Obituaries (November 30)

Julius A. Brown

Chenango Telegraph, April 20, 1859

An attentive friend send us from Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY] the following particulars of a fatal accident that occurred in that town on Sunday, the 17th inst.  Julius A. Brown, an interesting little lad aged about ten years, son of Mr. George L. Brown, with his cousin, Jerome A. Cross, some four or five years older, and who had been residing in the family of Mr. Brown for a few weeks past, went into the chamber about 9 A.M., for the purpose of placing the clothing of young Cross in his trunk, as he was going to leave for his home on the morrow.  Young Cross had in his trunk a short rifle, which they had taken out and were examining or playing with, and which was loaded with a very large slug or piece of lead, but which, as young Cross says, had no cap on.  By some means or other, however, it was discharged while in the hands of young Cross, the charge striking his cousin (who was about four feet distant, and both in a kneeling position) on the left cheek, where it entered, fracturing the jaw, and passing out at the back of the neck near the middle line.  The little fellow lived about an hour and a half, but never spoke, and died not seeming to recognize anyone.

Norris Davis

Died February 16, 1916, New Berlin, NY

Norris Davis, aged about 70 years, died while sitting in a chair at the home of his son, Clyde Davis, two miles north of this village, on Wednesday afternoon, his death being attributed to heart failure.  Mr. Davis had been a life-long resident of this town, where he married and reared a family.  His wife died a few years ago.  Two sons, Harry and Clyde, survive the father. The funeral will occur from his late home Friday afternoon at one o'clock.

Charles Decker

Died December 1, 1942, Cooperstown, NY

Edmeston [Chenango Co., NY]:  Charles Decker, 80, a retired farmer, died Dec. 1, 1942, in Cooperstown after an illness of two weeks.  Born in Prattsville, he was the son of Jacob and Tammy Jane Cooper Decker.  In 1881 he married Addie Georgia, who survives with these children, Delos, of Otego; Earl, Treadwell; Irving, this village, and Warren, who is in the Army; a sister, Mrs. Merty Harris, Fabius, also grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Catherine DeGaetano

Died April 26, 1941, Norwich, NY

Catherine DeGaetano, 18-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William DeGaetano of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], tumbled ot her death Saturday night, after crawling through an open window onto a porch roof from which she fell to concrete sidewalk below.  The unfortunate occurrence happened at 6:30 Saturday night at the family home in Oxford.  The baby died in Chenango Memorial Hospital at 8:05 that night of a fractured skull according to the verdict of Dr. M.G Bonam of Oxford, coroner. The child was in an upstairs room with her grandmother, Mrs. Catherine Reitano.  she managed to slip away unnoticed and climbed through the open window to a porch roof falling off the edge to the walk below before any member of the household was aware of what had occurred.  Besides the parents and grandmother mentioned above two sisters survive.  Funeral services are to be held at 9:30 Tuesday morning, with burial in St. Joseph's cemetery [Oxford, NY].

Ernest Decker

Died November 4, 1933, Edmeston, NY

Edmeston [Otsego Co., NY]:  Ernest Decker, 15-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Irving Decker of this village was shot and instantly killed Saturday morning in an accident while hunting with a party of five, including his father and two uncles.  A full charge of buckshot entered the boy's head from the back, tearing a two-inch hole in the skull.  The hunting party included the lad's father, Irving Decker, Earl Decker of Treadwell and Warren Decker of Edmeston, uncles; Allen Craig of Gloversville and Scott Coburn of Edmeston. The accident occurred on the farm of Dan Barrett about one mile out of the village. The lad was about 15 feet ahead of the party when suddenly a cock pheasant arose between the lad and the hunters.  At least four of the men shot but no one knows which of the gun loads struck young Decker.  Troopers Val Hemmer and Davis Soules, who investigated, found that one of the men, Allen Craig, had not shot at the bird.  Dr. B F Bishop of Garrattsville, coroner, was called and gave a verdict of accidental death. The funeral will be held from the family residence in Edmeston Tuesday.  Young Decker was a student in the sixth grade at the Edmeston school.  Besides his parents, he leaves a sister Bernice, and a five months old brother.

Death Notices

Chenango Telegraph, March 23, 1859

CARRUTH:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Saturday morning, Mrs. Eleanor Carruth, aged 66 years.

WHITMAN:  In Otselic [Chenango Co., NY], on the 7th inst., Mrs. Raby Whitman, wife of Randall Whitman, at the advanced age of 103 years.  The deceased had been blessed with remarkable health during her long life, and retained her general faculties in an extraordinary way up to the hour of death.

RICE:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], on the 12th inst., Sylvanus Rice, aged 1 year and 11 months.

DAVIDSON:  In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], on the -?- inst., John Davidson Jr. aged 41 years.

SHATTUCK:  In German [Chenango Co., NY], Feb. 28, Asa Shattuck, aged -7 years.

SLATER:  In Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], March 18, Mrs. -?- Slater, widow of the late Capt. Joseph Slater, in the 69 year of her age.

Chenango American, September 25, 1862

In this village [Greene, Chenango Co., NY], on the 24th inst., Charles C. Willard, M.D., aged 33 years.

In Smithville [Chenango Co., NY], on the 20th inst., Mr. Lambert Terrell, aged 59 years.

In Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], on the 15th inst., of dysentery, Georgiana [?ushman], daughter of George P. and Fanny ?ushman, aged 1 year and 3 months.

In Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], on the 19th inst., Mr. Philo Nearing, aged about 73 years.

In Woodhull, Steuben Co., on the 26th ult., Mary [Gates], wife of Rathbone Gates, aged 78 years.

In Smyrna, on the 17th inst., Mr. Samuel Ackley, aged 85 years and 7 days.