Vital Records, Oxford, NY, June 1865

 Oxford Times, June 2, 1865

Married:  In this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], on the 31st ult. by Rev. L.E. Spafford, Mr. Thomas M. McLagan to Miss Lavon M. Davis, both of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY].

Married:  In Preston [Chenango Co., NY], on the 27th ult. by John L. Brown, Esq., Ephraim B. Shelly of Co. I, 16th Reg., to Frances Letson of the above place.

Married:  In Ischua, Cattaraugus Co. [NY] on 24th ult. by Rev. A.T. Cole, Mr. Edwin A. Hull of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Mary A. Hatch, daughter of C.C. Hatch, Esq., of the former place.

Married:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], on the 39th ult. by Rev. R.H. Spafford, Mr. Peter E. Wheeler to Miss E.H. Race, both of Greene.

Died:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], on the 22d ult. Arsenath J. [Sadd], eldest daughter of Simeon C. Sadd, aged 19 years.

Died:  In Chenango Forks [Broome Co., NY], on the 27th ult. Mrs. Geo. A. Tuttle, aged 48 years.

Died:  In New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], on the 10th ult, Mrs. Ruth Dilley, aged 74 years.

Oxford Times, June 14, 1865

Married:  In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], on the 21st ult. by Rev. Jas. Haswell, Mr. C. Leroy Holmes to Miss Mattie L. Reese.

Married:  At Jamestown, N.Y. [Chautauqua Co.] on the 1st inst. by Rev. S.M. Rowe, Mr. J.W. Weller of Norwich to Miss Cerella Grandin of the former place.

Died:  In Sherburne [Chenango Co.., NY], on 6th inst. Mrs. Dexter Harris, aged 66 years.

Died:  In New York City, on the 3d inst., Mr. Orrin Wheeler, aged 49 years, formerly of Greene [Chenango Co., NY].

Died:  In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 31srt ult., Mr. John Bliven, aged 66 years.

Died:  In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 22d ult, Agnes Mitchell [Bowen], wife of Henry Bowen, Esq., aged 25 years.

Died:  At San Francisco, Cal., May 7th, Eliza H. [Franklin], wife of Stephen Franklin, aged 55 years.

Fatal Accident:  We are informed by a resident of Pitcher [Chenango Co., NY] of the following fatal accident.  On the 26th ult., while Gurdon Swan of that town was engaged with his son in drawing some logs that had been piled up on skids, the pile gave away, and one of the logs fell on the father, killing him almost instantly.  His funeral was very largely attended by sympathizing friends, who sincerely mourned this sudden and terrible death of a most worthy and respected citizen.  Chenango Telegraph.

Drowned:  Murray G. Williams, aged 11 years, son of Nathan G. Williams, of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], was drowned while bathing in the river, below the village, on Friday morning last.  He was in company with two lads younger than himself, and in attempting to cross the river on a slab or plank, he lost his hold and sank.  Some two hours elapsed before his body was recovered.  Times

Oxford Times, June 21, 1865

Married:  In this village on the 196th inst. by Rev. J.C. Ransom, Mr. William Sayles of Preston [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Alice R. Aldrich of Norwich.

Married:  In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 7th inst., by Rev. E.Z. Lewis, Mr. M.M. Munson of Utica [Oneida Co., NY] to Miss Helen J. Jones, of Norwich.

Married:  In Norwich [Chenango Co. NY], on the 7th inst. by Rev. S. Scoville, Mr. David Morgan of Delhi, Ohio, to Miss Cornelia A. Houck of Norwich.

Died:  In this town [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY] on the 2d inst. Olive [Race] wife of Mr. Joseph Race, aged 55 years.

Died:  In this town, on the 5th inst. of diptheria, Jack [Hall], oldest son of Francis and Sarah Jane Hall.

Died:  In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], on the 28th May, Mrs. Mary Johnson, aged 78 years.

Died:  In Pitcher [Chenango Co., NY], on the 5th inst. Capt. Asa Reach, aged 77 years.

Died:  In Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], on 12th inst. Mr. Milton Wetherby, aged 64 years.

A Soldier Killed:  A shocking accident resulting in the instant death of George Agard, a member of the 114th from New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], occurred at Elmira, Saturday last.  Mr. Agard fell from the platform under a moving train and was cut in pieces by the wheels. The deceased was a son of the late Erastus Agard of Smithville [Chenango Co., NY] and eaves a wife and child, to mourn his terrible death.  His remains were taken to New Berlin for burial.

Oxford Times, June 28, 1865

Died:  In East Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY], on the 15th, Rosa M. [Powell], daughter of Isaac T. and Eliza Powell, aged 14 years.

Died:  In Pitcher [Chenango Co., NY], May 9 of diptheria, Huldah [Hakes], wife of Rufus B. Hakes, aged 33 years; May 12th, Alice L. [Hakes], aged 2-1/2 years; May 15th, Ruetta [Hakes], aged 6 years; May 20th, Dever [Hakes], aged 10 years; May 28th, Halbert [Hakes], aged 3 months - all of diptheria - children of Rufus B. Hakes, who is left alone to mourn this great loss.

Died:  In German [Chenango Co., NY], on the 20th May, Mr. David Harvey, aged 36 years.

Died:  In Pitcher [Chenango Co., NY], on May 19th, of diptheria, Ellen [Harvey], daughter of Nelson and Martha Harvey, aged 17 years.

Died:  In Preston [Chenango Co., NY], on the 17th inst. Mr. Jason Belden, aged 68 years.

Died:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], suddenly, on the 17th inst. Gertrude A. [Powers], wife of Myron Powers, aged 64 years.

Died:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], on the 22d inst. Ransom [MacDonald], youngest son of R. MacDonald, Esq., aged 8 years.

Sudden Death:  George Darr, aged about 14 years, a driver on the canal boat McDougal, came to a very sudden death Sunday afternoon, about four miles below this village.  He was in the act of starting up his horses when the whiffletree suddenly broke, and a sharp end of the broken stick struck him with great force passing through the breast and resulting in his death in about an hour.