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Belmont Chronicle 1871
Belmont Chronicle, Deaths in the Newspaper in 1871.

Belmont Chronicle, January 5, 1871, page 3.
Died.
Evans – Departed this life in Belmont, Belmont Co., Ohio, at the residence of 
A.P. Miller, December 25th, at 7 P.M., after a brief illness, John Evans, aged 
67 years, formerly a resident of Belmont County, but for a number of years 
past residing in Champaigne Co., Ohio.  His remains were taken to Urbana and 
interred in his family plat at Oak Hill Cemetery, Dec. 27th, 1870.  He died in 
peace and his relatives and friends mourn not as those who have no hope but 
trust to meet him again in realms of bliss where parting will be no more.

Belmont Chronicle, January 19, 1871, page 3.
Died.
Mercer – At Bellaire, O., on Sunday January 8th, 1871, at 4 o’clock, A.M., 
Kezia, wife of Joseph Mercer, in the Sixty-first year of her age.

Belmont Chronicle, February 23, 1871, page 3.
Mrs. Grimes, wife of Wm. Grimes of this place, died yesterday morning.  
Funeral services today at 12 o’clock.

The funeral service of Hiram Pennington, one of the most enterprising and 
respectable citizens of this community, took place on Monday.  He was ill but 
a few days, though of delicate health for some time past.  His disease was 
peritonitis of inflammation of the lining membrane of the abdomen.  Mr. 
Pennington will be sadly missed among the business men of the town and County 
as well as by his family.  His remains were deposited in the Episcopal 
cemetery of this place.

Belmont Chronicle, March 2, 1871, page 3.
Morristown Locals.
Mrs. Foster, formerly a resident of this place was buried here on the 23rd.

Belmont Chronicle, March 16, 1871, page 3.
In the Zanesville Times we see a notice of the death of Mrs. Sinclair, wife of 
Jas. Sinclair former of this County.

Wheeling Township Locals.
Mrs. Bothnia Harmar, one of the just one of the earth, died suddenly of 
paralysis on the eleventh inst.

Belmont Chronicle, March 23, 1871, page 3.
A little child of J.H. Close of this place died on Monday.

Died.
Wilkinson – On the 27th ult., of Consumption, at his residence near Lewis’ 
Mills, Albin Wilkinson, aged about 35 years.

Belmont Chronicle, March 30, 1871, page 3.
Killed – While engaged in digging coal near Rockhill on last Saturday, Mr. 
John Myres was killed by the falling of a piece of the roofing of the bank.  
When found a large block of slate was lying across his breast.  He was 
probably killed instantly.  He was a man past middle age, and married.
Morristown Locals.
Mr. Myres of this township was killed in a coal mine, on the 25th.

Belmont Chronicle, April 6, 1871, page 3.
Obituary
Sarah Mechem, died at the residence of her son-in-law, Samuel Danford, in 
Washington Township this County, on the 8th of March, in the 97th year of her 
age.  Deceased was born February 6th, 1775, in Chester County, Pennsylvania.  
The name of her family was Evans.  About the year 1791, she was married to 
John Mechem and with him removed to Ohio in 1804, first settling on Scotch 
Ridge, remaining there a short time and afterwards living at various places in 
Belmont and Monroe Counties.  Her husband died in 1855, since which time 
deceased has lived with her children.  She was a woman of cultivated mind and 
took an interest in the current news of the day up to the last year of her 
life.  An exception to most extremely aged persons her memory of and interest 
in recent events was retained, and she scarcely ever spoke of what most aged 
persons term “early times” unless her attention was called to some matter of 
the past.  She raised to be men and women a family of thirteen children in 
what was then the back woods all of whom were given such education as the 
country afforded.  Deceased had for a long time been a member of the regular 
Baptist Church, and all her long life a truly good woman.  She leave behind as 
her living descendants 10 children, 51 grand children, 90 great grand 
children, and one great-great-grand child, one hundred and fifty-two in all.  
Some of her descendents live in Ohio, some in Indiana, others in Illinois, 
Iowa, Missouri and Kansas.  After almost a century of great labor and great 
usefulness in this world, she now has rest, perfect rest.

Close – March 20th, 1871, Mary Elizabeth, infant daughter of Joseph H. and 
S.B. Close; aged 5 months 11 days.
Sleep on, sweet babe, and take thy rest
God called thee home – He thought it best.

Belmont Chronicle, April 20, 1871, page 3.
Wheeling Township Locals.
Mr. Aaron Allen died on the evening of the 14th inst.  As his life proved him 
to be a Christian and a gentleman no comments from our pen is needed.

Morristown Locals.
The body of Mr. Taylor, the young man who was fatally injured in jumping from 
a train, was interred here on the 6th inst.  

Belmont Chronicle, April 27, 1871, page 3.
Died.
Hall – On the 23d day of April of Consumption, Margaret A. Hall, in the 31st 
year of her age, of Belmont County, Ohio.

