Obituaries From the New
Albany Ledger-Standard, 1881
(
The Daily Ledger-Standard was established 24 September 1849 )
( The Weekly Ledger-Standard was established 27 September 1849 )
The
names from the obituaries that follow are taken from the period 1
January through May 1881
Information is included from ads
placed by undertakers also.
The date of the newspaper appears
after the surname.
Alford - 4/12 - Mrs. Mary Ann, w/o
Jacob; 5/2 - aged 64; burial Northern Burial Ground
Allen - 1/17 - Roy, s/o William; 1/31
- R. A., aged 5 yrs, pneumonia, bur Northern cemetery; 4/2 - taken from
vault and buried
Annesley,- 1/3 - Mr. Lawson, f/o Mrs.
Chas. A. Reineking, d Albany, NY
Antle - 1/24 - Mrs. Francis, w/o
Thomas, colored, aged 44, consumption
Argenbright - 5/6 - Charles and son,
in Cairo, Ill
Armstrong - 5/2 - James aged 80; of
Ireland; b/o of George, Joseph, Wesley and Mrs. Sarah Streepy; of
Harrison Co
Arwine - 3/14 - Thomas, fell or was
pushed off a train; near Bloomington
Ashley - 5/12 - Antoine; in Oswego;
poisoned by cloth slippers he wore
Beaky - 5/21 - James; in Deadwood
Benson - 5/26 - Washington; aged 55;
South Bend byline; traveling between Porter, Mich. and Iowa
Birtles - 1/31 - Eliza, aged 2 da,
burial Northern cemetery
Bonan - 5/25 - Mrs. Mary; aged about
55; train
Bond - 5/26 - George; aged 13; killed
by train car at Fort Wayne
Booth - 4/6 - Walter; died Paris,
Ill.; Dr. E. Newland & wife left to attend funeral of their
relative.
Brakeman - 5/16 - Rev. N. L. pastor
of the Methodist Church in Valparaiso; apoplexy
Branham - 3/31 - Mrs. Rebecca; aged
92; resided many years at and near Memphis, Clair co
Briscol - 1/31 - C. P., Clark co,
placed in vault
Brittenstein - 2/1 - Miss Maggie,
consumption
Bodger - 5/2 - James; aged 82; burial
Northern Burial Grounds
Borgerding - 1/4 - Rudolph, aged 55;
b/o Fred; 1/31 - burial Northern cemetery
Brumback - 3/23 - J. B., member of
Myrtle lodge No 19, K. of P. of Jeffersonville
Burrard - 5/16 - John of Bloomfield,
Center twp; killed by falling log
Campbell - 4/21 - Miss Mary; near
Bangkok, Siam; a Missionary to Laos; drowned in January; of New Albany;
4/30 - article; Miss Campbell from New Albany Presbytery
Clokey - 2117 - wife of Rev. J. W.;
was visiting her parents in Springfield, Ohio; to be but there
Cobb - 3/11 - Noah H., member of M.
E. church; owner and commander of several steamboats
Cofer - 5/23 - Hon. M. H., Chief
Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals; in Louisville
Cole - 2/14 - Jonathan P. of Paoli,
aged 63; an uncle of Capt. Jonathan Peters, this city
Coleman - 4/28 - Charles C.; poss
from Ripley, Ohio; drowned; 515 - body found near Bridgeport; to
Louisville for interment by a brother
Coleman - 5113 - Thomas; in Owen co,
Ky., bullet in brain
Compton - 1125 - Mrs. Laura, w/o
George, m/o Roger, residence Greenville
Connell - 4/20 - John F., drummer
from Pittsburg, d at Mt. Vernon
Conover - 5/12 - Capt. John D., noted
steamboat engineer; aged 76; of North Salem, Hendricks co; managed the
machinery of the Eclipse, in her great and now historic race with the
A. L. Shotwell from New Or1eans to Louisville; bro-in-law of Charles
& Henry Wible
Conrad - 1/20 - Margaret, aged 86
Cook - 3/19 - Mrs. Mahala, widow of
late Phillip Cook; son in law Alexander Jackson; aged 80 yrs; to be bur
Cook’s graveyard, Georgetown twp
Crane - 1/ - W. C., Manufacturer of
Burial Caskets
Cromwell - 1/20 - Oliver of Posey
Twp, Harr co; aged 60
Davis - 4/2 - Harvey S.; 4/2 - taken
from vault and burial Northern cemetery
Dearmin - 4/25 - Milton, aged 45;
funeral at home of fa-in-law, Mr. Burton; 5/2 - burial Northern Burial
Ground
Delaney - 5/6 - Bridget, widow, about
50, near Shenandoah, Pa.
