Vital Records, Madison County, NY (1872)

 Democratic Union, Oneida, NY, October 24, 1872

Marriages

SPONENBURG - EHLE:  In Oneida [Madison Co. NY] Oct. 17, by Rev. R.C. Fox, Mr. W.A. Sponenburg and Miss Elizabeth Ehle all of Oneida.

COE - WASHBURNE:  In Utica [Oneida Co. NY] Oct. 23, by Rev. A.J. Canfield, Mr. Lewis E. Coe and Miss Mary L. Washburne both of Bouckville [Madison Co. NY].

PERKINS - KINGSLEY:  In Hamilton [Madison Co. NY] Oct. 16, by Rev. Dr. Harvey, Mr. Charles S. Perkins of Cazenovia [Madison Co. NY] and Miss Alice C. Kingsley of Hamilton.

THROOP - SHERMAN:  In Hubbardsville [Madison Co. NY], Oct. 16, by Rev. A.H. Marshall, Mr. Lucian F Throop and Miss Mary J. Sherman both of Hubbardsville.

STARR - TILLINGHAST:  In Morrisville [Madison Co. NY] Oct. 15, by Rev. H.F. Dudley Mr. Frederick W. Starr of Brooklyn, N.Y. and Miss Emma B. Tillinghast, daughter of Bradley Tillinghast, Esq.

HUNGERFORD - SLOCUM:  In Eaton [Madison Co. NY] Oct. 15, by Rev. H.F. Dudley, Mr. Harvey Hungerford of Minneapolis Minn. and Miss Martha J. Slocum daughter of Wm. H. Slocum of Eaton.

DUNHAM - HAUGHTON:  In Bay City, Mich. Oct. 2 by Rev. Mr. Knickerbocker, Mr. F.W. Dunham of Bay City, and Miss Mary S. Haughton formerly of Eaton [Madison Co. NY].

CLARK - CLARK:  In DeRuyter [Madison Co. NY] Oct. 14, at the residence of the bride's father, Ransom F. Clark, by the Rev. A.G. Clark, Mr. Henry R. Clark of Guilford, N.Y. [Chenango Co.] and Miss Ella D. Clark of DeRuyter.

FLETCHER - USHER:  In South Hamilton [Madison Co. NY] Oct. 12, by Rev. Jas. H. McGahen, Mr. John F. Fletcher and Miss Ida M. Usher all of South Hamilton.

LASELLE - WEDGE:  In Lebanon [Madison Co. NY], Oct. 13, by Rev. J.W. Barr, Mr. George S. Laselle of Lebanon, and Miss Florence D Wedge of the same place.

TOMPKINS - VAN HOUSEN:  In Lebanon [Madison Co. NY] Oct. 10, by Rev. Dr. Harvey, Mr. Myron Tompkins and Miss Harriet Eva Van Housen all of Hamilton [Madison Co. NY].

HAZZARD - BARBER:  In Lebanon [Madison Co. NY] Oct. 21, at the residence of C.H. White, by Rev. J.O. Gifford, Mr. Wm. T. Hazzard and Miss Mary E. Barber both of Lebanon.

Deaths

DONNELLY:  Near Oneida Valley [Madison Co. NY], Emma E. [Donnelly] daughter of Peter and Sarah Donnelly, aged 5 years and 1 month.

KILHAM:  In Turin, Lewis Co. [NY] Oct. 8, Sarah Taylor Kilham wife of Soloman Kilham and mother of our townsman, Hon. L.C. Kilham, in the 75th year of her age.

BARUS:  In Verona [Oneida Co. NY] at the residence of his son-in-law Wm.Cooley, Oliver Barus in the 91st year of his age.

BROMLEY:  In Oneida [Madison Co. NY] Oct. 15, at the residence of his son-in-law, M. Francis, Mr. John Bromley, aged 89 years.

HARRISON:  In Chittenango [Madison Co. NY], Oct. 13, Charles Freemont, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harrison, aged 15 years, 1 month and 14 days.

BLAKESLEE:  In Morrisville [Madison Co. NY] Oct. 14, Ruth [Blakeslee] widow of the late Eld. D. Blakeslee.

SHERMAN: In Erieville [Madison Co. NY], Oct. 12, Richard Sherman aged 90 years and 6 months.

HAYWARD:  In Cazenovia [Madison Co. NY], Oct. 10, after a brief illness, Mr. Thomas Hayward in his 79th year.

KING:  In Oriskany Falls [Oneida Co. NY], Oct. 18, Herbert E. King aged 30 years, 5 months and 15 days.

Oriskany Falls, Oneida Co. NY: Herbert E. King died at his residence on Friday, the 18th, aged 30 years, 5 months and 15 days.  Such is the brief announcement that brings grief and aching void to the hearts of many.  The heart that once beat with love to all, envy to none, has ceased its throbbing forever.  Consumption, that dreadful disease, hurried him to a premature grave, and his spirit to realms of everlasting peace and joy.  Our village deeply regrets his untimely death and tender our sympathy to his wife in this hour of her sad bereavement.

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On Saturday night last a sad accident occurred about six miles this side of Norwich [Chenango Co. NY] on the N.Y.&O. Midland RR, by which Robert Wheeler, a young man about 21 years of age lost his life.  Mr. Wheeler was employed as brakeman on a freight train, which position he has held for some time.  On that night, when a few miles north of Norwich, he was riding in the engine, when suddenly the engine, tender and one car broke loose from the rest of the train.  After the engine slackened, the unfortunate man went back and took his position for coupling the train, when the engine backed up sufficiently.  It being quite dark the brakeman did not discover that one of the bumpers had been broken from one of the cars and when they came together they crushed him in so severe a manner that he fell into the hands of the fireman and expired in a few moments after the accident. The young man boarded at Mrs. Randall's on Lake St., Oneida [Madison Co. NY].  His body was brought to this village on Sunday morning and placed in a vault to await the arrival of his parents who reside at Carthage, Jefferson Co. [NY] where the body will be taken for burial. As Dr. Carpenter is absent, a coroner was summoned from Chittenango on Monday and an inquest held over the body.