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NameFirst: Stilwell ~Thomas A.
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OriginalBirthCity: Covington
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EducationCareer: Learned from Allen Champion
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OriginalNotes: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 January 2021), memorial page for Thomas Albert Stilwell (27 May 1876 - 1 Aug 1897), Find a Grave Memorial no. 67436874, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by R & S Fine (contributor 46620684) .


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member of IAP

ST. LOUIS & CANADIAN PHOTOGRAPHER, Apr. 1898, p. 175:
IAP Convention, committee appointed to draft resolutions on the death last August, of Thomas A. Stilwell, of Crawfordsville, who drowned while bathing. He was the only member to die during the year.

Crawfordsville Weekly Journal (Crawfordsville, Indiana), Friday, August 6, 1897, p. 9
"A Distressing Death." Long article about the drowning death of Thomas A. Stillwell, son of Mayor Stilwell. Died Sunday while bathing at Martin's dam. He was born in Covington on May 27, 1876, son of Mayor Stillwell by his first wife, a sister of the present Mrs. Stilwell. In 1881 came to Crawfordsville with parents. Attended Wabash College for several years and was member of class of 1897 and of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. "He was an enthusiastic photographer and one of the best in this community, his novel and successful experiments into moonlight photography last winter having attracted general attention over the country. At the time of his death he was employed at Champion's gallery." Tommy was popular and had many friends. Buried in Oak Hill cemetery.
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City: Crawfordsville
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Name: A. H. Champion
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OriginalSource: St. Louis and Canadian Photographer, Apr. 1898, p. 175: mentions death of Thomas A. Stilwell of Crawfordsville in Aug. 1897.

Crawfordsville Weekly Journal (Crawfordsville, Indiana), Friday, August 6, 1897, p. 9
"A Distressing Death." Long article about the drowning death of Thomas A. Stillwell, son of Mayor Stilwell. "He was an enthusiastic photographer and one of the best in this community, his novel and successful experiments into moonlight photography last winter having attracted general attention over the country. At the time of his death he was employed at Champion's gallery."

Crawfordsville Review (Crawfordsville, Indiana), August 7, 1897, p. 1
"Death by Drowning. He was well educated, industrious and for some months past had been engaged in learning the photographic art under Mr. A. Champion."
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NameFirst: Stilwell ~Thomas A.
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City: Darlington
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OriginalSource: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal (Crawfordsville, Indiana), August 6, 1897, p. 3
"A Tribute From Darlington." [for Tommy Stilwell, who drowned on August 1, 1897] "For some time he had been coming here on Saturdays and conducting a branch office for Champion's photograph gallery, and had made a host of friends expecially among the young people, and was doing a good business for his employer. For some time we occupied the same room."
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