Date of Death: 5 Jan 1923 Subject: Joseph Morton Walker Source: [probably Savannah Reporter], Jan 1923 Joseph Morton Walker, son of James F. and Katherine Walker, was born in Lee county, Virginia, May 22, 1843, and departed this life, after a few days of illness of pneumonia, January 5, 1923, at his home four and…
Joseph M. Walker, seventy-four years old, a retired stone mason, died at 10 o’clock yesterday morning at his home, 1437 North Fifteenth street, after a prolonged illness. Mr. Walker was born in Andrew County and had lived in St. Joseph eighteen years . . . Source: St. Joseph News-Press, 4 June 1923, p. 6
Date of Death: 29 Jan, 1858 Subject: Milly Ann (McDonald) Wakefield Source: St. Louis Christian Advocate, 18 Feb 1858, p. 4 Died in this city on the 29th ult. of typhoid pneumonia, Sister Milly Ann Wakefield, wife of Dr. M. F. Wakefield, aged 36 years. For twenty years Sister Wakefield had been a faithful, zealous…
Date of Death: 7 Jan 1916 Subject: Caroline (Schafer) Wagenblast Source: unknown, 7 Jan 1916 Mrs. Caroline Wagenblast, seventy-eight years old, widow of John Wagenblast, died at 8:45 o’clock this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. J. Kelly at Avenue City. She is survived by five other daughters, Mrs. August Vogle and…
Date of Death: 7 May 1919 Subject: Pearl Waegele Source: Holt County Sentinel, 16 May 1919, p. 5 The many friends and relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig Waegele and family will sympathize with them in the death of their daughter, Miss Pearl, which occurred at Denver, Colorado, May 7, 1919. Miss Pearl after teaching…
Date of Death: 15 May 1913 Subject: Sarah Ellen (Donovan) Wachtel Source: Holt County Sentinel, 23 May 1913, p. 6 Mrs. Andy and [Mrs.] Henry Hershner received word Thursday of the death of their sister, Mrs. John Wachtel, of Rosendale. Ed. Fuhrman drove to Rosendale, Saturday, in his car, taking Mrs. Andy and Henry Hershner…
Date of Death: 20 May 1920 Subject: George Violett Source: St. Joseph Observer, 15 May 1920 When a truck laden with five tons of crushed rock and driven by Ralph Hall, struck George Violette [sic], a seventy-four-year-old Amazonia man, on South Fourth street Monday, the fender knocked Violette down and then the wheels held him…
Date of Death: 6 Mar 1889 Subject: Jefferson Adams Verdier Source: Ste. Genevieve [MO] Fair Play, 16 Mar 1889, p. 1 Jefferson A. Verdier, seventy years of age, dropped dead, a few nights ago, from heart disease, at his home, five miles northeast of St. Joseph, on the Rochester road. Deceased leaves a wife, three…
Date of death: 14 Jun 1911 Subject: Emma (Dersch) Vennekohl Source: unknown St. Joseph newspaper, Jun 1911 The funeral of Mrs. Emma Vennekohl, wife of Henry Vennekohl, of Cosby, Mo., who died of apoplexy Wednesday evening after an illness of only a few hours, will be held from her home near Cosby at 3 o’clock…
Date of Death: 23 Aug 1876 Subject: Amos S. Vaux Source: unknown, quoting St. Louis Evangelist VAUX – Died, August 23d, 1876, Amos S. Vaux, of Typhoid fever. Our friends was a young man of great promise, much loved by all who knew him, a constant member of the Sabbath school and Bible class in…
Date of Death: 20 Jan 1889 Subject: Martin VanSchoiack & James Gabbert Source: unknown, 25 Jan 1889 Double Funeral Old Martin VanSchoiack died in St. Joseph asylum last Sat. Remains were returned to the old homestead on Sunday, in Jefferson township. Among others waiting was the corpse of James Gabbert, about 40 years, who has…
Date of Death: 8 May 1852 Subject: Josiah Vanschoiack Source: Savannah Sentinel, Saturday, May 15, 1852, p. 2 Cholera- We regret to learn that this dread contagion is again on the trail of the emigration, and that Mr. Vanschoiack from this county, with whole families of emigrants, on the route from St. Joseph, have been…
Date of Death: 26 Jun 1905 Subject: Magdalena (Siegfried) Twedell Source: Holt County Sentinel, 7 Jul 1905, p. 5 Mrs. L. E. Twedell, died at her home in Mound City, on Monday, June 26, 1905. she was 28 years of age and leaves a husband and two children. The body was taken to Amazonia, the…
Date of Death: 23 Apr 1874 Subject: Edward Turpin Source: Andrew County Republican, 1 May 1874, p. 1 Died. Turpin– On Saturday, April 23, 1874, at his residence on the East St. Joe road, three miles from Savannah, Edward Turpin, aged 67 years, 3 months and 5 days. The deceased was an old citizen of…
Date of Death: 31 Jan 1916 Subject: Samuel Turner Source: St. Joseph Gazette, 1 Feb 1916, p. 5 Samuel Turner, 89 years old, died early yesterday at his home, five miles north of St. Joseph, on the east Savannah road. He was a retired farmer and a widower, and is survived by three daughters, Fannie,…
Date of Death: 30 Apr 1875 Subject: Rebecca (McElwain) Townsend Source: Andrew County Republican, 7 May 1875, p. 8 Died. Townsend– On Friday morning last, at the old family homestead near Jimtown, Mrs. Rebecca Townsend, aged sixty-four years. She was for many years an active member of the Methodist church. She leaves six children to…
H. S. Townsend, member of the firm of Baird & Townsend, Marble & Granite Works, of Warrensburg, Missouri, was born March 17, 1857 in Andrew county, Missouri. He is the son of Jonathan and Kittie Ann (Landers) Townsend, the former a native of Indiana and the latter of Missouri. Jonathan Townsend was born June 17,…
Date of Death: 19 Dec 1872 Subject: John Toles Source: Andrew County Republican, 21 Feb 1873, p. 3 Died. On December 19, 1872, at Whitesville, John Toles, from Ohio, aged 72 years.