Dieffenbach - 1/28/ - wife of Dr.
Phil., funeral Lutheran church, age 55
Dopsen - 2/5 - Mrs., aged 54; 2/8
interred Miller’s graveyard
Douglas - 2/16 - Mrs. Frances,
colored, of burns; leaves three children: 2 girls, 1 boy
Dudley - 4/1 - Harry B., 5 days; 4/2
- burial Northern cemetery
Dyer - 3/18 - William B., of Harrison
co
Eckerly - 2/7- infant child of Frank
Edmondson - 3/28 - Mary, w/o George
H.; aged 37 yr 5 mo 19 da; funeral at Wesley
Chapel; 4/1 - consumption; 4/1 -
burial
Northern cemetery
Edwards - 4/1 - female child of
Thomas Edwards; 13 mo
Edwards - 4/6 - Mrs. Sarah; widow of
late Enos Edwards; b Bullitt Co. Ky. 1810; funeral Third Presbyterian
church; 71; 5/2 - burial Northern Burial Grounds; 5/10 - was the widow
of
Enos who disappeared some years ago, supposedly drowned; lv near
Mooresville
Ehrnan - 5/22 - John G.; of
Louisville; drowned
Erdman - 2/28 - Mrs. Christina, 57
yrs; German; burial Northern cemetery
Ernst - 3/18 - Fleta B.; funeral at
residence of aunt, H. A. Stewart; 3/25 - Fleta Belle, niece of Mrs.
Joseph Doyle; age 18; member of Christy Chapel M. E. Church;
consumption; mother already deceased and buried in New Albany; 4/2 -
but Northern cemetery; b White co, md.
Eurich - 5/31 - John; in
Indianapolis; shoots wife and her father, William Hand
Farley - 5/11 - James; in Deadwood
Ferguson - 4/1 - child of John
Ferguson; stillborn
Findley - 4/20 - John; about 60; died
near Seymour; fall on ice in Feb.
Fitch - 5/31 - wife of Graham N.
Fleck - 4/29 - Leo, aged 11;
lightning in Louisville; St. Anthony’s Catholic school
Flora - 1/31 - child of Theodore,
aged 7 da, but Northern cemetery
Flynn - 1/29 - Mrs. Martha, m -i -law
of Mr. T. X. Carter, aged 78; to be buried Tunnelton, Lawrence co
Franck - 4/18 - Joseph, s/o John;
aged 23; drowned at Cassoway, Missouri
Fowler - 5/3 - Capt., of Grenada;
Miss.; soda fountain explosion
Fox - 5/19 - Jacob B.; now of
Detroit; was a confectioner along with Jno. F. McCurdy; sister, Mrs.
Lucy Flora; mentions Mr. Everett Wattam and his sister, Mrs. Owens
Gebhart - 2/28 - J. L., 20 years, New
Albany, consumption; burial Northern cemetery; 4/2 Louis L., buried Ohio
Gebhart - 2/4 - Richard, consumption
Gemin - 5/16 - Sis; in Evansville;
drowned
Gerdone - 3/18 - Joseph, aged 55, of
Harrison co
Given - 5/16 - Charles of Atchison,
Kan.; shot & killed his wife then himself
Givens - 3/29 - Aunt Betsy, first
female child born in Louisville, 1788
Gobright - 5/16 - L. A.; died in
Washington co; aged 67; one of the oldest journalists in the country
Goebel - 2116 - Mamie, eldest d/o Mr.
