Melvina Comstock Miller Ballig

Abt. 1841 – 1883

Born Perry County to Bennett Comstock and Disey Connor

 Suicide. Mrs. Melona Ballig, formerly Mrs. Dr. Miller, has put an end to her troubled existence in the County Poor House by hanging herself. The lady twice tried to take her life by drowning, but both time she was fished out of the cistern at the poor house, then she tried once to hang herself, but without success until the second attempt succeeded. The lady is the daughter the farmer B. Comstock (Bennett) and was married about 10 years with Dr. (Henry M.)Miller who died a few years ago and who left her in the most needy situation with 4 children. The lady made a living for herself and her four children by her handiwork and the support which flowed to her from the county. After being a widow for a long time she married Frank Ballig who formerly lived in the vicinity of town and left her sitting after a few months and who for some time is supposed to be staying near Jasper. Her pleading for support from him went unfulfilled, and so the unfortunate lady fell into depression and was finally accepted in the county poor house, where the fourth try she put an end to her miserable existence. The four children of the unfortunate lady are housed with mild-mannered families. (George, Ida, Fred & Henry)

Sam Moorman
Source Tell City Anzeiger 10 May 1884
A corpse was seen by JM Cooper floating in the river between here and Troy last Monday. The body was forthwith landed and recognized as that of the colored deck hand Sam Moorman, who had fallen overboard from the steamer Mountain Boy some time ago. The body had heavily gone into rot and the identity could only be established by particular characteristics.

Perry County Indiana Deaths
Sam Momon, male, colored, age 45, 16 May 1884, Cannelton