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Vital Records, Chenango County, NY, April 1874 (concluded)

 Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, April 30, 1874

Marriage

BOGUE - TYLER:  In South New Berlin [Chenango Co. NY], April 23d, by Rev. A. Lindsay, Mr. William D. Bogue to Miss Sarah E. Tyler, both of South New Berlin.

Deaths

HICKS:  In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], April 22d, Ruth [Hicks], wife of Gurdon Hicks, aged 68 years.

HUGHSON:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], April 22d, Mr. Nicholas Hughson, aged 72 years, father of O.M. and Henry Hughson, of this village.

CHURCH:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], April 29th, Mr. William H. Church, aged 50 years.  Funeral services will be held at his late residence, on Friday, at 2 o'clock P.M.

As we go to press, we learn that another of our old residents has departed from among us.  William H. Church has for many years been an active businessman in our midst and has done much towards increasing the growth and prosperity of our village.  Upright and honorable in his dealings with his fellow men, quiet and unassuming in his manner, and applying himself strictly to his business, until disease crept upon him, he enjoyed the esteem of all who knew him, and his death, although not unexpected, will cause a feeling of sadness in the community in which he has so long resided. Deceased was the father of Dr. Charles A. Church and John W. Church, Esq., of this village.  He died on Wednesday morning, in the sixtieth year of his age.

PHILLIPS:  In Coventry [Chenango Co. NY], April 23d, Mrs. Lydia M. Phillips, wife of James M. Phillips, and only daughter of Col. Rufus Chandler, in the 48th year of her age.

In the death of Mrs. Phillips, a large circle of relatives and friends are called to mourn the loss of one of their number, who, by her many noble qualities of mind and heart, had won a large place in their affections.  A true and noble Christian woman has gone to her reward.  Though for many years a great sufferer, from a disease which a large portion of the time prevented her from participating in the more active duties of social life, for which she was eminently qualitied, yet her heart and hand were ever open to encourage and aid whatever tended to promote the interests of the community in which she lived, and especially of the Church of which she had from her early youth been a consistent and honored member.  Her earnest prayer that she might have an easy and peaceful death was most signally answered.  While for days her sufferings had been intense, her last hour was peaceful and quiet, and as the Summer cloud fades away, so she went quietly to her rest.

BARTLE:  In Oxford [Chenango Co. NY], April 19th, an infant [Bartle], daughter of J. and Eliza L. Bartle.

MYERS:  In Greene [Chenango Co. NY], April 17th, Mr. Nathan Myers, aged 54 years and 6 months.

NEWTON:  In Pharsalia [Chenango Co. NY], April 17th, Mrs. Lossa Newton, widow of the late Daniel Newton, aged 75 years.

THOMPSON:  At the County House, in Preston [Chenango Co. NY], April 16th, Mr. Jacob Thompson, aged 76 years.

FISHER:  In Madison, N.Y. [Madison Co.], April 21st, Mr. Nathan Fisher, aged 77 years, father of E.G. Fisher of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY].

HULL:  In Knob Noster, Mo., Sarah Jane [Hull] second daughter of Henry and Amelia Hull, formerly of Oxford [Chenango Co. NY].

Samuel Cooper, a brakeman on a "wild cat" coal train on the Midland, met with his death in the yard at Sidney [Delaware Co. NY], at 3:30 P.M. on Thursday of last week.  While engaged in uncoupling cars while in motion, he leaned over the car to draw the bolt, when a sudden movement of the train jerked him to the ground.  He struck upon his head, between the rails, and causing instant death.  Before he was removed from under the train, the cars ran over one of his legs.  Deceased was twenty-one years of age, and his home was in Queens County, L.I., whither his remains were conveyed, accompanied by Conductor Vrooman, of his train.

James A. Henry, son of Stephen Henry, of Plymouth [Chenango Co. NY], met with a distressing accident which resulted in his death, on the 16th ult., at Stockwell's Rollway, Muskegon Co., Michigan. While at work upon the rollway, a log above him became loosened, and in attempting to escape he slipped and fell, the log passing over him and crushing him in a frightful manner.  He survived for two days in great pain.  A wife and two children mourn his loss.

