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Caver, Jr. ================================================================================= April 2004 Death Notices From the Montgomery Advertiser -Transcribed by Larry E. Caver, Jr. January 14, 1881: (New Orleans, January 13) A dispatch to the Democrat, from Little Rock, Arkansas, says the daughter of C.H. BANKS, of Mariana, Lee County, was brutally murdered by a colored man, yesterday… The funeral services of the late Miss Mary A. BALDRICK, who died at Pensacola, will take place, this morning at 10 o'clock, from the residence of Capt. H. KENNEWORTH, corner of Hull and South Alabama Streets. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. Mrs. R. D. HEARD died in Tuskegee last night. Mrs. Frank L. HENDERSON died near Monroeville last week, after a lingering illness. Mr. John H. PERRY, of Bullock, died on the 5th instant. January 15, 1881: We regret to learn that Mrs. Lou Susan TURPIN, daughter of Reverend Jabez L.M. CURRY, died in Richmond, Virginia, a few days ago. Died, near Brush Creek, 4th instant, Mrs. Nannie Crawford, wife of Dr. George M. SPENCER. Cornelia, daughter of Mr. J.J. HARRIS, of Tuscaloosa, died January 9th. Mr. William A. JAMES, an employee at the Insane Hospital, Tuscaloosa, died of pneumonia on the 9th instant. Capt. Samuel POOLE, an old citizen of Talladega County, died last Sunday. Mrs. Jennie LITTON, wife of J.B. LITTON, of Selma, died in Talladega recently. Death Notices From THE MONTGOMERY DAILY ADVERTISER January 16, 1881: A colored man, named Jesse CARLISLE, was found dead in the woods near Salem last Sunday. Dr. John H. HUNDLEY, father of Major O.M. HUNDLEY, of Huntsville, died at his residence in Limestone County, January 3rd, aged nearly 85 years. He was a minister of the Christian Church. Mrs. OGLESBY, wife of Reverend S.G. OGLESBY, of Green Pond, Alabama, died on the 7th; also, Mrs. J.H. STRICKLAND, of Pratt Mines, daughter of Mr. John A. GRIFFIN. Died, at his residence near Columbiana, on the 8th instant, Mr. Robert SEALE, aged about 57 years. He was an old citizen of Shelby. Peter BURKE, of Helena, an old and esteemed citizen, was drowned on Christmas Eve by his boat capsizing in the Cahaba River. His body has not been recovered. January 18, 1881: The friends and acquaintances of Mr. and Mrs. John BLOUNT are respectfully invited to attend the funeral of the latter from the Congregational Church, at 3 o'clock this afternoon. The remains of Mrs. Charles J. LEWIS, who recently died in this city, were taken to Tuskegee for interment. It is with profound regret that many friends in this city have received the intelligence of the death of Mrs. WADSWORTH, wife of Mr. Frank WADSWORTH, Superintendent of the Pratt Coal & Coke Company. Mrs. WADSWORTH died a few days since, and her death is as unexpected as it is a source of sorrow. The Selma Times announces the death of Capt. W. S. NELL, of that city, on the 14th. Died, in Oxford, Sunday morning, December 26th, 1880, Samuel K. BORDERS, aged 59 years. Died, in this city on the 12th, Mrs. J.M. BOLAND, wife of Reverend J.M. BOLAND. -Greenville Echo, 15th Mr. Benjamin BLASSOMGAME, one of the oldest settlers of Chambers County, died recently. A correspondent writing from Hamilton County, Texas, says that Mr. C. B. AVERY, of Stockton, Alabama, was accidentally shot and killed by Mr. C.C. BROWN, late of Escambia, Alabama. Died, at Leighton, Colbert County, on the 3rd instant, Charles A. GALBRAITH, aged 21 years. January 20, 1881: Mrs. Sallie Sterrett TATE died in Wilcox County recently. She was the only child of the late Judge David and Mrs. Susan STERRETT. Her father was a prominent attorney and probate judge of Wilcox for more than 35 years. The Florence Gazette says that Mr. T.Y. HARRIS, residing below Waterloo, in Lauderdale County, died suddenly on last Monday, at the residence of Mr. John COBURN, a few miles west of Gravelly Springs, of a congestive chill, it is supposed. Mrs. Mahala E.E. COLLINS, aged 65 years, died in DeKalb County recently. Mrs. Mary K. LATHAM died at her residence on Walnut Street, in Gadsden, on Thursday, January 6th. Major Humphrey S. SHELTON died at Carrollton on the 5th day of January, and at his death was in his 70th year. From early manhood he has been a citizen of that county, residing most of his time at Pickensville. The Selma Times announces the death of Mr. T.H. COOPER, which occurred about nine o'clock last night, after a lingering illness. Also, on the night of the 16th of January, in Selma, Miss Nora C. WYLY, the accomplished daughter of John M. and Amelia C. WYLY, at the early age of about 16 years. She was born at Jacksonville, Alabama on July 23rd, 1864. "We regret to hear," says the Gainesville Reporter, "of the death of Mrs. GEE, of Sumterville, which occurred on last Friday. She died very suddenly, it is thought of heart disease." The interments in the city cemetery during the month of December (1880), were as follows: White December 1 Mrs. M.A. GILMER December 2 F. TITCOMB December 8 Child of William H. MICOU December 10 Child of M. GORRIE, Montgomery County Child of James L. COPLEY December 11 Child of J.M. COBB December 25 DeWitt DILLARD; Dr. HERMAN December 28 Asbury HALL, Montgomery County December 29 Michael WATKINS December 30 Mrs. Helena SWARTZ Black December 1 Minerva FINLEY, County Poorhouse December 2 Child of Tillman WEATHERLY December 4 John W. ROBINSON December 5 Susan MITCHEL; Robert ROSS; Child of Rebecca HOLT December 7 Child of Mike FARRIS, Montgomery County December 10 Child of Clara TURNER December 11 Albert SMOOT, pauper, Peggy WASHINGTON December 13 Tillman WEATHERLY December 16 Sam KENT; County Poorhouse, George JACKSON December 19 Child of Sophia WILSON December 21 Julia JONES, Montgomery County December 23 Alice RYAN, County Poorhouse, Malinda BAILEY December 27 Pauline BARNETT, Child of Mary SPRINGER, pauper Nancy Ann WALLACE, County Poorhouse December 28 Child of Jesse WILLIAMS, Eddie JARRETT, pauper December 29 Milley FARLEY, pauper, Child of Lula HOWARD, pauper December 30 Child of Maggie HALE, pauper December 31 Alfred BOYKIN, County Poorhouse -Submitted by Moses CLAY, City Sexton