Thomas Benton Shoaff
Dublin Core
Title
Thomas Benton Shoaff
Subject
Biography
Thomas Benton Shoaff
Photo File: Biography
Newspaper Printer
Shelbyville Publisher
Wiliam Jennings Bryant
Abraham Lincoln
Decatur Magnet
Bement Union
Paris Gazette
Danville Leader
Danville Daily Press
Danville Daily Democrat
Ella W. Lytle
Thomas Benton Shoaff
Photo File: Biography
Newspaper Printer
Shelbyville Publisher
Wiliam Jennings Bryant
Abraham Lincoln
Decatur Magnet
Bement Union
Paris Gazette
Danville Leader
Danville Daily Press
Danville Daily Democrat
Ella W. Lytle
Description
Photograph of Thomas Benton Shoaff, oldest active newspaper printer, Shelbyville Publisher was struck by an automobile and killed. He died 10/20/1932. Mr. Shoaff married Ella W. Lytle Nov. 15, 1871, in St. Paul Episcopal church, Brainerd, MInn. Full obituary published in the Decatur Herald 10/21/1932, p1 & 21.
Creator
Herald and Review
Source
Photo File: Biography - Shoaff, Thomas Benton
Publisher
Herald and Review, Decatur, IL.
Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL.
Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL.
Date
10/21/1932
Contributor
Thomas Benton Shoaff
Rights
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Relation
none
Format
.jpg
Language
English
Type
photograph
Identifier
BIO360
Coverage
Biography, Thomas B. Shoaff, Photo File: Biography, Shelby County Leader, Decatur Magnet, Paris Gazette, Danville Leader, Danville Daily Press, Danville Daily Democrat, The Okaw, Democrat Party, Abraham Lincoln, Dennis Hanks, Decatur IL.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
photograph
Physical Dimensions
2 x 3.5"
Collection
Citation
Herald and Review, “Thomas Benton Shoaff,” Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection, accessed April 16, 2024, http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/items/show/2325.