Glasford Obituary Abstracts: 1900

Glasford Gazette Obituary Abstracts

1900

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ALDER, George- born 12 Nov 1843 PA - died 21 Oct 1900 at Kingston Mines. Surviving - widow, Margareta; children - Mrs. Amy WOLSCHLAW, Mrs. Rhua DUFFIELD, Maggie, Kate, Gladys, Allen, Joseph and Willie. One son is deceasesd. Came to Kingston at age 3yrs (26 Oct 1900 and 2 Nov 1900)

ALEXANDER, Mrs. Catherine - born March 1848 Juniata Co, PA - daughter of Daniel and Sarah SHIRCK - married 15 Feb 1872 Robert Alexander at Fulton Co, IL. She died 12 Oct 1900 at Des Moines Co, IA - buried Aspen Grove Cemetery at West Burlington, IA. Surviving - husband and 1 daughter, Clara Myrtle and 2 sibs: Mrs. Lucy TOWNSEND, Creswell (Crescent?) Co, Colorado; George SHIRCK, Attica, IN; A.L. SHIRCK of Glasford, IL; Mrs. Mary NOTESTINE, Brendwood, Arkansas. Deceased came to Des Moines County, IA in 1877. Husband is Supt., County Farm & Asylum. She was Matron (19 Oct 1900 & 28 Oct 1900)

ANDERSON, John - 70yrs 9mos - died 28 June 1900 at Trivoli - heart failure. Surviving: widow, several adult sons and daughters and 1 brother (29 June 1900)

ATEN, Mr. & Mrs. - died 6 Nov 1900 - train struck buggy while they were en route to visit son at Table Grove - they resided near Ray, IL (9 Nov 1900)

BAIN, Mrs. Nettie - wife of George Bain - died 19 March 1900 - resided at Banner. Surviving - husband and 8 children (16 March 1900)

BARLOW, child of Wm. Barlow- buried this week - resided at Breeds (12 Jan 1900)

BARRON, George - born Oct 1816 at Aberdeenshire, Scotland - died 17 Aug 1900 at home of son James at Glasford - buried Penn Ridge Cemetery (7 Sept 1900)

BATEMAN, Mrs. George - daughter of Levi SAMS - born 29 March 1863 - died 7 March 1900 at Canton - buried Lancaster Cemetery. Surviving: husband, 5 children, father and 2 sisters (9 March 1900)

BEAM, Mr. & Mrs. August - died at Trivoli - typhoid fever - contaminated well. Surviving - 5 children (26 Nov 1900)

BENNETT, Mrs. Mary Ann - 81yrs - died 15 Sept 1900 - buried Lancaster Cemetery - Surviving: sons Alva and Robert (15 Sept 1900)

BISHOP, Cynthia Ann - born 22 Feb 1855 at Boyd Co, KY- died 31 March 1900 Kingston Mines - funeral at M. E. Church, Mapleton. She had 5 children - 2 survive (6 April 1900)

BOEHL (BOHL?), Willie - born 28 Dec 1899 - died 3 Sept 1900 - buried Kingston Cemetery (7 Sept 1900)

BRADBERRY, John - died 21 Jan 1900 - buried Walnut Cemetery at Banner (26 Jan 1900)

BRAZENA, Mrs. - died 8 Aug 1900- buried Kingston Cemetery - mother of John and Frank (10 Aug 1900)

BREED, Mrs. - mother of Mrs. C. M. JOHNSON - died suddenly 6 April 1900 during a visit here from California. Miss L. Breed, Chicago, attended funeral (20 April 1800)

COATS, baby of M. Coats - 1 mo, 5das - died 17 Feb 1900- whooping cough - buried Lancaster Cemetery (23 Feb 1900)

COULTIS, Lyda May - daughter of Oscar and Eliza Coultis - born 1 Aug 1882 - died 31 Aug 1900 - consumption - buried Maple Ridge Cemetery - Surviving: parents and sister (7 Sept 1900)

COVE, Mrs. Eliza J. - died 8 May 1900 at home of son, Charles, Elmwood (25 May 1900)

CULTON, William - born 16 April 1871 Fulton County - died 21 Oct 1900 at Breeds - brain tumor - buried Orendorff Cemetery - surviving: widow, son, age 14mos and 2 brothers. (26 Oct 1900)

