Obituaries (January 29)

DeVolson Wood

Chenango Semi-Weekly Telegraph, July 17, 1897

We notice in The Telegraph of the 15th, the death of DeVolson Wood of Earlville [Madison Co., NY].  Mr. Wood was a Smyrna man [Chenango Co., NY].  He was born in this town and taught school in several districts in the vicinity and your correspondent went to school to him in 1851.  After teaching here a few years he went to Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was principal of a school there for quite a number of years.  He resigned his position in that place and accepted one in Hoboken, N.J. where he died.  He was one of the ablest scholars Smyrna ever had.  He has a younger brother, Hudson Wood, that is teaching and is called nearly his equal.  Another brother, Pomeroy, lives in this place now.  there were three or four girls.  Their father, Julius Wood was deacon of the Congregational church at Smyrna for quite a number of years.

 

Amanda (Billings) Wood

Chenango Semi-Weekly Telegraph, March 18, 1882

Died:  in Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], March 7, 1992, Mrs. Amanda Billings Wood, aged 78 years, widow of the late Deacon Julius Wood. 

 

Mrs. Wood lived and died in the town of her nativity.  Her father, Joseph Billings was one of the first settlers of the town, having moved from the State of Connecticut, and settled on the farm where he afterwards lived and died  Amanda was the seventh of eight children, of whom two are still living:  one, Laura Billings, aged 81 years, lives at Gaines, N.Y., the other, Harlow Billings, aged 77, now lives in his native town of Smyrna.  The deceased was married to Julius Wood May 15, 1831, of the same town.  They had ten children, one of whom, Emmons, died in infancy.  Of the others, DeVolson Wood, Boonton, N.J. is professor in Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, N.J., Pomeroy B. Wood lives on a farm joining the old homestead; Helen A. married to O.L. Munn, settled in Chicago, and has taken care of her mother in Smyrna for the past five years; Amelia married David L. Buell, settled at Union, Mich., and died 1880, Hudson A. Wood is professor in the School of Languages, New York city, Abi E. married Ira B. Buell, and settled in Kansas, and died soon after, in 1872.  Celia A. married Norman A. Beecher of Flushing, Mich., where they now reside, Genie H. married Warren I. Hicks, settled in Wainego, Kansas, where they now live.  Frank F. Wood is in business at Created Butte, Colorado.  All except Mrs. Hicks and F.F. Wood were present at the funeral.  The surviving children are witnesses of the worth of the deceased as a mother, friend and counsellor, with all those words imply.  They miss her.  The church of which she was a member have been witnesses of her faithfulness and activity. She was ever present with her family at the church and Sabbath school, and ready to share the responsibilities devolving upon its members.  Even after she became too weak to be trusted to walk into church alone, she went, assisted by her eldest daughter, Mrs. Munn.  The church will miss her.  To the needy in society she had a cheery word and a helping hand.  Many to whom she has ministered will miss her encouraging words and her kind and friendly smile.  During her younger years she was very vigorous, but has been declining for years.  She had no particular disease, but the physical nature gradually wore out, until during the last two years of her life she was entirely helpless.  She simply breathed her life out and passed away as quietly as a child goes to sleep.

 

Julien C. Scott

Sidney Enterprise, May 18, 1933

Julien C. Scott, 67, Bainbridge attorney died at his home in that village early Tuesday morning of a heart attack.  His sudden death was a great shock to a wide circle of friends.  Mr. Scott was for years president of the village Board of Education.  He served as member of the State Assembly in 1908 and prior to that served as a special county judge, filling that office for three years.  His funeral will be held Friday morning at 10:30 o'clock in Bainbridge. The members of the Chenango Bar Association will attend the funeral in a body.  Besides his widow he is survived by a step-daughter, Mrs. H.C. Landon of Bainbridge.

 

Etta (Allen) Wickham

Sidney Enterprise, May 18, 1933

Mrs. Etta Wickham wife of Hiram B. Wickham, passed away Saturday morning at 8 o'clock.  Mrs. Wickham has been in poor health for some time but was only confined to her bed the past ten days.  Etta Allen Wickham was born Aug. 6, 1860, in Thompkins, and was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Allen.  On April 12, 1885, she was united in marriage to Hiram B. Wickham. Their entire married life was spent in Wellsbridge, until 15 years ago when they left their farm and purchased a home in Unadilla. The funeral was held Monday at 1 o'clock from her late home, Rev. Harold C. Buckingham pastor of the Methodist church officiating.  Burial was made in Evergreen cemetery [Unadilla, Chenango Co., NY].  She is survived by her husband, one sister, Mrs. Jessie Sweeney of Schenectady, one brother, Edward O. Allen of Kinston, and a nephew, Edward Sweeney of Schenectady.

 

Death Notices

Chenango Union, November 18, 1875

 

LOOMIS:  In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 6, Phebe [Loomis], wife of Philander loomis, aged 70 years.

 

RATHBONE:  In Preston [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 12, Flora Emma [Rathbone], infant daughter of Lyman and Susan Rathbone.

 

BENNETT:  In Pitcher [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 9, Mr. Fayette Bennett, aged 28 years.

 

SACKETT:  In Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 30, 1875, Myron B. [Sackett], only son of Wm. N. and Mary J. Sackett, aged 10 months.