Death Notice for Miss Callie Keolb Irvin, Montgomery, Alabama =============================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed and copyrighted by: Larry E. Caver, Jr. ================================================================================= April 2004 Death Notices From THE MONTGOMERY DAILY ADVERTISER Transcribed by Larry E. Caver, Jr. January 8, 1881: Major Abner WELLS, aged 70 years, died at his home in Montevallo, on the 3rd instant. Miss Callie Keolb IRVIN, a niece of Mr. Thomas CARZETT, of Eufaula, and about 17 years old, was burned to death on Christmas day, while at school in Covington, Georgia. "Sam DARLIN, an old colored man about 90 years of age," says the Southern Standard, "was frozen to death a few miles north of Marion on Christmas night. He was returning home from a visit to his son-in-law, and was found, on the following Tuesday morning, in a cotton field, dead…" "We learn," says the Columbiana Sentinel, "that a difficulty arose at Clear Creek, Chilton County, on Christmas Day, between Mr. Dick HORTON and Ed COOPER, which resulted in the death of Mr. HORTON from a pistol shot at the hands of Mr. COOPER." Mrs. Nancy DAVISON, an honored lady, aged 68 years, died in Pike County on the 1st instant. James G. COCHRAN, Esq., died at New Market, 2nd instant, aged 43 years. He was once County Solicitor of Madison County. January 11, 1881: (Shreveport, LA, January 10) At William Hutchinson's store, 38 miles below here, a fight occurred today between Frank CASTLE and Richard SCROGGINS, a one-legged Federal pensioner, in which CASTLE was shot and mortally wounded. Mrs. Annie DODD, wife of John DODD, deceased, died on the 1st instant, at Martin's Cross Roads. The remains of Thomas William GIBBSON, formerly of Morgan County, and who died of yellow fever on St. Francis River, Arkansas, in 1878, and buried in Crittenden County, in that state, arrived at Decatur, by express, Saturday of last week. They were conveyed to the residence of his father, where they were interred in the family burying ground. Mrs. FINNEY, wife of Alex FINNEY, on the Tennessee River, died some days ago, leaving an infant a few weeks old. Mr. C. L. WILSON, of Mount Hebron, Greene County, Alabama, was robbed and murdered by gamblers at Eureka Springs, Arkansas, some days since. Mr. Charles WILLIAMS was transacting his business, apparently in good health, at Greenville, when stricken down with apoplexy. He leaves a young wife to mourn his death. January 12, 1881: Mr. E. WOOD, of Boiling Springs, a son-in-law of William FLUKER, of Boiling Springs, while returning home during the late cold spell, became so cold as to no longer be able to retain his seat on his horse and falling off, froze to death… -Uniontown Press, 8th January 13, 1881: Mrs. Jennie B. SITTON died at the Exchange Hotel, Talladega, on last Thursday night. She leaves a husband, two children and a large circle of friends to mourn her death. Her remains were carried to Dalton for interment. Died, in the southern part of Walker County, Mrs. Joicy CHILTON, on the 29th of December, of consumption.