F. Goebel; 2/28 - brain fever; burial Northern cemetery.; age 2 yrs
Gowen - 4/22 - wife of Larkin; near
Midway, Spencer co; baby burned also
Grace - 4/1 - Clara B., aged 19,
Consumption
Graves - 3/18 - Miss Clara, g/d Mr.
Orange A. Graves; 19 yrs 5 mo 6 da; funeral Third Presbyterian church;
burial Northern cemetery
Green - 5121 - Thomas, in Deadwood
Gregory - 1/1 - Edward, conductor,
Louisville, New Albany and Chicago railroad
Gwin - 1/1 - see Merker, Mr.
Harding - 5/9 - George C.; d
Indianapolis; b 1830, Tenn; Indiana editor; 5/13 - very imposing
funeral; 5/23 - interment Indianapolis rather than in Pa.
(Apparently
cremations were done in Washington, Pa.)
Hagel - 1/31 - Mrs. Henry, German
descent
Hagel - 1/31 - Henry, funeral
attended by the Alsace-Loraine society headed by the New Albany Silver
band
Hale - 2/28 - Rebecca, w/o Isaac,
Sr., 64 yrs
Harbison - 1/31 - James, aged one
day, but Northern cemetery
Harman - 5/3 - Hiram of Marysville,
Clark co; wagon accident
Hartman - 4/20 - F. J., d Charlotte,
Mich. ; cut by circular saw
Haskett - 5/12 - Mrs. Marion; shot by
husband in New York
Haun - 1/20 - Henry and wife,
residing 5 mi w/sw of Corydon. Five members of this family have died in
the past year. (typhoid pneumonia)
Hays - 5/18 - wife of William; in
Indianapolis
Hazard - 5/2 - Frank B., 11 mo;
pneumonia; but Northern Burial Ground
Hare - 5/2 - F. C., aged 16 mo;
croup; but Northern Burial Ground
Heavenridge - 5/16 - Mrs. Mary L., in
Mitchell; w/o the Methodist minister at Mitchell; remains to Carlyle
for interment
Hebdon - 4/15 - James; 4/26 - persons
from vicinity attend funeral; 5/2 - aged 74; dislocation of shoulder;
burial Northern Burial Ground
Henry - 2/26 - John C., aged 42; d
New Orleans; a watchman on the steamer
Henry Frank; 3/17 - funeral
tomorrow from residence of Mrs. Robert Shearer, Pearl street hill; 3/17
- request for inquest by sister, not named; Drs. Easley and Davis; Dr.
Lemon, the Coroner; but Northern cemetery -
Hicks - 5/13 - B. W. killed his wife
in Spartansburg co, S. C & cut his throat
Hill - 2/26 - Caddie, aged 3; d/o
Matson & Libbie Hill, of Chicago. Libbie d/o Lawrence Bradley;
scarlet fever; 3/1 - Clara Bradley Hill, 3 y 22 d
Hill - 2/26 - Charles, ca 5 years,
s/o Matson & Libbie Hill, Chicago; Libbie d/o
Lawrence Bradley; scarlet fever; 3/1
- Charles Lawrence Hill, 4 y 9 mo 6 da
Hogan - 1/20 - Isaac and his son, in
Wash twp, Harrison co.
Holloway - 4/20 - Alexander; murder
of wife & child; near Silver Lake, Kosciusko Co
Hough - 4/12 - Mabel, dau of Mr. W.
