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The Liberty Tribune 1872
DEATHS IN THE LIBERTY TRIBUNE, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI

The following death notices appeared in The Liberty Tribune, Liberty, Clay 
County, Missouri during the year of 1872.  Some the deaths did not occur in 
Clay County.  The date of publication is shown prior to the item(s).

Jan 5, 1872:
Mrs. Winniford Darneal, died in Richmond, Mo., on the 21st ult., at an advanced 
age.

Jan 12, 1872:
Zachariah Ridgway, an old citizen of Boone county, died recently at the 
advanced age of 88 years.  He had been a citizen of the county for over a half 
century.

Mrs. Mary Troost, of Kansas City, died in Pineville, Pa., of small-pox, a few 
days ago.  She was a niece of the late Wm. Gilliss, and inherited his estate 
amounting to over a half million of dollars. 

James Hedges, an old citizen of Clinton County, and for many years a citizen of 
Clay county, died a few days ago, at the advanced age of 71 years.

Died. – On the 27th of December, Mrs. Elizabeth Tutt, wife of Mr. Geo. g. Tutt, 
died at Plattsmouth, Nebraska, aged seventy-one years.  Mrs. Tutt was a most 
estimable lady, and her funeral, which took place from the residence of Mr. 
Andrew Tutt on the 29th of December, was largely attended by friends who had 
learned to esteem her in life.

From the Maysville, (Ky.) Bulletin.
Another Pioneer Gone – Kenton’s Station.
One by one the pioneers of Mason County are emigrating for their last time – 
going to their long home.  And now we have to record the departure of the last 
survivor of Kenton’s Station, Mrs. Elizabeth Ellis, mother of Mrs. Sidney Neal, 
of Liberty Mo., who died Oct. 3rd, 1871, at the residence of her son, Joseph D. 
Ellis, in Covington, Ky. – aged nearly 88 years.  She was born March 30th, 
1784, in Pennsylvania.  When only five weeks old, her father, Abner Overfield, 
started with his family to the “Tennassee,” or Cumberland Counties, as the 
present State of Tennesee was called – whither an uncle’s family had preceded 
him, and sent back glowing accounts.  But on reaching Limestone (the then name 
of Simon Kenton’s block house on the river bank in front of the present city of 
Maysville, on ground which has long since been washed away) the appalling 
stories of Indian attacks upon boats and tomahawking emigrants, which had met 
their ears all along down from Redstone, were confirmed by Simon Kenton, who 
persuaded him to abandon his trip and go out to his station – three miles from 
Maysville, and about one-third of a mile west of the well-known Blanchard’s 
pond, on the Lexington turnpike.  After living a year and a half in this 
section.  Mr. O. on account of the bad morals and coarse manners of so many of 
the rough characters who always abound in the outposts of civilization removed 
his family (wife and six children) to John Kenton’s Station, (on a small branch 
on the farm of the late Colonel Alex. Hunter a mile south of Washington) whose 
population was more moral and somewhat refined.  In the spring of 1786, he 
purchased land a mile or so westward – the same now owned by Robert Downing, 
Grandson Y. Reynolds and Joseph Best – and built the first house in this part 
of Kentucky outside of the block houses and stations above mentioned – a large 
size log house, of one room with a loft, and heavy shutters to the one little 
window with its six panes of 6x8 inch glass (itself the very first window with 
glass in it in Mason County.)  It was a dangerous move, to take his family out 
of a station; but the Indians never disturbed him, except to steal his horse 
which escaped from them and found his way home, living many years after.  On 
this farm a child was born – the first north of Licking river, outside of 
station – Mary or Polly, mother of Rev. Robert Desha Norris, D.D., now 
President of the Oxford (Ohio) Female College.  It was the home, too, all her 
life, of an older sister, Sally, and her husband, Colonel James Best.
Only a few weeks before her death, Mrs. Ellis detailed to Richard H. Collins, 
for his new “History of Kentucky”, many incidents of early life in our county – 
describing John Kenton’s Station so accurately that Mr. C. has prepared a 
drawing and engraving of it for his book.  She did not visit Simon Kenton’s 
Station (which was the earliest torn down) after she was old enough to describe 
its size and mode of construction.  She delighted in telling incident’s of both 
the Kenton’s.  After her marriage to Jas. Ellis (one of the early magistrates 
of Mason County, who died of cholera at Washington, June 6th, 1833,) Simon 
Kenton, who had removed to Ohio, frequently came to visit them – once, about, 
1825, to get Esquire Ellis to fix up his pension papers as a soldier of the 
revolution.  Kenton told him he used to nurse his wife, many a time, and added 
with a smile of playful mischief, “She was a pretty little thing then, but 
she’s not very pretty now.”  She remembered Gen. Kenton as a man very kind, 
liberal and popular, and in whose word most implicit faith was placed.  
The first preaching Mrs. Ellis ever heard was in 1790, in the old Baptist 
Church in Washington (torn down a few months ago) by Rev. William Wood, then an 
old man, the father of old “Uncle Jesse” Wood, who lived and died on a farm a 
mile below Maysville.  She herself was one of the first members of the 
Presbyterian Church in the same town, before 1817, and sat under the ministry 
there of those venerable men of God who all went before to welcome her to the 
better land – Robert Wilson, John T. Edgar D.D., Paradise, L. McAboy and John 
H. Condit.  She remained a member of it – one of its “mother’s in Israel” – to 
her death notwithstanding she had lived away from it with her children in 
Missouri for sixteen years prior to 1870.  She returned then, and ended her 
days among her relations in Mason, Bourbon and Kenton counties – desiring to be 
buried by her husband, and parents and sisters in the old family graveyard on 
the farm she first called home.  Hither her remains were taken, and “buried out 
of sight, - on the spot where, eighty-four years before, she was a happy 
child. – Funeral services at the grave by Rev. J.E. Spilman, of Maysville, and 
Rev. Dr. Elliott, of Washington.  She is at home not, “in her father’s house” – 
and was cheerfully awaiting the summons for many years.

Jan 19, 1872:
Death of Alex. Judy.  In the death of Mr. Judy Clay county has lost one of its 
best citizens.  He died some days ago at an advanced age.  He was born in Clark 
county, Ky., Feb. 6, 1803.  He moved to Clay county in 1852.  Had been an 
exemplary member of the old Baptist Church for forty years.  May he rest in 
peace. 

Death of Joseph Scudder.
Died, Dec. 31st, 1871, at his residence near Kearney City, Clay county, Mo., of 
pneumonia, after a short but severe illness, Mr. Joseph Scudder, aged sixty-
three years and three days.
The deceased was born in Essex county, New Jersey, whence he was removed by his 
father to Cincinnati, O., when about four years old.  In about his fourteenth 
year he went to live with a brother in Indianapolis, where he learned the 
cabinet making business, in which occupation he continued some ten or twelve 
years.  In 1838 he removed to Lafayette, Ind., and there on Jan. 19th, 1830, 
married Miss Hannah C. Cochran who proved a worthy helpmate to him for over 
forty years.
In the spring of 1839, he left Indiana, and came to Clay county, Mo., where he 
resumed the business of farming in which he continued to the end of life.
Bro. Scudder like Obadiah, feared the Lord from his youth.  He seemed to have 
received much benefit from the early instructions of the Rev. Joshua L. Wilson, 
a pioneer minister of the Presbyterian Church in Cincinnati of whom he often 
spoke affectionately unto the day of his death.
He became a member of the Presbyterian Church when about seventeen years of age 
uniting, as is supposed, with the church in Indianapolis, Ind.
After his removal to Missouri, he became a member of the Bethel church and 
subsequently of Clear Fork, now Central, of which he was long a ruling Elder 
and one of the principal supporters.  He loved to sing the Songs of Zion – had 
in his best days a voice of much compass and melody and was often called upon 
to lead the worshippers in the Sanctuary, both in prayer and praise.
Our departed friend was a man diligent in business, looking well to his flocks 
and herds, was blessed with a competent portion of the good things of this 
life, and in all his worldly relations social and public, honorable and 
reliable.
His piety was solid rather than showy, uniform rather than impulsive.  He had 
an intelligent view of the doctrines of grace, and drew support for his soul 
from the finished work of Christ rather than from the varying phases, of 
religious experience.  When inquired of, upon his dying bed, in reference to 
the foundation of his hope, he replied with emphasis, it seems more firm and 
stable than ever before.  He knew in whom he had trusted and was persuaded that 
what he had committed to his hands was safe.  He had been reviewing his life 
and while conscious of many short comings he felt comforted in contemplating 
Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today, and forever.
His funeral was preached from Acts XIII, 86: “For David after he had served his 
own generation by the will of God fell sleep and was laid unto his fathers,” – 
and at his request in Central Church, Kearney, in the presence of a large and 
attentive congregation.  He has left behind the wife of his youth, and three 
children, two sons, - one in Montana Ter., and one daughter, to mourn the loss 
of an affectionate husband and kind parent.  May the Lord be their comforter 
and enable them to follow him as he followed Christ.  C.

Died in Vernon county, Mo., on 6th Dec., 1871, of typhoid fever, James C. 
Hodges, son of W.V. Hodges, aged 26 years.

Jan 26, 1872:
The Death of X.X. Buckner.
Doubtless no announcement could be made that would have carried with it sorrow 
to a greater number of our people than that of the sudden death of the Rev. 
X.X. Buckner, yesterday morning.  There were none in this community who filled 
a larger or more conspicuous place either in its society or public affairs than 
did our dead friend.  He was essentially of our selves.  He had seemed to have 
no ambition that did not include the advancement of the city; no aspirations 
for himself which did not contemplate a public interest.  His latest enterprise 
was the establishing of a new National Bank, in connection with a number of 
other gentlemen, than which no new enterprise could have been more timely.  Mr. 
Buckner was a man of extraordinary business ability, and he combined with it a 
social grace of manner and spotless integrity both of public and private 
character that left him well nigh without a fault.
His sudden and unwarned death came upon him in his full prime.  He has been 
called away from us at the moment of his greatest vigor and most indispensable 
usefulness.  He was just entering that period of life when the vigor and force 
of manhood is most perfectly tempered by the judgement and experience of 
years.  Than his no future in our community was brighter; no better promise of 
a great and useful career could have been more prematurely cut off.  To the 
memory of such a man as Mr. Buckner it is at best but scant tribute to say that 
a great community mourns his loss. – Kansas City Times.