DIMMICK, Samuel - born Pennsylvania - died 21 Aug 1900 - struck by lightning - Surviving: mother, 4 brothers and 3 sisters (24 Aug 1900)

DOSE, Henry - 62yrs - born Germany - died 8 Oct 1900 at Harkers Corners. Widow resides with brother-in-law. He came to America 16yrs ago. Surviving: 1 daughter, residing with relatives at Harkers Corners (5 Oct 1900)

DUFFIELD, Mrs. Andrew, nee Lizzie PETERS, dau. of John Peters - died 1 Dec 1900 - buried Maple Ridge Cemetery (7 Dec 1900)

DUFFIELD, Andrew J., Sr. - born 12 Dec 1824 Ripley Co, IN - died 12 May 1900 Timber Twp - buried Lancaster Cemetery - married 16 Nov 1847 Malinda J. SCOTT - 7 children (5 sons and 2 daughters) - Surviving: 4 sons and 1 daughter. Came with parents and settled in Timber Twp in 1829 (18 May 1900)

DUSENBERRY, Mrs. William - nee Lula M. ELSON- born 16 Jan 1874 at Glasford - died 20 Sept 1900 at Cazenovia, Woodford Co, IL - buried Maple Ridge Cemetery. Surviving: husband and 1 son, Kenneth, age 6yrs (he will reside with her mother in Ohio) - 1 child is deceased (28 Sept 1900)

ECHOLS - see HART

ELGIN, Will (Billy) - died 23 Dec 1900 - drowned near Kingston - resided Astoria (28 Dec 1900)

ELSON, John - born 16 Feb 1831 Coshocton Co, OH - died 29 June 1900 - buried Maple Ridge Cemetery - married 1855 Elizabeth MARLATT - 5 children - He married 2nd 23 Sept 1879 Mary E. BROWN of Illinois - 2 children. Surviving: widow, 2 children by E. Marlatt (Mrs. Sadie ROBINSON and Mrs. Lula DUSENBERRY) - 2 children by Mary Brown (Archie Elson and George Elson). Deceased came to Illinois 1863 (6 July 1900)

ELSON - see DUSENBERRY

ERFORD, Benjamin F. - born 14 Jan 1825 Cumberland Co, PA - died 25 Sept 1900 at Glasford - buried Penn Ridge Cemetery - cancer of the face - married 24 Nov 1846 Lydia FAKE - 11 children (7 living) CWV (28 Sept 1900)

ERFORD, Clara Eva - see WHITLOW

EWING, Mr. - buried 18 July 1900 Kingston Cemetery. Old resident of Kingston Mines - now resides at Pekin - member of GAR (20 July 1900)

FRAISER, Mrs. Samantha - 75yrs - died 14 June 1900 Princeville (29 June 1900)

FRENCH, Charlie 12yrs - son of Benjamin French - died 7 Aug 1900 at Breeds - hit by train (10 Aug 1900)

FRENCH, Mrs. Thomas - buried 26 Oct 1900 Orendorff Cemetery at Breeds - resided at Bradford (2 Nov 1900)

FROSS, Carl Frederick - born 26 July 1841 Thenigren, Baden, Germany - died 18 April 1900 at home of daughter, Mrs. Grant POWELL - buried Maple Ridge Cemetery (Fuller Addition) - married 18 Nov 1868 Louise HESS - she died 1885. 3 children survive (27 April 1900)

FULLER, John R. - born 3 April 1842 - son of George & Ann Fuller - died 31 July 1900 at home in Farmington - buried Maple Ridge Cemetery - married 13 June 1867 Nancy COLVIN, daughter of Elisha Colvin - 9 children: William A. and Frank G. (both residing Elba Twp, Knox Co, Ohio), Hattie A., Harry L, Ida B., Mary E., Rosa A., Curtis and Albert. Deceased came to Hollis Twp 1848 with parents. He is one of 13 children (8 still living ) (3 Aug 1900)

FULLER, Mr. - died 22 March 1900 at home in Massachusetts. He was a veteran merchant of Princeville, IL (6 April 1900)

GIBSON, Willie - 18yrs - son of John Gibson - died 2 Aug 1900 near Bryant - killed in mine (9 Nov 1900)

GILL, Mrs. Diana - 74yrs - died 2 Aug 1900 at Brimfield - born and married in England - came to U.S. 1852 (17 Aug 1900)

