Obituaries (May 6)

Minnie F. Mills

Utica Saturday Globe, September 1913

 

Minnie F. Mills

1875 - 1913

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  Miss Minnie F. Mills, for a number  of years a resident of Norwich, died at the Binghamton State  Hospital Tuesday evening last, aged 38.  the departed was born in the town  of Hamilton in 1875, the daughter of Emery and Martha Mills.  Her mother afterwards became the wife of J. Wiley Case, the deceased Norwich hotelkeeper.  Miss Mills was a niece of Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Willis from whose home on Henry street the funeral was held Thursday afternoon at 2:30, Rev. Paul Riley Allen, pastor of the Congregational Church, officiated, assisted by Rev. Owen P. Lloyd, of the evangelistic corps now working in Norwich.  Walter E. Rodgers sang.  Interment in Mount Hope Cemetery [Norwich, NY].

 

Micajah Weiss

Afton Enterprise, October 8, 1914

Micajah Weiss of Beaver Brook, Sullivan county [NY], believed to be the oldest man living in New York state, died Tuesday, September 22.  He was 114 years of age, having been born in June, 1801, near the Delaware Water Gap.  He had lived at Beaver Brook about 20 years and was famous as a hunter and fisherman in spite of his advanced years.  Weiss served in the Civil War and was the oldest pensioner at the time of his death.  He attended the Gettysburg reunion last year and while there was overcome by the heat.  He never recovered form the effects of the trip.

 

Mariah  (Waters) Clendenning

Afton Enterprise, November 26, 1914

Mrs. Mariah Clendenning died at the home of her niece, Mrs. E.L. Andrews on North Main St. Bainbridge, Thursday evening, Nov. 19, 1914, after a brief illness, at nearly 91 years of age.  She had spent most of her life in the town of Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], her maiden name being Waters.  She was married in 1852 to Jonathan Clendenning, who passed away 10 years ago after 52 years of very happy wedded life.  Mrs. Clendenning was the mother of three boys, two of whom died at an early age.  She leaves no immediate relatives nearer than one great granddaughter, and nephews and nieces.  Her last surviving grandchild, Mrs. Leroy McCulley, dying about six weeks ago.  For a number of years she was a member of the Coventry Baptist church.  The funeral was held Monday morning, November 23, 1914 at the home of E.L. Andrews, Rev. C.O. Fuller pastor of the Afton Baptist church officiating.  Interment was made in the Coventry cemetery.

 

Mary M. McCracken

Afton Enterprise, December 31, 1914

Mrs. Mary M. McCracken, a former resident of Nineveh Junction died in Scranton [PA], Monday, Dec. 21, at the age of 70 years.  The body was brought to Nineveh, Wednesday, Dec. 23, and funeral services held in the M.E. church at 11 o'clock a.m., Rev. J.G. Rice of Harpursville officiating. Interment in the Nineveh cemetery [Broome Co., NY].

 

Mary M. (Hill) Whitney

Afton Enterprise, December 31, 1914

Mrs. Mary M. Whitney died at her home in this place [Afton, Chenango Co., NY], Saturday evening, December 26, 1914 at 10 o'clock, after an illness of nearly two years duration.  Mrs. Whitney nee Hill, was born in Bethel, N.Y. [Sullivan Co.], 56 years ago, was married to Wm. T. Whitney of Jackson, Pa., 36 years ago.  Mr. Whitney died January 1909.  She is survived by a son L.M. Whitney, and a daughter, Mrs. L.J. Collins and two brothers, Andrew Hill of Barryton, Mich., and M.W. Hill of this place.  Funeral will be held at the home two o'clock. Wednesday afternoon. 

 

Millard Culter

Afton Enterprise, December 31, 1914

Mrs. Millard Culter, an old resident of this place [Otego, Otsego Co., NY], died suddenly of acute indigestion on Saturday evening at her home which she had recently purchased on River St.  The deceased leaves three brothers to mourn her loss: James P. Averill of Michigan, John P. Averill of California and Chas. Averill of this place.  The funeral was held on Tuesday at 2 p.m.

 

D.S.B. Johnston

Afton Enterprise, December 10, 1914

D.S.B. Johnston died at his home in St. Paul, Minn, on Nov. 17th at the age of 82 years.  He was born in Afton [Chenango Co., NY] (at that time South Bainbridge) May 17, 1832 his birth place being the house still standing on the Afton Fair grounds.  He was of Dutch and Scotch ancestry though his immediate ancestors were American for four generations back and had seen services in the American War of Revolution.  He went west in 1855 and has been one of the pioneers of Minnesota.  He delighted in telling how he came there $50 in debt and with but 4 cents to pay it; but his subsequent business career was prosperous and he was connected with many of the large industries of that section of the country.  Johnston's first wife was Hannah C. Stanton.  She died in 1879.  Thy had two sons, Charles and A.D.S. Johnston.  In 1881 he married Miss Mary J. King of Canandaigua, N.Y.  She died in 1905, and in 1909 he married Miss Eda Worth, also of Canandaigua.  Mrs. Johnston and the two sons survive.  To his intimate friends Mr. Johnston was known for his charity that was wholesomely without ostentation.  Until circumstances forced into the newspapers the story of what he had given the St. Paul Y.W.C.A., none but those directly concerned were in position to appreciate his discriminating liberality.  Mr. Johnston contributed to such institutions as Red Rock Park for religious purposes, to Hamline university and other educational and philanthropic institutions.  He gave the site and much money for the Y.W.C.A. building.  Among the largest contributors to the building and maintenance of the People's church, Mr. Johnston presented the church with the club house for men and gave other valuable property in the vicinity of this institution.  The Mary J. Johnston mission hospital at Manila, P.I., which has done so much to reduce infant mortality in that city, was built and equipped by Mr. Johnston in 1906.  Mr. Johnston was a co-worker with his first wife in establishing the Woman's Christian home and later secured the site for the new home near Como park.