Mrs. Sarah E.B. Murrin, wife of Jas. Murrin, and late widow of L.A. Benoist, 
the great banker, died in St. Louis county, on the 19th inst.

Feb 2, 1872:
Died, in this City on the 30th inst., Liston, infant son of Dr. J.T. & Roxie 
Marsh, aged about 6 weeks.
Your little Liston will live again,
God holds him in His arms;
He cannot come – He there remains
Secure and safe from harm.

Obituary. – Died, at her home, in Parkville, mo., on the 27th day of January, 
at 15 minutes of 12 o’clock P.M., Mrs. Laurinda S. Haynes, wife of John Haynes, 
Esq.
Thus has passed away in the prime of her womanhood a most excellent wife, 
mother and Christian.
She fell asleep in Jesus, as her utterances abundantly testify.  These were, “I 
trust in God,”  “I trust in God.”  and to her stricken, sorrowing husband, 
children and mother, as death was fastening his inflexible hold upon her, she 
said, “Trust in God.” She was a member of the Baptist Church.
“Dearest sister thou hast left us,
Here thy loss we deeply feel,
But ‘tis God that hath bereft us,
He can all our sorrows heal.               R.

Feb 9, 1872:
Solomon Houck, an old respected citizen of Westport, died at the residence of 
his son-in-law Rev. J.M. Cobb, on the 12th inst.  He was one of the earliest 
traders with Mexico, a leading Western man forty years ago, a Mason, Methodist, 
and over seventy years of age at the time of his death.

Col. R.C. Donnell, cousin of Mr. R.W. Donnell, died at San Antonio, Texas, on 
the 30th of Jan. last.  He was a Colonel in the Confederate service from North 
Carolina during the late war.

Tradgedy at Platte City.
A terrible tragedy occurred in Platte City on Friday last, whereby Hon. Addison 
Burge was killed by Dr. F.M. Johnson.  Dr. Johnson is out on bail.  The 
paragraph below is said to embrace substantially the cause of the tragedy.
The St. Jos. Gazette says: “ A gentleman from Platte county gives us the 
following particulars in reference to the recent stabbing affair in Platte 
county.  Our informant states that on Thursday evening Mrs. Johnson went to a 
spring on the premises of Mrs. Jack, the mother-in-law of Mr. Burge, and with 
whom he lived, to water her pony.  Mr. Burge came to the spring in the 
meantime, and, it is alleged, greatly abused Mrs. Johnson.  The next morning 
Dr. Johnson, a prominent surgeon of Platte, met Mr. Burge on the street and 
said, “Mr. Burge, I desire to see you a moment.”  Mr. Burge replied, “Yes, G-d 
d-n you, I know you do,” and at the same time grabbed at Dr. Johnson’s throat.  
The doctor caught his arm with his hand, and, drawing a bowie-knife, stabbed 
Burge to the heart.  He immediately gave himself up.  Burge was formerly a 
member of the Legislature from Platte.  His body was buried Saturday.

Feb 23, 1872:
Death of Judge Jas. T.V. Thompson.
It is our painful duty to announce the death of Judge Jas. T.V. Thompson, which 
occurred at his residence in this city on Thursday afternoon of the 15th inst.  
He had been in declining health for several years but maintained his mental 
faculties up to two or three days before his death.  Several years ago he was 
partially paralyzed, and from that time up to the period of his death seldom 
went out.  Thus has passed away one of our oldest and most prominent citizens – 
a man who for over thirty years wielded a controlling influence in the civil 
and political interests of this county.  He was a man of extradinary intellect 
and will, and until old age left its impress, seldom failed of accomplishing 
whatever he undertook.  He was born in Lincoln county, N.C., July 27th, 1793, 
and his father emigrated to Logan county Ky., in 1798, where he grew to 
manhood.  In 1826 Judge T. removed from Kentucky to Clay co., Mo., and has 
resided her ever since.  At that time, the population of the town of Liberty 
did not contain over seventy-five inhabitants, and the county was very sparsely 
settled.  In 1828, he was elected one of the Judges of the Clay County Court, 
and remained on the bench for five years.  In 1833, he was elected to the State 
Senate and served until 1842.  In 1858, he was again elected to the State 
Senate and served until the fall of 1861.  From the “List of Old Men” published 
in the Tribune in 1870, we make the following extract from the Judge’s 
biography:
“I was a delegate to every democratic State Convention held in Missouri from 
1828 to 1861.  I was also a member of every County convention held by the 
Democrats in Clay county during the same period.  I was likewise a delegate to 
every Democratic congressional convention held in the district of which Clay 
county was a part during the same period – particularly the famous “Gallatin 
convention” in 1852 when Birch and King were rivals.  I was a Democratic 
presidential elector a number of times – particularly in 1844, 1848 and 1860.  
I approved of the “Jackson Resolutions” passed in 1849.  I opposed Col. Benton 
from about the year 1848 until his death.  Among my associates in the State 
Senate, I remember, with particular affection, David Barton, Miles Vernon, N.W. 
Watkins, Col. Bogy, Col. Rozier, Col. Marmaduke, Benj. Reeves, A.B. Chambers, 
B.J. Brown and Jas. Chiles.  I may add that I recollect Col. Marmaduke with 
especial veneration and kindness.  I have always been an old-fashioned, states’ 
rights, Jackson Democrat.”
Judge Thompson was an active advocate of every important enterprise agitated 
since his settlement in the county; the founding of Wm. Jewell College and 
other schools; the McAdamizing of our streets; building of our railroad; the 
organization of our Agricultural society; the erection of the Presbyterian 
Church, &c.  He donated to the Trustees of Wm. Jewell College the grounds upon 
which the College stands.  In 1848 he erected the Thompson House – the largest 
building of that kind at that period west of St. Louis.
He was buried Saturday evening last in the family cemetery, within a few rods 
of where he had lived for over forty years, by the Masonic order of which he 
was an ancient member.  Funeral services by Rev. D. Coulter, of the 
Presbyterian church. The attendance on the funeral ceremonies was very large.  
The Kansas City News in announcing the death of Judge Thompson, says: “A self-
made man, deprived of the advantages in early life of an education, Judge 
Thompson by dint of perservering energy, and natural endowments pressed himself 
forward into a position of wealth and prominence.  He was ever watchful of the 
political interests of the people and arose to eminent and honorable 
distinction in the councils of his state, having served a term or two in the 
Missouri State Senate, and occupied other places of public trust.  Judge 
Thompson was liberal-minded and public-spirited in all his official and private 
acts, and largely aided in the development of his own good county of Clay, and 
the state with which he became early identified in interests and feeling.
Judge Thompson lost much of his Property by the war, was placed under political 
ostracism by the ban of disfranchisement, and suffered in influence and 
political prosperity as did many of the best men of the State.  The type of 
nobility was enstamped upon the form of man and there are few, even of his 
enemies who do not mourn his departure.  One by one the ancient landmarks are 
removed.”

John Gill, one of the oldest and most respected citizens of Chariton County, 
died at his residence above Cotteville, January 28th.  Mr. Gill was 83 years of 
age.

Mr. Joseph Bogg, a well known citizen of Howard county, recently died very 
suddenly near Glasgow.  The Glasgow Journal says: “A bottle nearly empty, 
containing hydrate chloral used in cases of delireum tremens, and to steady the 
nerves, a deadly poison, when used in large quantity, was found upon his 
person.  It is the opinion of the doctors that he was intoxicated, and had 
taken a large dose of this medicine, which combined with the liquor he had 
taken, produced apoplexy from which he died.

Mar 1, 1872:
Davis. – Died at the residence of J.Q. Adams, Missouri City, Mo., after a 
protracted illness of six months, Fannie E. Davis, of consumption, on Friday 
night, the 9th of February, at twelve o’clock, aged fourteen years and twenty-
eight days.
She Hath Fallen Asleep.
She sleepeth a happy sleep;
Knowing no grief or tears,
O’re the peace which she hath won,
There riseth no dream of fears;
For the measures of earthly joys,
She maketh not sorrowful quest;
She will wake, she will wake once more,
In the beautiful land of rest.

On her brow so pure and white
The kiss of the angels fell,
They wooed her away from us
Who had loved her so long and well
On her spirit rests the calm
God giveth unto the blest
And oh, she will wake again
In the beautiful land of rest.

Though our arms are empty now
Though idly our hands must fall
Though we feel in our aching hearts
The same fate must reach us all.
Though our river of bliss runs dry,
Tears flow to our lonely eyes,
Yet we feel that she is blest
In a home beyond the skies.          F. T. A. 
Whereas, It has pleased Almighty God in the exercise of His rightful 
sovereignty to remove from our midst by the hand of death Fannie E. Davis – the 
many virtues and amiable disposition of whom have endeared her to all who knew 
her; and whereas the deceased being a member of the Christian Sunday School, 
therefore – 
Resolved, 1st That the school has lost one of its best and devoted members and 
her class one of the most faithful and efficient scholars.
2d That her presence always produced pleasure when in our midst, and we feel it 
is hard to submit to the providences of Him who can only do right.
3d. That we s a Sunday School tender to her adopted mother and father our 
hearfelt sympathies for their irreparable loss.
Done by order of the School.
E.M. Grubbs, Sec’y.

Miss Hallie Adams, daughter of Judge Washington Adams, died recently.  The 
Boonville Eagle says her death resulted from a violent cold, taken while on a 
visit to Jefferson City, to attend the Governor’s reception. 

From Missouri City.  
Missouri City, MO., Feb. 20, 1872.
Died, in Missouri City, on the morning of Feb. 18th, 1872, at residence of his 
brother-in-law, W.N. Whiteside, of Titus county, Texas, in the 57th year of his 
age.  The deceased was born in Madison county, Illinois, and moved to Texas in 
1843.  He united himself with the Methodist Church, south, in 1857, and so 
lived up to his death – a devoted and pious Christian, and in his death the 
church has lost one of its brightest jewels, and his neighbors one of their 
best friends.  He was an affectionate and devoted husband and father, leaving a 
wife and three children to mourn his untimely death, but their loss is her 
eternal gain, as he died in the full hope of eternal rest in the Paradise of 
God, and to meet his dear departed children that have gone before him to 
inhabit the land of the blessed.  We may imagine ourselves in the enjoyment of 
health, wealth, ease and luxury, the endearing ties of kindred and friends may 
be unbroken, their smiles may sweetly illumine the cheerful hearth, their 
voices and consolation may fall like soft music on our ears, but what are all 
of this compared with the smiles of our Heavenly Father?  They are indeed 
blessings, but sooner or later the dark days of sorrow will come, they will 
fall like the leaves of autumn, sickness will pale their cheeks, their eyes 
close in death, their voices be heard no more, riches too, may take wings and 
fly away, and our warmest friends become cool.  But the Savior changes not.  He 
is ever the same.  His preciousness endures forever.  His word is a sure 
support and strong consolation in every condition.  To the bareworn and tempest 
one, He is a haven of rest.  Then, my dear sister and sorrowing children take 
consolation and adopt these lines.
Thus let my humble faith address,
His mercy and His power.
We shall obtain delivering grace.
In the distressing hour.                                J. M. D.

