Obituaries (May 13)

Mrs.  Frank Miner

Norwich Sun, January 4, 1910

Guilford [Chenango Co., NY]:  Mrs. Frank Miner after months of suffering passed away at her home at West Bainbridge Monday night.  The funeral was attended from the home Thursday and the body was brought here for burial in the Guilford cemetery.  the most of her married life had been spent here, where she had many friends.  Of her immediate family the husband and one daughter, Bessie, survive her, also her mother, Mrs. Richard Bush besides a brother and sisters.

 

Mrs. John K. Miner

Chenango Semi-Weekly Telegraph, april 25, 1885

Mrs. John K. Miner died at Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] April 18th, 1885, aged 79 years.  Mrs. Miner was born in Litchfield, Conn., going to Guilford when she was twelve years old, where she married at nineteen.  Seven of the ten children are living, and all except one, Mrs. O. Randall, of Mosspoint, Miss., were at the funeral.  Eight of the twelve grandchildren and three great grandchildren followed her to the grave.  It was a beautiful day and a large number of friends and relatives attended the solemn service of that day.  The same minister officiated a the funeral of her husband, John K. Miner, twelve years ago.  Mrs. Miner's health was generally good, constitutionally strong and she was sick but a few days before she was called to her heavenly home.  She was a member of the Congregational Church at Guilford Centre, and for more than half a century she was faithful and true to the Master.  "I would not live always" in this world.  there is a better home for weary and aged pilgrims.  'Blessed are the dead who die din the Lord."  May the blessing of God rest upon the descendants of this aged and beloved mother from generation to generation.

 

George Morse

Unadilla Times, December 13, 1912

Relatives and acquaintances here of George A. Morse, the East Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] farmer, learned with mingled surprise and sadness of his sudden death at an early hour Wednesday morning, following a shock of some nature not learned about when this was written.  It is known that he had suffered for about two weeks with what was termed a crick in his neck, and that when the attending physician was first called he informed Mr. Morse that were the trouble located higher up, or nearer the heart, it would have been fatal, making it appear that the case was out of the ordinary.  Mr. Morse was forty-eight years of age and was born in Andes, a son of the late Horace Morse.  Later a residence was established in Unadilla and here the greater part of his life was passed.  About a year before his marriage on Oct. 27th, 1908, with Miss Jessie Weldman of this place, he purchased a farm near East Guilford which has since been a happy home for the couple.  The near surviving relatives, besides the widow, are a brother, Warren Morse, located near Elmira, and Mrs. Abram D. Oles of this village to whom the sympathy of many friends is extended.  A brief prayer service will be held at the home at 9 o'clock Saturday morning and the funeral held in this village from St. Matthew's church at 2 o'clock with interment in the adjoining churchyard.  Morticians Joyce & Foreman have the arrangements in charge.

 

Harry Hughes

Oxford Review, February 16, 1912

Harry Hughes, aged 28 years, a Norwich Chenango Co., NY] young man who for the past three years has been employed as a farm hand by Duane Brown in Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY], was found frozen to death Thursday morning in a pasture near Deer pond in that town.  It appears that he had been missing for four days previous and not until a searching party was organized was his body discovered frozen in the snow.  The Sun says Hughes until four or five years ago was driver for Dr. B. A. Harris of Norwich, a position he filled for nearly ten years.  He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hughes, both of whom are dead.  He leaves four sisters; Mrs. Byron Norwood of Norwich, Miss Jessie Hughes of Maryland, Otsego county, Miss Mary Hughes of Oneonta and Miss Julia Hughes of Norwich.

 

Fitch B. Gross

Oxford Review, February 16, 1912

Fitch B. Gross of Greene [Chenango Co., NY] died yesterday from lockjaw at his home two miles below that village. Thursday of last week Mr. Gross while engaged in his farm work stepped on a rusty nail which developed lockjaw and an operation was performed Tuesday by Dr. Meacham of Greene and Dr. Miller of Binghamton.  Mr. Gross was about 57 years of age and the son of Micah Gross, who a number of years ago resided on the Charles Warn farm on the Greene road.  He married Miss Maria A. Willcox of South Oxford, sister of Rev. Inman l. Willcox of this village, who with three children survive him.  They are Edward N. Gross, Mrs. Mattie Young and Charles Gross, all of Greene.  The funeral will be held at the home Saturday afternoon at one o'clock.

 

Jonah Moses

Oxford Review, February 16, 1912

Guilford [Chenango Co., NY]:  Jonah Moses, who moved to this village last fall on account of failing health died Tuesday morning from an attack of valvular heart trouble.  Mr. Moses was born in this town in November, 1842, and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Moses.  In 1867 he was united in marriage to Miss Jane Erksine, who survives him.  He has been a prominent citizen and prosperous farmer.  Besides his wife, Mr. Moses is survived by two sons Albert and Jesses Moses, of the firm of Moses Bros.; four daughters, Mrs. Ernest Day of Haynes, Mrs. W.A. Munn of Delhi, Mrs. Willard Phetteplace of Norwich and Miss Margaret Moses of Syracuse University, and one sister, Mrs. M.V.B. Winsor of Guilford.

 

Death Notices

Chenango Telegraph, November 21, 1866

 

ROOT:  In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 17th, Thomas Root, aged 70 years.

 

BEARDSLEY:  In Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 4th, Mrs. Electa Beardslee, aged 71 years.

 

MOSES:  In Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 18th, Jonah Moses, Sen., in the 90th year of his age.  Mr. Moses was one of the first settlers of Guilford, having removed there from Connecticut in 1811.  In all the relations of life, he sustained the character of an honest and upright citizen.

 

BARR:  In Roscoe, ILL, Nov. 2d, Frances Augusta [Barre], wife of Charles S. Barre, formerly of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY] aged 21 years.