordhurst, 78, grand recorder of the general council of Royal and select Masons of the United States, died at his cottage at Culver and the body was brought to Logansport for burial. The funeral probably will be held Monday at the home of his sister, Mrs. J. D. Ferguson of Logansport. Present plans are for private services. - - Journal and Courier Oct 20, 1928


H. W. Mordhurst, 78, Dies At Lake Home
A Pinoneer Cottager

Ws well known in State and Naional Mosonic Circles As Prominent Official

Henry W. Mordurst, 78 years old, one of the pioneer cottagers on Lake Maxinkuckee, and well known nationally as grand recorder of the general council of ROyal and Select Masons of the United Stata and a thirty-third degree Masion, died at his cottage here early Friday morning, October 19.

He had been suffering for some time with pernicious anaemia and left his cottage this summer for treatment in a Chicago hospital were a blood transfusion was made without marked success

He then entered the Logansport Hospital where he remained until Monday morning. Against the advice of the doctors he started to make a trip to Gary to attend a meeting of the grand chapter, of which he had not missed a meeting in forty-five years. Howevert, he had a sinking spell and was taken off the train here at noon to his cottage by his secretary.

Complications in the form of bronchial pneumonia set in from which he was unable to continue the battle in his already weakened condition.

Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at Logansport with interment in the family masusoleum.

He is survived by his 12 year old daughter and two sisters.

Mr. Mordhurst was born and reared in Logansport, but later went to Fort Wayne where he engaged in the retail drug business for many years.

Later he emoved to Chicago but of late he had been spending his winters in FLordia and his summers at Lake Maxinkuckee - 24 Oct 1928 - Citizen.

married 30 Jun 1909 Logansport, Cass, Indiana Lillian Ethel Vaughn Birth 18 OCT 1882 Logansport, Cass, Ind. Death 10 OCT 1925 Logansport, Cass, Indiana Burial Mount Hope Cemetery Logansport, Cass County, Indiana daughter of Sidney Albert and Lilla W. (Rice) Vaughn.

1925 - Oct 14 - Two Cottagers Dies
Mrs. H.W. Mordhurst ... Passed away Saturday

Mrs. W. H. Mordhurst passed away very suddenly last Saturday afernoon in her home in Logansport.

They had just gone home from their cottage on Lake Maxinkuckee about a week or ten days before and were making plans to spend the winter in Flordia as has been their custom for several years.

She is survived by her husband, a brother Sidney A. Vaughn, and a sister, Regina Herrald.

The many friends of thiese two women, among the summer cottagers and the Culver Townspeople will regret to learn of the passing of these tow splendid characters.
Deaths and Funeral As Reported by the Chase Morotuary
Mrs Ethel Mordhurst,k wife of Henry W. Mordhurst, died this morning at 10:45 at the residence 1128 North Street; aged forty-two yars, death resulting from throat infection. after a brief illness.

SHe is survived by her husband, one daughter Miss Marian Mordhurst; one brother Sidney Vaughn of OmahaNebraska, and a sister Mrs. D. H. Harrell of this city.

Mrs. Mordhurst was born in Logansport, October 18, 1882 and was the daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. Sidney A. Vaughn.

The family had been spending the summer at Lake Makinkuckee and had returned to Logansport temporarily;' having already secured quarters at Palm Beach, Flordia, where they have spent the past several winters.

Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

CHild:

Marion Ethel Mordhurst Birth 25 JAN 1918 Chicago Cook, Illinois Death 3 Nov 1980 Monterey County, California
In the census and records of William Wesley Foskett he is ward of Marian Mordhorst 11 b. Illinois ward in the 1930 census
* married Marriage 21 Feb 1941 Cook, Illinois Jerome Michael Levenson
* married 1 Apr 1946 Sarasota, Florida Ford Armstrong Oehne Birth 15 MAY 1911 Des Moines, Iowa Death 17 SEP 1981 Manatee, Florida, Divorce 1949 Charlotte county, Florida,
* married 28 Jan 1950 Sarasota, Florida Frank R Knox Birth ABT 1917, divorced Dec 1970 Monterey County, California
* married -- Porcher

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Surname: MORDHURST Given Name: HENRY W Sex: Color: W Age: 0 Spouse: LILLIAN E Spouse Surname: VAUGHN Month: JUN Day: 30 Year: 1909 Father: Mother: Maiden Name: B/L Month: DEC B/L Day: 19 B/L Year: 1851 County: CASS Book: 27 Page: 63

Surname: VAUGHN Given Name: LILLIAN E Sex: Color: W Age: 0 Spouse: HENRY W Spouse Surname: MORDHURST Month: JUN Day: 30 Year: 1909 Father: Mother: Maiden Name: B/L Month: OCT B/L Day: 18 B/L Year: 1882 County: CASS Book: 27 Page: 63

Henry Jensen birth 1820 Death March 19 1918 Logansport, Cass County, Indiana Burial Mount Hope Cemetery Logansport, Cass County, Indiana

Oldest Citizen In Last Sleep

Henry Hensen, perhps the oldest citizen of Cass county, died this afternoon at 1:30 at his home, 1814 East Bradway, where he had made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Walter Illingsworth.

Mr. Jensen was ninety-eight years of age, and death came as the close of a busy life.

He fell asleep while sitting in his chair and the end came as peacefully as if the aged body had simply relaxed in a much need of rest.

For many years Mr. Jensen conducted a dye works west of Third street on the north bank of the Wabash RIver, later entering into a partnership with his son-in-law, Walter Ilingsworth, and established the plant on the north side of Broadway east of Sixth.

He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. J. D. Ferguson, Mrs. Walter Illingsworth of this city and a step-son, Henry Mordhurst of Palm Beach, FLordia. - - Logansport Pharos-Reporter (Logansport, Indiana) March 19, 1918

married abt 1855 Johanna Coolen Wagner Birth 16 Jan 1826 German Death 17 Dec 1915 Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, Burial Mount Hope Cemetery Logansport, Cass County, Indiana,

Stepson Henry Mordhurst

Children

Pauline Jensen Illingsworth Birth 22 Feb 1859Death 17 Sep 1940 Burial Mount Hope Cemetery Logansport, Cass County, Indiana married 1887 in Cass County, IN Walter Illingsworth 26 Aug 1855 England Death 9 Apr 1926 Peru, Miami County, Indiana Burial Reyburn Cemetery Peru, Miami County, Indiana

Helena Julia Carolina "Ella" Jensen Ferguson Birth 29 Sep 1859 Death 21 Jan 1952 Burial Mount Hope Cemeter Logansport, Cass County, Indiana married John David Ferguson Birth 23 JUN 1848 Bethlehem Township, Cass Co., IN Death 10 AUG 1922 Logansport, Cass Co., IN Burial Mount Hope Cemetery Logansport, Cass County, Indiana

Child:
Bertha Ferguson Birth 1892 Death 1968 Burial Mount Hope Cemetery Logansport, Cass County, Indiana married William Wesley Foskett Birth 10 Oct 1885 Royal Center, Cass County, Indiana Death May 1973 West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida Burial Mount Hope Cemetery Logansport, Cass County, Indiana Child:
Marianne Foskett Schmidt Birth 7 Oct 1917 Logansport, Cass County, Indiana Death 1 Apr 2005 West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida Burial Riverside Memorial Park Martin County, Florida Ernst Raymond Schmidt Birth 7 Mar 1904 Death 25 Aug 1979 Burial Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum Chicago, Cook County, Illinois son of George Kaspar Schmidt and Susanna Thome