Mar 8, 1872:
Died near Smithville, in this county, on the 24th ult., Mrs. Bettie Crawford, 
wife of Mr. A.B. Crawford, aged about 17 years.

Mar 15, 1872:
Mysterious Death of Owen M. Smith.
On Saturday morning last Mr. Owen M. Smith was found dead under the bridge near 
the brick factory.  It is supposed by some that he accidentally fell over the 
embankment and was killed.  This is not our opinion.  We believe he was 
murdered by some fiend and thrown over – or, forced under and killed.  The 
location of the largest pools of blood, the stone he must have fallen on to 
produce death, and the cuts on the head, are all to us evidence that he was 
murdered, and it  behooves our people to use every possible means to bring to 
justice the perpetrator of the deed.  In giving our opinion as above, it is 
with due deference to those who differ with us, and with the fervent wish that 
their view of the case may prove correct.  The idea of a man being murdered in 
the heart of our city is not a very pleasant one.
Mr. Smith had been in town the night before his death and started home between 
eight and nine o’clock; and that was the last seen of him until next morning 
when his body ws found, his head cut in several places as if by a sharp 
cornered stone, and his person covered with blood and mud – presenting a horrid 
sight.
Coroner Meffert held an inquest over the body, and the jury returned a verdict 
that he deceased came to his death from wounds from an unknown cause.
Mr. Smith was a hard-working, clever gentleman, and as far as we know, 
peaceably disposed.  He was aged about 35 years, and leaves a wife and several 
children to lament his sad fate.  He was buried on Monday.

Mar 22, 1872:
John R. Price, son of the late Major John G. Price of this county, died in 
Denton, Texas, Feb. 16th, 1872, of Pneumonia.

Death of An Aged Minister. – Elder Thomas Fristo, for many years a preacher in 
the Baptist church of this State, died March 2d, at his residence in Howard 
county, aged 81 years.

Mrs. Sallie W. Bramlette, wife of ex-Gov. Thos. E. Bramlette of Kentucky, died 
at her residence in Louisville on Monday night, after an illness of nine months.

Mar 29, 1872:
Thomas D. Murray, aged about thirty years, died of consumption in this city, on 
the 22d inst.

Apr 5, 1872:
Two in One Hearse.
From the Fayette (Mo.) Banner.
Died. – At the residence of his father, Dr. T.J. Smith, in this city on Tuesday 
last, Franklin Smith aged 14 years:
At the residence of her father Col. B.W. Stone, of this county, on Tuesday last 
Minnie K. Stone, aged about 14 years.
A sad and sorrowful scene was witnessed on Wednesday last, by the people of our 
city and a large number who had come from the country to offer their sympathy 
to two bereaved families.  It was the solemn and almost noiseless passage 
through our streets of a hearse draped with the ebon badges of mourning, and 
bearing beneath its nodding plumes, the remains of two lovely children.  They 
were first cousins, of the same age, and though eight miles apart had died of 
the same disease cerebral meningitis, or what is sometimes known as the spotted 
fever.   OF kindred blood, their infant eyes had opened almost simultaneously 
upon the world; they had played together in the sunny hours of childhood; 
endured the same agonies when stricken by disease; crossed the icy stream as it 
were, hand in hand, and together opened their eyes on the sunny land that 
awaited them on the other side.

In Memoriam.
Died in Missouri City, on the 21st of March, 1872, Mrs. Lou W., wife of Joseph 
Y. Clark.  The deceased was born in Prince Edward county, Va., in 1844 and was 
at the time of her death in the 28th year of her age.  For more than a year 
past Mrs. Clark was a great sufferer, being afflicted with the dropsy of a very 
distressing type.
Our departed sister had been a member of the Methodist church for the last 
twelve years adorning her profession by a consistent life.  She bore her 
protracted illness with pious resignation, often spoke calmly of her 
approaching dissolution and of her abiding hope in Christ as her precious 
Saviour.  She has left an affectionate husband and an infant daughter, also a 
sister, beside many other relatives and friends to mourn and feel her loss.
Her funeral was preached at Missouri City by Rev. D. Coulter, of Liberty, from 
I Thess. VI, 14.  “For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so 
them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.”  Her remains were 
interred at Old Bethel, the burying place of the family of her husband.
“When the pilgrim reposes, the fields are all green.
There day never closes nor nights intervene,
O, the forms that are there, such as eye hath not seen,
O, the songs they sing there, with Hosannas between
While the river of life flows freely.”                                C.

On Friday, March 29th, Mr. T.H. Conn was snatched by death’s cold hand from our 
midst after a protracted illness of 4 weeks of Typhoid fever in connection with 
Bronchitis.  Mr. Conn was a man of 55 years, a good citizen and a kind father.  
He leaves a wife and four children to mourn his loss.  His funeral was preached 
at the house of the deceased by Elder G.B. Waller, whose eloquent discourse 
brought tears in the eyes of all that were present.  He was, interred at the 
grave yard of John Owens at 4 o’clock on Saturday.  May God protect the wife 
and children is the prayer of all who know them.  
J.  R. S. 

Died – In this city, at the residence of his father-in-law, A.H. Ringo, Esq., 
Benjamin S. Word, late of Helena, Montana.  Mr. Word has long been suffering 
from the scourge, scrofula, but until Monday night last, the disease had not 
assumed a necessarily fatal form.  ON the evening in question, after having 
read considerably, he was suddenly prostrated, and from that time until 
Thursday about one o’clock, he suffered the most agonizing pain, when the 
silent messenger, Death, relieved his anguish.  On Friday morning, the Masonic 
fraternity, took the body in charge, and accompanied it to its last resting 
place. – Richmond Republican.

Apr 12, 1872:
Ann M., a sweet and sprightly little daughter of Mr. Wm. H. Anderson, died this 
city on the 10th, aged about 3 years.

Mrs. Wm. F. Gordon died on the 2d inst., aged abut 38 years.  She was one of 
the “excellent of earth,” and her loss is universally lamented by her many 
friends.  She leaves a large family.

Death of Mrs. W.F. Gordon.
Departed this life in the City of Liberty, on the 2d inst., after a short but 
painful illness of Pneumonia, Mrs. Rebecca E. Gordon, wife of Mr. W.F. Gordon, 
in the thirty-eighth year of her age.
Our deceased friend for many years was a member of the Christian Church and by 
walk and conversation exhibited the faith and Eternal Hope of a true 
Christian.  She has nobly run her race and a heavenly reward awaits her in that 
day when He cometh to make up his jewels.  We are prone to ask “What is 
life?”  ‘Tis a passing vapor.  How soon it vanishes.  We must remember “Dust we 
are and unto Dust we must return.”
“Our lives are rivers gliding free,
To that unfathomed boundless sea,
The silent grave.”
Yes, to the cold grave we consigned the remains of a fond mother.  How strong 
the tie that bound her to her children.  That tie Death severed.  Suddenly his 
shadow passed o’er the pale face of our friend, and she was clasped in his icy 
arms.  Two weeks since we beheld her in health, and now we shudder at the 
thought of Death.  So sudden and unlooked for its visitation.  Truly none can 
measure the grief of the household which her maternal devotion so long illumed; 
none save God replace her guardianship to the motherless children on whom she 
bestowed unbounded affection.  Her labor of love is o’er, and those who shared 
the blessings and sympathies of her noble heart will long remember and mourn 
her, long yearn for
“The touch of the vanished hand,
The sound of the voice that is still.”
Her companion whose life she sweetened and whose troubles she shared, deeply 
mourns her irreparable loss.  AS he watches over those to whom she was so 
devoted, his grief can but be renewed, and with stricken heart, he will 
remember her maternal care and untiring patience in the discharge of her 
duties.  Many are left to mourn.  A fond husband, loving sister, aged mother 
and eight children, the oldest of whom, a tender-hearted daughter who well knew 
and appreciated a mother’s love and protection.  Now that she is left 
motherless, and upon her rests the duty of comforting, cheering and counseling 
younger brothers and sisters, we would say “Bear your trials with Christian 
fortitude and purpose to meet your mother in Heaven.”  Relations and friends 
mourn and sympathize with the family.  To them also, death brought an aching 
void the world can never fill.  Weep not, one and all; as those without a ray 
of Hope.  A little while and you who mourn for her will lift the veil which 
stands between you and the holy dead, “Robed in everlasting beauty we shall see 
her once again.”           J.  &  B.

A Horrible Death.
Information reached this city last night of a terrible accident that befell the 
son of Mr. Joseph Evans, formerly a citizen of this place.  The facts in the 
case are substantially as follows.
A few weeks ago Mr. Joseph Evans moved from the south part of this city, where 
he has resided for several years, to a farm situated upon the Liberty road 
about six miles from Kansas City.  Yesterday about noon, his son, William 
Evans, aged about 17 years, unhitched a pair of horses from a wagon or plow, 
and without removing the harness, mounted one of the horses, and leading the 
other, started towards a spring of water, with the intention of watering the 
team.  By some means as yet unexplained, as no one was a witness to the 
catastrophe, the young man was thrown from the back of the horse and became 
entangled in the harness.  The horses at once began to kick, and continued to 
kick the helpless young man until the upper portion of his body, including his 
head, was literally kicked to pieces and knocked into a jelly.  From his waist 
upwards every bone in his body was broken, and that portion of the young man 
left without the least semblance of humanity remaining. When extricated from 
the harness and the horses driven away, life was entirely extinct.
The deceased was a carriage maker by trade and worked for some time in the 
employ of Robinson & Van Guilder, of this city.  He has a large circle of 
friends and acquaintances in this city who will bitterly lament his horrible 
and untimely end.  His respected parents have the heartfelt sympathy of a whole 
city in this most terrible affliction, and more especially those who have been 
bereaved of those they have loved with the love that only a parent can feel.  
The funeral will take place today under the superintendence of Mr. Tine, of 
this city, who will cross the river this morning for that purpose.  Kansas City 
Times.

