Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....O'Connor, Andrew July 9, 1869
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Norfolk Virginian July 10, 1869
DROWNED. - About 7 o’clock last evening, a white boy, 12 years of age, named 
Andrew Connor, son of Mr. Stephen Connor, of this city, while bathing in the river 
just above the drawbridge got into deep water, and being an indifferent swimmer, 
was drowned. Several other small boys were with him in the water but were unable 
to render him any service. One or two men also witnessed the occurrence, but from 
some cause unknown to us did not exert themselves to save him. The parents of the 
drowned youth were on the spot in a few minutes, and their distress was harrowing 
to witness. Efforts were made to rescue the body by dragging for it, but up to a 
late hour were unsuccessful.

Norfolk Virginian July 13, 1869
BODY RECOVERED. - The body of the little boy Andrew Connor, drowned on Friday 
night last, was found about 12 o’clock on Sunday floating in the vicinity of the 
wharf of the Old Dominion Steamship line. The remains were at once taken to the 
residence of the father of the deceased, on Chapel street, from whence in the 
afternoon they were followed to the grave by a large number of friends of the 
family.


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