Obituaries (March 1)

Agnes E. Potter

Utica Saturday Globe, March 1910

 

Agnes E. Potter

1856 - 1910

 

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  After a long illness, Mrs. Agnes E. Potter passed away recently at her residence on Miller street, aged 53.  Funeral services were held from the late home the following Sunday afternoon, Rev. H.L. Ellsworth officiating.  The remains were placed in the receiving vault in Mt. Hope Cemetery [Norwich, NY].  Mrs. Potter is survived by one son, William F. Potter, and two daughters, Edna and Ethel, all residents of Norwich; by one brother, Irving J. Potter, of Saugerties, N.Y., and by two sisters, Mrs. Charles A. Houghton and Mrs. E.A. Sanders, both of Norwich.

Chenango Union, March 3, 1910

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  Mrs. Agnes Potter, aged 53 years, died Thursday Feb. 24, [1910], at her residence, 13 Miller street [Norwich, NY], after a long illness.  The deceased is survived by one son, William F. Potter, two daughters, Edna and Ethel of this place, one brother, I.J. Potter of Saugerties, NY., and two sisters, Mrs. C.A. Houghton, and Mrs. E.A. Sanders, both of this place.

 

Cyrus M. Gray, 1826-1907

Chenango Union, May 23, 1907

Oxford [Chenango Co., NY]:  Cyrus M. Gray, a former well known resident of Oxford, who has lived with his daughter, Mrs. E.T. Brownson, at Centralia, Ill., for the past three years, died at the home of his daughter Sunday, May 19.  His remains were brought to Oxford for burial on Wednesday.  [Buried Riverview Cemetery, Oxford, NY]

Centralia Evening Sentinel, Centralia, Illinois, May 20, 1907

Cyrus M. Gray died Sunday at 6 p.m. at the home of his son-in-law, Rev. E.J. Brownson, aged nearly 81 years.  Mr. Gray was of the sturdy revolutionary stock of New England, his parents moving to Oxford, N.Y., in 1825 and playing no small part in forming the religious and educational life of early New York.  It was thus all of his life was spent, except the last two and a half years; for forty-five years he was one of the well-known merchants and actively interested in the growth and improvement of the city.  He was forty years treasurer of the Baptist church, fifteen years superintendent of the Sunday school and twenty years a deacon.  His wife and only son, Dr. Edwin C. Gray, died ten years ago. While living with his daughter, Mrs. Brownson, he has won his way to the hearts of young and old in the church, and his bright outlook into the future has been a testimony of the power of the gospel.  Rev. and Mrs. Brownson left early this morning for New York for the burial.

 

Hannah Crawford

Chenango Union, May 23, 1907

Oxford [Chenango Co., NY]:  Mrs. Hannah Crawford, of Syracuse [Onondaga Co., NY], an inmate of the W.R.C. Home, died at the institution on Saturday,  Funeral services were held on Monday, Rev. Mr. Lendrum officiating.

 

William Vaughn

Chenango Union, May 23, 1907

Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY]:  William Vaughn, one of the oldest residents of this town, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Bruce Fargo, on Thursday, May 16, aged 81 years.  Death was due to heart disease.  Funeral services were held on Monday, burial being at Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY]

 

Mrs. Erastus Wyler

Chenango Union, May 23, 1907

Coventry [Chenango Co., NY]:  Death has again visited our little village and taken one more of our aged and respected residents.  Mrs. Wyler, aged 85 years, widow of the late Erastus Wyler, after a short illness died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Pierce, Wednesday, May 15, where the funeral was held on Sunday following, Rev. Mr. Merriman of Binghamton, officiating.  Interment in our village cemetery.

John Merrill

Afton Enterprise, April 16, 1886

A terrible accident occurred on the Albany and Susquehanna railroad about two miles below this village [Afton, Chenango Co., NY], at a few minutes past three o'clock, Tuesday afternoon, whereby Mr. John Merrill, of Jefferson, N.Y. [Jefferson County], was instantly killed..  Mr. Merrill was a relative of Oliver Merrill of this place, and R.P. Merrill, who lives about two miles below the village, on the east side of the river.  The unfortunate man had just left the latter's house, and after being rowed across the river, started to walk on the track to Nineveh where he was working for A.S. Burnett.  He had proceeded but a short distance when he saw a freight train approaching and stopped off on the other track without looking behind him, thinking, undoubtedly, that he was safe.  Freight train No. 21, Ferris conductor, had just left this statin, and was going towards Nineveh. The trains pass about two miles below Afton and as Mr. Merrill stepped from one track to the other he was struck by No. 21, the entire train, consisting of the engine and twenty cars, passing over his body.  The remains were taken to Nineveh where they were properly cared for.  Mr. Merrill was about 62 years of age.  The train men saw the danger Mr. Merrill was in, and blew the whistle, rang the bell, and did all they could to make him look behind him, but all without avail.  Relatives from Jefferson immediately came in response to a telegram and the body was taken to that place for burial.