Blair, Andrew

Interesting Reminiscences of an Old Pioneer Within the past month or so, one of the original pioneer settlers of Andrew county, whose name heads this article, took up his residence in Savannah, with his son, Jeff. Boyles, having lived on the same piece of land, one mile south of Flag Springs, which he bought as…

Date of Death: 23 Feb 1903 Subject: David L. Moran Source: Holt County Sentinel, 27 Feb 1903, p. 5 While temporarily insane, David L. Moran, a prominent farmer living ten miles northeast of Savannah, cut his throat with a razor on Monday of this week and died instantly. Post Views: 1,106

Date of Death: 9 Aug 1875 Subject: Samuel Brown Source: Andrew County Republican, 20 Aug 1875, p. 1 From Monroe Township. Two of Monroe’s oldest citizens were called away from this stage of action during last week,– Mrs. Duncan, an esteemed lady, and the venerated pioneer Mr. Samuel Brown. Post Views: 1,114

Date of Death: 15 Jul 1919 Subject: Wiley F. Cox Source: St. Joseph Observer, 19 Jul 1919 Wiley F. Cox, a well known farmer of the Avenue City neighborhood, died Tuesday. Post Views: 1,099

Date of Death: 30 Nov 1884 Subject: Lurania Noble Source: Savannah Reporter, 19 Dec 1884 Lurania Noble- died from Heart Disease, Last Sunday, Nov. 30, Miss Lurania Noble, Living at the residence of her mother, Mrs. Nellie Noble, near Nodaway Station, returned from out of doors, laid down and was dead in about ten minutes….

Date of Death: 31 Oct 1909 Subject: Nancy Jane (Nease) Praiswater Source: Holt County Sentinel, 5 Nov 1909, p. 3 Mrs. B. F. Praisewater [sic] and Mrs. C. C. Hardman received word Sunday morning that their sister-in-law, Mrs. Tim Praiswater, died at St. Joseph Sunday. Mrs. Praiswater had been sick since last spring and went…