Vital Records, Oxford, NY, August 1862

 Oxford Times, August 6, 1862

Married:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], on the 27th ult., by Rev. G. White, Mr. Geo. W. Duntley to Miss Mary Cummings, all of Greene.

Married:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], on the 28th ult., by Rev. W.S. Adamson, Mr. C.H. Chamberlin to Miss Hattie Huntley, both of Chenango Forks [Broome Co., NY].

Married:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], on the 30th ult. by Rev. W.S. Adamson, Mr. Samuel A. Willard to Miss Amelia M. Johnson, daughter of Hon. Alonzo Johnson, all of Greene.

A Prisoner:  John Hicks of the 61st, son of Gurdon Hicks of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], and late of the firm of Balcom & Hicks of this village, was wounded in the thigh in the late engagement before Richmond, and at last accounts was a prisoner at Richmond.  He will probably soon be exchanged if he has not already been.

Among the number killed at the re-taking of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, by the Rebels on the 13th of July, was David N. Ingersoll, son of David H. Ingersoll, of Smithville Flatts, [Chenango Co., NY], and brother of Wm. W. Ingersoll of this village.  He was a member of the 4th Regiment Penn. Cavalry.

Oxford Times, August 13, 1862

Mr. Hiram Davis of West Edmeston, Otsego Co. [NY]\ was killed by lightning on the 5th inst.  He was working in the hayfield of Mr. Hiram Wright, and had, at the time, a pitchfork in his hand.  His clothes, with the exception of his shirt collar and wristbands were completely torn from him, and riddled in strands.  Even his boots were torn from his feet.  Other persons in the field were not injured.

Oxford Times, August 20, 18612

Married:  In this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], on the 14th inst. by Rev. E.H. Payson, Mr. Peter Brink of Owego [Tioga Co., NY], to Miss Hattie Hull, of this village.

Died:  In Camp Morgan Key West, on 9th June, Chas. J. Hall, of Co. E 90th Reg., N.Y.S.V., son of Otis Hall of Greene [Chenango Co., NY] aged 16 years.

Oxford Times,  August 27, 1862

Died:  In Desmoines, Iowa, on the 5th(?) inst. Chettie [Cole], infant son of C.C. and Amanda M. Cole, aged 3 years and 20 days.

Drowned:  On Monday afternoon of the 11th inst., a son of Elder Bronson, of Georgetown, Madison county [NY] was drowned in a pond in Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY]  He was a good swimmer, but it is supposed he struck a stream of very cold water, which paralyzed him to such a degree that he was unabled to swim ashore. The deceased was 21 years of age.