Apr 19, 1872:
Died in this city on the 13th inst., Anna Theresa, infant daughter of John and 
Johanah Morrison.

Mrs. Docia Garner, mother of C.T. & Dr. H.C. Garner, died in Richmond on 
Saturday last, aged 81 years.

Apr 26, 1872:
Died, in this city on Friday morning last 19th, of consumption, Mrs. Pauline 
Hughes, widow of the late Dr. Hughes, of Weston, and daughter of the late Jno. 
Terrill, of Clay county, aged about 50 years.

Departed this life April 5th, in the 35 year of her age Elizabeth D. Arnold, 
the wife of Wm. B. Arnold, and daughter of Simeon Collins.  

Apr 26, 1872:
Obituary on the Death of Little Ann Miller Anderson.
“Oh death thou lovest the beautiful!”
She is dead.  Dear, gentle, little Ann Miller is no more; free from all pain, 
and now with the angels in Heaven, bright and beautiful forever.  Her soft 
footsteps can be heard no more, the eyes are now dimmed with tears that always 
gladdened when she was near.  Patient little Ann!  she has left us, faded like 
the light upon a summer’s evening, we can no more listen to her childish voice, 
it is hushed and still in the silent grave.
Let the bereaved parents and relatives bow to this stroke of affliction, with 
submissive, and tranquil hearts, remembering that the Lord chasteneth whom He 
loveth.  She has been called to that better Land, and is now in the arms of her 
Saviour who has said “suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them 
not for of such is the kingdom of Heaven.”            Laura and Clara

Obituary.  Death of Miss Emma Riley.
Died, in the city of St. Joseph, on Friday night, the 19th inst., Emma daughter 
of M.E. and Martha Riley, aged about 21 years.
“Whom the Lord loveth, He chasteneth.”  Earth, in all its beauty, man in all 
his wisdom, stays not the hand of God; for the earth and all creatures therein 
are His.  He lendeth but again will claim His own.  When He thought it best t 
call Emma from our midst, she expressed regret at having to leave her friends, 
but a willingness to die, desiring to live only for her mother’s sake, to whom 
she said, “I know you will be lonely without me.” Her friends were sent for at 
her request, and after talking to them a short time, with a living caress, and 
sweet smile, she fell asleep.  Without a struggle she gave up her life into th 
hands of the God-Father who bestowed it.  For several years she had been a 
devoted member of the Christina Church, never shrinking from her duty; was 
baptized by Elder J.J. Wyatt, the pastor of her church, and one to whose words 
of counsel she loved to listen.  She possessed love to her neighbor and love to 
God; the christian’s principles, the christian’s hope, the christian’s 
exceeding joy.  Her name was mentioned, but to praise, and you had only to know 
her to love her.  She was the pet of all the household, but, - 
“Death lies on her, like an untimely frost
Upon the sweetest flow’r of all the field.”
Father, mother, brother, though you wept to see her fading from your sight, 
though you weep to know that she is gone, murmur not frail children of earth, 
trust in your Heavenly Father, and He will give you strength; your burden will 
not be heavier than you can bear.  Oh, rapacious grave! into thy voiceless 
keeping we give her until in her Savior’s arms sh will awake to life and love, 
and though our hearts ache when we think the paths that have known her will 
know her no longer, we remember that with her all is well and we are comforted.
“Earth hath none fairer lost,
Heaven none purer gained.”      ANNA.           

In Memorium.
Resolutions of Respect to the memory of Edwina Copeland, late member of Liberty 
Lodge, No. 136, I.O. of G.T.
Whereas, It has pleased God the creator and ruler of the universe, to remove 
from our midst our beloved sister, Edwina Copeland, who has gone that sleep 
from which there is no waking, until the resurrection morn, when the gavel 
sound of our Grand Chief Templar on high shall call us all to order around his 
bar of justice, there to render an account of the deeds done in the body, 
therefore be it
Resolved, That in the death of sister Edwina Copeland we acknowledge the 
prerogative of Him, with whom are the issues of life and death, and that we 
receive with humble submission the providential lesson taught us “Be ye also 
ready.”
Resolved, That while we bow with meek submission to this afflicting 
dispensation of providence, we sincerely lament her decease, and believe that 
this Lodge has lost one of its most faithful and worthy members.
Resolved, That his Lodge tenders its warmest sympathy to the friends of the 
deceased, in this the midst of their affliction.  We humbly trust their loss, 
in her unspeakable gain, and that they may find consolation in the hope of a 
reunion in “That better land” where there is no sorrow or death, and where 
parting is no more.
Resolved, That the Charter and regalia of this lodge be draped in mourning for 
two weeks.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be presented to the husband of the 
deceased, and spread upon the records of the lodge, and that a copy thereof be 
furnished the Liberty Tribune, with a request that they publish the same.
Submitted in Faith, Hope and Charity.
John D. Share,  W.H. Woodson, Mollie F. Corbin, Mattie J. Denny, Committee.

In Memory of Departed Willie.
Death, which visits with equal power the palace of kings and the retired 
cottage, came in great haste on the morning of the 9th inst., about noon, and 
bore away from devoted parents, kind brothers, and loving sisters, the much 
beloved Willie Evans.  Willie was 16 years and 8 months old, and was a child in 
advance of his years, having enjoyed the advantages of an early education, and 
nature having bestowed her choicest gifts upon him.  He was winning in his 
address, easy and graceful in his manners and cheerful in his conversation.  
The few years he lived glided swiftly and sweetly away, giving offense to 
none.  He was universally beloved by his numerous relatives and friends, 
scattered smiles and made glad the hearts with whom he associated.  But in the 
very bloom of youth, and with the brightest prospects before him, he was 
instantly cut down and removed to the spirit world.  He made a public 
profession of faith in Christ at the early age of 13 years, and was baptized by 
Elder Warder into the fellowship of the First Baptist Church of Kansas City, 
Mo., where he remained a member and preserved his Christian integrity until a 
few weeks before his death.  His father having removed to Clay county and 
located near Olive Branch Church, which church Willie contemplated uniting with 
at the April meeting, but before the day arrived I humbly trust he had united 
with the church above, where angels are his companions and Christ his leader.  
During Willie’s country life, which was but short, he did not miss a weekly 
prayer meeting.  He was an ardent lover of Sunday School work, and seemed much 
devoted to teachers and classmates, and the high esteem by which he was held by 
those loved ones seemed to render it almost certain, his life would be one of 
great usefulness in his Master’s service.  But God viewed it differently.  How 
often it is, the providence of the Almighty are mysterious, and that while we 
are journeying homeward we must walk by faith and not by sight.  But doubtless 
the time will come when we will have unfolded to our enraptured visions the 
purposes and providence of God which now seem so dark and mysterious.
A friend for Willie had been doing business, remarked in my presence on the day 
of his funeral, that he, was too good, too pure for earth.  And now to that 
dear friend, and to the heart-stricken parents, to the bereaved brothers, and 
mourning little sisters, and to all the relatives of the deceased, and to the 
church of which he was a member, to his teacher and classmates, and especially 
to the youths with whom he associated, wear in your pockets, or written upon 
your hearts, a card with the same injunction upon it, which was found upon a 
card in Willie’s pocket at the time he was killed – 
“Be ye therefore ready also,”
A bud on earth, to mature in heaven.

May 3, 1872:
The Independence Mo., Herald, announces the death of Dr. Leo Twyman, of that 
place, on the 22d inst.  He was a native of Scott county, Ky., but had resided 
in Missouri since 1827, and was the oldest physician in Jackson county.

In Memory
Of Bro. Joseph A. Bernard, who died April 23d A.L. 5872, and was buried with 
Masonic honors April 24th A.L. 5872.
Hall of Acacia Lodge No. 289, A.F. & A.M.
Gosneyville, Mo., April 27, 1872 A.L. 5872.
At a stated communication of Acacia Lodge No. 289 on the above date, the 
following resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, It has pleased Almighty God to summon form his labors upon earth our 
beloved Bro. Joseph A. Bernard, calling him by his Omnipotent authority to that 
judgment which awaits all who are toiling in this earthly tabernacle; 
therefore – 
Resolved, That we sincerely mourn this disruption of covenanted friendship, 
bearing in tender remembrance his fidelity to Masonry and his devotion to the 
principles it inculcates.
Resolved, That we earnestly sympathise with the heart broken companion, 
relatives and friends of our deceased Brother and tender them the consolation 
which the world can neither give nor take away.
Resolved, That we wear the usual badge of mourning thirty days, and that a page 
be set apart to his memory in our Journal.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be presented to the widow of our 
deceased Brother, and published in Liberty Tribune and the Free Mason of St. 
Louis.  
Signed. Geo. W. Owen,  B.F. Records, W.L. Sparks, Committee
Attest:  B. Frank Reocrds, Sec.

Obituaries.
Died, in the town of Gower, Clinton county, Mo., Mrs Bettie Stout, aged 18 
years, 5 months and 9 days, wife of James H. Stout, and daughter of Thomas D. 
and Nannie Ashurst, of Clay co., Mo.  She was only sick a short time but her 
suffering was great, beyond description, though she bore it with the patience 
of Job.  I have known her from a child and she was always, resolute and firm as 
the rock of ages.  She was kind and affectionate and made a kind and loving 
companion.  All was peace an dharmony around and nothing whimsical about her.  
She had a thought for the present, past, and future.  and her brightest hopes 
were in Jesus.  Each night before she closed her eyes she never failed to offer 
up her prayers to Heaven.  But when her time came, that grim monster death, 
stole on her so quick she had no time to talk.  I know she breathed out her 
spirit leaning upon the bosom of her savior and in bright anticipation for the 
rest that remaineth to the people of God; and would have exclaimed if she 
could, “let me die the death of the righteous and let my last end be like 
his.”  She leaves a little babe and a number of friends to mourn her loss.  
When God calls, the nearest ties on this earth must be rent asunder.  We feel 
for her grief stricken husband, but he must live in this wor5ld so as to meet 
his darling in Heaven where there is no parting.
“All that’s bright must fade.
The brightest, still the fleetest,
All that’s sweet was made,
To be lost when sweetest.”                J.  B.  H.

