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Adams,
Rev. JosiahAdams
Published
Spirit of Democracy April 16, 1851
Death of Rev Josiah Adams
We
are under the painful necessity of announcing the death of another member of
the Pittsburgh Conference, Br. Josiah Adams, of New Lisbon, (O) station,
departed this life April 10th, after a short illness. This is, we think, the fourth member of the
Pittsburgh Conference that has been removed by death since the last session. -
Christian Advocate.
Addis,
Joseph Addis
Published
Spirit of Democracy Aug 13, 1851
Died
in Miltonsburgh, on the fifth ult., Joseph, son of Tohn B. Addis, aged 7 years.
Alexander,
Virginia Ann Alexander
Published
Spirit of Democracy July 2, 1851
On
Wednesday the 4th ultimo, Virginia Ann, daughter of Wm. B. and Susan
Alexander, of
Alford,
Jonas Alford
Published
Spirit of Democracy Jan 1 1851
Died - On Sunday the 29th inst., at his residence, in this
township, Mr. Jonas Alford, in the 75th year of his age.
Bockhouse, Mrs. Bockhouse
Published
Spirit of Democracy Sept 3 1851
Pittsburgh
Aug 29 - Mrs. Bockhouse, a highly respectable lady,
was run over today by the train between Alleghany and Sewekly,
and killed instantly.
Campbell,
Robert Campbell
Published
Spirit of Democracy Nov. 12, 1851
Died
- On the 4th inst., Robert, son of David and Margaret Campbell, aged
1 year and 9 months.
Craven,
Benjamin Craven
Published
Spirit of Democracy Dec. 10 1851
Died - At the residence of Jacob Norris, in this township, on the 6th
inst. Mr. Benjamin Craven of Belmont County.
Cunningham,
Ebenezer Cunningham
Published
Spirit of Democracy Dec. 31, 1851
Found Dead
Mr.
Ebenezer Cunningham of this (Olive) township, says the Noble County
Investigator, was found dead on Saturday morning lst,
in a field five or six miles from this place.
He has been missing for about two weeks and from the appearance of the
body it is supposed he had been dead for about that length of time. The last time he was seen, was on the evening
of the 25th November, near the spot where he was found, sitting by
the road side, in close companionship with a bottle. The reader may imagine the rest and make his
own comments.
Below
we give the verdict of the Coroner’s jury on the case, which we have received
since writing the above.
We,
the undersigned jurors empanelled and sworn out the 13th day of
December,1851, at the township of Olive, in the county
of Noble, by John Banum, of said county, to inquire
and true presentment make, in what manner and by whom Ebenezer Cunningham,
whose body was found on the farm of Mary Tilton, in Olive township in said
county on the 13th day of December, 1851, came to his death. After having heard the evidence and examined
said body, we do find
that the deceased came to his death by drinking spirituous
liquors furnished by Nicholas Schriver.
Diehl,
George W. Diehl
Published
Spirit of Democracy April 16, 1851
Died - On Saturday morning the 5th inst., George W. infant
son of Mr. C Diehl, of this place, aged 2 months.
Driggs, Allen Driggs
Published
Spirit of Democracy Jan 15, 1851
We
copy the following of Allen A Driggs for the
Westchester Times. Allen A Driggs
We do
not know when our sympathies were so much touched, as they were when we read
the following mournful intelligence in the Woodsfield Spirit of Democracy, of
the 18th
inst. We have been
acquainted with Mr. Driggs for a number of years, and
a more whole hearted soul, we never had for an acquaintance. Our affections for one another were of the
strongest kind, a kind too, that none can feel but those who have endured the
same hardships together - both of us having served a fourteen month tour, in
the same company, during the late war with
Furnace,
Samuel Furnace
Published
Spirit of Democracy Sept 10, 1851
Departed
this life Sept. 7th 1851, at half past 1 o’clock, P.M. at the residence of his
father-in-law, Joseph Reddin, in this place, in the
thirty first year of his age.
The
deceased left a wide circle of friends and relatives to mourn his early
departure - an amiable wife and dear little daughter to weep for a loss that
can only be repaired in Heaven, where he has gone.
The
writer of this believes he can say in truth, that our departed friend lived
without a fault, suffered nearly two years of most excruciating affliction
without a murmur - died without an enemy, and has gone home to glory. A
Neighbor.
