Vital Records, Oxford, NY, August 1865

 Oxford Times, August 2, 1865

Married:  In Warrensburg, Mo., on 18th July, by the Rev. R.A. Foster, Mr. Henry P. Hull of the Military Telegraph Corps, and formerly of this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Kate Rouch, of the former place.

Died:  In this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], on the 30th ult., Mr. Nelson Andrews, aged 49 years.

Died:  In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], on the 23d ult. Mr. Henry Bice, aged 24 years.

Died:  In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], on the 25th ult. Mrs. Mary Isabell Miller, aged 25 years, daughter of H. Ross and wife of George W. Miller.

Died:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], on the 25th ult. Amelia [Hoyt], wife of Dea. Chauncey Hoyt, aged 66 years.

Died:  In Smithville [Chenango Co., NY], on the 23d ult., Olive P. [Cowles], wife of Orlando F. Cowles, aged 27 years.

Died:  In Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], on the 22d ult., Mrs. Lucius Manwaring, aged 52 years.

Died:  In Coventryville [Chenango Co., NY], on the 22d ult., Mr. Brownell Bulkley, aged 83 years.

Died:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], on the 21st ult., Hannah [Hanford], wife of Mr. Merrick Hanford.

Died:  In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 22d ult., Eliza [Ransford], widow of the late Hascall Ransford aged 58 years.

Died:  In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 19th ult. Mr. John Monroe, aged 91 years.

Died:  In Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], on the 25th June, George T. [Coates], only child of John K. and Rebecca Coates, aged 14 years.

Died:  In Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], on the 22d ult. Walter A. Baldwin, son of Wm. Baldwin, aged 34 years.

Died:  In McDonough [Chenango Co., NY], on the 23d ult. Mrs. Zevirh Lamb, aged 94 years.

Died:  In McDonough [Chenango Co., NY], on the 28th ult. Charles A. [Lewis], son of Chas. H. and Julia Lewis, aged 10 years.

A gentleman from Salisbury, long a resident there, says that Major Gee, who was commandant of the prison at Salisbury, was shot dead near Charlotte by a rebel deserter, who had vowed vengeance against the Major for some brutality, and who "bushwhacked" the villain while he was riding through a pine thicket.  Of all the scoundrels who systematically starved and froze our brave soldiers in the prison pens of the south, there was none more deserving death, which seems to have overtaken him, than Gee.  He it was who, when asked if full rations could not be given the starved and dying Union prisoners, in December, 1864, as the storehouses were full, replied:  "No G-- d--n them, give then quarter rations; its more than they deserve."  He too, was responsible for the cold blooded massacre of our captives there when the attempted outbreak occurred on the 25th of November last.

Oxford Times, August 9, 1865

Married:  In New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], on the 31st July, by Rev. E.D. Harrison, Mr. Amos Hoag of Columbus [Chenango Co., NY] to Mrs. Lucy A. Vincent of Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY].

Died:  In North Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], July 29th, Laura [PerLee], wife of Isaac B. PerLee and daughter of Andrus Pellet, aged 23 years.

Died:  In South New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], July 11th, Eliza [Smith], daughter of M. Smith, aged 46 years.

Died:  In South Otselic [Chenango Co., NY], July 25, Mr. John Clarke.

Died:  At Minneapolis, Minn., July 20th, Mr. Rufus Baldwin in the -7th? year of his age.  He was a native of -?- Conn. and ever held true to his early training, which was after the Puritan pattern.  The later portion of his life was chiefly spent in Chenango Co., N.Y., where in consequence of [unreadable]

Free Again:  George Nichols who was for more than six months the victim of several rebel prisons, Andersonville included, has returned to his home in this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], George managed to keep body and soul together by working for extra rations, and only thus managed to weather it through.

Oxford Times, August 16, 1865

Married:  In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], on the 13th inst. by Rev. L.F. Spafford, Mr. Charles Hemingway of Oxford to Miss C.R. Smith of Preston [Chenango Co., NY].

Married:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], on the 28th July, by Rev. J.B. Hyde, Mr. Allington Olden of Williamsport, Pa., to Mrs. Delos Payne of Greene.

Married:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], on the 3d inst. by Rev. A.B. Jones, Mr. Avery Winchell of Greene, to Miss Augusta Fox of Triangle [Broome Co., NY].

Died:  In Smithville [Chenango Co., NY, on the 4th inst., Mr. P. Wescott Vromans, aged 26 years.

Died:  In Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY], on the 6th inst. Mr. Calvin G. Brown, aged 50 years.

Died:  In Knoxville, Pa., July 29th, Hannah [Tiffany], wife of Humphrey Tiffany, aged 75 years, formerly of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY].

Died:  In Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY], June 27th, Lucy E. [Crandall], wife of Elias J. Crandall, aged 24 years.

Died:  In McDonough [Chenango Co., NY], July 12th, of Diptheria, Mary J. [Bliven], wife of Ross Bliven, and eldest daughter of Samuel and Amy Miller, aged 23 years.  Another loved one has passed away.  One around whom so many fond hopes centered, has taken her departure from earth, and hearts unused to sorrow are rent with anguish, for death has entered the home circle and claimed for his own, the fond and loving daughter, the cherished companion, who but one short year ago, stood before the Altar a happy bride, just as life was opening before her with its sweet visions of happiness, and blessed with the pure and unchanging love of one she deeply loved in return, who to her was as a sweet summer's day upon which no clouds had arisen to mar its brightness.  But suddenly have these earthly ties been severed, and the day which dawned so brightly has been clouded with darkness. Ever kind and affectionate, possessed of a mild and loving disposition, she was endeared to a large circle of relatives and friends, who deeply mourn her loss, but at home she was known and loved the best.  There her sweet and gentle influence will ever be remembered, her kind and loving counsel can never be forgotten. When that terrible disease first claimed her for its victim, we trembled lest she too, like so many others, would fall a prey to the destroyer; but too true were our sad forebodings.  In a few short days all medical aid proved powerless, even a fond mother's tender anxious care through long and weary nights of watching, was of no avail. Then too well we knew that Mary soon must die.  Oh, the bitterness of that hour.  None but those who too have drank the bitter cup can know the agony of our hearts when we saw that death was slowly, but surely approaching, and we no power to save her.  Who but those can know the deeper anguish, The considerable loneliness of that fond husband, so early in life bereft of all that made life to him. But there is a balm for every bleeding heart.  It is a Father's hand that dealt the blow.  We remember with what sweet submission she yielded to His will; with what gentle patience she bore her sufferings, knowing to the last each loved one that lingered around her.  With kind messages for absent loved ones, and sweetly bidding us not to weep for her, but to cover her grave with the flowers she loved so well. She sweetly fell asleep to awake, we trust, in a brighter world than this.   A.

Sad and Fatal Accident:  A sad and fatal accident occurred in Worcester, Otsego County [NY] Thursday of last week.  Hamilton Robinson, Esq., and family, from New York, were spending the summer in that vicinity, and were out riding, when the horses took fright and ran away.  Mrs. Robinson and the footman were instantly killed, the son had his collar bone broken in two places and was otherwise injured, the driver was badly hurt, and Mr. Robinson was still unconscious at the last accounts.