Sumter County GaArchives Obituaries.....Oliver, Perry H. 1870's
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An Unknown Americus Newspaper
                     Death of P. H. Oliver.
                                
     It is our sad office this morning to chronicle the death of Mr. PERRY H.
OLIVER. at his residence in this city, about noon last Sunday, the 6th inst. He 
was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery on the afternoon of last Monday, the funeral 
and burial service, being conducted by Dr. G. F. Cooper. of the Baptist Church
     The large company of friends present to perform the last kindly offices,
attested the high esteem in which Mr. Oliver was held by the citizens of this 
place, and how the bereavement of his family is felt and regarded as a great 
affliction common to the whole city.
     For about seventeen years Mr. Oliver had been a valued member of this
community liberal, public-spirited, generous and enterprising. He had always 
been a popular man, and soon after his .removal to our city, was honored with 
be office of Mayor by the vote of our people, having been elected the first 
Mayor of Americus.
     Especially was he the friend of young men, ever ready to speak to them a
kind word, to cheer and to aid them, generous and free in rendering them 
support in their endea vor and encouragement and assistance in their 
enterprises and efforts.
We are sure there are not a few of these in our city to whom his cherished 
memory will always be a pleasant and a grateful recollection, and from whose 
hearts, now made shadowy by the gloom of his , death, there comes forth the 
whispered and fervent good-bye: ''Peace to his honored ashes."
     Mr. Oliver was born in the city of Macon, and was about forty five years of
age, and seemed from his fine and robust appearance to have a long lease of days
yet before him for usefulness and enjoyment; but suddenly and unexpectedly he 
has fallen by the blade of the unswerving reaper.
     His family has the heartfelt sympathy and condolence of the host of friends
who honored and esteemed him in life, and now sincerely mourn him gone from
them and this world forever.

Additional Comments:
1870 Sumter Co. GA Americus pg 22
204 Perry H. Oliver 42 Ga
    Hettie          32 Ga
    Mollie           9 Ga
    Ellie            7 Ga
    Perry H. Jr      5 Ga
    Lula             3 Ga
    John             1 Ga

1860 Chatham Co. Ga Savannah pg 143
Perry H. Oliver 31 Houston Co. GA
Hettie G.       24 Bibb Co. GA
Mary             1 Savannah GA


1850 Bibb Co. GA  pg 162
Nancy Oliver 40 GA
Perry        22 Ga
Martha       17 Ga
Robert       13 Ga
Eliza         8 Ga

Ga Death Index:
Hettie Oliver 03 Oct 1922        Sumter  

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