Charles W. St. John, Afton Enterprise, July 23, 1914: Chas. W. St. John was born in Newark, N.J., in 1848, and died at his home in Nineveh Junction [Broome Co., NY], July 18, 1914. Mr. St. John had been connected with rail roads for 41 years; the D.&H. alone for 34 years. He had been a member of the I.O.O.F. for 45 years and was a member of the B. of L.E. Mr. St. John had been ill seven weeks when death occurred. Funeral was held at the house, Rev. J.J. Francis officiating, and B.Y. McHugh as funeral director. Mr. St. John is survived by his wife, Mary St. John, to whom he was married 43 years and two daughters, Miss Belle, and Mrs. Emma F. Bushnell. The pall bearers were: C.E. Currier, Chas. Weller, C.M. Dickenson, and G.D. Hoyt.
Emma H. (Williams) Russell, Afton Enterprise, February 16, 1905: Early Tuesday morning, Feb. 7, 1905, Mrs. Emma H. Russell entered into the joy of eternal life. She had been a patient sufferer for many years and since November 12, 1904 confined to her bed, lingering in extreme weakness, tenderly cared for by her husband and children in the home. At the last, suddenly, without a moments warning, her pure soul took its flight to join the throng of redeemed ones in heaven. Always tenderly solicitous for the welfare of others, loving patient sympathetic, keenly appreciative of even the slightest act performed for her comfort, the memory of her beautiful, self-sacrificing life will be a constant benediction to all who knew and loved her. Early in life she gave her heart to God and united with the M.E. church and was a truly devoted follower of the Saviour, "who came not, to be ministered unto, but to minister." She lived in the immediate presence of God, taking everything to Him in prayer. To one who thus knew God, death held no terrors. It was only going home to her Father's house of many mansions, where Jesus had prepared a place for her, with a sure confidence that she would find a welcome there.
"Oh how sweet it will be in that beautiful land; So free from all sorrow and pain; With songs on our lips and with harps in our hands. To meet one another again."
She was the daughter of Wm. O. and Harriet Williams, born March 18, 1841, and married to Lewis D. Russell, March 27, 1861. Besides her husband she leaves a sorely bereaved family of children. Mr. Gertrude L. Pearce, of Gilbertsville, Rev. O.G. Russell, of Herrick Center, Pa., George W. Russell of Sidney, Minnie A., Mary E. Ernest R. and Edgar J., at home. Also a large circle of near relatives and friends, who with the immediate family deeply mourn their loss. The funeral service was held at the home at 11 o'clock, Feb. 10, 1905. Her pastor, Rev. F.A. Matteson, spoke comforting and appropriate words from the text which she had chosen. "We look for a city which hath foundations. whose builder and maker is God," Heb. 11:10, Her four sons tenderly bore the beloved form to its last resting place. The burial was in Glenwood cemetery [Afton, Chenango co.., NY]
Pearl Ruso, Afton Enterprise, August 10, 1905: On Sunday July 31st last, at 3 o'clock in the morning, occurred the death of Pearl, wife of Abram Ruso. She had been ill less than twenty-four hours, and her sudden and untimely death has saddened many hearts. A husband and little boy less than twenty months old, beside an invalid mother, one sister and three brothers, are left to mourn her loss. The funeral was held the Wednesday following, at 10 o'clock from her late residence on Searles hill. Rev. Odell of Bainbridge officiating. Interment was in Glenwood cemetery at Afton [Chenango Co., NY]. The funeral was largely attended by relatives and sympathetic friends who brought a profusion of flowers, wrought in various and artistic forms.
The light of her young life went down; As sinks behind the hill; The glory of a setting star; Clear, sudden and still; Fold her, oh father in thine arms, And let her henceforth be a messenger of love between Our human hearts and thee.
The husband and immediate family, hereby extend thanks to friends and kindness shown in this their hour of affliction It is sweet to be remembered in the lesser trials inseparable from earthly existence, but when death has recklessly entered our door and snatched from our midst a loved one, and all is dark, with scarcely a rap of light to pierce the seemingly impenetrable gloom, it is then, indeed sweet to be remembered.
No radiant pearl which created fortune wears; No gem that twinkling hangs from beauty's ear. Nor the bright stars which nights blue arch adorns. Nor rising suns that yield the vernal morn. Shine with so much luster as the tear that breaks for others too, down virtues manly cheek.
Kind friends be assured that the memory of your benevolent deeds and sympathetic tears will ever remain green and be indissolubly linked with that of the loved and lost one who now sleeps in yonder church yard awaiting the coming of an eternal morning. O.B.I.
Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, March 29, 1854
Married
In Poolville, on 6th, by Rev. P.G. White, Mr. Robert T. Gibson of Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Ellen L. Smith, of Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY].
Died
In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], on 20th, Mr. James Goodrich, aged 50 years.
In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], on 12th, Naoma Josephine [Rogers], daughter of Decalvus and Diana Rogers, aged 6 months 26 days.
In King's Settlement [Chenango Co., NY], on 24th, Mr. John King, aged 63 years.
In Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], on 18th, Edwin [Fisher], son of Thompson G. Fisher, aged 18 years.
In Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], on 18th, Mrs. Leonard, wife of J.B. Leonard, aged 64 years.
In Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], on 14th, Mr. Brooks, aged 80 years.
In Smyrna (Chenango Co., NY], on 20th, Mr. Wyram Bartlett, aged 77 years.
At Greene [Chenango Co., NY], on 10th, Miss Mary Ann Evans, daughter of the late Rev. Geo. Evans, aged 19 years.
Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, April 5, 1854
Married
In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], on 4th, by Rev. S.W. Bush, Mr. Ezra B. Barnett to Miss Catharine M. Chamberlain, both of this place.
In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], on 25th ult., by Rev. A.S. Graves, Mr. Webster Graves of Preston [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Betsey Marsh of Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY].
In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], on 23rd ult., by Rev. S. Ripley, Mr. John B. Root to Miss Martha C. Shapley of Oxford.
Died
In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], on March 1854, Polly Peters, aged 73 years.
In North Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on 27th ult., Martha Giles, aged 57 years 11 months.
In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], on 25th ult., Miss Polly Tucker, aged 58 years.
In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], on 25th ult. Mr. David D. Holmes, aged 48 years.
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