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1866 - 1883 UNION PARISH LOUISIANA OBITUARIES

These obituaries were abstracted by me from Louisiana newspapers available 
on microfilm at the Hill Memorial Library, Louisiana State University campus, 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana. I acknowledge that the research of Ms. Lori Peppers, 
Ouachita Parish Librarian, was helpful in compiling these early obituaries, 
as almost all of these obituaries come from Ouachita Parish newspapers 
(Union Parish has no extant newspapers from this era).
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The Ouachita Telegraph 
Friday, 20 Sept 1878, page 3, column 3 

"OBITUARY. HENRY NEWTON MURRY, the subject of this notice, was born in the State of Georgia 
in the year 1846.  His parents moved to Union parish, La., in 1849, where he was raised.  
During his youth he was noted for a strict sense of honor, truth and morality, to which 
principles he strictly adhered to the time of his death.  During the past six years he has 
been residing on the Ouachita river in this parish, where he had a host of friends and no 
enemies.  During the past summer his health has been delicate, and thinking he would be 
benefitted (sic) by going on a camp hunt into the hill country in company with some of his 
most intimate friends, he left home in the latter part of August, and after having been out 
one week he was violently attacked by swamp fever.  His friends at once secured a 
comfortable place for him, and during his short illness he received every attention both 
from his friends and parties living in the immediate neighborhood.  Dr. McCormack was at 
once called to see him and manifested the greatest interest in behalf of his patient, but 
in spite of the attention received he died at Vernon, Jackson parish, on the 5th instant, 
in the 33d year of his age.  We offer sympathy to his aged parents (who yet reside in Union 
parish) in the loss of a noble son.  God has seen fit to take our much esteemed friend from 
us. That handsome face we will never more behold.  That hand which we have so cordially 
grasped now lies in the cold grave.  The noble spirit which dwelt within him has been called 
to its Maker.  We hope to meet our dear friend in a better world, where our spirits may 
commune forever.                  A FRIEND. 
                                  Ouachita Parish, La., Sept. 16, 1878."

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