GROOVER, Mrs. Margaret - died last week at Canton - old settler (27 July 1900)

GROVES, infant of Marion Groves - born 29 May 1900 - buried 29 May 1900 Todd Cemetery (27 July 1900)

GRUNER, George, Sr. - died 17 May 1900 at home, Princeville. Pioneer settler of Peoria (25 May 1900)

HAGANS, Mrs. Susan - 86yrs - died Woodfield, OH - sister of Thomas FRYMAN - he now only survivor of that family (28 Sept 1900)

HANEY, Rev. Richard - born 12 April 1812 Washington Co, PA - died Alton, IL at home of C. B. MAIN - buried Springdale Cemetery, Peoria, IL - married 17 July 1838 Adaline MURPHY at Quincy. She died 15 Jan 1865 - he married 2nd Mrs. Ivory QUINBY at Monmouth, IL. Surviving children: Rev. James Haney, Galva; Mrs. George R. PALMER, Onarga, IL ; Mrs. Emily BAKER, Dwight, IL; Mrs. Mary L. COON, Onarga; Mrs. Luella ROBBINS, West Grossdale; Charles F. Haney, Galena, KS; Miss Elizabeth Haney, Onarga. Deceased was raised in Richland Co, OH - came to Illinois 1836 for Illinois Methodist Church - to Peoria 1856 - to Altona 1891 (2 Feb 1900)

HARKNESS, Mrs. Maybelle - 39YRS - died 29 July 1900 Elmwood - married C. W. HARKNESS (17 Aug 1900)

HART, Mrs. Julia - 46yrs - died 4 Aug 1900 Springfield - buried McLeansboro, IL where she was raised. Sister of Henry ECHOLS (10 Aug 1900)

HAUF, John - died 29 March 1900 Peoria - old baker (6 April 1900)

HEATON, E. - 31yrs - died 30 march 1900 Farmington - typhoid - Editor of Farmington Bugle (6 April 1900)

HERSTINE, Mrs. Charlotte - 63yrs - died 23 July 1900 at home, Peoria - buried Lancaster Cemetery- Aunt of Rufus JOHNSTON. Surviving: 3 daughters, 1 son, 2 brothers (Cyrus and _____? (27 July 1900)

HINES, Mr. - died 7 Nov 1900 Kingston Mines - resided with son (9 Nov 1900)

HOOTMAN - Mrs. Lydia - born 18 April 1818 Coshocton Co, OH - died 2 Sept 1900 - buried Maple Ridge Cemetery - husband is deceased - 12 children (9 survive). Two of the daughters are Mrs. John BARRON and Mrs. Mary E. FAHNESTOCK (14 Sept 1900 & 7 Sept 1900)

HOUGHTON, R. L. - 43yrs - died 11 May 1900 Edelstein, IL (25 May 1900)

HOUSTON, Mrs. Maggie nee STRICKER, Peoria - buried Canton - married Wm. Houston, Banner Twp. Surviving: husband, 1 daughter, father at Canton & sibs -Mrs. John WERTZ, Peoria, 1 other sister and 3 brothers (26 Oct 1900)

IRWIN, Joseph - died 13 Jan 1900 Pekin. Owner of Pekin Daily Post (19 Jan 1900)

JEFFORD, Mrs. Arabella (Belle) - born 4 Feb 1845 - died 9 Sept 1900 Kingston Mines - married 1859 Thomas Jefford of the steamboat "Longfellow" - 3 sons and 3 daughters (all married except 1). Two daughters are: Lottie at Kansas and Mrs. A. McCLURE at St. Louis. Deceased came to Illinois 1853 (14 Sept 1900)

JOHNSON, Los - 65yrs - died 9 Feb 1900 - buried Maple Ridge Cemetery (16 Feb 1900)

KARSTETTER, infant of William Karstetter - 9 mos - died 15 July 1900 at home of mother's sister, Mrs. WILLIAMSON, Peoria. Burial from Pleasant Grove Church (20 July 1900)

KENNEDY, Jerry - died 1900 at Tremont - Tazewell Co, IL - froze to death (16 Feb 1900)

LACOCK, Alfred - born 27 July 1840 Ripley Co, IN - died 27 July 1900 at home - Kingston Mines. (3 Aug 1900)

LAIR, Mrs. Margaret - ca 60yrs - died 12 May 1900 at Princeville, IL (25 May 1900)

