Date of Death: 15 Jul 1904 Subject: John “Tip” Bailey Source: Savannah Reporter, 22 Jul 1904 Died at his home in Whitesville on Friday, July 15, 1904, John T. Bailey, aged 79 years, 8 months and 2 days. Uncle Tip, as he was usually called was born in Harlan county, Ky., and was married to…
Date of Death: 21 Apr 1874 Subject: Thomas Austin Source: Andrew County Republican, 22 May 1874, p. 8 On Wednesday morning, at 2 o’clock, Thomas Austin (familiarly known to every one as “Uncle Tommy”) died, after a long, lingering illness. The funeral services took place yesterday morning at 9 o’clock, at the sixth street Methodist…
Date of Death: 23 Nov 1913 Subject: Jeremiah Atkins Source: Holt County Sentinel, 5 Dec 1913, p. 6 New Point and Vicinity.– Mr. Atkins received the word, Sunday morning, that his brother Jerry, living in Andrew county, had died early that morning. The funeral was held Monday afternoon.
Date of Death: 18 Mar 1876 Subject: Asahel P. Ashley Source: Andrew County Republican, 21 Apr 1876, p. 8 Died, March 18th, 1876, at the residence of Mr. A. F. Owen, Capt. A. P. Ashley, aged 85 years. Deceased was buried March 19th, in Bennett Lane Cemetery, under the auspices of Savannah Lodge, No. 71,…
Date of Death: 22 Jan 1907 Subject: John Asher Source: Holt County Sentinel, 25 Jan 1907, p. 5 Vincent Elliott, the young man who was drowned in the Nodaway river near Leach’s mill, on the 10th inst., the particulars of which we gave in our issue last week, was born near Fillmore, February 4, 1882,…
ROBERT O. ARMSTRONG, an enterprising farmer of the Capay Valley, in Yolo County, is a son of William C. and Elizabeth (Smith) Armstrong. His father, a native of Kentucky, was a farmer most of his days, and crossed the plains to California in 1857; followed farming and stock-raising here and in Capay Valley, and later…
Date of Death: 23 Mar 1913 Subject: Mabel A. (Howell) Armfield Source: Holt County Sentinel, 4 Apr 1913, p. 5 Funeral services for the four persons who were killed in the tornado, Easter Sunday night, which virtually wiped out the village of Flag Springs, were held, Thursday of last week. Flag Springs is in Andrew…
Date of Death: 23 Mar 1913 Subject: Luther A. Armfield Source: Holt County Sentinel, 4 Apr 1913, p. 5 Funeral services for the four persons who were killed in the tornado, Easter Sunday night, which virtually wiped out the village of Flag Springs, were held, Thursday of last week. Flag Springs is in Andrew county,…
Date of Death: 2 Dec 1873 Subject: Ann (Fox) Anderson Source: Andrew County Republican, 12 Dec 1873, p. 3 Died. On December 2, at the head of Lower Neely Grove, between Rosendale and Bolckow, Anna Fox, the beloved wife of Judge Wm. Anderson, aged 53 years. Deceased was a native of Ohio, and had been…
Date of Death: 26 Feb 1906 Subject: William Bethel Allen Source: Holt County Sentinel, 9 Mar 1906, p. 5 William B. Allen, one of the 1841 settlers of Andrew county, died at his home near Rosendale, February 26, 1906 aged 84 years.
Date of Death: 3 Apr 1899 Subject: Charles Allen Source: Holt County Sentinel, 7 Apr 1899, p. 1 Charles Allen, aged about 65, died at his home near the Richville school house, in Nodaway township, April 3, 1899, and was buried in the Fillmore cemetery on the following day. He was an old bachelor, living…
Date of Death: 1 Jul 1872 Subject: James Alexander Source: Andrew County Republican, 5 Jul 1872, p. 3 On Monday last, Mr. James Alexander, a well known citizen and farmer of Jackson township, left his dwelling in apparently as good health as even, to go to a piece of woods near by to cut poles…
Date of Death: 7 Mar 1902 Subject: Eli Alderman Source: The Democrat, 14 Mar, 1902, p. 4, column 2 A Pioneer Passes Away Eli Alderman, who was one of Savannah’s pioneer citizens passed away at his home in this city on Friday, March 7, 1902. Mr. Alderman was born in Morgan county, Ohio, in 1822,…
Date of Death: 24 Jun 1907 Subject: William Adkins Source: unknown, Jun 1907 William Adkins was born in Monroe county, Ohio, March 24, 1848, and died at his home, northwest of Savannah, June 24, 1907. He married January 5, 1863, to Mary A. Miner. He leaves his wife and nine children, all of whom, except…
Date of Death: 13 May 1874 Subject: Martha Ann (Pyle) Adkins Source: Andrew County Republican, 22 May 1874, p. 1 Flag Springs Items. The spinal meningitis has made its appearance in our midst. Mrs. A. P. Adkins died of it last week. A daughter is low with it now, but hopes are entertained of her…
Date of Death: 2 Jun 1883 Subject: Lavinia (Todd) Adkins Source: Savannah Reporter, 8 Jun 1883 Sunday the wife of Barnabas Adkins died at her residence below this City. Funeral Tuesday.