R. and Tillie McDowell Hough; died Greenfield; Ind.,friends of Mr. W.
C. Crane
Howard - 5/6 - Joseph died near
Anderson; a Hoosier pioneer
Huff - 3/21 - Peter, near Bedford;
crushed by rolling logs
Humphreys - 1/20 - Capt. Thomas,
consumption, aged 73 y, 6 mo, head of steamboat firm of Dowerman &
Humphreys; Rev. J. S. Woods and Peter Stoy; Mrs. S. M. Weir(1131 - says
Humphrey; but Northern cemetery); Philadelphia papers please copy.
Hutcherson - 3/26 - F. A., b 1808; f/o Rev. F. A. Hutcherson & gf/o
Mrs. R. A. Ogg; died Owensburg, Ind.; funeral at Wesley Chapel;
preached by Rev. J. S. Wood; 4/1 - aged 72; paralysis; 4/I - but
Northern cemetery fluter - 5/22 - Major, 5 yr old son of John
Jeffrey - 5/30 - Annie; aged 18;
grand-daughter of the Queen of the Gypsy tribe; parents near Dayton,
Ohio; died near Silver Creek
Johnson - 1/17 - George, of
consumption; 1/31 - Geo. M, 23, but Northern cemetery
Johnson - 5/3 - Capt. Robert, about
60; a river pilot of New Albany; 5/4 - aged 63;
Jocelyn - 2/12 - Hannah, d/o Augustus
Jocelyn. Joseph Wright accused of murder. of police, Evansville,
mentioned.)
Johns - 5/20 - Mrs. Kate Robart w/o
David
Jones - 4/1 - Harvey E., aged 3 1/2;
4/2 - says Harry F.; but Northern cemetery
Joseph - 5/25 - Thomas; native of
Ohio; shot at the penitentiary by Jordan S. McRae; 5/26 - another
article
Judah - 2/26 - Ellis, colored, 15 or
16; burned; but colored cemetery
Keifer - 5/3 - John, aged 21 yr 7 mo;
funeral German Lutheran church
Kellum - 5/9 - E. M./ druggist; in
Vincennes
Kendall - 5/23 - Miss; in Madison,
Ind.; to Washington, Pa. to be cremated
Kennedy - 4/26 - Dennis; of
Jeffersonville; aged 43
Kent - 5/2 - child of Alex.der J.;
burial Northern Burial Ground
Keys - 5/2 - Susannah L., 2 yrs;
croup; buried Northern Burial Ground
Kinter - 3/18 - Rachel, of Harrison
co; a pioneer
Kistner - 4/20 - John G.; of
Indianapolis; run over by train
Knibbs - 5/6 - Walter of Buena Vista,
Taylor twp, Hart co; hunting accident
Krachle - 3/31 - Rev. Kelley; late of
Illinois; two weeks pastor in Hart co; holding series of meetings at
Brock’s school house near Lanesville; was married
Kraft - 5/26 - George; aged 52 yr 7
mo 9 da; born Alsace 1828; well known furniture dealer and undertaker;
original member of St. Mary’s Catholic church; 5/27
Larue - 5/9- Isaac; of Troy, Perry Co
Lasch - 5/16 - Barbara; drowned with
her brother, Brice Stowe, Newark, Ohio
Lawrence - 5/18 - Miss Battle; in
Junction City, Kansas, lightning
Ledger - 5/18 - John, murdered in
Memphis, Tenn.