Date of Death: 26 Feb 1915 Subject: Oscar Todd Source: Hamburg [IA] Reporter, 5 Mar 1915 Word was received here Friday of the death of Oscar Todd at Helena, Mo., following an illness of some weeks. Mr. Todd suffered from lung trouble, which caused his death. Mr. Todd will be well remembered here by many…
Date of Death: 10 May 1891 Subject: Jarusha (Farris) Todd Source: Savannah newspaper, 15 May 1891 The wife of Isaac Todd died on the 10th inst.
Date of Death: 25 Mar 1875 Subject: Japheth [Jephthah] Todd Source: St. Joseph Daily Gazette, 28 Apr 1875, p. 4 col. 2 GONE TO HIS REWARD Death of Japheth Todd, of Andrew County Japeth Todd [sic], one of the oldest citizens of Andrew county, and a gentleman well known and highly respected throughout the Northwest,…
Date of Death: 31 Mar 1875 Subject: Huldah A. (Todd) Todd Source: St. Joseph Daily Gazette, 2 Apr 1875, p. 1 col. 3 Passing Away On Wednesday, March 31st, another of the old citizens of the Northwest passed from life, and is now numbered with the dead. We refer to Mrs. Huldah A. Todd. She…
Date of Death: 26 Mar 1903 Subject: David Todd Source: St. Joseph Daily News, 28 Mar 1903, p. 1 David Todd, 78, father of Richard Todd, died 6:40 last night at his home in Centralia, Mo. Mr. Todd had been a resident of this state for fifty years. He is survived by four sons and…
Date of Death: 14 Oct 1914 Subject: William Harvey Tilson Source: Savannah newspaper, Oct 1914 William Harvey Tilson was born in Franklin County, Indiana, September 6, 1839, and died at his home in Rosendale, October 14, 1914. When seven years of age he came to Missouri with his parents and located near Savannah. He was…
Date of Death: 31 Jan 1918 Subject: Emeline (Dobbs) Tilson Source: Maryville MO newspaper, 1 Feb 1918 Mrs. Emiline Tilson, mother of W. R. Tilson of Maryville, died at 8:30 last night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. G. L. Markley, in St. Joseph, as the result of a long illness of paralysis. Funeral…
Date of Death: 18 Mar 1913 Subject: B. Luther Tilson Source: Savannah newspaper, 21 Mar 1913 Succumbs to Heart Trouble B.L. Tilson Passed Away Tuesday Morning at His Home in Savannah The remains of B. Luther Tilson were placed in the Savannah cemetery yesterday morning after a funeral at the residence, conducted by Rev. A….
Date of Death: 14 Dec 1918 Subject: Callie Thompson Source: St. Joseph Observer, 21 Dec 1918 Miss Callie Thompson of Bolckow was struck by a motor car driven by Dr. Thomas Redmond in front of the August Schwien residence on North Eleventh street Saturday evening and dragged by the car for some distance. When taken…
Date of Death: 12 Mar 1918 Subject: Elizabeth (Donaldson) Thomas Source: St. Joseph Observer, 16 Mar 1918 Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas, who, could she have lived to June 1st, would have attained the century mark, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. E. Castle, 2637 State street, Tuesday morning. She was a relative of…
Date of Death: 28 May 1875 Subject: David Henry Terhune Source: Andrew County Republican, 11 Jun 1875, p. 8 Died. Terhune– At 12 o’clock, on Thursday night, May 27th [sic], 1875, at his father’s residence, near Savannah, Mr. David H. Terhune, son of John Terhune, in the 23rd year of his age. The deceased was…
Date of Death: 15 Apr 1872 Subject: Amy Elizabeth Terhune Source: Andrew County Republican, 19 Apr 1872, p. 3 Died. On Monday, the 15th instant, Miss Amy Elizabeth Terhune, daughter of John Terhune, Esq., of Jefferson township, one of our best and most respected citizens. Miss Terhune has been afflicted for a year past with…
Date of Death: 28 Oct 1910 Subject: Thomas Taylor Source: The Valley Falls [KS] New Era, 3 Nov 1910, Thursday, p. 8 Thomas Taylor was born Nov. 18, 1824 and died at the home of his son in this district Oct. 28, 1910, aged 85 years, 11 months and 8 days. Mr. Taylor was the…
Date of death: Oct 1903 Subject: John Clayton “Clate” Taylor Source: St. Joseph Gazette, 20 Mar 1904, p. 4 Through the identification of a bandit killed in a battle following the holdup of an electric train in the suburbs of Aurora, Ill., on the night in last October, as Clate Taylor of Nodaway Station, by…
Date of Death: 22 Mar 1903 Subject: George Taylor Source: Holt County Sentinel, 3 Apr 1903, p. 4 Died at his home in Holt county March 22, George Taylor, he had reached the ripe age of 88 years, 11 months, and 20 days. Uncle George, as he was called, was one of Missouri’s pioneers having…