Death of Jule W. Gash.
Died at Quitman, Texas, April 1st, 1872, Jule W. Gash, aged about 38 years.  
From 1857 to 1861 he was in business in Barry, Mo.  At the commencement of “ 
the great rebellion,” he volunteered in the “Missouri State Guard” – served six 
months, was in the battles of Carthage, Dry Wood and Wilson’s Creek; then with 
an invalid sister, who died in 1862, returned to North Carolina, his native 
State, espoused the honor of “the lost cause” “for the war” or “during life,” 
and served to the surrender, but the writer is not informed as to the conflicts 
in which he was engaged.  After the flag of “Dixie” was furled and the “hope of 
a white man’s government was buried beneath the rubbish of New England 
fanatacism, and the heel of Africa was placed on the neck of the South, he 
married and moved to Jefferson, Texas, where he was in mercantile business when 
he died.  He was a gentleman, a thorough business man and an honest man, loved 
and respected by all who knew him.  He left a widow and two children to mourn 
his loss and they have the sympathy of a host of his friends along the line of 
Clay and Platte, who sincerely mourn for his “untimely death.”         C----.

May 10, 1872:
Died, at his residence near Claysville, in Clay county, on the 3d inst., 
Frederick Miller, one of the oldest and one of the best citizens of Clay county.
The deceased was born in Stokes county, North Carolina, July 6th, 1787 – at his 
next birth day he would have been 85 years old.  He was married when young, and 
his wife lived, until about two years ago.
He leaves children, and their descendants and many relatives and friends to 
mourn his loss.  H.

Died, in Liberty, May 3d, 1872, Charlie Trigg, son of Isaac F. and Carrie T. 
Hamblet, aged 14 months and 25 days.
“I saw the young mother in tenderness bend
O’er the couch of her slumbering boy
And she kissed the soft lips as they murmured her name,
While the dreamer lay smiling in joy.
O! sweet as the rose bud encircled with dew,
When its fragrance is flung on the air,
So fresh and so bright to that mother he seemed
AS he lay in his innocence there;
But I saw, when she gazed on the same lovely form,
Pale as marble, and silent and cold,
But paler and colder her beautiful boy,
And the tale of her sorrow was told!
But the Healer was there who had stricken her heart
And taken her treasure away.
To allure her to heaven he has place it on high,
And the mourner will sweetly obey.
There had whispered a voice – ‘twas the voice of her God – 
“I love thee, I love thee – pass under the rod!”

Died on 5th of April, Mrs. Elizabeth Arnold, wife of William B. Arnold, aged 
thirty-five years.
“She passed from earth like a pensive light
Which slowly fades at evening
Her spotless soul has winged its flight
To its own bright home in heaven.”
Long and painful was her sufferings but with Christian patience did she endure 
all, and her only anxiety, when she knew she must die, seemed to be that her 
friends she loved should meet her in heaven.
Our loss is her unspeakable gain, and though she left among us many grieving 
hearts yet we sorrow not as those without hope.  She has left a kind husband, 
parents, brothers and sisters to mourn her untimely death – also two sweet 
little children, never to know the love of a dear mother.
Sad to our agonizing hearts when her freed spirit, weary of suffering, winged 
its flight to its immortal home.  And as I sat by her bedside during the last 
days of her stay here on earth, I could but wish that my last end might be like 
hers and that when I come to pass the cold Jordan, some one might be able to 
say that I lived and died a Christian.
Death is a very bitter thing under any circumstances, but more especially when 
he robs us of our favorite ones.  How strange the workings of that Mysterious 
Providence “who doeth all things well,” and how hard it is to restrain the 
spirit from complaining when the cup of bitterness becomes its portion.  The 
void left in a large circle of relatives and friends will long be felt by those 
to whom she was endeared for her many noble qualities.  And now to the lonely 
and bereaved husband of the deceased.  Would I could speak one comforting word 
in this sad hour.  There is no kind physician to heal a fresh made wound.  Time 
alone can do this, but there are circumstances of a healing nature connected 
with your sad loss.  Her Savior called and she seemed ready to go.  How happy 
the thought that the separation is not eternal, that there is a time to come 
when happy friends in joy will meet again where parting is no more.  Therefore 
we should comfort one another with these words: “Blessed are the dead that die 
in the Lord henceforth they may rest from their labors and their works do 
follow them.”
She is gone but it’s a privilege we should appreciate to have such a link to 
bind our souls to heaven.

May 17, 1872:
Death of Jas. Vermilion.
Died in Liberty, on the 10th inst., of heart disease, Mr. James Vermilion.  He 
was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, May 2d, 1783.  Emigrated to America in 1794, 
and settled in Rhode Island; removed to Louden county, Virginia in 1810.  
Served in the war of 1812, was at the battles of Chippewa, Lundy’s Lane and 
Queenstown Heights, in one of which he was wounded, and was taken prisoner at 
the latter.  He removed to Missouri in 1849 and settled in Clay county.  The 
deceased was emphatically an honest man, “the noblest work of God” – and was 
universally esteemed by his many friends and acquaintances for his many noble 
qualities of head and heart.  His life was a long and eventful one, but he now 
sleeps in peace.          Friend.

May 24, 1872:
Mrs. Mary J. Swearingen, wife of Mr. Richard Swearengen, died at the Arthur 
House in this city on Friday last, aged about 30 years.

Obituaries.
Death of Mrs. Donaghe.  Missouri City, May 15, 1872.
Quietly fell asleep in Jesus, in Missouri City, on the morning of the 14th 
inst., Mrs. Lucy Donaghe, wife of James M. Donaghe, in her 60th year.
In many notices of this kind it is painful to record the death of our friends 
and relatives, knowing that they have no “good works to go before them,” but in 
the demise of Mrs. Lucy Donaghe, who by faithfulness and obedience and true 
devotion to God, and a life of usefulness an unceasing love to her family and 
neighbors, it is not so.  No one ever died in Missouri City more respected and 
beloved, and whose death was more lamented than hers.  She filled all the 
relations of wife, mother, grandmother, sister and neighbor in a manner seldom 
equaled, and sad is the thought that she is taken from us and that society has 
sustained so great a loss.
Those who knew her well loved her most.  Such were her attractive and lovely 
qualities socially and religiously that her sick room was filled day and night 
with sympathizing friends ever willing to do all they could t alleviate her 
sufferings and soothe her dying hours.  She made a public confession of her 
Savior and put him on in Christian baptism 40 years ago, and has lived ever 
since worthy of a high vocation, filling her place in the congregation of the 
faithful at all times when not prevented by sickness.  Often has the writer of 
this obituary seen her at church when she should have been in bed.  Then why 
weep at the exchange of a world of sorrow, pain and disappointment for one of 
joy, peace and happiness, and the smiles of an approving Savior.  “Blessed are 
the dead that die in the Lord” is no unmeaning promise, and to the faithful 
Christian is worth ten thousand times more than this vain world can give.  Then 
friends and relations let this consolation mitigate your grief and dry up your 
tears.  She cannot come to us, but we by “faithful continuance” in well doing 
may got to her.
Many tears were shed by her kind friends who surrounded her day and night, and 
administering to her every want for five months when they heard her feeble 
voice so often try to sing those old, deep soul stirring hymns that she used to 
sing when she first united with the church, such as “Since I can read my title 
clear to mansions in the skies,” and that dear old hymn was sung with much 
feeling at her funeral.
Her funeral was preached by Elder Jacob Hugly at the Christian Church in 
Missouri city, at 10 o’clock on Wednesday morning, and her body peacefully 
consigned to the Missouri City Cemetery followed by a large concourse of 
weeping friends.               H.

In Memory of “Belle Frazier”.
Death the mighty conqueror, has entered our midst and borne from our fond 
embrace, one much loved and cherished schoolmate Belle; yes, we can scarcely 
realize that the loved one, has passed the pearley gates of Heaven, never more 
to return to us again.  “Tis a sad, a bitter thought  - to know and feel, she 
will no more mingle her sweet voice wiwht ours, in recitation, or again migle 
with us in social converse.  To say she ws far in advance of other girls of her 
ge, in intelligence and amiability – would convey but a faint idea of her true 
nature.  So good, so true, so angel like in her blushing girlhood, so lovely in 
her disposition, we wondered not that angels claimed her – leaving us in 
sadness and tears: For we loved her with a sister’s yearning love, and with 
school girls fond and wild, but true devotion; and whilst lamenting our own sad 
loss, we forget not the torn and bleeding hearts of the loved ones at home, and 
tender to them all the sympathy of which our childish natures are capable of 
expressing, and while you cease not to grieve for the loved ones – mingle not 
with your fond tears vain repinings at the decrees of the Just and True one, 
who doeth all things well; and while we can’t help but mourn for the loved one, 
we know our loss is her eternal gain, and feel that she is already robed in the 
beautiful garments of mortality, and basking in the presence of the blest 
Redeemer.  Sweet by thy rest dear friend in thy grave-yard home, where the 
flowers bloom, and the singing birds carol their sweetest notes of praise.
“Cease ye mourners, cease to languish,
O’er the grave of her we love;
Pain, and death, and night, and anguish,
Enter not the world above,
Glories brightest beams are playing
Round the immortal spirits’ head.”         Mary & Anna

May 31, 1872:
Sad Accident. – John J. Vaughan, of Clinton county, a stock-dealer, and a young 
man of prominence and respectability, was killed, the day before yesterday, at 
Lawrence.  He attempted to jump on the cars while they were in motion and fell, 
no less than six cars passing over his body.  His brother-in-law and partner, 
of Judge Fitch, a member of the Clinton county court, was in this city at the 
time of the accident, was telegraphed to, and immediately went to Lawrence.  He 
was completely overcome when he beheld the mangled remains of his relative and 
partner.  Mr. Vaughan lived but a few minutes after he was pulled from the 
railroad track, and expired in an agony of pain.  His body was sent to his home 
in Clinton county, near Stewartsville.  He has a wife and several children.  We 
regret, exceedingly, to learn of the sad fate of a man who was possessed of 
many kind and noble traits of character. – K.C. News

Jun 7, 1872:
Death of Dr. Martien. – Dr. J.M. Martien, formerly a citizen of Callawya, died 
in St. Charles county on May 18th, aged about 70 years.

