Thomas Medbourn

Thomas Medbourn BIRTH 7 Mar 1845 Welford, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England DEATH 30 Jan 1908 Culver, Marshall County, Indiana, BURIAL Culver Masonic Cemetery Culver, Marshall County, Indiana, Thomas was the eldest of seven children born to Edward Medbourn and Hannah Lee

The family immigrated to the United States in March of 1854. The crossing took two months, and near the end of the trip, a meteor ball struck the sailing vessel, burning the sails and putting a hole in the ship's hull. The way Thomas told the story years later, the passengers all thought they were about to die. New sails were found, and the ship's pumps were manned twenty-four-seven for the last three days of the voyage. The family counted their blessings when they arrived in New York, and were housed by a kindly lady who gave Thomas his first taste of corn bread.

Thomas Medbourn Dying - Uncle Tom Medbourn, who has been confined to his house for three months passed into a condition of unconsciousness Sunday afternoon and his death may be looked for at any hour. Jan 2 - 1908

Obituary

Thomas Medbourn was born in Northamptonshire, England, Mach 7, 1845, and died in Culver Jan 1, 1908, aged 62 years, 9 months and 24 days

He cam to the United States with his parents in 1854

In 1866 he was united in marriage with Mary E. Green to this union eight children where born. Six on them preceded him to the spirit world.

In 1868 he untied with the Methodist Episcopal church at this place, where he has been a faithful christian through life.

He leaves a wife and two children - Charles and Myrtle.

Three brother: Edward of Agros Ind.; John and Samuel of Culver and one sister, Elizabeth Duddleson of South Bend, survive.

Mr. Medbourn was a man of marked intelligence, being well-read and of a legal turn of mind.

He was a faithful husband and father, a kind neighbor and a good citizen.

The funeral was held at the M. E. church and wasl largly attended

Rev. Nicely preached the sermon.

The pallbearers were Daniel and Benjamin Easterday, Oliver Morris, John SOuders, David Himinger and J. H. Zechiel - 9 Jan 1908

Death of Thomas Medbourn

Thomas Medbourn died at his home in CUlver New Year's day aged 62 yearsl

He had been a resident of that vicinity about fifty years and was an excellent citizen.

He was for many years engaged in driving wells and afterwards kept a boarding house at Culver.

He was a prominent Republican, a member of the M. E. church, an honest man, a good husband, father and neighbor and held the respect and estem of the entire community

He leaves a wife and two grown children.

Funeral services were held at the M. E. church in Culver, Friday afternoon, condcted by Rev. Mr. Nicely, and the remains were interred in the Culver cemeteryl

married June 21, 1866 . Marshall county Indiaina MARY E. GREEN BIRTH 30 Jan 1846 Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana DEATH 20 Feb 1925 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana BURIAL Culver Masonic Cemetery daughter of JOHN and NANCY GREEN. The GREEN's were also early settlers of this region.

Mrs. Mary Medbourn Passed Away Friday

Funeral Was Sunday

Death was caused by complication of disease following fracture of hip

Mrs. Mary E. Medbourn, age 77, much loved, and pioneer citizen of Culver, passed away to her great reward last Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of her daygther Mrs. Cester Zechiel in Indianapolis

Death was due to complications which set in following an accident in which she fractured her hip just eleven days before her death. Both children were at her beside when the end came.

Funeral services were conducted at the Methodist church last Sunday afternnon at two o'clock by Rev. V. B. Serviews and the body was placed in the final resting place in the Culver cemtery by the side of her husband who died in 1908.

In spite of the rainy weather last Sunday, the church was filled with Mrs. Medbourn's friends who wished to pay her a parting tribute.

Pallbearers were J. H. Meredith, S. C. Shilling, C. L. Wiseman, Ed Hawk, A. A. Keen, Cahs. McGaffey.

Mrs. Medborn had lived in culver for a great many years. She was a charter member of the methodist church and a constant worker for the cause of christ.


During the past few years she has been spending the winter months with her daughter in Indianapolis, and living in her own home on South Main street during the summer months.

