Vital Records, Norwich, NY - January 1862

 Chenango Telegraph, Norwich, NY, January 8, 1862

Married:  RANSFORD - GARLICK:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], on the 24th ult. by Rev. A.N. Benedict, Mr. Chas. E. Ransford to Miss Almira M. Garlick, both of Norwich.

Married:  TINKER - SPENCER:  In Plymouth on the 20th ult., by Rev. O. Eastman, Mr. B. Tucker, of Delaware county [NY] to Miss Mary Spencer of Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY].

Married:  MCINTYRE - SPENCER:  By the same, at the same time, Mr. Almon McIntyre to Miss Maria Spencer of Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY].

Married:  VANPATTEN - RAY:  By the same on the 27th ult., Rev. James Van Patten of Belmar, Tioga county, Pa., to Miss A. Ray, of Otselic [Chenango Co., NY].

STEWARD - HUNTLEY:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 19th by Rev. I. Wright, Mr. -?- H. Steward to Miss -?- S. Huntley, both of -?-.

Death of a Volunteer:  Mr. Richard Miller, a private in Capt. Martin's Company, 17th Regiment N.Y.S.V., died at the Hospital in Baltimore on the 24th day of December, of Varioloid.  Capt. Martin represented that Miller was always a good soldier, and a true man, and his death is greatly lamented by his comrades.

Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY]:  Another of our oldest and most respected citizens has suddenly passed away and "the places that have long known him, will know him no more forever."  Nahum Starr, who died at his residence in this village on the 3d ult. was so well known in this community, that his death would seem to call for something more than an ordinary obituary notice.  He was born in Danbury, Conn. on the 24th of January 1790. After a short residence at Butternuts, Otsego Co. [NY], he came to Sherburne, soon after which he joined the army of 1812, and served through the war.  he was in the battle of Queenstown. At the close of the war he returned to Sherburne where he has since constantly resided. During all this time he has been identified with the business interests of our village, and his habits of industry, frugality and unbending integrity. gained him the confidence and respect of our whole community.  He has reared a large family of children, all of whom have grown to man and womanhood.  They are, however, so widely scattered that he was denied the gratification of their presence around his death bed.  One son, only, was present at his death.  Five of his sons have been, for several years, in Portland, Oregon, where they are doing a prosperous business, and his eldest son, Addison M. Starr is, or has recently been, Sheriff of the county in which he resides.  Mr. Starr was a man of more than ordinary intelligence, a good neighbor and warm friend.  Death  could hardly have taken from us one who would be more generally missed.   M.

Chenango Telegraph, Norwich, NY, January 15, 1862

Married:  FOSTER - HOPKINS?:  In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. -?-, by Rev. A.C. Smith, Rev. G.W. Foster of Oriskany Falls [Oneida Co., NY], to Miss Julia Hopkins? of Norwich.

Married:  PAINE - THOMPSON:  In Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], on the 10th? ult. by the same, Mr. Arthur Paine of South New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Almira Thompson of the same place.

Chenango Telegraph, Norwich, NY, January 22, 1862

Married:  CHAPMAN - CLEVELAND:  On the 25th ult. by Rev. J. Lord, Mr. Anthony Chapman, to Miss Martha Cleveland, both of Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY].

Married:  TOTMAN - NEWTON:  In Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY], on the 1st inst. by Rev. J.W. Barr, Mr. Darwin Totman, of Pharsalia and Miss Newton, of the same place.

Died:  EVANS:  In Preston [Chenango Co., NY], on the 13th inst., Angeline [Evans], only child of Prentice Evans, aged 6 years, 2 months and 10 days.  We shall miss the kind word and encouraging face, / The house will look cheerless and sad. / For a chair will be vacant, a voice be missing / When the loved of our circle has fled. / But we know though she's lost to us here on earth, / She will have a bright home above; / And will join in the angels' holy songs / Of joy and praise and love.

Died:  MILLS:  In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 13th inst. of scarlet fever, Hattie A. [Mills], daughter of Mrs. Harriet Mills, aged 3 years.  A sad record that may well challenge the sympathy of the community.  In April the husband entered the army in the 2d Connecticut volunteers, was in the battle of Bulls Run and from exposure and over exertion was prostrated by disease, reached home only to die.  He died on the 4th and one of her two children on the 2nd of September, and now the last and only only child of the widowed mother is taken.

Death of Chenango Volunteer:  We have been furnished with a letter from the Chaplain of the Regiment, giving the particulars of the death of Milo Church, a private in Capt. Kinney's Cavalry Company, from which we intended to make some extracts, but, unfortunately, it is mislaid and we are unable to find it.  The letter speaks very highly of Milo as a man and soldier, and for the consolation of his friends, states that he had every attention in the hospital at Washington, where he died, that he could have had, and he died at his own home, surrounded by kindred.  Capt. Kinney and his men were unremitting in their kindness to him, for which they doubtless have the thanks of every friend of the soldier.  The body was brought home to Sherburne for interment.