Blue - Sarah
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, 14 September 1900
Of the many happy homes in Sugar Creek Township some years ago, none enjoyed life more than the family of Samuel K. Blue. He and his good wife began life poor, but by hard work and perseverance they in time had a good home of their own consisting of 80 acres in Sugar Creek Township. To them were born eight children, four of whom died in infancy, and at the time of our first acquaintance, the family consisted of father, mother, three girls and one boy. Soon after, on the 28th day of May 1867, in the highway just north of where John Book now lives, the son, W. H., was killed by the horse he was riding falling on him. He was then a few months over 16 years of age. The oldest daughter married R. M. Little and died a few years later. Mary, the youngest, married James Quick, both of them dying after a few years of married life. Then on July 9th, 1887, the mother died, leaving only father and Sarah. Later Mr. Blue married Mrs. Osterman. Soon after Sarah, who had been unfortunate and was even now failing from the effects of a misspent and ruined life, gave way in both body and mind and she, who had at one time been the belle of Sugar Creek Township, the fairest of all the fair daughters, was pronounced insane and taken to the hospital for the insane at Indianapolis where, after some twelve years of suffering worse than death to her and friends, death came to her as a relief Saturday, Sept. 8th, 1900. Monday following, the body reached here, and a few of us followed the remains to the I. O. O. F. Cemetery where we laid her in the family lot by the side of the family, her father having preceded her some two years, making her the last of the family. While the family was all gone, relatives and friends seen that she was laid away and all was done that could be done. Thus ends the family of S. K. Blue. Strangers own the farm. Oh! How changed the scene! All dead, but not forgotten, for many still live that oft times enjoyed the hospitality and friendship of this family. – thanks so much to S for typing this one