LAWS, Miss Jessie L. - 30yrs 2mos 28das - daughter of S.C. BANDY, Glasford - died 20 Sept 1900 - appendicitis. Surviving: parents and sibs - Claude Laws and Mrs. Elsie MATTHEWS (28 Sept 1900)

LAWYER, daughter of Dall Lawyer - 10yrs - died of burns 24 Nov 1900 near Table Grove, IL (26 Nov 1900)

LEMASTERS, Sadie - 17yrs - died last week at Farmington - suicide by morphine in pact with a boy named HALL , age 19, after her mother objected to their marriage. (2 March 1900)

LUMAN, Mrs. Ann E. - nee WALLACE - born 1833 England - died 6 May 1900 Alta, IL - funeral at Kingston M. E. Church (18 May 1900)

MANCHESTER, Dr. - died last week at Toledo, OH - effects of surgery - son-in-law of Mr. S. PEARSON (29 June 1900)

MARK, Henry - born Rochester, NY (an only child) - died 17 Sept 1900 at home of son-in-law at Canton - buried Oak Ridge Cemetery, Farmington - married 18 April 1844 Patience JOY at Pekin - 5 children : Mrs. Thomas KEMPER, Farmington; Mrs. George CLINE, Canton and Mrs. Ella FORD, Glasford - 2 sons are deceased. Deceased born shortly after death of his father in NY. Deceased came to Pekin at age 21yrs. (5 Oct 1900)

MASON, H. B. - died 8 Aug 1900 Laura, IL - conductor killed by train(10 Aug 1900)

MATHEIN (MATHENY?), Leona - died at home Lincoln, IL - accidentally shot. She was a sister of Mrs. WODETZSKI, Peoria (14 Dec 1900)

McCANDLES, George - died 4 April 1900 - buried Kingston Cemetery? - Living with 2sons & John SIEBAL in a tent - hauling timber . Wife and family in Keokuk, IA

McCANN, Douglas - 69 yrs - died 23 Oct 1900 Canton - buried Utica Cemetery. Old soldier (26 Oct 1900)

McMILLAN - see STUDYVIN

NELSON, Andrew M. - 77yrs - died 2 Aug 1900 Moline, IL - suicide by cutting his throat after shooting wife - married 20yrs - she survived (10 Aug 1900)

NICHOLS, William - 34yrs - born Ayershire, Scotland - died 31 May 1900 Hollis Twp at home of Mrs. DUNCAN. Surviving - aged father and sibs - James of Thurber, TX; John of Coal City; Charles of Auborn; Mesdames Harlen SHIPLEY and C. H. BROWN of Joliet; Misses Mary of Joliet; Bridget of Chicago and Catherine of Braidwood - also an uncle - W Nichols, Sr. at Chicago. Funeral at Braidwood Catholic Church. Parents settled in Braidwood, IL when deceased was age 5yrs. (1 June 1900)

PENNINGTON, Otto - ca 25yrs - died 18 July 1900 Owasa, IA - married 21 Dec 1898 Miss Pearl FOSSLER - 1 child. She is a daughter of C. W. Fossler and sister of Mrs. Fred KIRPATRICK, Owasa, IA. Deceased is a brother of Charles at Owasa and Mrs. Delia EASTMAN, Glasford - Suicide (10 Aug 1900)

RICHARDSON, James - 80+ yrs - born August 1810 _ _ _ _ land Co, Ohio - died _ _ _ _
- buried Hanna City (? bad film). Surviving : aged widow and 10 children. He was grandfather of Mrs. D.A. HOWARD - came to Peoria County 1842. Old resident of Logan Twp - Methodist (9 Feb 1900)

RIGGINS, child of Charles - 11 yrs - died 8 Dec 1900 Rochester, IL - accidental blow from axe (12 Dec 1900)

ROBBINS, Aaron - RR worker - killed by train at Edwards (2 Nov 1900)

ROBERTSON, James - died 2 May 1900 - prominent Farmington business man (11 May 1900)

ROBINSON, Mrs. Maria - born 12 Dec 1832 near Coventry, Warwickshire, England - died 19 Feb 1900 Mapleton - buried maple Ridge Cemetery - Surviving children - Hubert, Walter, Thomas and Mrs. Anna TURREL (23 Feb 1900)

