Vital Records, Oxford, NY, March 1861

 Oxford Times, March 6, 1861

Married:  In this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], on the 27th ult., by Rev. J.C. Ransom, Mr. Orville M. Bush of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Mary L. Ford of this village.

Married:  At Pierrepont Manor [Jefferson Co., NY], Feb. 17, by Rev. Wm. Paret, Mr. Wm. H. Hill of Terre Haute, Ind., to Miss Sarah Evelyn, eldest daughter of Wm. C. Pierrepont of the former place.

Died:  In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], on the 23d ult., Rebecca [Bowers], daughter of Henry D. and Jane Bowers, aged 7 months.

Died:  In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], on the 28th ult. Mr. John Bulkley, aged 90 years.

Died:  In Preston [Chenango Co., NY], on 27th ult. Julia Ette [Root], daughter of Mr. Samuel Root, aged 19 years.

Oxford Times, March 13, 1861

Married:  In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 6th inst. by Rev. W.H. Olin, Mr. Peter S. Morse of Marathon [Cortland Co., NY], to Mrs. Mary Smith of the former place.

Married:  in Greene [Chenango Co., NY], on the 25th ult., by Rev. Mr. Webster, Mr. Ceber Whitmarsh to Miss Melissa D. Horton, all of Greene.

Died:  In this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], on the 7th inst., Charles A. [Winchester], son of George and Elizabeth Winchester, aged 7 years.

Died:  In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], on the 6th inst., Jesse E. [Gibson], youngest son of Joseph and Hannah Gibson, aged 6 years.

Died:  In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], on the 5th inst., John H. [Bowers], son of Gilbert and Theoda Bowers, aged 10 months.

Died:  In South New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], Feb. 19th, Ruth A. Rich, daughter of Ira P. and Fanny F. Rich, aged 14 yrs.

Died:  in Smithville [Chenango Co., NY], on the 8th inst., Alvira [Hill], daughter of Erastus and Harriet Hill, aged 1 year.

Died:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], on the 28th ult. Freddie [Nichols], son of Stoddard S. and Irene Nichols, aged 5 years.

Died:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], on 13th ult., Miss Mary A. Jamison, aged 23 years.

Died:  In Norwich, Ct., on the 6th inst., Joseph Backus, aged 57 years.

Died:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], on the 26th ult. Mr. George E. Burrows, aged 30 years.

Fatal Accident:  Mr. Robert McCune, an old resident of Susquehanna, and a much beloved and respected citizen, met with a sudden and awful death on Monday, the 4th inst., at the Cascade of the New York and Erie Railroad, four miles east of Susquehanna Depot under the following circumstances:  Living within a few rods of the Cascade, Mr. McCune was in the habit of frequently visiting that noted place, in company with friends and strangers, ever since the commencement of the road.  On this occasion he was in company with a friend who was anxious to view the wonders of the place and note the progress of the works.  As the gravel train was standing near them, Mr. McCune thought he would jump on and ride a short distance.  He accordingly got on the hind oar while it was standing still; the engineer did not notice him, and on starting up suddenly forward he was thrown backward upon the track.  Had the train thus continued its forward motion all would probably have been well, but the engineer, unaware of the accident, immediately reversed the motion, before Mr. McCune could recover himself the cars passed over his head lengthwise, nearly severing the parts over which they passed.  He was dragged the length of several rails, stripping off nearly all his clothing, and mangled his body in a most shocking manner.  Mr. McCune was seventy-four years of age, but remarkably smart and active for one of his years.  He leaves widow and six children.

Oxford Times, March 20, 1861

Married:  In this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], on the 14th inst., by Rev. H. Callahan, Mr. A.H. Prime of Croton, Delaware Co. [NY], to Miss Josephine Merrill of this village.

Married:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], on the 13th inst., by Rev. E. Shove, Mr.  Henry W. Norris to Miss Elizabeth Smith, both of Smithville [Chenango Co., NY].

Died:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], on the 9th inst., Mr. Stoddard S. Nichols, aged 45 years.

Died:  In Smithville [Chenango Co., NY], on the 10th inst., Mr. John Sien, aged 65 years.

Died:  In Afton [Chenango Co., NY], on the 13th inst., Emma Jane [Garret], daughter of Edgar and Ann D. Garret, aged 10 years, 11 months and 13 days.

Oxford Times, March 27, 1861

Married:  In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 6th inst. by Rev. W.H. Olin, Mr. Peter S. More of Marathon [Cortland Co., NY] to Mrs. Mary Smith of Norwich.

Married:  In Upper lisle [Broome Co., NY], on the 12th inst. by Rev. H. Lyman, Mr. E.S. Weed of Marathon [Cortland Co., NY], to Miss Virena Austin of the former place.

Died:  In this village [Oxford, Chenango Co. NY], on the 17th inst., Delia B. [Comstock], wife of Mr. F.W. Comstock, aged 27 years.

Died:  In North Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 13th inst., Mr. Harvey Reynolds, aged 49 years.

Died:  In Smithville [Chenango Co., NY], on the 23d ult. Mr. John Harrison, aged 40 years.

Died:  In South Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], on the 16th inst. at the residence of Albert G. Stratton, Mrs. Eunice Huntington, relict of Elijah Huntington, Esq., of Carlisle, N.Y. in the 95th year of her age.

Fatal Accident:  A horrible and heart sickening accident occurred on the Binghamton & Syracuse Railroad, at Killawog [Broome Co., NY], on Monday last.  The fact as related by an eye witness were as follows:  Mr. Horace Pratt, a Daguerrean artist by profession, residing at Marathon [Cortland Co., NY], while attempting to jump from the platform at the station, to the coach on the freight train, which was passing him at the rate of eight or ten miles an hour, fell upon the track, the coach passing over his leg, which was afterwards amputated, crushing the right foot, breaking his right arm, and right thigh in two places. The accident took place about 1 o'clock, P.M., and he died at one the next morning.  Mr. Pratt was a young man of about 22 years of age, and bore the reputation of a good, moral and upright character to the community in which he resided.  He was married about two months since, and leaves a young wife, whose bright visions of future happiness in store for them, have thus early been clouded by this melancholy event.  Brome Gazette