Obituaries (December 12)

Lyman Briggs

Utica Saturday Globe, February 1912

 

 

Lyman Briggs

1840 - 1912

 

After a short illness Lyman Briggs, a well known and highly respected resident of Beaver Meadows [Chenango Co., NY] passed away at his home there on Sunday, January 28, aged 71.  Deceased was born in the town of Otselic [Chenango Co., NY] in 1840 and had been a lifelong resident of Beaver Meadows.  He was a veteran of the civil war, serving two years and ten months in Company I, of the famous One Hundred and Fourteenth Regiment, and was a member of the G.A.R.  He is survived by his wife and one daughter, Mrs. Nellie Collar, of Conesus, and four sons, Lewis, Lincklaen; Floyd, of Buffalo; Rathbun of Norwich and George Briggs of Beaver Meadows.  He also leaves a sister, Mrs. Emma King of Poolville.  His funeral was held from the Christian Church Wednesday, January 31, Rev. M.D.Fuller, D.D. of Norwich, officiating.  Burial was made in Cole Hill Cemetery.  [Glen Buell Collection, Guernsey Memorial Library, Norwich, NY]

Harvey/Harry Hughes

Rome Daily Sentinel, February 16, 1912

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  Harry Hughes, aged 28 years formerly of Norwich, has been found frozen to death in the snow by a searching party, near what is known as Deer's Pond at Pharsalia.  Hughes had been working as a farm hand for Dewayne Brown for nearly three years.  He had been missing for four days.  Coroner Wilcox of this village was called and decided that an inquest was not necessary.

Utica Saturday Globe, January 1912

Harvey Hughes, aged 28, a well known Norwich [Chenango Co., NY] young man, who has been working as a farm hand for DeWayne Brown in Pharsalia, was found frozen to death Thursday morning near Deer's Pond.  He had been missing for two or three days and a searching party discovered his body frozen in the snow.  Coroner Wilcox was notified and left for the scene but at this writing no particulars of the circumstances are to be had.  Hughes was formerly driver for Dr. B.A. Harris, of this village.  He is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Byron Norwood, of this village; Jessie and Mary Hughes, of Oneonta; Julia Hughes, who lives with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Crandall on Cortland street.  His parents were Mr. and Mrs. John Hughes, both now dead.  No arrangements for the funeral have as yet been made.

Charles  & Josephine Pell

Cortland Standard, May 2, 1912

South Otselic [Chenango Co., NY]:  Charles Pell of Binghamton died on the Norwich stage April 18, while enroute to South Otselic to visit his sisters, Mrs. Orsa Pell and Mrs. Nancy Etheridge.  He is also survived by one daughter, Ella, of New York, and a son, Floyd, of Binghamton.  The funeral service was held in the undertaking rooms of C.H. Woodley and burial in Valley View [South Otselic, NY], Rev. J.C.Whitney officiating.  Mr. Pell's wife was [buried] in Norwich only a few days before on April 29. [Note:  unmarked burial in Valley View]

Madison County Leader, April 25, 1912

When the Otselic stage was within three miles of its destination Thursday night one of its passengers, Charles Pell of Binghamton, aged 56 years, died suddenly.  His wife, Josephine Pell, died at Binghamton a week ago, and the body was brought to Norwich for burial, where the dead man had been visiting.  Grief stricken because of the death of his wife, Mr. Pell sought comfort and solace in visiting relatives.

The New York Age, April 25, 1912

The remains of Mrs. Josephine Pell were laid to rest in Mt. Hope Cemetery [Norwich, NY] Monday afternoon.  Charles Pell, her husband, attended the funeral and after visiting friends in this city started for South Otselic, the home of his sister, Mrs.  Ethredge, and when three miles this side of there died suddenly of heart failure.  Mr. Pell will probably be laid at rest at Otselic.  Mrs. Pell died April 12, and Mr. Pell, one week later, April 19.