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- JUSTICE, ABRAHAM MICHAEL:
[Abraham Michael Justice s/o Abraham Justice and Mahattie Stonecipher.]
Uncle Mike Justice, of Haines township, who had been seriouslyafflicted for several years, died last Sunday afternoon and his bodywas interred in Bell Cemetary, northeast of Foxville last Mondayafternoon. Preceding the burial, Rev. Thomas Seiberer, a neighbor of thedeceased, conducted the funeral services which were held at BellSchool house. Deceased was born in Morgan County, Tennessee, April 27,1818, came to this county in 1840, where he continued to reside nearwhere he died since his arrival in this county. Besides a host offriends, four sons, six daughters and many grand-children survive him,among the latter, Sheriff M J Helm, to all of whom the DEMOCRATextends condolence. We knew deceased quite well, having first met himat his home in the spring of 1884 while seeking the nomination forcircuit clerk. He was a fervent democrat and delighted in making knownhis stanch adherence to democratic principles. He was a member of theBaptist church and as such, was a consistent Christian and has gone onto his reward where "sickness, sorrow, pain or death are felt andfeared no more." MARION COUNTY DEMOCRAT, published 18 Aug 1893 , Page1, Column 6: and copied off of microfilm in 1982:
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