Sullivan
County Deaths: 1875-1877
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These death records are not complete
for the county, but do constitute the death records as they appeared
in the Sullivan Standard and the Milan Republican. Often
the dates given were vague, as "last week", "a few days ago", "sometime
back", "recently" etc. If the exact date was not given, but a remark
as "last Tuesday", "Sunday back", and similar expressions used, the
date of the newspaper and a perpetual calendar were used to try to ascertain
the exact date. The wording concerning these deaths is as it appears
in the news item.
| Oct. 15,1875. Died one day last
week the wife of Mr. J. D. Shearer of Pleasant Hill Township. |
| Died Mr. John J. Flourry, a prominent
citizen of Duncan Township, November 6,1875. |
| May 12, 1876. Died near Judson
of this county after a long and painful illness, the latter part
of this week, Mrs. Lydia Deeds. Mrs. Deeds was an old settler
in this county, and leaves a large number of descendents. |
| We understand that Mrs. Belle
Scott: wife of William Scott, living in Green Castle, was found
dead in her house, several days ago. No one was present but her
small children. She was seen working in her garden a short time
before she was found dead, apparently well. The cause of her death
is not known but is supposed to have been caused by heart disease.
She leaves a husband and four small children, who mourn her sudden
and mysterious death. |
| Drowned in Locust Creek on June
3,1876, Mr. E. W. Palmer, about 21 years and 7 months. |
| May 25,1876, died Margaret Bragg
of the Owasco neighborhood. |
| Died on the 28th of May last (1876)
in the 81st year of her age at Lindley, Mo. Mrs. Rachel Woods,
wife of Abijah Woods. Mrs. Woods was born near Charleston, S.C.,
in 1795, and emigrated to this county in or about 1840. She died,
as she had lived, for a quarter of a century, an earnest member
of the Baptist Church. Peace be to her ashes. |
| June 24, 1876: Mr. George Becker,
of Pleasant Hill township, and son-in-law of the late Dr. Franklin
died on last Saturday. He was buried in Deep Springs Cemetery. |
| Mrs. A. E. Halliburon, consort
of the Hon. Wesley Hallibutton, this place, (Milan) who has been
laboring under a severe illness for the past five weeks, departed
this life on Sunday (6-25-76) last, at 2 o'clock p.m. She was
married to the bereved husband on the 15th of Nov., 1842, in Randolph
Co., Mo. Thus they walked the path of life together near 34 years.
She was nearly 52 years of age, and was the mother of eleven children-seven
of whom she leaves to mourn her loss. |
| It is our sad duty this week to
announce the death of Mr. Moses Samuels, which took place at his
home, in Jackson Towndship, on last Tuesday, (Aug.22.1876) about
2 o'clock in the afternoon. Mr. Samuels had been a citizen of
Sullivan Co. for the last twenty years. He was a minister of the
gospel, of the Christian denomination. May the clods rest lightly
over him. |
| Died in Duncan Township, this
county on Monday, Sept. 4, 1876, of intermittent billious fever,
John A., son of J.M. and C. C. Shipley, aged eight years of age.
The same parents have another son, about 12 years of age lying
dangerously ill with the same disease, having been confined to
his bed for the past three weeks. |
| May, oldest daughter of R.H. Gormly
of Green Castle, died on Wednesday of last week (Aug. 16,1876)
of scarlet fever. |
| On Thursday, Sept. 7,1876, at
her home, in Jackson Township, after a long illness, Debry, consort
of Jonn T. Wilbern, and daughter of Alex Dunlap, peacefully and
easily breathed her last and fell asleep in Jesus. |
| Mr. David Kennedy was found dead
in bed on the morning of the 9th inst. (Sep. 1876) He was a citizen
of Jackson Township for twenty years and an old Mexican War soldier. |
| On last Friday night (Apr.9, 1876)
Mr. Robert Dusky, of this place, (Milan) who had been lying quite
sick with comsumption for weeks died at about 11 o'clock. Mr.
Dusky was buried with Masonic honors in our cemetery last Saturday
afternoon. A wife and two children survive him. |
| From March 10,1876, Sullivan
Standard. We are pained to learn of the death of Mr. Robert
T. Tate who died at the home of his daughter in Duncan Township.
He was born in Hanover County, Va. in 1800, and came to this county
from Green County, Tenn. |
| We regret to learn of the death
of Mr. James Carmichael of Buchanan Township. |
| Samuel Summers living in Morris
Township was found dead in bed last Monday morning. (Mar. 6,1876). |
| Mar. 24,1876, died Mrs. Mary Elizabeth
De France of Kirksville. She was the daughter of Hon. W. Halliburton
of Milan. She had been suffering from consumption for some time. |
| Mrs. Mary M. Reger died on last
Sunday morning of heart disease. (June 20,1875). |
| July 2,1875. The wife of Mr. L.