ROMINE, Ida - 26yrs - died 25 May 1900 Banner - buried Walnut Cemetery - consumption - wife of Millard Romine - Surviving: husband; children - son, age 6yrs; daughter, age 2 1/2yrs; baby, 3mos; 5 sisters and brother Wm. JOHNSON, Glasford
(1 June 1900)

ROSE, Joseph E. - ca 75yrs - died 25 Aug 1900 at home, Rome, IL - drowned - formerly of Glasford - now Janitor at Peoria Court House - grandson of Andrew JONES (31 Aug 1900)

SAYLOR, Isiah - born 21 Aug 1813 Juniata Co, PA - died 9 Nov 1900 at Glen Elder, KS - married 26 Feb 1839 Sarah MATTOCKS - 13 children (8sons & 5 daughters) - moved to Peoria County 1846 - to Saline KS 1870. Sarah died 1876 - he married 2nd 6 Dec 1893 Martha J. FOWLER (14 Dec 1900)

SCHOLES, Maude - born 8 March 1884 - daughter of George W. and Mary Scholes, Dunfermline - died 28 Aug 1900 - drowned - buried Greenwood Cemetery . One brother - Clyde. Niece of Dr. P.S. Scholes (31 Aug 1900)

SHEPARD, Thomas - died 28 June 1900 Bartonville. Surviving: widow, 4 sons and 7 daughters. One son is William Shepard, Harkers Corners (29 June 1900)

SHRYOCK, William F. - born 1 Sept 1825 Morgan Co, VA- died 20 March 1900 - buried Lancaster Cemetery - married 29 March 1848 Eliza JOHNSON - 9 children (2 are deceased). Settled in Eastern Ohio at age 12yrs - to Peoria County Fall of 1863 (6 April 1900)

SMITH, John - 46yrs - born near Peoria - died 8 Dec 1900 at Banner - TB - buried Walnut Cemetery - Surviving: widow and 6 children - Mrs. Margaret LIGHTBODY, Peoria County; Mrs. Alice FIDLER, Utica ; 3 sons and 1 daughter at home (14 Dec 1900)

SMOLA, Fannie - 18yrs - died 30 October 1900 at Monmouth - diptheria - niece of H.F. RHOADS (2 Nov 1900)

STANDISH, Caroline - 83yrs - died 26 July 1900 at home, Chillicothe - direct descendant of Miles Standish (10 Aug 1900)

STEWART, baby 8mos - buried Todd Cemetery - Funeral at Hanna City (5 Oct 1900)

STEWART, Mrs. Walter - 75yrs - died 17 Jan 1900 at home of son William - buried Todd Cemetery. Resided at Smithville (2 Feb 1900)

STRUBE, Mrs. Catherine - died at Canton - resided at Glasford many years (26 Jan 1900)

STUDYVIN, Mrs. Dora - nee McMILLAN - 35yrs - died 31 July 1900 - buried at Princeville (17 Aug 1900)

TRAVER, Ben - died 28 June 1900 at Holton - near Chillicothe? - gravel pit cave-in (29 June 1900)

TURNER, James - died 30 March 1900 at Canton (6 April 1900)

UPHOFF, Bennett - 78yrs - died 21 June 1900 - buried Todd Cemetery (22 June 1900)

VAN DUSEN, Charles - died 28 June 1900 at Holton, near Chillicothe - gravel pit
cave-in (29 June 1900)

VICKERS, Isaac - 64yrs 10mos 28das - died 25 Jan 1900 at Timber Twp - same house where he was born - funeral at Copperas Creek Chapel. His sister, Mrs. Henry COULTIS kept house for him (16 Feb 1900)

WATKINS, Henry F. - 48yrs - died 4 Aug 1900 at Elmwood (10 Aug 1900)

WEST, Mrs. - buried 16 Feb 1900 at South Limestone Cemetery, Peoria County - old Limestone & Logan Twp resident (22 Feb 1900)

WEYRICH, Henry A. - died 18 Jan 1900 in Alaska - 500 miles from Dawson - starved to death after being caught in snow storm with companion for several months. Henry resided Los Angeles; but went with party to NW Territory for gold. Mother and sister reside at Los Angeles. He never married. Newspaper article (reprinted this issue) sent by cousin, Miss Frederieckie RIEDELBACH, Santa Anna, California (10 Aug 1900)

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