Obituary.
Died on the 17th of May, in Liberty, Missouri, Mrs. Mary J. Swearingen, in the 
33d year of her age.
After a long and severe illness, she closed her eyes and fell asleep in Jesus.  
She met her fate with calm resignation, and her Christian faith shone 
brilliantly around her death bed.  She had been a consistent member of the 
Christian Church for fifteen years.  Her loss is irreparable both in the church 
and community.  As a wife, relative and friend she was kind and affectionate, 
and as such is loved and lamented by all who knew her.  Although we cannot now, 
understand the wisdom of God in taking her in the prime of life, we acknowledge 
the mercy that has called to rest, and a glorious home, the one best prepared 
to go; and
“Think that while we’re weeping her,
Her hand a golden harp is stinging,
And with voice serene and clear,
Her ransomed soul without a tear
Her Savior’s praise is singing.”

“And think that all her pains are fled.
Her toils and sorrows closed forever;
While He, whose blood for man was shed
Has placed upon his servants head
A crown that fadeth never.”                             E.

Jun 14, 1872:
Died. – Mrs. Honor Stapp, widow of Abijah Stapp, departed this life on the 
night of June 10th, in the 69th year of her age.  After a long and painful 
illness, through which she passed without a murmur or complaint, she sweetly 
sleeps in Jesus.  Having for many years lived a consistent member of the 
Christian church, death to her was but a happy exchange of a world of 
suffering, pain and woe, for a life of perfect joy and eternal bliss.  A few 
days before her death and in the midst of the most excruciating pain, she 
called her children around her and in a few brief words gave them the strongest 
proof of her future happiness.  She did not fear death but spoke of it as a 
sleep, with calmness and resignation.  She leaves seven children with a large 
circle of friends and relatives to mourn her loss, but the mourn not as those 
who are without hope.
She is gone from us to a heavenly home,
Beyond the sky and beyond the tomb,
To a home celestial pure and bright,
To dwell with the glorifying saints in light,
To a home where Jesus smiles so dear,
Doth vanquish death and sorrow’s tear,
And raise the soul from sorrows blight,
To dwell forever in heavenly light.        C.  W.  T.

Death of Judge Isaac Wood.
Again are we called upon to chronicle the death of another old citizen.  After 
a protracted illness Judge Isaac Wood departed this life on Friday the 7th 
inst.  It has been seen for some time that the Judge was failing.  During the 
winter months his disease (that of the heart) made rapid progress on his 
system, so much so that he has been unable to be upon the county bench for some 
time.
The father of Judge Wood, who was born in Albermarle co., Va., moved to 
Kentucky in his youth, where the subject of this notice was born Nov. 7th, 
1806.  In 1834, Isaac Wood, then a young man, moved to Missouri; settling here, 
on what was then the western borders of civilization.  He wit his father and 
brothers, who also came to Missouri, at once took position among that class of 
citizens who lead the way in developing a new country, he became known in 
connection with all enterprises of improvement tending to advance the interests 
of his adopted home.  Judge Wood had the esteem and confidence not only of his 
friends in private life, but of the public in the different official positions 
which he filled at various times. 

Jun 21, 1872:
Died at his residence in Clay county, June 15th 1872.  Major Peter C. Pixlee, 
in the 49th year of his age.

Tribute of Respect.
Hall of Richfield Lodge,, No. 108, I.O.O.F.
At a meeting of the above named Lodge, the following preamble and resolutions 
were unanimously adopted.
Whereas, An allwise God in the dispensation of his providence, has removed from 
the embrace of his family and our Lodge, of a good and  true brother Major 
Peter C. Pixlee, therefore it is –
1.  Resolved, We as ever humbly and reverently bow before His holy will, and 
while we deeply feel our loss, we still believe that He who is too wise to 
error and too good to be unkind, doeth all things well.
2. Resolved, That in the person of Bro. Pixlee, a good man has fallen and while 
we mourn what would seem to us his untimely and sudden death, cut off in the 
midst of useful labor, we would not forget to cherish and profit by the good 
deeds and unwavering integrity in business, and devotion to the principals of 
Odd-fellowship.  
3. Resolved, That his name shall live upon the records of our Lodge, and his 
memory upon our hearts and hope to meet him in the Grand Lodge, on high when 
done our work on earth.
4. Resolved, That our hearts are in deep sympathy with the bereaved family of 
our deceased brother, and also with his friends and neighbors with whom he has 
lived with so long a useful and honorable citizen.
5. Resolved, That our hall shall be draped in mourning, and that the members of 
our Lodge wear the usual badge of mourning, with the color of his degree, for 
thirty days.
6. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be furnished the bereaved family, 
and also spread upon the minutes of our Lodge, and that a copy of the same be 
sent to the Liberty Tribune for publication.
O.P. Gash, W.H. Hemphill, Jas.  Hutchison, Committee
Missouri City, Mo., June 17th, 1872.

Jul 19, 1872:
Mr. C. Trabue, died at his residence near this city one day last week, aged 
about 70 years.  He had been a citizen of this county for about fifteen years, 
and no man stood higher as citizen, neighbor and Christian, and his loss will 
be lamented by all who knew him.  He had been an earnest member of the O.S. 
Presbyterian Church for near forty years.

We regret to hear of the death of Mrs. Margaret Moore, (mother of our esteemed 
countyman, Mr. J.J. Moore) aged about eighty years.  She was a most estimable 
lady, beloved by all who knew her, and who will sincerely mourn her loss.

Jul 26, 1872:
Died, in this county, July 16th, 1872, after a short but painful illness, Mrs. 
Catharine Anderson, wife of Capt. Spencer Anderson, aged 70 years.

On Monday night Mrs. Anna McCarty, (mother of Capt. Thos. McCarty,) died at the 
advanced age of 89 years. – She will a great favorite, and her death will be 
deeply mourned by all who knew her.  She had been a member of the Baptist 
Church for forty years or more and her life was that of a Christian.  Her 
burial was attended on Tuesday by a large concourse of sympathizing friends.

Aug 2, 1872:
Wm. J. Quealy one of the most prominent and enterprising citizens of Hannibal 
died on Tuesday last.  It is truly a great loss to that city, as he had done 
much to advance its interests.  His funeral was one of the largest ever 
witnessed in the city.  The procession was bout one mile in length, there being 
57 carriages and 300 footmen.  

Col John Strawn, who was born in Ohio in 1791, died in Marshall county, 
Illinois, where he settled in 1829, a few days ago.  His house, built in that 
year is said to have contained the first glass windows ever seen in that part 
of the country.  During the Black hawk war he was elected colonel of militia 
regiment, and from this derived his military title. 

Aug 9, 1872:
Died in Liberty on the 4th inst., Margaret J., infant daughter of Col. Wm. H. 
and Cora Woodson.

Died, in this county on the 29th ult., Mrs. Laura J. Vermilion, wife of Robert 
L. Vermilion, aged about 32 years.

Died in Clay county, Mo., Aug., 4th, 1872, after a brief illness, Harry 
Raymond, infant son of W.C. and Ella J.S. Wilhite, aged 7 months and 5 days.
He sleeps in Jesus blessed sleep,
From which none ever wake to weep.

Died, in this city on the 3d inst., Roma Wornall, daughter of Rev. A. Machett, 
aged one year and 9 months.

Aug 16, 1872:
From the Chillicothe Constitution – Death of Venerable Lady.
We omitted last week to mention the death of the venerable Mrs. Lucy Preston, 
widow of the late Col. Francis Preston, of this city, which event occurred on 
Saturday, July 27th.  Her age was about 75 years.  Mrs. Preston was in many 
respects a remarkable lady.  Her maiden name was Claiborne, a family of the old 
Dominion noted for its talent.  Her first husband was Judge Rowley, of 
Washington City, with whom she lived many years in that city, during the 
administration of Monroe, John Quincy Adams and Jackson, and where she 
associated with the first circles of the capital.  Meeting with financial 
reverses, she and her husband came to Missouri, and were among the first 
settlers of this county.  Judge Rowley died soon after, and his remains now 
repose near Bedford, in this co’ty, and on last Sunday week the remains of his 
wife were, by her last request laid by his side.  Mrs. Preston was a lady of 
superior talent, and fine intelligence, and till within the last five or six 
years, retained, all her faculties, but for the last few years of her life the 
infirmities of age somewhat impaired her mind, and she consequently mingled 
little in society.  She has a brother, we believe, who was a prominent man a 
few years ago in one of the southern states, and was a relative of Col. Nat. 
Claiborne, of St. Louis.

A Young Girl Burned to Death.
As we are going to press we hear of the melancholy death of Miss Lizzie Cowan, 
eldest daughter of our fellow citizen, J.G. Cowan.  We learn that the sad 
accident happened by a coal oil lamp being upset from a desk, when she jumped 
upon the seat, letting the lamp fall to the floor with such force as to break 
it, when the flames caught her dress as she was standing over it, and burned 
her so severely as to cause her death.  WE deeply sympathize with her parents 
in their great affliction.  The accident occurred at Cowan’s school house, on 
the 7th inst. – From the Holt county Sentinel.


Killed by Lightning. – Cameron, Mo., August 10th.
During the rain storm which passed over this place today, a man by the name of 
Frederick Strope, residing near Mirabile, Caldwell county, while returning home 
about three miles south of her, was struck by lightning and both himself and 
the horse he was riding were killed.  His younger brother, who was along was 
stunned by the shock as to deprive him of reason and he was found wandering 
around in the woods, unconscious of his surroundings.  The unfortunate accident 
has enlisted the sympathy of all who know not the inscrutable ways of 
Providence.

A Horrible Affair.
A heartrending affair occurred in this county on Friday morning last, in the 
family of Mr. Wyatt Wills.  It appears that the son of Mr. Wills, a young man 
aged about 22 years, had been in the habit of whipping and otherwise abusing 
the younger children, and on the morning of the affair was whipping his little 
sister, when Miss Lou Wills, a girl of about 16 years and also his sister, went 
out and remonstrated with him, but instead of desisting he picked up an axe an 
started after her, threatening to kill her, and following her into the house, 
she all the time begging him to let her alone.  On going into the house she saw 
a shot gun which she took up (thing it empty) and remarked to him that if he 
did not let her alone she would kill him – intending only to frighten him – but 
instead of stopping he advanced on her with uplifted axe, and she pulled the 
trigger and he fell dead.  The gun instead of being empty contained a heavy 
charge of squirrel shot.  The girl had no idea of killing him, and when she saw 
what she had done her anguish was great indeed, and at last accounts she was in 
an almost insensible condition.
The young man killed was rather a dangerous character, and had long been the 
terror of his family.  Mr. Wills and family have the heartfelt sympathy of the 
community in their great trouble.