Just eleven days before her death she walked upstairs in the home of her daughter. She was in the bathroom and then started for her room to rest for a while. While in the hall her limb gave way and she fell to the floor. The fall caused the rfracture of her hip.

Charles, her son, was called from Culver to her bedside. He remained with her for a few days and allseemed to be getting along as well as could be expected, so her returned to Culver. But on Wednesday, received a message that her condition seemed to be worse. Accordingly he hurried to her side and he and his siter, Mrs. Zechiel, were with her until the end. Medical science as practiced by two leading pysicians of Indianapolis could do nothing for her.

Mis Medbourn will be much missed in the community.Her Christain character won for her many friends who will mourn her departure with the family. A complete obituary is printed elsewhere in this edition. 25 Feb 1925

Obituary
MAry ELizabeth Medbourn was born in Jennings County, Indiana, January 30, 1846, and died in Indianapolis, February 20, 1925, at the ager of 77 years.

The Creator loaned a life unito the world that His taks here might be well done and when this life had toiled out its fruitful years. He took it back unto him into the great eternity of immortal souls.

DOwn in the driendly hills of SOuthern Indiana, a little girl baby was born in the home of John Greene and his wife, Nancy Jane. She was the second girl in an ultimate family of eleven children, - seven girls and four boys. The Greens were an old and mumerous family in these hills and the little girl grew up among her relatives, and close to natures heart.

At the age of fifteen, at the very close of the Civil War, the girl child, then grown to young womanhood, accompanied her father, mother, brothers and sisters to Marshall county, where all located as farmers on ground near Burr Oak and by good fortune, as neighbors to the Edward Medbourns, prosperous, Christain Englishmen. The little love spirit, CUpid, then as now, attended the affairs of the young floks. With special care he fixed his shaft and watched the young maiden, Mary, and the youn man, Thomas Medbourn, son of Edward. They did not escape him. As soon as young Thomas made the acquaintance of the newly arrived Mary Green, his heart was full of love and our young girl of the southern hills became Mary Medbourn, wife of Thomas Medbourn. And so one June 21, 1866, began a new family whose ties remained bound by love and affection until the husband and 4 father died, a fine citizen and beloved parent, on the first day of January 1908.

The the family were born eight childrennn - Dorcas, WIllie, Etta, Clara, Elizabeth, Jesse, Charles and Myrtle.

Only two. however, survived their parents - Charles E. and Myrtle A. But the constant, tender care and affection of these two made the home beautiful and filled the hearts of the two parents full of love and gladness.

The same tender heart which nursed the children of the bonded welock, took pity on the lonley son of a sister. In the year 1901 Lannie and Emma Saygar died suddenly and left a six year old son, Herman, in a strange land and without a home. Mrs. Medborn took this son, her nephew, into her home and heart. From then on until her grew to manhood, Herman was a member of the Medbourn home as much as if he had bee an own son.

For many years, Mary Medbourn has made her home in Culver, where she was a charter member of the Methodist church and a friend to all as well in need and sorrow as in plenty and joy. Could it have been said as much of Kings and QUeens the world would have known less of sorrow.

"I would live in a house by the side of the road And be a friend to man."

Since Mr Medbourn's death, Mrs Medbourn has lived her her daughter and nephew, Herman Sayger. In recent years, she has spent the cold winter months in Indianapols with her daughter and son-in-law, - Mr. and Mrs. Chester L Zechiel, and the summer in her own home in Culver.

It was while living with the Zechiels in Indianapolis that in some manner Mrs. Medbourn fell and fractured her hip. Fast confinement to her bed followed the accident.

But the spirit born to the free hills of the souhland could not bear up under this fast confinement. From free and unfettered eternity it came, in a freedom loving and tender hearted body it grew, and when the body was borken and in agony of pain, back to free an unfettered eternity it went, there to remain with the God of all.