Belmont Chronicle, May 4, 1871, page 3.
Davis – Kinney – April 20th, 1871, by A.J. Ewer, Esq., at the residence of the 
bride’s father, in Wayne township, Mr. John W. Davis and Miss Hannah J. 
Kinney, both of Belmont county.

Ryan – Bailey – At the house of the bride’s father, on the 20th ult., by Rev. 
W.F. Lauck, Mr. Jas. B. Ryan to Miss Sue Bailey, all of this place.

Belmont Chronicle, May 4, 1871, page 3.
Died.
Lucas – April 7th, 1871, Mrs. Ruth A. Lucas, in the 37th year of her age.
 In early life she united with the Christian Church and by her consistent life 
and triumphant death, she showed that she was one of the Savior’s chosen 
children.  And as she was about to enter the dark valley and shadow of death, 
she saw the angels coming to carry her to the bright mansions above.  Dear 
one, we shall sadly miss you here, but this is our comfort, you are in that 
better land where pain and sorrow never come.

Belmont Chronicle, May 25, 1871, page 3.
Death of a Pioneer – A subscriber sends us the following sketch of the death 
of another of our oldest citizens, Mr. John Porterfield of Smith township.  He 
died on the 24th of April at the age of 88 years, 7 months and 27 days, and 
leaves a wife with whom he had lived over 63 years.  When he died he had 
living 12 children, 68 grand-children, and 38 great-grand children – total 
118.  48 of these attended his funeral.  He had been a citizen of the County 
61 years and of the township 52 years.

Belmont Chronicle, June 1, 1871, page 3.
Died.
Fields – At her residence near Orion, Henry Co., Ill., on Friday morning, May 
19th, 1871, of Bronchial Consumption, Rebecca D. Fields, wife of J.T. Fields, 
formerly of Belmont County, Ohio, aged 36 years 9 months and 22 days.
She leaves a husband and two small children with a large circle of relatives 
and friends to mourn her irreparable loss.

Sutton – On the 29th ult., at the residence of her daughter, Charity Fawcett 
Nancy, wife of Zechariah Sutton, in the 75th year of her age.

Colerain Locals.
John White (teacher) Isaac Taylor and A. Stilwell, Jr., have buried their 
partners in the last few weeks, leaving nearly a dozen of small children 
motherless.

Belmont Chronicle, June 8, 1871, page 3.
Died.
Mrs. Margaret Anderson, residing on Marietta St., died on Saturday at the 
advanced aged of Ninety-three.

Died.
Danford – On April 9th, at the residence of her husband in Washington 
Township, Mercy Danford, wife of Michael Danford, aged 60 years and 11 months.
Deceased was born and raised in this County, was a good wife and kind and 
indulgent mother and for forty years had been a member of the Christian 
Church.  She leaves a large circle of friends and relatives to mourn their 
loss.

Belmont Chronicle, June 15, 1871, page 3.
Sudden Death – Mr. Hezekiah Malonee, an old and well known citizen of this 
County, living at the Great Western a few miles West of this place, while 
returning from the show on last Thursday in company with his wife apparently 
in good health, fell headlong from his buggy and died almost instantly.  
Appoplexy was supposed to be the cause of his death.  Mr. Malonee’s father 
died some years ago while ploughing in his field from the same cause.

Belmont Chronicle, July 6, 1871, page 3.
Harrison Locals.
John Jones, a colored boy, nine or ten years old, residing in Cadiz, loaded an 
old pistol on Friday last and seemingly through ignorance of the probable 
effect placed it against his breast and fired.  He died Sunday morning.

Harrison Locals.
Small Pox is exciting considerable fear.  Edward Hayward, a young man, new 
resident, died of that disease on Monday.  Six hundred people have been 
vaccinated within the past week.

Eulalia Lodge, No. 196, I.O.O.F. – Morristown, June 17, 1871
Whereas, It has please our Heavenly Father to remove, on the 14th inst., from 
his earthly to his Heavenly home our worthy brother, Past Grand John J. Handy, 
in the 59th year of his age, and 
  Whereas, Brother Handy was a Charter Member at the institution of this lodge 
in the year 1852, and has ever since been an efficient working member in his 
lodge, therefore: (resolutions follow)

Belmont Chronicle, July 13, 1871, page 3.
Hendrysburgh Locals.
Mr. Geo. Smith of this place died at his residence on the 7th inst.  His 
remains were taken to Morristown for interment, followed by a large procession 
of relatives and friends.