Lee - 5/16 - Cora; in Evansville;
drowned
Lee - 5/18 - Mrs. Mary Jane; aged 80;
sister and last member of Zachariah Chandler’s family; in New Hampshire
Lemmon - 2/28 - David, 7 rno, 19 da;
but Northern cemetery
Lemmon - 3/14 - Mrs. Manuel died at
Marengo, Craw co; age 97; oldest person in that county
Lemon - 4/11 - Hattie, youngest d/o
James; 5/2 -27 yrs; dropsey; but Northern Burial Ground; (spelled
Lemnion)
Lewis - 4/7 - Wenona, d/o F. P. &
Martha H. Mann; of St. Paul
Lindman - 4/20 - Joseph; traveling
salesman; died in Fort Wayne; widow is d/o Rabbi Rubin
Lock - 5/2 - Thomas B., aged 35;
consumption; but Northern Burial Ground
Lopp - 5/1 - Miss Alice, of Corydon;
aged 19
Louis - 3/18 - Mrs. John, of Harrison
co
Love - 5/4 - Scott of Hocking Valley,
Ohio; iron worker; gunshot by George Brooks
Martin - 4/12 - Hamilton; of
Grantsville, Crawford co; drowned
Merker - 1/1 - Mr. And Mr.Gwin,
Undertakers, have added to their outfit one of the Finest Funeral Cars
in the West
Miller - 5/13 - young man; drowned
while fishing in Clifty creek
Miller - 4/27 - Maria, w/o late
James; funeral to be at cemetery Christian church; 5/2 - aged 69;
burial Northern Burial Ground
Miller - 2/3 - William H., aged 20 or
24, g/son of late Hiram Miller; to be buried Miller’s graveyard on the
Budd road; consumption
Mills - 5/21 - Thomas; near North
Vernon, Ind.
Mitchell - 4/28 - Mrs. Maria; w/o
James; funeral at cemetery Christian church; Elder Tully preaching; 5/2
- aged 69
Mix - 4/4 - Amos; f/o Wm. Of New
Albany; died in New Orleans; an old steamboat engineer
Mondel - 5/21 - Richard, 7 yr old s/o
Mrs. William; car accident; mentions John Kohl; Col. Thomas J. Jackson;
Coroner Lemon
Murray - 3/19 - Robert E.; 70 yrs; to
Cleveland, Ohio for interment
Murray - 4/27 - Herbert E.; 70 yrs;
to Cleveland, Ohio for interment
Myrtle - 5/14 - Annie, of Racine; of
skipping rope over one hundred times consecutively
McAdams - 5/5 - Miss Rose; of
Illinois; died near Little Rock, Ark.
McCoy - 1/20 - Daniel, of Jackson
twp, Harr co
Mclntire - 5/18 - Amos; of Harr co;
drowned at New York Landing, Mt. Vernon, Posey co; young
McNeff - 1/17 - infant child of
Willard McNeff interred in the City cemetery; 1/31 - stillborn, burial
Northern cemetery
Nebos - 5/3 - five children of this
name killed by train near San Lorenzo
Neeld - 1/21 - Green H., age 84, 5
miles n/e of New Albany 1/24 City cemetery
Newkirk - 4/12 - Thomas A. died St.
Louis
Nutt - 5/26 - Commodore; has given
last show; telegraph gives news
O’Keefe - 5/16 - Charles; of New
Albany; accident in Jeffersonville; died at father’s residence in
Louisville
Owens - 5/27 - George; fireman on the
Lake Erie and Western railroad
Palmer - 5/5 - Michael, aged 75; near
Indianapolis by a switch engine
Payton - 1/12 - Mrs. Nancy Stallings,
funeral to be at Wesley Chapel, w/o Capt. James N. Payton; 1/31 -
placed in vault; 4/2 - taken from vault and bur Northern cemetery
Pennington - 3/4 - Charles W., 30 y 9
m 29 da; in Louisville, Carrol co, Maryland; 5/0 Henry & Deiphina
Pennington formerly of this city. Baltimore & Terre Haute papers
please copy.