Besides the son and daughter, Mrs. Medbourn is survived by four grandchildren: DOnan Louise and Marilyn Maxine, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Medbourn, of Culver; and Mary Barbara and Marjory Rose daughters of Mr. and Mrs Chester L. Zechiel of Indianapolis.

And so the little girl child lived her alloted time through youth, maturity and ripened old age - useful beautiful, a fullfillment of the Etrnal pledge of happiness to the hones, diligent, generour soul. - 25 Feb 1925.

There was a family of eight children:

1 Dorcas J. Medbourn birth 1868 Indiana

2 Wiliaim "Willie" Medbourn

3 Etta Medbourn

4 Clara Medbourn

5 Elizabeth Medbourn birth Oct 1870 Marshall county , Indiana nrfotr 1880

6 Jesse A. Medbourn bierth 1877 Indiana Death Dec 31 1899 Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky,

7 Charles Ezra Medbourn BIRTH 9 Aug 1881 Culver, Marshall County, Indiana DEATH 29 May 1952 Culver, Marshall County, Indiana BURIAL Culver Masonic Cemete Culver, Marshall County, Indiana married 25 Dec 1902 in Marshall county Indiiana Sadie Claire "Clara" McLane

8 Myrtle Adeline “Myrtie” Medbourn BIRTH Nov 29 1885 DEATH Aug 29 1974 Wilmington, New Castle Delaware BURIAL Culver Masonic Cemetery Culver, Marshall C ounty, Indiana, US married CHESTER ZECHIEL

1870 United States Federal Census  
Name:	Thomas Medbern
Age in 1870:	24
Birth Date:	abt 1846
Birthplace:	England
Dwelling Number:	168
Home in 1870:	Union, Marshall, Indiana
Race:	White
Gender:	Male
Post Office:	Argos
Occupation:	Farmer
Father of Foreign Birth:	Yes
Mother of Foreign Birth:	Yes
Male Citizen Over 21:	Yes
Personal Estate Value:	300
Real Estate Value:	500
Inferred Spouse:	
Mary Medbern
Inferred Children:	
Dorcus Medbern
Elisabeth Medbern
Household Members	Age
Thomas Medbern	24
Mary Medbern 22
Dorcus Medbern 2
Elisabeth Medbern 8/12

1880 United States Federal Census 
Name:	Thomas Medbourn
Age:	35
Birth Date:	Abt 1845
Birthplace:	England
Home in 1880:	Union, Marshall, Indiana, USA
Dwelling Number:	163
Race:	White
Gender:	Male
Relation to Head of House:	Self (Head)
Marital Status:	Married
Spouse's Name:	Mary E. Medbourn
Father's Birthplace:	England
Mother's Birthplace:	England
Occupation:	Farmer
Cannot Write:	Yes
Neighbors:	View others on page
Household Members	Age	Relationship
Thomas Medbourn	35	Self (Head)
Mary E. Medbourn 32	Wife
Dorcas J. Medbourn 12	Daughter
Jesse A. Medbourn 3	Son

1900 United States Federal Census 
Name:	Thomas Medbourn
Age:	54
Birth Date:	Mar 1846
Birthplace:	England
Home in 1900:	Union, Marshall, Indiana
Ward of City:	2
Street:	Scott Street
House Number:	0
Sheet Number:	18
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation:	366
Family Number:	367
Race:	White
Gender:	Male
Immigration Year:	1854
Relation to Head of House:	Head
Marital Status:	Married
Spouse's Name:	Mary E Medbourn
Marriage Year:	1868
Years Married:	32
Father's Birthplace:	England
Mother's Birthplace:	England
Years in US:	46
Naturalization:	Naturalized
Occupation:	Well Driver
Months Not Employed:	4
Can Read:	Yes
Can Write:	Yes
Can Speak English:	Yes
House Owned or Rented:	Own
Home Free or Mortgaged:	Mortgaged
Farm or House:	H
Neighbors:	View others on page
Household Members	Age	Relationship
Thomas Medbourn	54	Head
Mary E Medbourn  52	Wife
Charlie E Medbourn 19	Son
Myrtie A Medbourn 14	Daughter