Vital Records, Chenango County, NY, October 1871 (concluded)

 Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, October 25, 1871

Marriages

STEVENS - SNEIDEKER:  At the Congregational Church, in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], Oct. 17th, by Rev. Sam Scoville, Mr. George F Stevens to Miss kate Sneideker, all of Norwich.

WILLIAMS - HOUSE:  At the residence of Mr. Nagel, in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], Oct. 17th, by Rev. H. Wheeler, Mr. Frank Williams of Guilford [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Frances House, of Norwich.

LAW - SWEENEY:  In North Pharsalia [Chenango Co. NY], Oct. 8th, by Rev. E.D. Brown, Mr. Miles Law of North Pharsalia, Chenango Co. N.Y. to Miss Susan F Sweeney, of Stoughton, Mass.

BRIGHAM - LEADBETTER:  In Bainbridge [Chenango Co. NY], Oct. 18th, by Rev. S.S. Lewis, Mr. Henry Brigham to Miss Alice Leadbetter.

GARRET - CHRISTMAN:  In Bainbridge [Chenango Co. NY], Oct. 15th, by justice newell, Mr. Garret of Sanford [Broome Co. NY] to Widow Christman.

RICKARD - ABEL:  In Syracuse [Onondaga Co. NY], Oct. 5th, by Rev. John S. Bacon, Mr. A.C. Rickard of Skaneateles [Onondaga Co. NY], formerly of Smyrna [Chenango Co. NY], to Miss margaret M. Abel, of Fultonville, N.Y. [Montgomery Co.].

Smyrna [Chenango Co. NY]:  Mr. and Mrs. A.K. Dixon celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary on Monday evening, 9th inst.  About 50 guests were present.  Noticeable among the presents were a life-size tin portrait of the groom, executed by Prof. J.R. Evans late of Buffalo, N.Y.

Deaths

MARKHAM:  In North Norwich [Chenango Co. NY], Oct. 17th, Mr. Charles Markham, aged 82 years.

TAYLOR:  In Smyrna [Chenango Co. NY], Oct. 19th, quite suddenly of apoplexy, Mr. Alfred Taylor, son of Richard Taylor, Esq., aged 47 years 1 month and 2 days.

The sudden death of Alfred Taylor, Esq., has cast a gloom over all.  His friends thought him in the best of health, but on Thursday, while at work in his barn, he was seized by a fit, and lived but a few minutes.  Mr. Taylor was a man of unimpeachable integrity, respected and loved by all who knew him.

WILBUR:  In Smyrna [Chenango Co. NY], Oct. 2d, Mr. Thompson Wilbur, in the 80th year of his age.

HARRINGTON:  In Pitcher [Chenango Co. NY], Oct. 15th, Mr. James H. Harrington, aged 56? years.

McLEAN:  In New Berlin [Chenango Co. NY], Oct. 18th, Marian [McLean] wife of James H. McLean, aged 36? years.

JONES:  In Centre Village, N.Y. [Broome Co.], March 9th, Mr. C.W. Jones, aged 65 years and 8 months.  Mr. Jones had suffered much for the past five years, being afflicted at various times with partial strokes of paralysis, the last of which put an end to his days.  He bore a reputation for integrity in business, and faithfulness in all the relations of life, and when he found that the time of his departure drew near, he longed to be absent from his shattered body, that he might realize the future toward which his faith pointed.

JONES:  In Oxford, N.Y. [Chenango Co.], Sept. 20th, Mrs. Martha Jones, aged 65 years and 19 days.  Mrs. Jones was stricken down with paralysis on Saturday, the 16th and died on the 20th.  Less than a year ago this devoted wife, mother and Christian followed the remains of her dear departed husband to the grave, and since then she has walked alone the pathway of life, tenderly caring for those of her family whom misfortune had touched with a remorseless hand.  she was indeed a devoted wife, a kind mother, and a sincere Christian, and she will be missed with sad regret by her relatives and a large circle of friends and acquaintances.  But our loss is her gain, for she departed from this earth in the faith of a blessed Redeemer.  

Then, happy soul, thy days are ended, / All thy mourning days below; / Go, by angel guards attended, / To the sight of Jesus, go!

Oxford Times, Oxford, NY, October 25, 1871

Marriage

WESSEL - STRATTON:  In Oxford [Chenango Co. NY], on 18th, by Rev. A. Reynolds, Mr. Frank Wessel of East Greene [Chenango Co. NY], to Miss Alice Stratton, of Smithville [Chenango Co. NY].

Chenango American, Greene, NY, October 26, 1871

Deaths

In New Ohio [Broome Co. NY], Oct. 22d, Mrs. Patty Watrous, aged 62? years and 7 months.

In this town [Greene, Chenango Co. NY], Sept. 20th Nellie G. [Lawton], aged 2 years and 7 months, Sept. 28th, Lizzie S. [Lawton], aged 6 months and 15 days, children of Silas and Claris Lawton.

In Smithville [Chenango Co. NY], Oct. 21st, Mrs. MahalaTurner, aged 57 years.

We take the following obituary on the death of O.E. Wilbur, formerly of Smithville [Chenango Co. NY], from the Lawrence, Kansas, Tribune of a recent date:  It is with a natural felling of regret and sorrow that we have to record the death of O.E. Wilber, for four years an attache of the Tribune, his disease was typhus fever.  He was born in Western New York in 1837 and was consequently thirty-four years old.  His sufferings were very great, but he bore them with great resignation.  It is pleasant for us, now that Mr. Wilber has left this world for a better one, to be able to bear testimony to his many Christian qualities.  He was a most devoted husband and father.  He loved his family and cared for them most industriously, consistently and tenderly.  He brought to his home in Lawrence his mother and sister and cared for them the same as for his wife and children.  In his connection with the Tribune, and we know also in all his relations, he was a most faithful, conscientious, honest man.  His fidelity and scrupulous conscientiousness in everything he undertook to do was a peculiar trait of his character.  He was active, punctual, careful, laborious in whatever he engaged.  He leaves a wife and two children and a mother and sister to mourn and suffer his loss.  We desire to extend our earnest sympathies to his bereaved family.