Perkins - 5/28 - Mrs. William;
funeral at St. Paul’s Episcopal church
Perry - 5/6 - John; at Danville, Ill;
given ammonia to drink rather than gin
Pfalzer - 4/29 - William aged 11;
lightning in Louisville; St. Anthony’s Catholic school
Pfrimmer - 4/27 - Charles, b/o late
Lafayette Pflirnmer; d at residence of Mr. Martin; 5/2 - aged 26;
burial Northern Burial Ground
Piatt - 3/11 - Mrs. Peter, in
child-bed; 4/1 - Mary; aged 27; childbirth; 4/2 - burial Northern
cemetery
Pierson - 5/18 - Effle, of New York,
aged 14
Pintz - 4/29 - Joseph, aged 12;
lightning in Louisville; St, Anthony’s Catholic church; not killed but
between companions
Polk - 5/9 - Hon. Robert L., circuit
judge; in Newcastle, Henry co
Ralston - 2/21 - John, 5 yrs; croup;
buried Northern cemetery
Ray - 5/3 - Dr., of Grenada, Miss; in
soda fountain explosion
Ray - 4/1 - Jennie E., aged 14 mo
Reineking - 5/7 - Henry and wife;
didn’t die but poisoned by cornmeal in glazed crock
Renshaw - 5/7 - Mrs. Matilda E. widow
of John M. Renshaw; didn’t die but poisoned by cornmeal in glazed crock
Reid - 5/14 - James, s/o George in
Muncie, Mount Pleasant twp, riding accident
Reimers - 5/16 - Joseph; aged 50;
killed by Willis Swallow
Reese - 5/3 - David and son; burned
at Wilkesbarre, Pa.
Riddle - 5/9- Wm.; died Cincinnati
Riley - 1/5 - Richard, 35, to be
burial Lanesville
Robinson - 4/l1 - Wm. M., oldest s/o
M. J.; aged 36 y 7 mo 15 d; funeral Wesley Chapel M. E. church; 5/2 -
congestive chill; burial Northern Burial Ground
Rockenbach - 2/7 - Rudolph, 29, prop
of Ohio Falls Music store; was married to Emma, d/o Dr. Aug. Knoefel; 2/21 -29 yrs; consumption;
burial Northern cemetery; 4/2 - taken from vault and interred
Rodgers - 4/28 - James; aged 82;
funeral at Wesley M. E. church; 5/2 - buried Northern Burial Ground
Rodgers - 1/20 - Joseph C., of Posey
twp, Harr co; aged 46
Rough - 4/5 - Henry, d near
Grandview, Spencer co; 53 yrs
Ruter - 5/16 - five year old son of
John killed by freight car; those giving testimony or in court or
mentioned: George Clipper; Jasper Woods; Mr. Shea; W. H. Dyer; Lyman
Schell; Mr. Sloss; Mr. Wayman; B. F.
Emory; E. Lewellen; John Dick; Dr. Lemmon, the Coroner; 5/22
Sanders - 2/3 - Edward, colored, at
Jeffersonville car works, burned to death
Schmadel - 3/7 - Tobias, a well known
German; 4/1 - aged 44; consumption; 4/2 - buried Northern cemetery
Schneider - 4/29 - Frank, aged 11;
lightning in Louisville; St. Anthony’s Catholic school
Schulte - 4/29 - George, aged 12;
lightning in Louisville; St. Anthony’s Catholic school
Schwinder - 3/23 - Jacob, janitor of
the court house
Scribner - 3/24 - Mrs. Horatio; at
Cannelton; d/o Mr. Wilbur; Horatio is eldest s/o Gen. B. F. Scribner
Scott - 5/23 - Col. Thomas A.; aged
58; at Clifton, Penn.; great railroad king of the continent
Seabert - 5/2 - Mattie, aged 3y
measles; 5/7 -burial Northern Burial Ground
Searles - 4/22 - wife of Abelard; to
be buried at Slate Run graveyard; 4/26 - (spelled Sarles); funeral by
Mr. Reid of the Christian church
Shepard - 4/l1 - Riley; near
Hardinsburg, Wash co on prop of Gen. J. A. Cravens; crushed by tree
Shepperd - 4/1 - Samuel F., aged 50;