The two-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Addington of Rochester, Mo., is dead at a hospital in St. Joseph from a bullet wound caused by the accidental discharge of a revolver held by the baby’s mother. While putting the child to bed Mrs. Addington was amusing it with a revolver she found under…
Date of Death: 9/10 Oct 1917 Subject: Margaret (Trautman) Abplanalp Source: Holt County Sentinel, 12 Oct 1917, p. 1 It is with keen sorrow that we learn of the death of Mrs. J. C. Abplanalp, which occurred at her home in Fillmore, on Tuesday of this week, October 9, 1917, aged 66 years. Mrs. W….
Date of Death: 16 Sep 1852 Subject: Julia Emeline Abney Source: Savannah Sentinel, Saturday, September 18, 1852, p. 2 “[Died] Early yesterday morning, Julia Emeline, daughter of Mr. Jackson Abney, of this place, aged 10 months. “Leaves have their time to fall– And flowers to fade at the north wind’s breath And stars to set;…
Date of Death: 25 Dec 1897 Subject: David P. Abbott Source: St. Joseph Gazette, 26 Dec 1897, p. 5 David P. Abbott, of Savannah, fell dead at the corner of Fourth and Jule streets, about 9:30 o’clock last night, and his daughter, Maud, was the only witness to his sudden demise. The screams of the…
Date of Death: 10 Apr 1902 Subject: George W. West Source: The Savannah Register, 18 Apr 1902, p. 1, column 2 Died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. R. W. Bridges in Barnard, Mo. on Thurs, Apr 10 at 6:20 p.m. George W. West aged 68 years, 1 month and 27 days. His remains…
Date of Death: Nov 1904 Subject: Robert O. Wilkerson Source: unknown, 1904 Robert Wilkerson, son of David Wilkerson, living east of Helena, died last Thursday evening at 6, and the body was taken in the hearse from this place to Savannah Friday by E. R. Cordry, at which place the interment took place. The deceased…
Date of Death: 11 Mar 1857 Subject: America Aleen Willis Source: North West Democrat, Saturday, March 14, 1857, p. 3 Died– In this city, on the 11th inst., Aleen, infant daughter of John G. and Matilda H. Willis. "Weep not for those Who sink within the arms of death, Ere yet the chilling wintry breath…
Date of Death: 11 Jan 1903 Subject: Mary V. (Wilson) Keeves Source: Holt County Sentinel, 30 Jan 1903, p. 1 The passing away of a woman who has made the worth better for having lived in it, and who has been all that a wife and mother to her family and a true warm hearted…
Date of Death: 22 Jan 1914 Subject: Olive Wright Source: Savannah Reporter, 23 Jan 1914, p. 1, column 3 Miss Olive Wright Died Yesterday. Miss Olive Wright died Thursday, yesterday morning, at 5:30 at the home of her father Charles Wright in Selecman Heights aged thirty-six years and five months after an illness of several…
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WHITESVILLE Jan. 30. At the home of his parents in Barnard, Mo., Bruce, the little child of Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Larrabee departed this life on Thursday, January 26, aged almost two years. This is indeed a sad blow to the father and mother and gladly would we console them if we could, but…
Date of death: 25 Nov 1894 Subject: Francis Clare Source: Andrew County [MO] Democrat, 07 Dec 1894, Friday, p. 1 Francis Clare was born in Pulaski county, Kentucky, March, 1812, and died at Excelsior Springs, Mo., November 25, 1894, aged 82 years, 8 months and 16 days. He was married when a young man. There…