Died.
Drowned – Cordner – In the Muskingum river at Lowell, Ohio, Jun e6th, Herbert 
Harvey Cordner, aged 10 years.  In music he excelled, and aided by his little 
brother sang the dear old heart songs, and the sacred hymns of Sion.  We trust 
he now sings the song of the Redeemed before the throne of God.
We need must morn our blighted flower, 
	With nature’s fond affection;
Yet in bereavements saddest hour,
We fly to Chris, our strength and tower,
We hear His words of love and power;
“I am the Resurrection”

Belmont Chronicle, July 20, 1871, page 3.
Death – An infant child of Mr. Fred Troll of this place died on Saturday 
evening last of lung fever.

Frank Rae, a farmer while loading hay three miles east of Norwalk, Ohio, 
Friday, was instantly killed by lightning which came from almost a cloudless 
sky.  The fork held in his hand was shivered to atoms, and a man on the wagon 
was knocked to the ground and well nigh killed.

Belmont Chronicle, July 27, 1871, page 3.
Man Found Dead – The body of a man being found dead on the road leading from 
the National Road to the Belmont County Infirmary on the 19th inst., an 
inquest was held by Justice Neiswanger, acting coroner when the following 
information was elicited.  That the name of the deceased was Thomas Rock, age 
74 years – was born in Ireland, and had been in this country about 30 years, 
had followed working on the public works, had been an inmate of the Belmont 
County Infirmary some two years since, for a period of about two months, but 
more recently came from Ohio County Virginia, where it is said he had some 
relations.  (Coroner report continues)

Died.
Drennen-  July 23, 1871, of Consumption at the residence of John Johnson in 
Pultney Township, Belmont co., Ohio, Mr. William P. Drennen, in the 
seventeenth year of his age.

Death. – An infant, grand daughter of Mr. Lowe, Supt. of the Infirmary died on 
Saturday and was buried here on Sabbath.

Belmont Chronicle, August 3, 1871, page 3.
Reddick Grimes, an old citizen living about two miles northeast of town, died 
on Saturday, of Cancer in the stomach, and was followed to his grave in the 
Presbyterian Cemetery of this place by a large concourse of people on Sabbath.

At Cadiz, Harrison county, on Saturday last, Mr. James Barger accidentally 
shot his son while attempting to shoot a chicken.  The young man was about 
fourteen years old.  Great sympathy is felt for the parents.

Belmont Chronicle, August 24, 1871, page 3.
Died. – On Sunday evening, August 20th, Frank, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel 
Moore, aged 7 years.  This is a sad affliction for the bereaved parents.  
Frank was a bright intelligent boy, the only child, and his death will be a 
grievous loss to the parents who loved him so well.

Belmont Chronicle, August 31, 1871, page 3.
Died.
Scatterday – July 30th, at his residence in Smith Township, Euclid Scatterday, 
aged 76 years and 22 days, he was born in Loudon Co., Va., July 9th, 1795.
  In this community where he has lived from childhood, he was universally 
esteemed and respected, he was a good citizen, valuable neighbor, a devoted 
husband and father, he was the eldest member of a large family of brothers and 
sisters.  To the stricken, sorrowing wife and children, there is sympathy from 
many earnest hearts, who mourn also with them in a loss so great and 
irreparable.  His illness was of short duration, sufferings very great and 
severe, he appeared the first few days of his illness to realize that death 
was near and was perfectly submissive to the Divine will, saying “not my will, 
but thine be done,” as the disease progressed he became insensible and passed 
from this world without a parting word or sad farewell.  His remains were laid 
in the Concord Church Cemetery, the unusual large attendance at his funeral, 
attest by their presence, their regard for their departed friend, and sympathy 
for the bereaved family.

Belmont Chronicle, October 19, 1871, page 3.
Died.
Green – October 11th of Consumption Miss Emma Green youngest daughter of 
Sampson and Amy Green, aged 12 years and 11 months.  Emma is the sixth of the 
brothers and sisters who have been taken away within a few years, and with one 
exception al by the same disease.  This is a sad bereavement to the remaining 
members of the family and with death coming to one so young is no gentle 
warning of the uncertainty of life, “Be ye also ready.”

Belmont Chronicle, October 19, 1871, page 3.
A little child, son of Mr. Perry, of Zanesville, was drowned in a barrel of 
slop last week.

Belmont Chronicle, November 2, 1871, page 3.
We regret to learn of the death of Dr. Warfield, who died at his residence in 
Barnesville, on last Friday evening – disease, general debility.

Died.
Ruggles – On the 26th of October, Mrs. Clarissa Ruggles, in the 82nd year of 
his age.
  Another of our aged ones has been called to her rest.  She has gone down to 
the grave in a full age, as a shock of corn cometh in, in its season.  Mrs. 
Ruggles was born in Connecticut and was married to Hon. Benjamin Ruggles while 
he was a United States Senator from Ohio.  Her residence in St. Clairsville 
dates from 1825, from which time she has been closely identified with the 
place in all its interests. (tribute continues at length)

Death – Mr. Hamilton Morrison died on the 24th, after years of suffering.  His 
relatives have the sympathy of all their acquaintances.  (poem follows)



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