Aug 23, 1872:
Died, on 28th July, 1872, Mrs. Sarah Carson, wife of Jas. Carson, in the 72d 
year of her age.  She had been a member of the Christian Church for 40 years.

Bathing. – Three children belonging to Mr. J.R. Welch, of Holt county were 
drowned in the Nodaway river, late Friday afternoon last.  The children aged 
respectively six, eight and ten years, wandered from home in search of grapes.  
Night came on and non-appearance of the children caused grave apprehensions 
that something of a serious nature had befallen them, and immediately a search 
was instituted which resulted in the discovery of their clothes on the river 
bank.  The bodies were not found, however, till daylight, and then in water not 
to exceed eight feet in depth.
From these sad facts it is inferred that they all went in bathing, and one of 
them getting into deep water the others went to his rescue, and they were all 
drowned.

Singular Death. – We learn of a death by a singular accident at a base ball 
picnic on the 16th inst., near Millville, in Ray county.
There was a large gathering, and up to about three o’clock the day had passed 
off most pleasantly, a game about that time being in progress between the 
Richmond and Millville clubs, when a ball thrown by the “left-fielder,” glanced 
the shoulders of the player running for the “home-base” striking the ground and 
bouncing, struck a spectator by the name of Fields upon the side of the neck, 
causing death almost instantly.  The occurrence cast a gloom over the crowd and 
broke up the festivities of the occasion.

Aug 30, 1872:
Died, in this city on the 27th inst., Harry, infant son of Edwin G., and Mary 
Alice Hamilton, aged 9 months 3 days.
“A bud on earth, a star on high,
A light in Heaven’s diadem,
His spirit twinkles in the sky
And in the crown is set, a gem.”

Another Murder at Baxter – A Seducer Killed in a Saloon.
Another murder at Baxter Springs Sunday last.  Two or three weeks ago a man 
named Tom Wells, of that place, seduced a Miss Matthews, and t consummate the 
villainy of the act, boasted openly on the streets that he was the author of 
the girl’s shame an ruin.   When the knowledge of this boast came to the ears 
of the father and brother of the wronged girl, they were incensed to such a 
degree that they sought Wells and found him in a saloon.  When they entered the 
saloon, Wells fired at them, but his ball missed, and the father struck him 
down.  The brother of the girl then rushed to the scene; seized the pistol and 
shot Wells through the head killing him instantly. –Kansas City News.

Sep 6, 1872:
A daughter of John Renfrew, living near Millville, Ray county, committed 
suicide by hanging herself last Tuesday.  We have learned none of the 
particulars.

We regret to learn that Mrs. Mary L. Willeke, wife of Mr. Jos. G. Willeke, and 
daughter of Mr. Lafayette Evans, died in Springfield Mo., on the 27th August, 
1872, in the 22d year of her age.  She was a lady much esteemed and her 
numerous friends and relatives in this city sincerely mourn her early death. 

Fatal Shooting Affray. – Jefferson City, Mo., Sept. 9. – Saturday night, at 
Osage City, Calvin Lewis killed Judge Talbot.  Lewis is captain of the little 
Osage steamer, Fannie Lewis.  Talbot is a Negro.  An inquest was held 
yesterday, the verdict being that Talbot came to his death by a leaden bullet 
discharged from a pistol fired by Calvin Lewis.  The latter gave himself up and 
is in jail here.  It appears they had an altercation about a staff.  Lewis 
claims that the Negro struck him, when he drew a revolver and fired.  Talbot 
lived but a short time.  Both were Grant men, therefore this cannot be claimed 
as a Ku-Klux outrage.

Sep 27, 1872:
Death of Rev. John S. Major.
This venerated gentleman died at his residence near Kearney in this county on 
the 16th inst., at the advanced age of eighty-four years and over.
He was born in Culpepper county, Virginia, on the 26th of March, 1788.  In the 
year 1799 he moved with his fathers’ family to Franklin county, Ky., where 
fifty-one years of his life were spent.
In 1850 he left Kentucky and settled in this county and here lived until his 
death.
Mr. Major served under Gen. Harrison in the war of 1812, and held the rank of a 
Major in the campaign of the latter in the North West.  At the conclusion of 
the war, a few years later, he became a minister in the Baptist church and so 
continued for more than fifty years.
Mr. Major was of the old-school of Virginia gentlemen; courteous, dignified, 
strict in ;his adherence to duty, and honorable in all the business relations 
of life.
His aged consort and a large circle of descendants and friends survive to mourn 
his loss.  An admirable citizen is gone; peace be with him.

Death of Judge Wm. Thornton.
Died at the residence of Gen. A.W. Doniphan, in Richmond, Mo., Judge Wm. 
Thornton, on the 20th inst., at the advanced age of 84.
Judge Thornton was a native of Pennsylvania, but emigrated with his father, at 
an early age to Clark county, Ky., from which state he emigrated to Ray county, 
Missouri, in 1826, and has resided there ever since.  He was a soldier of the 
war of 1812, and served under Gen. Harrison on the frontier of Ohio and 
Michigan, and in the invasion and partial conquest of Canada.  He was for many 
years Judge of the County Court of this county, in which position he gave 
universal satisfaction.  He was remarkable for honesty, probity, and 
manliness.  He was never married, but leaves many loving relatives and friends 
who will remember his kindness and urbanity, and shed many warm tears over his 
last resting place. – Richmond (Ray Co.) Conservator.
Judge Thornton was a brother of the late Col. John Thornton, of Clay county, 
who died in 1847, and who will be remembered by all old citizens as one of the 
most distinguished democratic politicians of his time.

Death of an Old Citizen.
Mabry Mitchell, Sr., died in Missouri City on the 23d instant, aged 76 years 
and 4 months.  He had been a citizen of this county for a great number of years 
and was for four years assessor of Clay co., the duties of which he performed 
to the satisfaction of the people.  He was one of the party of Col. 
Leavenworth – the second expedition that ever ascended the Missouri River.  He 
settled in Clay county in 1823, and was for some years constable – his 
jurisdiction embracing the entire county.  To be brief, he was an honest, 
orderly, clever man, and his death will be deeply deplored by hundreds of 
relatives and friends.  May he sleep in peace.

Mr. Jos. Allison, a highly respected citizen, died at his residence some seven 
miles north-west of this city on Sunday last.

The St. Joseph Gazette says that a man from Maysville, DeKalb county, informed 
it that a man names Smithers was shot and mortally wounded on last Saturday 
evening some ten miles north of that town.  He was shot by a farmer named 
Hendrickson for alleged illicit intimacy with his wife.

A Man Killed At Chillicothe.
Conductor Charlie Foote, of the Hannibal and St. Joseph railroad, informs us of 
the particulars of a homicide that occurred at Chillicothe yesterday.  Col. 
T.R. Conn, a prominent citizen, and a policeman named Thomas Fox happened to be 
in Hales’ saloon, when a quarrel sprang up between the two.  Conn reached over 
the bar, grasped a decanter, and struck Fox over the head, inflicting a severe 
wound.  Fox instantly drew his revolver and fired two shots at Conn, both 
entering the latter’s breast and killing him instantly.  Fox immediately 
surrendered to the authorities, and after preliminary examination was 
discharged, the magistrate holding that the killing was committed in self 
defence.  St. Joseph Gazette.

Oct 18, 1872:
In Memoriam.
A memorial service of Mrs. George Reastrick will be held in the Chapel on the 
evening of the 27th inst., being the 4th Sunday, at half past 7 o’clock.

A Sad Suicide. – From the Weston Commercial.
We are pained to announce the sad death of Miss Lizzie Georgens, of this city, 
by her own hand.  About half past ten o’clock on Wednesday morning her lifeless 
body was found stretched across her father’s grave in the cemetery above the 
city.  The verdict of the jury was that she had died from the effects of 
laudanum administered by herself.  She left a letter addressed to Judge Gilbert 
requesting him to attend to the payment of her debts and the disposition of her 
property, and alleging that domestic difficulty was the cause of her death. She 
was an amiable young lady of rare accomplishments and virtues, and her death 
has cast a gloom over the community.
We publish the following letter:
Weston, Oct. 9. ‘72
Mr. Gilbert: - Allow me to address a few lines, my last to you.  I have no 
intimate acquaintance or confidential friend her in Weston, to whom I can 
write, and as you are a lawyer I wish you to put some of my financial business 
in order.  I signed all of my property to my mother some months ago, but on the 
condition that Louis and Mr. Stubenrauch would do the same; if this agreement 
is written in the deed or not, I reclaim only enough to pay my remaining debts 
and I authorize you to attend to them.
Here followed a list of debts which she requested Judge Gilbert to settle for 
her.  Part of the list was written in German. – Ed. Com.
If you see Mr. Stubenrauch tell him that with my dying lips I’ll forgive the 
wrongs that he has done to me; that still, if I’m a victim of his falsehood and 
treachery, I’ll not condemn him, so as to make his future sad and gloomy.  I 
forgive my mother and brother the wrongs they have done, as I hope to be 
forgiven.  I never wronged anybody intentionally.  I know full well that to err 
is human, and I would, as Heaven is my witness, have cheerfully sacrificed my 
life, if by so doing, I could have gained their affection, would have endured 
the common calamities of life, poverty, sickness, and even death; but 
injustice, which is worse than all these together, is what I could endure no 
longer.  Often at midnight my bruised heart bled in secret, but even in the 
darkest moment when on my brow was written the word despair, I still hoped, I 
still prayed.  I have never put any value on my life, except as an opportunity 
for usefulness; I meant it all well with every one, but no one understood me, 
no one listened to my complaints, none gave me consolation.  I wish I was never 
born; but rather than lead such a mournful, sad life, as I lead; a life without 
any object or aim, without any future, helpless and miserable; before I’ll 
continue to lead such an unhappy life, I’d rather die.  Destiny has resolved 
that I should live to suffer more than cruel agony, and then perish by mine own 
hand.  My strength is failing.  I can write no more.  My thanks.       Lizzie G.