Couch near Wintersville, this county died on last Friday. Four
children and a husband mourn her death. |
| Mrs. Sarah M. wife of Mr. Perry
Montgomery, living about 4 miles west of Milan died on July 26th
inst. of consumption. She leaves a child about 18 months old and
her husband. Aug. 2,1875. |
| Mr. George William died of consumption
at the residence of Mr. J. C. Tate about 3 miles southeast of
Milan. |
| Green Castle, Aug. 10,1875. Mrs.
John K. Trenton died. |
| Mr. J. E. Head living near Acornville
died at his residence last Sunday night, (Aug. 14,1875). |
| Sept. 10,1875. Jonathan Tipton
Sr. died at his residence 6 miles southwest of this place (Milan)
one day last week. |
| Mrs. Harrelson died at her son-in-law's
home six miles south of Milan last week. |
| Mrs. Rachel Sandefur, consort
of Alex Sandefur died Sept.26, 1875. |
| Mr. Avery Wood died Sept. 24,
at his residence on Spring Creek. |
| Mr. George Crist of Pleasant Hill
Township died this month. (Sept. 1875). |
| Oct. 8, 1875. The wife of Mr.
Stephen McCollum, living in Morris Township died one day last
week. |
| Mr. John Belzer living near North
Salem this County died on last Sunday Oct 2, 1875 of conjestive
chills. He leaves a wife and several children. |
| Jackson Township, October 5, 1875,
Mr. Alex Jamison, a young man of our neighborhood died one day
last week. |
| Ione, infant daughter of Perry
B. and Bell Hughes died Jan. 11, 1876, of pneumonia. |
| James L. Wilhite aged 12 years,
son of A. J. Wilhite of BowmanTownshipdied with what is known
as the head disease, died on the 8th of Jan. 1876. |
| A Mrs. Richardson living in the
eastern part of the city (Milan) died on last Wednesday night
Jan. 6, 1876. |
| Feb. 4, 1876 Sullivan Standard.
Mr. Joseph S. Morris, of Jackson Township, who fell in the fire
and was badly burned died a few days ago. |
| Mrs. Elizabeth Dodson, wife of
John Dodson died January 1876. |
| Mr. Hiram Shatto, who lived six
miles southeast of Milan died Feb. 21, 1876. |
| Mrs. James Bookout of Green Castle
died suddenly of consumption February 19, 1876. |
| Mr. Edward Perkins died at the
residence of his daughter, Mrs. RB. Bondurant near Wintersville
on March 19, 1876. He was born in Buckingham County, Virginia,
March 19, 1876. He was a soldier of the war of 1812 and a citizen
of Sullivan Co. since 1848. |
| June 30,1876, John Franklin was
born in what is now called Boyd County, then known as Mercer County
Kentucky, on the 12th of Jan. 1819. He fell asleep in Sullivan
Co., June 19, 1876. He leaves a wife and several children to mourn
his loss. |
| July, 1876. Mrs. Mary Childres,
wife of Stephen Childres, and daughter of Mrs. Minerva Page, died
at her home in Buchanan Twp. on the second of the month. She had
been sick sometime with consumption. |
| April 13, 1876, died of cholera
infantum, John W., only child of George and Elizabeth Butler,
age 1 yr. 3 mo. 12 da. |
| Died on last Wednesday, May 3,1876,
at the home of her parents in this place (Milan) after a lingering
illness of comsumption, Miss Ollie Hodge, age about 20 years. |
| Died Mrs. Jonathan Bragg of Union
Twp. May 26, 1876 at age about 35. She was buried at Owasco. |
| Died May, 2, 1876. Mrs. Rachel
Wood, at her home residence in Lindley. She was born in Charleston,
S. C. 1795 and came to this county about 1840. She died as she
had lived for a quarter of a century, an earnest Baptist. |
| July 12, 1876, died Pella, about
1 year old daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Lucian Cover. Aug. 3, 1876,
Mr. W. J. Maxey of Union Township was thrown from his wagon and
killed. |
| Died Joseph Earl Dusky of the
city Dec. 8, 1876 age 2 months and 11 days, son of Clay Dusky. |
| Died at 80 years of age Wm. Murdock
Sr. of Jackson Township Dec. 14, 1876. |
| Died John Smart, Dec. 2, 1876
in Buchanan Township age 79 years. |
| Mr. Daniel Wilhite died at his
home, six miles west of Milan on Jan. 10,1877. He had lived in
Sullivan County upwards of 40 years. |
| Feb. 9, 1877, One Day last week
Dr. J. G. Johnson of Lindley died of heart disease. He leaves
a wife and 3 children. |
| 16
Feb 1877 page 3 col 2 (Sullivan Standard)
"The wife of Squire Clements of Scottsville,
died a few days ago"
Note: She actually died 6 Feb 1877
Contributed by Neil Smith (sieben((a))prodigy.net)
|
| Jesse Haynes, age 34, son of Dr.
