Obits: The Ouachita Telegraph 1887 Obits, Ouachita Parish La These older obituaries are being typed in by Ms. Lora Peppers at the Ouachita Parish Library. We would like to thank Lora Peppers for sharing her work with the Morehouse Parish Archives Project. Thank you Lora! ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** TIPS FOR SEARCHING RECORDS ON THE INTERNET Netscape & Ms Explorer users: If you are searching for a particular surname, locality or date while going through the records in the archives or anywhere....try these few steps: 1. Go to the top of the report you are searching. 2. Click on EDIT at the top of your screen 3. Next click on FIND in the edit menu. 4. When the square pops up, enter what you are looking for in the FIND WHAT ___________blank. 5. Click on DIRECTION __DOWN. 6. And last click on FIND NEXT and continue to click on FIND NEXT until you reach the end of the report. This should highlight the item that you indicated in "find what" every place it appears in the report. You must continue to click on FIND NEXT till you reach the end of the report to see all of the locations of the item indicated. If your obituary is not found here and you would like a special look up, you may send $5.00 and an self-addressed stamped envelope to: Lora Peppers - Phone (318) 327-1490 Reference Department Fax (318) 327-1373 Ouachita Parish Public Library 1800 Stubbs Ave. Monroe, LA 71201 These newspapers are on microfilm at NLU. The Ouachita Telegraph Saturday, January 29, 1887 Page 2, Column 5 MOREHOUSE. We understand that Mr. Lee Johnson died last Saturday morning from the effects of an overdose of morphine at his home in the seventh ward. It seems that the deceased gentleman was affected with a chronic disease and it was necessary for him to habitually use morphine. On the Williams plantation on Bayou Bartholomew a negro boy accidentally killed himself last Saturday. It seems that he was out hunting birds when he got his gun stopped up, and while twisting the load out of one barrel, the other, which he had negligently left cocked, fired off and discharged the whole load through his breast, coming out through the back of his neck. Death ensued instantly. The Ouachita Telegraph Saturday, February 12, 1887 Page 2, Column 6 MOREHOUSE. Capt. F.M. Grant died in Bastrop on the 31st of January, in the 62d year of his age. He was Captain of the 12t Louisiana Regiment and well known to many citizens of Ouachita. The Ouachita Telegraph Saturday, March 12, 1887 Page 2, Column 6 MOREHOUSE. A colored woman living on Mr. Pettit’s plantation, by the name of Beri Brantley, met with a serious accident Monday morning. It is stated that while she was standing before the fire arranging something on the mantle piece a flame caught her clothing and very soon she was almost totally wrapped up in flames. Two other parties came to her rescue and managed to keep her from burning up at a severe cost to themselves. All parties are still confined to their beds. LATER. – The accident to the woman proved fatal. – Clarion. The Ouachita Telegraph Saturday, April 2, 1887 Page 3, Column 1 William C. Ashley, late of this parish, died at Lindgrove, Morehouse parish, on the 15th ult., aged 54 years. The Ouachita Telegraph Saturday, June 11, 1887 Page 2, Column 6 MOREHOUSE. We with regret chronicle the sudden death of Mr. John Rutledge, which occurred Wednesday night at his residence in the country. It seems that Mr. Rutledge during the fore part of the day of his death was feeling extremely well and had worked in his field up till dark when he returned to his house and ate a hearty supper, after which he began to feel a little unwell and soon he collapsed without having had time to receive any medical aid. We have failed to learn positively what he was afflicted with, but it is the general supposition that it was apoplexy. – Clarion. A Justifiable Homicide. BASTROP, La., June 7. – [Picayune Special.] – Last Friday a young man named Johnson, living in Gum Swamp with Mr. J.W. McMillan, shot and mortally wounded a negro man named Sam Lee. Johnson claims that Lee was approaching him in a fit of anger with an open knife, when he shot him in self-defense. Johnson had a preliminary trial to-day before Judge Ellis and was released, the evidence in the case going to show that he was perfectly justifiable. The Ouachita Telegraph Saturday, July 9, 1887 Page 3, Column 3 MOREHOUSE. [Special to the Commercial Herald.] BASTROP, July 5. – Mr. R.L. Nunn, one of the best citizens and most promising young farmers of Morehouse Parish was buried here to-day by the Masons and Knights of Pythias, both of which orders he was an honored member. He also belonged to the Endowment rank of the K of P. The Ouachita Telegraph Saturday, July 16, 1887 Page 3, Column 1 Mrs. L.F. Leavel, an estimable lady of Morehouse parish, died at her home on the 11th inst. The Ouachita Telegraph Saturday, November 19, 1887 Page 3, Column 4 DIED. WALTMAN. – At his residence in Gum Swamp, Morehouse parish, Sunday, November 6, 1887, Dr. W.W. Waltman, aged 26 years. The Ouachita Telegraph Saturday, December 10, 1887 Page 3, Column 1 Mr. W.S. Carney of Morehouse parish died on last Monday at his home in Gum Swamp aged 67 years. He was the grandfather of Master Warren Carney, an attache of this office.