George W AULTOM

1870 US census living in Jefferson, Whitley, Indiana (George AULTMAN)

1880 US CENSUS living in Jefferson, Whitley, Indiana

1900 US census Living in Jefferson, Whitley, Indiana

1910 US CENSUS living in Union Twp, Whitley, Indiana

1920 US CENSUS living in Richland, Whitley, Indiana

1930 US CENSUS living in Larwill, Whitley, Indiana

1940 US Census, living in Oak St, Columbia City, Whitley, Indiana

George Aulton, age ?, single, laborer, odd jobs, b Indiana

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ALTOM, George to Sadie BOYD on August 12, 1897 - Book 5:507 (Whitley County, marriages)

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Aultom George — born 1870 died 1944 2 names Sarah Names are spelled with m & N — Compton-3-4-17Aulton Sarah — born 1870 died 1910 2 names wife of George Names are spelled with m & N — Compton-3-4-16 (Whitley county cemeteries, Compton cemetery)

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Groom George Aultom

Color White

Born Whitley Co

In Date 22 Feb 1865

Residence Whitley Co In

Occupation farmer

Other Support — Kin no

Father Sam Aultom

Color White

Born Tennessee

Occupation farmer

Residence Whitley Co In

Mother Sarah Neice

Color White

Occupation deceased

Birthplace —

Residence deceased

Inmate no Support —

First

Marriage no

How Often once

Dissolved yes

How deceased

When 16 June 1910

Disease no

Unsound no

Witness C Smith Dated 7 Feb 1912

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Bride Clara Florence Smith Color White Born Wells

Co In Date 26 Apr ? Residence Whitley Co In

Occupation Housewife Father Issac Bair Color White

Born OH Father's Occupation farmer Residence Allen

Co In Mother Susie Yager Color White Occupation

housewife Her Birthplace Wells Co In Residence Allen

Co In Inmate no First Marriage no How Often once

Dissolved yes How deceased When 11 Apr 1911

Disease no Unsound no Witness C Smith Dated 7

Feb 1912 For License see Marriage Record Volume 8

Page 78

(Whitley marriage license applications)

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AULTOM, George to Clara Florence SMITH on February 7, 1912 - Book 8:78AULTOM, George to Lydia LUCIA on August 2, 1915 - Book 8:344

AULTOM, George to Ethel ROCKEY on June 11, 1930 - Book 11:104

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#30-44 = Aultom, George - male - white - widowed -

retired farmer - d/8-12-44 at 10:15 p.m. in Columbia City, IN

b/2-22-1866 in Ind - age 78-5-20 - informant Mrs. Mary Stottlemyer

Fa. Samuel Aultom - Mo. _____ Meece -

wife Sarah Boyd Aultom, dec’d -

Suicide by Hanging/Inquest - E. A. Hershey (Coroner),

Churubusco, IN -

Bur. 8-15-44 in Compton Cem, Whitley Co, IN -

J.A. DeMoney Funeral Home, Columbia City, IN

Filed: 8-14-1944 - City Book II - Pg 56

(Whitley county health dept, c/o Judy G)

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George Aulton

in the Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011

Name: George Aulton

Gender: Male

Race: White

Birth Date: 22 Feb 1866

Birth Place: Jeff Twp Whitley County, Ind

Death Date: 12 Aug 1944

Death Place: Columbia, Whitley, Indiana, USA

Age: 78

Marital Status: Widowed

Spouse: Sarah Boyd Aulton

Father: Samuel Aultom

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Obituary Finder

Top of Form 1

Last Name: Aultom

First Name: George

Middle Name/Initial:

Maiden Name:

Date of Death: 08/12/1944

Birth Date: 02/22/1868

Spouse:

Survived By:

Other:

Cemetery: Compton Cemetery, Whitley County, IN

Obituary Source: Cc Post; 08/14,17/1944 p.6

Source Information:

Bottom of Form 1

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August 14, 1944

COLUMBIA CITY MAN TAKES HIS OWN LIFE

George Aultom Hangs Himself Back of His Home on North Oak Street-Funeral Rites Will be Tomorrow Afternoon

Coroner E.A. Hershey of Churubusco yesterday afternoon returned a verdict of suicide by hanging in the death of George Aultom, past 78 years old, who was found dead back of his home on North Oak Street in Columbia City at 10:15 Saturday night.

Despondency because of ill health was attributed as motive for the suicide. Mr. Aultom had remarked last spring when he planted potatoes that he would not be here to harvest them.

During the evening Mr. Aultom’s housekeeper, Verna Grimm, left the house and walked to the home of a friend, Mrs. Ellen Shaffer, on East Ellsworth Street. She visited a little while and then returned home. When she returned home about 11:30 lights were on in the house, but Mr. Aultom was not there.

City police were notified and Nelson Winebrenner and Robert Cullimore and Sheriff Fremont Fisher responded. The officers made a search and saw the body of Aultom hanging from the limb of a tree. He was dressed in white and easily seen.

Mr. Aultom had taken a hog hook and rope and attached the hook to a branch of an apple tree. He then had obtained a step ladder, made a square knot of the rope, placed it around his neck and stepped off the second rung of the ladder. The body was found about 12:15 midnight and Coroner Hershey fixed the time of death as about two hours earlier.

George Aultom was born in Jefferson Township, Whitley County, on February 22, 1866, and spent his entire life in the county. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Aultom.

In 1895 he was united in marriage to Sarah Boyd of Union Township, who died in 1910. A daughter, Mrs. Mary Stottlemyer of Fort Wayne, a grandson, Charles Londt, stationed with the U.S. Navy in Algiers, a granddaughter, Mrs. Gale Clark, Fort Sumner, New Mexico, and a brother, Samuel Aultom, of Roanoke, survive. Three brothers and one sister are dead.

The body was brought to the J.A. DeMoney Funeral Home where friends may call and where funeral services will be held at 1:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon. The Rev. Marion Shroyer, pastor of the First Church of God, will conduct the services and burial will be in the Compton cemetery. (email -Judy G 13/2/06)

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