Deaths 1875-1876
Name in full M/F Date of death Cause of death Age(y/m/d) Whitaker, James (w) m July 22, 1875 consumption 63 Woodyard, John (w) m April 29, 1875 disease of heart 82 Foote, Nora (w) f Nov. 28, 1875...
View ArticleDeath Index – surnames beginning with A
Name of Deceased Date of Death Abb, Lillie May Jan. 6, 1896 Adair, John W. June 6, 1892 Adair, John Williams Feb. 28, 1891 Adair, R. P. Feb. 1, 1892 Addison, Lewis Feb. 27, 1873 Agee, Cynthia M. Apr....
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Name of Deceased Date of Death Bailey, (Not Named) Dec. 26, 1892 Bailey, (Not Named) Mar. 15, 1890 Bailey, (Not Named) Nov. 16, 1896 Bailey, (Not Named) Sep. 28, 1875 Bailey, Byamin Dec. 18, 1890...
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Name of Deceased Date of Death Cahill, (Not Named) June 6, 1895 Cahill, Elizabeth Ann Nov. 1, 1878 Caldwell (Not Named) Mar. 18, 1882 Caldwell, Martha J. Nov. 26, 1888 Caldwell, N. Ira Feb. 29, 1896...
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Name of Deceased Date of Death Dair, Lucinda June 27, 1866 Dan, Catherine Dec. 2, 1858 Dan, James Aug. 16, 1858 Dannis, Nancy Nov. 1, 1888 Daugherty, Thomas F. May 20, 1891 Davidson, (Not Named) Feb....
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Name of Deceased Date of Death Page King, Charles B Nov 16, 1858 12 Kyle, David Aug 2, 1858 12 Kyle, Mary Aug 2, 1858 12 Kissinger, John B. June 4, 1858 12 Knode, (not named) Aug 28, 1858 12 Keister,...
View ArticleCaptain I. A. Welch Death
Pioneer Passes to Eternal Rest Capt. I. A. Welch Died at St. Albans Yesterday. Ripe in Years and Honors Highly Esteemed Citizen, Identified with Coal Field’s Development and Growth. Funeral Will be...
View ArticleMrs. Kelly Groseclose Death
Mrs. Kelly Groseclose. Burke’s Garden, Va., Dec. 8. Mary Elizabeth Kelly, widow of Henry B. Groseclose, deceased, was born at Pearisburg, Giles County, Va., on November 9, 1844, and died at residence...
View ArticleTom Peery Death
Mr. Tom Peery, known as “mason Tom” died at Pearisburg, Giles county, one day last week. Mr. Peery was a native and for a long time a citizen of this county, having been born and raised in Burkes...
View ArticleTerrible Explosion in Giles County
Terrible Explosion in Giles County Two Men Killed and Many Injured. Passenger Train Passing at Time No One Aboard Escaped Injury or Shock. List of Injured is a Lengthy One Many Prominent Virginia and...
View ArticleBig Website Change That We Hope You Never See
We made a big change to the website today, but only some of you will see it and that’s a good thing. We would like for none of you to ever see it – the new thing, not the website, we want you to see...
View Article1853 Yellow Fever Deaths in Thibodaux, Louisiana
In the late summer of 1853, Thibodaux, Louisiana experienced an epidemic of yellow fever that killed about 15% of their population. At the time this list was made the death rate had fallen and so had...
View Article1878 Yellow Fever Deaths in Holly Springs, Mississippi
In 1878 the United States experienced a massive yellow fever epidemic, nationally 15,934 people died of the disease and in Mississippi there were 3,165 deaths. On October 5th, 1878, Holly Springs...
View ArticleUS Army Deaths Reported on 15 January 1919
Roll of Honor Section No. 1. The following casualties are reported by the commanding general of the American expeditionary forces: Died of wounds – 51 Died from accident or other causes – 3 Died from...
View ArticleAnother Change to our Website
I hope you like changes. This one should make it easier for all of us – the blog will now carry all new additions to the website and not just the updates about the site itself. Everything will still be...
View Article1873 Yellow Fever Deaths in Memphis, Tennessee
On 13 September 1873, the Board of Health announced the presence of Yellow Fever in Memphis, Tennessee. In the first week of the epidemic, 78 people were killed by the disease, in the second week 92...
View Article1873 Cholera Deaths in Knoxville, Tennessee
On 3 September 1873, the Knoxville Weekly Chronicle told “The Exact Truth About Cholera in the City of Knoxville” in order to dispel the “cruel and exaggerated stories” that had spread terror...
View Article1879 Yellow Fever Deaths in Memphis, Tennessee, September 14th-20th
Mortuary Report Of the Board of Health for the Week Ending September 20th – Deaths by Yellow-Fever and from Other Causes. Yellow Fever Deaths Tom Buford, age 40, colored. J. L. Sharpe (male), age 77,...
View Article1879 Yellow Fever Deaths in Memphis, Tennessee, August 24th – 30th
Mortuary Report Of the Board of Health for the Week Ending August 30th – Deaths by Yellow-Fever and from Other Causes. Yellow Fever Deaths J. W. Dandridge, age 24, male, colored. Joe Kelly, age 20,...
View ArticleSouth Bend, Indiana, Train Wreck, 1859
On 27 June 1859, an embankment on the Southern Michigan Railroad, near South Bend, Indiana, washed out as the Night Express from Chicago to Toledo passed over it, plunging the train and all of its...
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