Vancleave - Joe 1895
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Friday, 18 January 1895
Waynetown, Ind., Jan. 17—The Board of Health held a meeting last evening electing Dr. J. S. Claypool a second term as secretary of the Board, notwithstanding Dr. D. M. Culver made application to perform the services free of charge. Sledge hammer blows were dealt out on every family with suspicious sore throats will be quarantined. The five year old boy of Rev. W. H. Vancleave, died of the dread disease (diptheria) last night at about 11 o’clock. Other members of the family are very bad and may not recover. At last, after death has invaded several of our homes, we are to be protected from the disease, regardless of bluffing, bulldozing and the hellish greed of some for cold hard cash. We await the result.
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Friday, 18 January 1895
Little Joe, a 5 year old son of Rev. H. D. Vancleave, succumbed to the fatal epidemic that is among us, on Wednesday night. He was the third member of the family who has had the disease within the last two weeks.