Vital Records, Oxford, NY, October 1862

 Oxford Times, October 1, 1862

Died:  In Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], on the 19th ult., Mr. Philo Nearing, aged 77 years.

Killed or Wounded:  Among the lists of the heroic brave, who bore a gallant part in the late battles in Maryland, we regret to find the names of Adam Niedick, Nelson Bemiss and Samuel Manwarren from this town [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], among the wounded, and Reed Francisco reported as killed.  Messrs. Niedick, Manwarren and Francisco were attached to the Dickinson Guards, and Mr. Bemiss was in a Connecticut regiment.  The wounds of Bemiss and Manwarren were not very severe, and they are in a fair way to recover.  Mr Niedick suffered severe injuries.

Oxford Times, October 8, 1862

Married:  At Oriskany Falls, on the 1st inst., by Rev. G.W. Foster, Mr. Charles Brisee of East Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY], to Mrs. Roxanna Odell, of the former place.

Died:  In Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], on the 14th ult. Mr. Ira Slater, aged 20? years.

Died:  In North Haven, Conn. Sept 20th, Marcie? A. [Smith], wife of J. -?- Smith, aged 18 years and 3 months and daughter of -?- and Emily Hall.

Oxford Times, October 15, 1862

Married:  In Sheshequin, P., Oct. 8th, by Rev. S.J. Gibson, Mr. Elijah B. Gibbs of Onwell [Oswego Co., NY] to Miss Sarah Eliza Gibson, of the former place.

Died:  On Sunday, the 12th day of October, aged 71 years, Jane [VanDerLyn] daughter of the late Rev. Peter Lowe, of Flatbush, Long Island, and wife of Gerardus Van DerLyn, of this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY]  In the decease of Mrs. VanDerLyn, her family society, and especially the poor, have suffered an irreparable loss.  A faithful wife, a devoted mother, a kind, unselfish friend, a cheerful companion, a liberal almsgiver, an exemplary Christian; we trust, that the memory of her virtues will long survive her, and be still influential for good, though she has entered into her rest. The illness which preceded her death was long and painful, at times so much so, as to make her haste, if it were her Heavenly Father's will to depart. But throughout she was sustained by a clear, calm faith in Christ, and at length closed her eyes.  "Softly as to a night's repose, / Like flowers at set of sun." The funeral will be attended from St. Paul's Church on Thursday, Oct. 16, at 2 o'clock, P.M.

In Smithville [Chenango Co., NY], on 7th inst. Mr. Eber Dibble, aged 83 years. 

Oxford Times, October 22, 1862

Married:  In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], on the 8th inst. by Rev. W. Peck, Mr. Theodore G. Adams to Miss Lucy M. Dow, all of Sherburne.

Died:  In Preston [Chenango Co., NY], on the 18th inst., of diptheria, Harlan A. [Coville] only son of Joseph A. Coville, aged 11 years.

Died:  In Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], on the 16th inst. Miss Roxanna Wood, aged 21 years.

Oxford Times, October 29, 1862

Died:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], on the 21st inst. Mrs. Lucy Potter, aged 84 years.

Died:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], on the 14th inst. Eugene [Race], only son of Nicholas Race, aged 11 years.

Died:  In Earlville [Madison Co., NY], on the 11th inst., Mr. Edmund Hayward, aged 60 years.

Died:  In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 5th, Capt. Asahel Bixby, aged 93 years.  Capt. Bixby was one of the first pioneers of the Susquehanna Valley.

Died:  George Hotchkin of Lebanon [Madison Co., NY], a volunteer in the 114th Regiment, unfortunately cut off one of his toes with an ax while on a visit home, just before the Regiment left Norwich, and black erysipelas setting in, death occurred on Wednesday of last week.