Vital Records, Otsego (1861 & 1873) & Broome (1874) Counties, NY

 Oneonta Herald, Oneonta, NY, December 4, 1861

Deaths

In Jefferson, Schoharie Co. [NY] on the 18th inst. Mr. Rupus Shalor in his 99th year.

Elias B. Gardiner of West Burlington in this county [Otsego Co. NY] and member of the Ellsworth Regiment, died last Tuesday, week, at Camp Butterfield, Va.  He died of inflammation of the lungs and was sick two weeks.  He was highly esteemed, a good soldier and a loyal man.  His body was sent to his friends.  Journal

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Lieut G.W. Snyder:  The remains of this gallant young officer were received at Albany [Albany Co. NY] at about six o'clock last Thursday morning.  At eight o'clock they were received by a military escort under command of Col. Fredendall and conveyed to the Capitol, where they lay in state in the Assembly Chamber until noon, during the time they were viewed by his many friends at Albany and the citizens generally.

At about 1 P.M. they were placed in a splendid hearse belonging to Mr. Frisby of Albany and arrived at this place at about 5 P.M.  The body, enclosed in a beautiful metallic case, was removed to the Court house, where for a short time our citizens were permitted to view it.  At this place a large delegation of friends of the deceased, from Cobleskill and Richmondville on horseback mettle hearse and escorted the remains to Cobleskill where a large concourse of citizens had assembled to receive it.

At Gallupville National, Flags were raised, draped in black.  At this village the flags were displayed at half-mast and the arrival and departure of the remains announced by the tolling of our church bells.  At Cobleskill Nation, Flags draped in habiliments of mourning, were raised at half-mast and suspended across the street.  The street was lighted by torches and the bell tolled at the arrival and departure of the procession.

The remains were followed to their final resting place in the family burying ground at Friday noon by a large procession of the friends and fellow townsmen of the deceased.

[Lieut. George W. Snyder, d. Nov. 17, 1861 age 28y; Died at Washington DC, buried Cobleskill Rural Cemetery, Cobleskill, Schoharie Co. NY]

Morris Chronicle, Morris, NY, April 9, 1873

Marriage

March 26: At Hartwick [Otsego Co. NY] by Rev. D.L. Pendell, Henry Wallace to Miss Mary Tuller, both of New Lisbon [Otsego Co. NY].

Deaths

March 27: In Fly Creek [Otsego Co. NY] John Clark aged 82 years.

March 7: In Edmeston [Otsego Co. NY] after a brief illness, Melissa [Clark] wife of Rev. A.L. Clark, of the Wyoming Conference, aged 24 years.

March 20: In Fly Creek [Otsego Co. NY] Mrs. Cynthia T. Coats, aged 62 years, 10 months and 20 days.

March 23: In Chicago, Mrs. A.R. Jordan wife of W.H. Jordan, and daughter of James Brewster of Laurens [Otsego Co. NY]

April 6: In Oneonta [Otsego Co. NY] of inflammation of the lungs, Calvin Short aged 51 years.

Union News, Union, NY, June 13, 1874

Death

Thomas O'Hara, a resident of Binghamton [Broome Co. NY] for the past forty years, died at nine o'clock Tuesday evening.  The Times says, Deceased was highly esteemed by all who had business or friendly intercourse with him, and his loss will be generally regretted.  For several ears past he had suffered from lingering consumption.  He passed away calmy and in the full possession of his       faculties.

Union News, Union, NY, June 27, 1874

Death

In Wurtsboro, Sullivan Co. N.Y., June 20, 1874, Artemeca Gumaer aged 64 years.

Deceased was the mother of Mrs. S.F. Smith of this village [Union, Broome Co. NY] The funeral took place Monday last.