Oct 25, 1872:
In this city on Monday, Oct. 21st, John William, son of David and Catharine 
Bourke, aged about 2 years.

Death of Major Hinkle. – Major Levi Hinkle, a prominent citizen of this county, 
died at his residence near Parkville, last Saturday.  he was universally 
esteemed by all who knew him.  He was a kind neighbor and an upright, honorable 
citizen.  His illness wa of less than a week’s duration. – Platte City Landmark.

A Watery Grave.
Under the above heading the Kansas City Times states that on Thursday while Mr. 
James T. Bright and his son were out fishing on the Clay county shore, near 
that place, they were attracted by something that floated past their boat, and 
which had the appearance of a corpse.  They succeeded, after floating down 
stream awhile, in drawing forth from the water the body of a woman dressed in 
black alpaca, whose face of marble paleness gave evidence of trouble and care.  
She did not appear to be more than eighteen years of age, although the 
following letter, found in her packet-book in her bosom, proves her to be 
twenty years of age.  She had no money or valuables upon her person, the only 
clue to her identity being the following letter.
St. Joseph Mo., October 6, 1872.
“God forgive me for the crime I am about to commit.  What I must suffer 
hereafter is nothing compared to my present misery.  Alone in St. Joseph, not a 
penny or a friend to advise me; with shame, oh! horrid fate! staring me in 
face; tired and weary with looking for that I cannot find, I prefer death to 
the dawning of another morning.  I have only been in America nine weeks.  I 
came from Sheffield, England, as a nurse to a Mrs. Vick, who paid me my wages 
$2 - $6 as soon as I arrived at Chicago.  I came west  - went to Leavenworth – 
and have spent all my money, I cannot work; I will not beg.  I have sold my 
watch, and now the paltry sum I had is gone.  Now I am destitute, and misery is 
upon me – no friend, no hope, no money! What is left! Oh! God of Heaven! have 
mercy upon a poor, helpless sinner! Thou knowest in my pride I have striven 
against this, but fate is against me.  I cannot thread the path of sin; my dead 
mother would be watching me.  Fatherless, motherless; home I have none! Oh, for 
a true friend to advise me.  I am now mad.  I might have foreseen when I left 
England that his would be the end.  May all who hear of my death forgive me, 
and may God do so before whose bar I must appear.  Farewell to all this 
beautiful and wretched world.  I am twenty years of age on the 14th of this 
month.  I have no friends.
Mary Jane Kyle.
The corpse was taken out of the boat and taken to the house of Mr. Bright, and 
interred.  

Shocking Accident. – Child Burned to Death.
The Platte City Landmark has the following account of the burning of a child 
near that place:
One of the most distressing accidents that has come under our notice occurred 
at the residence of Mr. J.J. Park, three miles east of Platte City, on Friday 
last.  Mrs. Park had nursed her little two-year-old girl, Katie, to sleep, and 
laid her down upon the floor in front of the fire-place where a fire was 
burning.  To protect the little sleeper from exposure to the draft she spread 
over it a curtain, and then she left the house in the performance of some 
domestic duty.  Having occasion to send a Negro man to the house, he heard the 
child scream, and entering the room to his horror, he beheld the child standing 
in the corner enveloped in flames.  He seized it and carried it out into the 
years burning himself severely, and seizing a bucket of water, threw it over 
the little sufferer, putting out the flames.  The frantic mother was soon on 
the spot and did all in her power to allay the suffering of her little pet.  
Medical assistance was speedily on hand, but it was without avail, for death 
ensued the next day.
A spark of fire had doubtless come in contact with the curtain spread over the 
child, and from that the flames communicated with the child’s clothing.  It is 
one of the saddest cases that has ever come under our notice and calls forth 
the warmest sympathies of our whole community for the bereaved parents.

Nov 1, 1872:
Mr. Wm. E. Thorp, died at the residence of his father Judge Joseph Thorp, on 
the 25th Oct., in the 41st year of his age.  He was one of the most worthy 
citizens of our county, and his loss is deeply deplored.  Peace to his ashes.

Death of Nathan Chaney. – Another of our old citizens has passed away.  Nathan 
Chaney died at his residence near this city on the 16th of October.  He was 
born in Fayette county, Ky., on the 6th of July, 1791.  His father was a native 
of Maryland and was a soldier in the Continental army for the greater part of 
the revolution.  The deceased was in the war of 1812 in Col. Dudley’s regiment 
volunteers.  He settled in Clay county in 1821, and has resided her ever 
since.  He was married twice and raised sixteen children, fifteen of whom are 
now living – occupying worthy places in society.  Thus has died a good man, 
beloved and respected by all who knew him.

Nov 8, 1872:
Death of a Student. – James Chrisman, of Independence, Mo., a student of 
Westminister College, died very suddenly at the residence of Mr. E. Hook in 
this city, on Friday, Oct. 29, 1872.  Aged about 18 years. – Fulton Telegraph.

Nov 15, 1872:
Died, Oct. 10th, Charlie Bell James, son of D.M. and Maria James, aged one 
year, nine months and seven days.
Another bright gem has been added to the diadem of heaven, another bright crown 
is laid at our Savior’s feet, and one more golden harp is tuned and strung to 
sing his dying love – while on earth another cross is raised to be borne 
through this dreary world by us who has had to lay our household pet and idol 
in the cold dark grave.
How we miss him – how lonely and sad is our once happy home.  Each step memory 
brings him before us.  His gay colored marbles, his whip, and little hammer, 
all he laid away the evening before he died and then put up his little hands 
and said “by him ma, by him,” and as fast and heavy grew his breath he would 
say “sing ma, sing to Charlie.” O God, thou has done it all, temper this great 
grief to our broken hearts, and enable us to say, “It is well.”          M.  
M.  J.

Death of Martin Fisher.
Again are we called upon to chronicle the death of another old pioneer of our 
county.  Martin Fisher died on the 28th day of October, at his residence near 
this city.  He was born in Fauquier county, Va., in 1793.  He served in the war 
of 1812, and was at the capture of Ft. George, and battles of Chippeway and 
Williamsburg.  He came to Missouri in 1815, and finally settled in Clay county 
fifty years ago, and resided here ever since.  Mr. Fisher was a sober, 
industrious, honest and good man, and his numerous friends and acquaintances, 
scattered from ocean to ocean, will read of his death with deep regret.

Dr. J. H. McMurray, of Independence, Mo., died the other day at the residence 
of his mother in Ky.  He was an old practitioner of Independence, and a man of 
extended influence.

Hon. Lewis Downing, principal chief of the Cherokee Nation , died from 
inflammation of the brain on Saturday last.  The Cherokee Council now convened 
there have adjourned until the 13th, after which they will proceed to elect 
another chief.  The deceased was a man of considerable ability.



Mrs. Finetta Arnold, widow of the late Elbridge Arnold, died at her residence 
near Haynesville, on the 27th Oct, aged 66 years.  She had been a citizen of 
this county for many years, and was a lady universally esteemed for her many 
virtues.

Nov 22, 1872:
Wm. D. Muir, of Cooper county, formerly Grand Master of Masons of Missouri, 
died at Boonville on the 7th inst., aged 47 years.

Fatal Accident. – On Wednesday the 13th inst., Mr. Enoch M. Ellington near 
Gosneyville, met with an accident causing his death.  He was preparing to go to 
a neighbor’s with his gun – a double-barreled shot gun – and in getting it down 
the hammer caught on a chair discharging it, the load going through the fleshy 
part of the arm near the shoulder on the under side.  On Saturday morning 
gangrene set in, and about two o’clock that day he died.  He was a good 
citizen, kind, obliging, and a devout member of the Methodist church.  He 
leaves a wife and three small children to lament his untimely death.  He was 
aged 28 years.

Nov 29, 1872:
Death of Abraham M. Mereness.
We deeply regret to announce the death of Abraham M. Mereness at his residence 
near Missouri City on the 23d of Oc., 1872.  A good citizen and clever 
gentleman has gone to his long rest.  He had been a citizen of Clay county for 
mny yeaers, and stood high with all who knew him.  He was born July 28, 1816.

Lamentable Affair.
WE need not say that the news of the unfortunate tragedy which occurred in 
Missouri City, last Saturday evening, cast a gloom over the community and 
county when it was received the following day.
The circumstances which induced so highly-respected a young lady as Miss Nancy 
J. Mitchell, (daughter of the venerable Maberry Mitchell, Sr., who went to his 
final rest only a few weeks ago,) to take her own life are most probably beyond 
discovery.  No probable cause can be assigned for the rash act save the effect 
which disappointment in love may produce in a refined, sensitive mind, added to 
the bereavement recently sustained in the loss of her aged and only surviving 
parent.
Miss Mitchell accomplished the fatal deed by taking chloroform and is supposed 
to have died momentarily afterwards.
She was about twenty-two years of age and was at the time of her death a most 
exemplary member of the Christian Church, in the communion of which she had 
faithfully lived since she had attained her sixteenth year.
Out of this death, most unfortunately and unaccountably there grew a difficulty 
between Andrew A. Mitchell and William H. Mitchell, brothers of the young lady, 
which is at least to be as much lamented.  On discovery of the death, in the 
confusion of the moment and by a most unhappy mistake and misapprehension, a 
controversy began between them which resulted in the severe wounding of the 
former of the young  men by the latter: a circumstance which greatly afflicts 
them both, as well as their friends and ardently sympathizing family.  We 
forbear to say more in regard to this pitiable mistake.
The death and wounding are an unspeakable calamity to the family, which is an 
ancient and honorable one in this county.  They have the general sympathy of 
their friends and acquaintances.  Time only can bring consolation and relief. 

Dec 6, 1872:
Death of an Old Citizen. – We learn with regret of the death of Mr. George 
Ashby, at his residence in Cunningham Township, on the 14th inst., after a 
painful sickness of some three months.  Mr. Ashby was one of the oldest 
pioneers of this county, have come here from Kentucky about 50 years ago.  He 
died in his 70th year.  – Brunswicker, Nov. 30.

Dec 20, 1872:
Died, at his residence, in this county, the 2d day of December, 1872, Capt. 
Layton S. Eddins, in the 71st year of his age.
The deceased was born in Orange county, Virginia, in 1802; came to Missouri in 
1831, and was married, in 1833, to Miss Susan C., daughter of the well known 
Dr. Sappington, of Saline county.  Soon after this he located in this county, 
where he spent the remainder of his days. – Glasgow Journal.








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