Samuel T. Haynes, died at his father's house, this county Feb.
28, 1877. He volunteered for service in the Confederate Army as
a soldier from Sullivan Co. He died from internal injuries. He
leaves a wife and child. |
| Died Mar. 22, 1877 Mrs. Nancy
Maggart. She was the daughter of Peter and Ann Farew, born in
Monroe Co. Va., May 13, 1804. She was married to Samuel Maggart,
January 1829 and moved shortly afterwards to Sullivan Co. |
| May 6, 1877 William F. Hodge died
of erysipelas fever. He was born in North Carolina July 14, 1829.
He married Bettie Garrett Feb. 8, 1855 and has resided in this
town ever since. He leaves his wife and children. |
| Died on May 26, 1877, at his home
5 miles southeast of Milan in Pleasant Hill Twp., of consumption
Mr. John F. Frazier. He was interred in Hickory Grove cemetery. |
| Drowned June 3, 1877 a little
child about 2 years old of Mrs. Laws, living some 10 or 12 miles
northeast of Milan while playing around a well in the yard. The
well was 35 ft. deep and there was 23 ft. of water in it. Headlong,
down into the well went the child. |
| Died Mr. Reuben Wilhite June 14,
1877 of typhoid fever he was 65 or 66 years old and came to Sullivan
County from Tennessee. |
| Feb. 23, 1877, Mr. John Broyles
of Bowman Township aged 90. |
| Died, Aunt Polly, wife of George
Page near Owasco last Saturday night. (From Mar. 30, 1877 paper). |
| Mr. Lewis Glidewell died June
12, 1877 at his home about 6 miles northwest of Milan. He was
plowing corn in his field on Monday afternoon and took a severe
pain in the side from which he never recovered. |
| June-1877: Last Tuesday evening
about six o'clock, while sitting by the fireplace at her son-in-laws,
Mr. Mack Stanley, living some three miles north west of Milan,
Mrs. K. Mitchel was struck by lightning and instantly killed. |
| June 29, 1877. We learn that Mr.
Wm. See, quite an old gentleman, living some sixteen miles northeast
of here, was killed on Thursday morn of last week. He went out
to his corn crib and put his head through a hole and reached his
hand in for some corn, when, all of a sudden, the crib fell, catching
his neck and killing him instantly. |
| July 5, 1877, at her home 6 miles
south of Milan, Mrs. Cynthia Tharp, consort of Jeremiah Tharp,
died of dropsy in the 69th year of her age. |
| July 5, 1877, Charlie Gum of this
place, lost a little daughter, about 6 years old, by death this
week. |
| Miss Mary Ann Sterling, aged about
17 years, daughter of Judge James Sterling, died at her home Saturday
afternoon August 12, 1877, with typhoid fever. |
| Died Sept. 16, 1877, Elizabeth
Lytle, wife of John Lytle in the 42nd year of her age. |
| Mrs. Jeremiah Smith died at her
home 8 miles east of Milan Sept. 19, 1877. Mrs. Smith was severely
burned by the explosion of a coal oil lamp a few weeks ago. |
| Mr. William Lane of Pollock died
suddenly on the night of May 8, 1877. He was affected with heart
disease. |
| Died, Eugene, age 14 years, son
of Mr. John W. Finney. He was taken sick with a congestive chill
on Saturday, the 22 dult. Oct. 1877 and died on the following
Wednesday. |
| At 11: 30 on the 26th of Oct.
1877, the portable saw mill blew up for some un-known reason,
killing its owner and operator, Mr. Alex Brown, age 51. He came
from Kentucky. |
| Oct. 12, 1877, died Mr. Mode Brown
of Bowman one day last week. He will be remembered as the person
who was cut, in a difficulty, with a knife nearly three years
ago by Mr. L. Everheart. The cuts then received was the cause
of his death. |
| Mr. R. B. Bondurant of near Wintersville
died Oct. 7, 1877 and was buried with Grange honors on Monday. |
| Mrs. Boner, mother of Messers
John Q. and Henry Boner died at the latters home November 4, 1877. |
| Nov. 9, 1877, at the residence
of Mr. George Clark died Mrs. Elizabeth Setters age 89 years. |
| Mr. Jimmie Cooper of Bowman Twp.
died November 11, 1877 aged 84. |
| Died in Milan Dec. 4, 1877, Oliver
Brown after a sickness of typhoid fever, about 22 years of age. |
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