Vital Records, Otsego County, NY (1859 & 1879)

 Oneonta Herald, Oneonta, NY, July 13, 1859

Marriages

In Oneonta [Otsego Co. NY], July 6th by Rev. E.C. Hodge, Mr. Stafford Davis of Davenport [Delaware Co. NY] to Miss Polly Ann Mead of Kortright [Delaware Co. NY].

Also by the same, at the same time and place.  Mr. Stafford R. Howe to Miss Mariah Harlow both of Davenport.

Oneonta Herald, Oneonta, NY, July 20, 1859

Marriage

On the 13th inst. by Rev. O.T. Moulton, at the house of the bride's father, Mr. Wm. A. Dewey of Otego [Otsego Co. NY] to Miss Leodema A. Kilborn of Oneonta [Otsego Co. NY].

Deaths

In Oneonta [Otsego Co. NY] on the 17th inst. Miss Jane A. Barr after an illness of only four days, aged 22 years.  Boast not thyself of tomorrow for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

We learn that a man by the name of West residing in the village of Franklin [Delaware Co. NY] came to his death very suddenly on the 14th inst. in the following manner, as we understand:  He was out showing his boy how to swing a scythe and stood behind the lad, when the boy struck into the grass, and it going rather hard, gave a sudden jerk and going through the grass swung the boy and scythe around and the scythe passed between the father's legs, cutting him very badly, causing death in about 30 minutes. We understand he was a very estimable man and much respected by his neighbors.

Oneonta Herald, Oneonta, NY, July 27, 1859

Death

At West Oneonta [Otsego Co. NY] on the 21st inst. after an illness of 5 days, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth [Taber] wife of J.N. Tabler Esq. and daughter of Alvinza Strait, aged 21 years, 2 months and 21 days.  Thus the good are passing away, and who will come forward and fill their places in the Zion of God.

Freeman's Journal, Cooperstown, NY, 1879

Deaths

At Fly Creek [Otsego Co. NY] May 14th, 1879, Frank [Thompson] son of William and Eliza Thompson, aged 10 years 6 months and 29 days.

In Virginia City, Nevada, April 14th, '79 Alfred Curtis Russell youngest son of the late John Russell of Auburn, Cal., aged 19? years and 6 months.

Jacob Vosburgh, proprietor of the hotel at Salt Springville in this county [Otsego Co. nY], was drowned at Canajoharie [Montgomery Co. NY] on the 10th inst.  He was 53 years old and leaves a large family.

Says a letter dated Franklin, Delaware co. [NY], May 14:  Rev. W.H. Beardsley a talented young clergyman of the episcopal church, died very suddenly at the residence of his uncle, H.S. Edwards, in this town, last Friday evening at 11 p.m. Mr. Beardsley had been ill for some time, but preached the Sabbath before and the day that he died was able to be out of the house.  He was found unconscious at 5 p.m. and remained so until his death.

Barbara Veghte has just died at Johnstown [Fulton Co. NY] aged ninety-eight years.  She was a sister of Elizabeth Dorn, who died near that village about a year ago in the 101st year of her age.

News Item

We have received the Minnesota volume of the U.S. Biographical Dictionary of eminent and self-made men containing a most excellent likeness of one of Cooperstown's distinguished sons, Hon. R.R Nelson, son of the late Judge Samuel Nelson, holding the position of U.S. District Judge of Minnesota since 1858, when that State was admitted into the union.   He has won for himself a very high judicial standing by his talents, energy and probity.  In many respects he resembles "the Old judge," honored wherever known, and here as "the first citizen of Cooperstown."