Gray,
John A Gray
Published
Spirit of Democracy July 30, 1851
Died
- In this place, on Monday last, of Consumption, John A Gray,
aged about 31 years. The deceased leaves
a kind and affectionate wife and one child to mourn their irreparable loss.
Hamer, Lieut. T M Hamer
Published
Spirit of Democracy Aug. 20, 1851
Lieut.
T M Hamer, oldest son of Gen. T L Hamer,
deceased, died a few days since.
Hammond,
Mr. David Hammond
Published
Spirit of Democracy Oct. 8, 1851
Cholera
- The Belmont Chronicle, of last week, says:-”We learn with regret that the
Cholera appeared in the house of Mr. David Hammond, of Mead township, in this
county, on last Saturday, and that by Monday Mr. Hammond, his wife and one son
fell victims to this fatal destroyer. We
have not heard whether the disease has spread further.
Harper,
Mr. Alexander Harper
Published
Spirit of Democracy Feb. 12 1851 Sad
Accident
As
the cars were about leaving
Harris,
Mr. Joseph Harris
Published
Spirit of Democracy Dec 24, 1851
Died - Near St. Clairsville, on the 6th
inst., Mr. Joseph Harris, in the 72d year of his age. Mr. Harris resided a number of years in
Belmont and Harrison counties, and was many years employed as a Clerk in one of
the departments at
Jeffries,
Joseph Jefferies
Published
Spirit of Democracy May 7, 1851
On the 3d inst., at his residence in this township, Joseph Jeffries,
aged about 50 years.
Jones,
Dr. John S Jones
Published
Spirit of Democracy July 9, 1851
Died
- In Beallsville, on Monday last Dr. John S Jones.
Landback, Samuel Landback
Published
Spirit of Democracy Mar. 26 1851
Died - On Sunday evening
last, in this place, at the residence of Mr. F Koehler, Samuel Landback a well known and much respected citizen.
Mansperger, John Mansperger
Published
Spirit of Democracy July 2, 1851
Thursday
the 5th ult., John, son of george
and Susannah Masperger, of
Martry, Ellen Martry
Published
Spirit of Democracy Dec. 17 1851 A Melancholy Affair
Died
- At the residence of Mr. Jacob Winemiller, in the
town of
The
subject of this notice came to this place, in April lst,
in company with a young man calling himself John R Martry,
(a tailor,) who professed to be a gentleman, having the protection and
guardianship of a beloved sister devolving upon him.-
They
remained here as brother and sister, until the 1st of July last,
when the wretch, finding he could no longer pass as the kind and affectionate
brother but must be recognized as the base deceiver and vile seducer of the
girl, eloped, leaving a young, confiding, and, as we believe, innocent female
among strangers in a strange land, far from the home of her youth and pennyless(sic). Since that time she passed her lingering
hours in the deepest mental agony, until the 4th instant, when she
gave birth to a daughter. The memories of
the past, the present and the future were too much to be bourne(sic)
by this young and delicate female, and she immediately passed into
puerperal(sic) convulsions and continued insensible to surrounding objects,
(despite of medical skill,) until Saturday morning the 6th inst.,
when the pale messenger, death, closed the scene.
Her
remains were, on Sunday, the 7th, genteelly and respectably interred
in the Methodist Episcopal burying ground, in
The
deceased was an industrious young girl, of modest and rather reserved habits;
and had, during her short stay among us, deserved and obtained friends by the
ladylike manner in which she demeaned herself.
After the guilty wretch left her, she declared they were married - that
her father’s name was Green- that he lived in Allentown, Lehigh county, PA,
that she became ardently attached to John R Martry
and married him contrary to the wishes of her father-that they traveled
considerably, always passing as husband and wife until they came to
Barnesville, Belmont Co.,
There the heartless villain compelled her to pass as his
sister. She also stated that her parents
are wealthy - that Martry has a certificate of their
marriage in his possession, and other papers that will enable him, in the event
of her father’s death, to receive anything that might be left her by him. If this statement be correct, the villain’s
schemes ought to be frustrated, and the property, (if any) preserved for the
motherless, and worse than fatherless, babe.
A
fragment of a Journal was found in the possession of the deceased, supposed to
have been kept by Martry in which frequent mention is
made of the town of
John
R Martry is about five feet six inches high,
tolerably fair complexion, has a large nose and a small chin; is a tailor by
trade, and professes to be a kind of a lawyer. - The last account of him here
was that he was in
The
friends of the deceased will receive all the particulars by writing to Mr.
