Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Chalmers, Sallie P. Eley, 1900 

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       SUFFOLK. 
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Lung Disease Claimed Five Victims in Short Time 
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Death of Mrs. Laura J. McLeod, Miss Archer, 
  Mrs. King, Mrs. Chalmers, and Miss Conway - 
  Farley-Wilson Marriage - Paid High for Fowls. 
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      (Special to Virginian-Pilot.) 
  Suffolk, Va., Jan. 22.- The late prevalent weather conditions have brought 
about lung disease which is about epidemic.  The victims are passing away 
with a rapidity that is well nigh appalling.  There are five fatalities to 
tell about to-day - all women - and many others are ill. 
[...] 
          MRS. CHALMERS. 

  Mrs. Sallie Chalmers, wife of Ashton R. Chalmers, the leading druggist of 
Smithfield, died about 6 o'clock this morning at her home on Mason street. 
She had been a sufferer with consumption for several months, but her illness 
was not thought critical till a few days ago. 

  The deceased was formerly Sallie Eley.  She had been made a bride less than 
twelve months ago, having wedded last February.  A husband and two sisters 
survive- Mrs. T.B. Wright and Mrs. J.R. Jordan, Smithfield's former Mayor. 
Mrs. Chalmers leaves several relatives in Suffolk, some of whom will attend 
the obsequies at Ivy Hill. 

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         Deaths in Suffolk. 

  SUFFOLK, VA., Jan. 22.-Special- [...] 

  Mrs. Sallie Chalmers, wife of Ashton R. Chalmers, the leading druggist in 
Smithfield, died at 6 o'clock this morning, aged thirty-four years*.  She had 
been suffering with consumption for many months but had only been critically 
ill since last Saturday.  

  She was formerly Miss Sallie Ely.  She was a sister of Mrs. T.B. Wright, 
whose husband once represented Isle of Wight in the House of Delegates, and 
Mrs. J.R. Jordan, both of Smithfield. 


Sallie Pickett (ELEY; Mrs. Ashton R.) CHALMERS, of Smithfield, 
Isle of Wight Co. native, d. 22 Jan 1900, at home, Smithfield, age 33*, 
interred in Ivy Hill Cemetery*, Smithfield, 
"The Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Jan. 23, 1900, p. 8, col. 1; 
"The Times" (Richmond, VA), January 23, 1900, p. 5, col. 4 

*She would have turned 34 on Feb. 8. 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} Ivy Hill list: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Documents/Ivy%20Hill_Old%20Stage%20Rd_Cemetery2.doc 

Additional information:

A.R. Chalmers, 36, single, b. IoW, sn/o C.C. & M.A. Chalmers, 
m. 28 Feb 1899, in Isle of Wight Co., 
Sallie P. Eley, 33, single, b. IoW, dt/o James & M.A. Eley 
(source: FamilySearch.org "Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940") 


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