consumption; 4/2 - aged 56 born Madison, md., buried Northern cemetery
Sherer - 2/28 - child of Joseph, 4
years; bur Northern cemetery
Shipman - 3/31 - Cash; in Kansas; to
be returned to New Albany for burial; 4/1 - died at Keokuk, Iowa; of
mumps; s/o Mrs. L, widow of late John L Shipman; Cassius; to be
interred in Northern cemetery; aged 22; 5/2 - burial Northern Burial
Ground
Shrader - 5/2 - Louis, aged 74;
asthma; burial Northern Burial Ground
Shrader - 1/1 - Jno., Sr., General
Undertaker, Hearses and Hacks; (advertisement)
Shreck - 1/31 - Ambrose, aged 2 wks,
lung disease, bur Northern cemetery
Sleeper - 2/28 - child of William, 6
wks; brain fever; bur Northern cemetery
Smith - 5/11 - Jacob; drowned
Smith - 2/5 - Mrs. Lizzie, of
Portland, Ky., to be burial City cemetery
Smith - 5/7 - Stephen; prisoner;
buried Boggstown, Shelby co
Smith - 4/26 - Mrs. Washington;
buried Scott cemetery; Dr. Hutchinson preached
Snyder - 4/28 - in Louisville, at
Grayson & Twenty-fourth; lightning killed five
Spencer - 5/31 - William; of
Militown, Crawford co; about aged 65
Speth - 4/27 - John; carrier in New
Albany of Louisville Anzeiger; funeral under auspices of the St.
Joseph’s Society
Steelman - 4/1 - Mrs. John W. of
Princeton
Stephens - 2/28 - James, 19 years,
Floyd co; consumption, burial Northern cemetery
Stinson - 2/28 - Gertrude, 2 years,
Floyd co, typhoid pneumonia; burial Northern cemetery
Stoker - 3/18 - Frederick, of
Harrison co
Stowe - 5/16 - Brice, his two
children and his sister, Mrs. Barbara Lasch, drowned, in Licking
Reservoir, Newark, Ohio
Sudderth - 1/5 - William, of
Hardinsburg, Washington county
Sullivan - 5/31 - Jerry; in
Valparaiso; aged 56; rail car accident
Sullivan - 5/4 - Mrs. Lydia; d/o
Thomas and Sarah Rodgers; widow of Craven H.
Sullivan; b 1815; M. E. church; dau
Mrs. M. R. Bullitt lv Indianapolis
Sullivan - 5/30 - Rev. John W.; aged
71; Methodist Minister; in Jeffersonville
Thornton - 3/24 - George A. of
Bedford died at Indianapolis of cerebro-spinal meningitis; youngest s/o
the late Maj. Hemy P. Thornton
Tomlin - 1/31/ - Miss Hanna, sb Mrs.
George Schiveley; visiting Mrs. Charles Taylor on the river road 2 1/2
miles w of city
Tuley - 4/11 - Harriet E., d/o
Hansford Compton; to be buried Cave Hill cemetery, Louisville; wbo
George W.
Tunstall - 5/12 - Aaron of East
Liverpool, Ohio; killed his child
Turner - 5/12 - James of Nashville;
soda fountain explosion
Tyler - 1/3 - wife of Adam J., burial Wolf
graveyard, left babe, aged one week
Vickers - 5/16 - John; in Evansville;
struck by lightning
Von Arnim - 5/21 - Count Henry; aged
54
Walker - 5/2 - child of J. G.; age 8
mo; pneumonia; burial Northern Burial Ground
Wall - 2/16 - Miss Anna, d/o Jacob
Wall, aged 19, pneumonia; 2/21 - consumption; burial Northern cemetery
Waltz - 1/31 - child of Russell,
stillborn, burial Northern cemetery
Waters - 2/28 - Belle, 4 years;
convulsions; burial Northern cemetery
Waters - 5/28 - Helen; aged 17;
childbirth; in Brightwood, Indianapolis
Webber - 4/18 - Mrs. Frances E., w/o
Hiram B., aged 46; d in Atwater, Ohio
Welch - 4/2 - of Rome, Perry co; son
kills father
Welker - 4/7 - Miss Alice, d/o Rev.