Jacob Winemiller, Dr. J M Stout or Dr. L F Ellsworth,
Calais, Monroe Co.,
The
Mason,
James P Mason
Mason,
Catharine Mason
Published
Spirit of Democracy Dec 3, 1851 Death
of James P Mason
A
telegraph dispatch was received here a few days since, from H M Boggess, announcing the death of James P Mason, late of
this place, and formerly Professor of Mathematics, in
This
is truly a terrible bereavement to his affectionate companion and little
children, as well as his numerous relatives and friends. But a few short weeks ago (and) the deceased
left here with his wife and children, accompanied by his father, mother, two
sisters, his brother-in-law, William Boggess, and his
two children, to seek a home in the West.
A few days after their arrival his sister Miss Catherine Mason was laid
in the silent tomb: and now the brother is called to his long home.
We
understand that they have all been sorely afflicted by the diseases incident to
a new country.
McElroy,
Mr. & Mrs. McElroy
Published
Spirit of Democracy Sept 3 1851
A
young couple named McElroy, while returning home from a party about one o’clock
this morning, fell over a precipice called the Falls. McElroy was instantly killed, and the lady so
badly injured that she cannot survive.
Minor,
Theophilus Minor
Published
Spirit of Democracy Mar 5 1851
Died - On Sunday the 2d
inst., at his residence in this county, Theophilus
Minor, in the 84th year of his age.
Morris,
Harriet Morris
Published
Spirit of Democracy Mar. 26, 1851
On
the same day (Sunday) Harriet, daughter of Elihu Morris,
Esq., of
Neisz,
Katharina Magdalena Neisz
Katharina
Magdalena Neisz died September 2, 1851. She was born
February 2, 1847, the daughter of John and Christina Peppel
Neisz.
Nicholson,
Mrs. Rachel Nicholson
Published
Spirit of Democracy Oct. 15, 1851
Died-
On the 24th ult., at the residence of her daughter, Nancy Danford, in
Schmidt,
Elisabetha Schmidt
Elisabetha Schmidt died October 18, 1851, and her brother, Ludwig Schmidt died
October 21, 1851. Elisabetha was born January 26,
1837, and Ludwig was born May 28, 1841, the children of George and Christina Veyock Schmidt.
Simmons,
David Uriah Simmons
Published
Spirit of Democracy Dec. 31, 1851
Died
- On the 29th inst., David Uriah , son of
James N and Lucretia Simmons of this place, aged 1
year and 8 months.
Steward,
Dr. Steward
Published
Spirit of Democracy Aug. 20 1851
Died - On Monday last, Dr. Steward of Beallsville.
Terry,
Mr. Terry
Published
Spirit of Democracy June 18, 1851
Terry,
the editor of the Lynchburg Virginian, who was shot by young Sanders, died on
Sunday evening at 7 o’clock.
Tolson, Alexander Tolson,
Jr.
Published
Spirit of Democracy May 7 1851
Died
- On the 2d inst., at the residence of Mr. Robert Smith, in this township,
Alexander Tolson, Jr., aged about 25 years.
Truax, Nathan Truax
Published
Sprit of Democracy July 2, 1851
Died
- At the residence of his father, in Sunsbury township, on the night of the 28th ult., Mr.
Nathan Truax, in the 24th year of his
age. The deceased was a young man of
exemplary habits, and was universally esteemed by his associates and
acquaintances. He was prosecuting the
study of medicine- the theme of his choice, with a fair prospect for long life
and usefulness, when the messenger death, appeared and struck its victim
down. The deceased has left a numerous circle of relatives and friends to mourn his unexpected
and premature departure. COM.
Walters,
Mrs. Walters
Published
Spirit of Democracy April 16, 1851
Mrs. Walters wife of Andrew Walters of
Way,
Mrs. Lydia Way
Published
Spirit of Democracy Jan 29 1851
Died
on Monday last, Mrs.
Williams,
Mr. Lewis Williams
Published
Spirit of Democracy June 11, 1851
The
editor was called from home before preparing any editorial for to-day’s paper. By the death of his brother in law, Mr. Lewis Williams, of Wetzel
County, Virginia.
Yoho,
Peter Yoho Jr.
Published
Spirit of Democracy Oct 1, 1851
Died
- On Thursday morning last, in this township, Peter Yoho Jr., aged about 30
years.
Yoho, Peter Yoho, Jr.
Source: The Spirit of Democracy,
Peter YOHO, Jr., of this township, died Thursday
Last. He was about 30 years old.
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