Obituary (January 10)

David Graves

Chenango Semi-Weekly Telegraph, December 17, 1884

Mr. David Graves, aged 71 years, who resided on Silver Street [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], went to his barn, as was is custom, Friday evening to take care of his horse. While so engaged he was taken suddenly ill, and repaired to the house.  He continued to grow worse, and about 11 o'clock Dr. Purdy was called to attend him.  He found that Mr. Graves was suffering from heart disease and that there was no help for him.  In about an hour after the doctor's arrival he breathed his last.  Mr. Graves has been in poor health for about a year.  His trouble was organic disease of the heart.  He leaves a wife and one son, Charles, who resides at North Walton.  The funeral was attended on Sunday from the late residence of the deceased.

 

Hickson Jones

Chenango Semi-Weekly Telegraph, January 17, 1885

Deacon Hickson Jones died at his home in Coventry [Chenango Co., NY] last Friday.  At the time of his death he was in the 97th year of his age.  He was one of the original settlers in Chenango County.  He was one of the constituent members of the Coventry and Greene Baptist Church, which was founded in the year 1818.  During his life he has always been a sincere Christian gentleman and beloved by all.  He has been well and tenderly cared for through the declining years of his life by his son and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. F.W. Jones, he being the only immediate member of the family who survives.  He was the oldest man in Coventry, and doubtless in Chenango County.

 

James H. Bliss

Chenango Semki-Weekly Telegraph, January 17, 1885

James H. Bliss, a well-to-do farmer of Smithville [Chenango Co., NY], aged about 60, was killed by the cars at Olean Monday night, while on his way to visit his sister in Pennsylvania, whom he had not seen in thirty-five years.  It seems that two trains pulled into the deport at Olean about the same time and it is presumed that after getting off one train he was struck by the other coming from the opposite direction.  The accident was discovered immediately after both trains had pulled out, when the body was found with the head and upper portion of the trunk lying between the rails on the main track, cut squarely in two across, the abdomen.  A short time before he had been inquiring the best way to reach Driftwood and Penfield, Pa.  His identity was made known by a memorandum in his valise.  He leaves a wife and several children.

 

Death Notices

Chenango Telegraph, October 28, 1863

 

AGARD:  In Smithville Flats [Chenango Co., NY], October 1, 1863, of pneumonia, Erastus Agard, Esq., aged 76 years, 7 months and 19 days.

 

AGARD:  At Union Mills, Erie Co., Penn. Sept. 15, 1863, Lucy [Agard], wife of Dr. J.C. Agard, son of Erastus Agard Esq, of Smithville Flats.

 

BROWNING:  In Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY],Oct. 15, 1863, of consumption, Mrs. Harriet Browning, wife of Halsey Browning, aged 34 years.

 

Chenango Telegraph, November 4, 1863

 

WELLS:  In Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 30, 1863, Mary L.[Wells], wife of M.A. Wells, aged 90(?) years.

 

RATHBONE:  In McDonough [Chenango Co., ,NY], Oct. 27, 1863, Flora [Rathbone], youngest daughter of Lewis A. and Lois Rathbone, aged 9 years.

 

HAYES:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 28, 1863, Helen [Hayes], wife of Lorenzo Hayes, aged 30 years and 14 months.

 

JACOBS:  At Polly Island S.C., Oct. 1, 1863, Lieut. --- Jacobs, son of Edwin T. Jacobs, formerly of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY]

 

PAGE:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 16, 1863, of consumption, Almira C. [Page], daughter of Solomon and Eliza Page, aged  28 years, 11 months and 24 days.

 

STEWART:  In Afton [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 14, Wm. Stewart, aged 66 years.