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Subject: MINKS, David
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2000 23:23:03 EST

Monroe County Early Obits, copied by Dorothy Hamm from microfilm prepared by
the Newspaper Archives, Indiana University (IU), available at the Monroe
County Historical Society (MCHS).
NOTE: There is no longer a newspaper archives at IU and the microfilm cannot
be located. The cards from which the microfilm was made is part of the
clipping file available at the MCHS. The cards may or may not contain the
entire obituary.

MINKS, David
Accidently shot by his female cousin on Jan. 4, 1892 near Stanford. Age
21. Unmarried.
He had bought a new shotgun and several days later his brother borrowed
the gun, used it, and returned the gun loaded. On the fatal day, David told
his cousin that the gun was not loaded and, while she examined it, she
lowered the hammer and David's head was literally torn away.
Republican Progress, Wed., Jan. 13, 1892.
Newspaper Archives, I.U. Library. [See above note.]

Data Entry Volunteer - Lana Carrol Taylor

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