Vital Records, Greene, NY - December 1860

 Chenango American, Greene, NY, December 6, 1860

Married:  In this town [Greene, Chenango Co. NY], on the 1st inst., by Rev. Jas. D. Webster, Mr. Melvin A. Macomber, to Miss Ruth E. Gilmore, all of the above palce.

Married:  In Tunkhannock, Pa., on the 28th ult. at the residence of D.A. Bardwell, Esq., by Rev. Benj. Shove, Mr. F.M. Terwilliger, of this town [Greene, Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Ann Maria Bardwell, of the former place.

Married:  in Madison, Madison Co. [NY], on the 28th ult., by Rev. C. Swift, Alvin Sturdevant, Editor of the Delaware Republican,  Delhi, N.Y. [Delaware Co.], and Miss Adaline L. Curtis, of the former place.

Married:  In Afton [Chenango Co., NY] on the 27th ult. by Rev. W.G. Queal, Mr Wm. L. Landers to Miss Anna M. Chafee, all of Afton.

Died:  In Barker, Broome Co. [NY] on the 1st inst., Mrs. Roxanna Johnson, aged 77 years.

Died:  In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], on the 1st inst., Mr. James D. Harris.

Died:  In San Francisco, Cal. Oct. 31st, 1860, Mr. Merrick Read, of this village [Greene, Chenango Co., NY], aged 59 years.  Crushing and most unexpected is the blow to the bereaved family, communicated by the intelligence of the death of a husband and father, passing away in a distant land, with none of the family connections around him to close his eyes in death. The deceased left this place in the middle of last summer to attend to matters of business in the city where he died. The tidings of his departure came with no previous information of his illness.  The fearful stroke of this dark dispensation has its soothing features.  Though away from home and without the devoted attentions of a good wife and children, he yet received every comfort and attention which kind friends could bestow.  He passed away in calmness and peace, in the spirit of humble resignation to the Divine Will, and in the hope of a blessed immortality. Sincere, simple, frank, honest, devoted in his attachments, he will be missed by a large array of friends who knew and loved him in life and would honor him [in] death.  May the God of the fatherless and the widow support the hearts of this bereaved family through these dark trials.  

Chenango American, Greene, NY, December 13, 1860

Married:  In this town [Greene, Chenango Co., NY], on the 9th inst. by Rev. Jas. D. Webster, Mr. William Lucus of Smithville [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Lucinda Harrison, of the above named place.

Died:  In McDonough [Chenango Co., NY], on the 8th inst., Walter H. [Randall], son of Alonzo and Harriet Randall, aged 8 years and 7 months.

Chenango American, Greene, NY, December 29, 1860

Died:  In this town [Greene, Chenango Co., NY], on the 17th inst., Mr. Seth Hallenbeck, aged 44 years.

Chenango American, Greene, NY, December 27, 1860

Married:  In this village [Greene, Chenango Co., NY], on the 26th inst. by Rev. Jas. D. Webster, Mr. Geo. A. Aylsworth of Afton [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Rubie A. Fosbury, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].

Married:  At the M.E. Parsonage, in this village [Greene, Chenango Co., NY], on the 26th inst. by Rev. B. Shove, Mr. John N. Yauger, to Miss Caroline Pratt, both of Colesville, Broome Co. [NY].

Married:  In this town [Greene, Chenango Co., NY], on the 24th inst. by Rev. A.B. Jones, Helam Huntley, to Miss Mary Elizabeth Slater, all of Greene.

Married:  In Mt. Upton [Chenango Co., NY], on the 19th inst. by Rev.  Henry Peck, Mr. Julien A. Goodrich, to Miss Amelia A. Potter, both of South New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY].

Died:  In this town [Greene, Chenango Co., NY], on the 29th inst. Mary L. [Hagerman], wife of John Hagerman, aged 29 years.

Died:  In this town [Greene, Chenango Co., NY], on 21st inst. Cora E. [Peck], youngest daughter of Daniel Peck, aged 4 years.

Died:  In this town [Greene, Chenango Co., NY], on the 22d inst., Billy Fairchild, aged 82 years.

Died:  in Triangle [Broome Co., NY], on the 21st inst. Electa A. [Saxton], wife of Henry Saxton, aged 25 years.

Died:  In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 19th inst. Mrs. Fanny Ransford, aged 85 years.

Happenings of the Times - Chenango American, Greene, NY, December 27, 1860

South Carolina out of the union!

The long anticipated secession of South Carolina has been completed.  On Thursday last in a Convention called by the legislature, she formally passed an ordinance proclaiming herself an independent Sovereignty, and owing no allegiance to the United States.

The experiment of self-government must now stand the test, and the question whether this Union can be preserved must now be solved.  South Carolina has declared herself out of the union--the question now is how can she get out.  She has sent Commissioners to treat with the powers at Washington.  They will probably not be recognized.  The Custom Houses must be kept up, The Post Routes sustained, and the operations of the federal government in all particulars kept up, just as much in South Carolina as in any other State, and the fact that she has declared secession does not by any means prove disunion.  It is hard to see how Carolina can maintain her sovereignty and independence unless she fight for it.  It needs no prophet to foretell the result of a civil war. These rebellious Southern States would be humbled in the dust. What they hope for is that they will be allowed to peaceably form a Southern Confederacy of the Cotton States. The signs of the times are that they will not be allowed to do this, but the end is not yet.  A few days may determine the result of this attempt to overthrow this glorious Republic.  What the course of the Administration will be is as yet problematical.  We have but little hopes from that quarter. The indications are that Buchanan will endeavor to shift the responsibility and leave this troublesome question to be adjusted by his successor. Events may however prevent this.