Deacon S.W. Barnett, died in Hamilton [Madison Co. NY], on the 18th inst., aged 74 years.  He was a brother of Postmaster Barnett, of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY].

Mrs. Elizabeth Carrao, of Ithaca [Tompkins Co., NY], a clairvoyant physician, died suddenly at the Exchange Hotel in Binghamton [Broome Co. NY], on Wednesday morning of last week.

John Snooks, a venerable and well-known citizen of Binghamton [Broome Co. NY], died on Friday night, aged 72 years.  He had for some time led the life of a recluse, and was alone until a few moments before he breathed his last, when he called in some neighbors.

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Robert T. Davidson

DAVIDSON:  In Greene, on the 27th inst., Robert T. Davidson, Esq. of this village [Oxford, Chenango Co. NY], aged 42 years.  Funeral at his late residence on Wednesday at 10 A.M.  [Oxford Times, April 29, 1874]

Our citizens were shocked on Monday morning last, by the announcement of the death of Robert T. Davidson, Esq., of Oxford [Chenango Co. NY], which occurred at the residence of his brother-in-law, Dr. Crandall in Greene [Chenango Co. NY], at an early hour that morning.  Mr. Davidson was a gentleman widely known, and universally esteemed.  While he will be missed by the people of his own town, there are many friends throughout the County who will sympathize with his afflicted family in their bereavement.  We copy from the Oxford Times the following mention of his death, and tribute to his worth:

"We are very much pained to announce the death of our esteemed fellow citizen, Robert T. Davidson, which occurred at the residence of his brother-in-law, Dr. Crandall, in Greene, Monday morning last.  Mr. Davidson went to Greene on Saturday evening, the 18th inst., and was taken ill soon after his arrival there.  At first it was supposed that he was threatened with a fever, but the disease proved to be erysipelas which attacked the head, and grew worse until death resulted as above stated.

"In the death of Mr. Davidson, Oxford loses one of her most esteemed and public-spirited citizens.  He was enlisted and freely gave his time and means to every cause and movement that was of benefit to our village, and his place cannot be filled.  His high character and pleasant manners won for him the respect and confidence of our entire community and from the highest to the lowest of our citizens his death is deeply deplored.

"Mr. Davidson had held from time-to-time important town and village offices, and the duties were discharged with fidelity and sound judgment.  From the time the Midland Railroad was completed to the town until within a few months, the deceased held the position of agent of this station, and the arduous duties of that office were conducted in a manner that made for him many friends from the traveling public and caused the utmost confidence to be placed in him by the officers of the road.  Later he was appointed a special agent in the freight department of the road, which position he held until his death, and his personal solicitations in his affable manner added largely to the business of that department, from nearly every station on the line.

"Mr. Davidson leaves a wife and two children, besides an unusually large circle of relatives and friends to mourn his loss.  In this, their sad hour of affliction and bereavement, the sorrow-stricken wife and children have the heartfelt sympathy of our entire community."

Chenango American, Greene, NY, April 30, 1874

Marriage

In West Colesville [Broome Co. NY], April 7th, by Rev. L.F. Ketchum, Mr. Walas Aken, of Triangle [Broome Co. NY], to Miss Lucy Johnson, of Glen Castle, N.Y. [Broome Co.].

Deaths

In this town [Greene, Chenango Co. NY], April 26th, Mrs. Electa Ann [Rood], wife of C.A. Rood, of Norwich [Chenango Co. NY], aged 55 years and 5 months.

In this village [Greene, Chenango Co. NY], April 26th, Mr. Edward Mullen, aged 46 years.

In Smithville [Chenango Co. NY], April 23d, Mr. Frank McCabe, aged 55 years.

In this town [Greene, Chenango Co. NY], April 24th, Alice E. [Merriam], daughter of Dwight and Harriet L. Merriam, aged 1 year 1 month and 9 days.  Early called to yield her breath / Bright in life, and sweet in death, / Gone from time's swift passing hours,  / To heaven, the land of fadeless flowers.

Sherburne News, Sherburne, NY, May 2, 1874

Marriage

SOULE - PUDNEY:  In Smyrna [Chenango Co. NY], on the 28th ult. by Rev. C.S. Crain, Mr. Marsona Soule  and Miss Mary Pudney,  all of Smyrna.

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