John Welker, Harr co
Westizon - 5/30 - Gilbert; b 1815,
France; Hermit of the Knobs
Wigginton - 2/3 - Mrs. B. T., died in
Indianapolis; to be burial Spencer, Ind.
Williams - 5/9 - Wilson J. of
Vincennes; banker
Wilson - 5/28 - James; of New
Hampshire; aged 95; ex-member of congress
Wise - 5/5 - Wm., shot and killed
near St. Joseph, Mo.
Woodbury - 5/4 - Col. Horatio, 49;
consumption
Woodsmall - 5/16 - John; Daviess co,
boy murderer; change of venue; not killed
Woodyear - 3/29 - infant d/o Thomas
& Jane; 6 wks; inquest
Woodward - 2/14 - Mrs. Harriet J.,
w/o Capt. George G.; 2/28 -47 yrs; burial Northern cemetery; 4/2 -
taken from vault and buried
A floater - 5/3 - white; ca 45; found
near Madison in the Ohio; 5/5 - description
5/13 - Three men fatally burned at
Morgan’s store, Grayson Springs Station, Ky.
......., George - 5/16 -
colored; in Evansville; drowned
4/26 - The length of the fence around
the Northern cemetery is four thousand and twenty feet, nearly every
foot of which requires more or less repairs. The city has employed Mr.
Jacob Alford to rebuild such of the fence as needs it, and repair the
balance, and he will commence the work next week.
5/7 - A Family Poisoned Day before
yesterday the family of Mrs. Matilda E. Renshaw, widow of the late John
M. Renshaw, including Mr. Henry F. Reineking and his wife, were taken
quite ill after partaking of a meal at which they all partook heartily
of corn bread. Dr. John Sloan was summoned and administered such
remedies as gave relief to those affected, though all who partook of
the bread were quite sick for a time, the symptoms being nausea, with
vomiting, cramps in the stomach and great prostration. Under Dr.
Sloan’s treatment all were speedily out of danger. It is stated that
the dough of which the corn bread was made was mixed the evening before
and stood over night in a common earthen crock, which was heavily
glazed, lead being the chief material used in the glazing. Such
vessels, though in common use, are wholly unfit receptacles for any
kind of food, many cases of poisoning having resulted from their use in
all parts of the country. At Connersville, in this state, about
twenty-five years ago, four members of one family died from eating
stewed
dried apples that had stood for two or three days in a glazed crock,
and in Fayette county, in 1847, a family named Dougherty lost three of
its members from the same cause. The use of lead glazed crocks for
culinary purposes or as receptacles for cooked fruits or other food
containing acids, should never be permitted. Mrs. Renshaw and her
family, happily, escaped without serious results, though they were all
very sick for a time.
5/19 - A society of “Funeral
Directors” has been organized in this state. Their first convention is
now in session at Indianapolis. It may be called a very grave body.
5/19 - Mr. Dorst, sexton of the
northern cemetery, says he will continue to hold on to his office. Both
he and Mr. Park are officiating, and the funerals are taken charge of
by both men. One of these days this muddle will be ended, it is hoped.
[Cremations do not seem to have taken
place in New Albany. Two references are made to a transfer to
Washington, Pa. for this.)
5/30 - Decoration Day
The Grand Ceremonies at the
National Cemetery this Afternoon
Today will be long
remembered in the history of the National Cemetery of this city for the
grand and successful ceremonies of Decoration occurring this afternoon.
The cemetery is one among the most beautiful, it is said, in the
country. Certainly in the care bestowed upon it by Capt. Krernentz, the
Superintendent, it never looked so attractive as at present. Three
thousand soldiers lie buried beneath its green turf each grave marked
by a small white marble stone and many of them over-grown by blooming
roses, planted by the hands of loving mothers and sisters. The
shrubbery and shade trees are kept tastefully trimmed, and looked more
attractive and inviting that ever before from the cool shade they threw
out from beneath their branches. The grounds were handsomely decorated
along all the avenues with the National colors.
The Grand Stand
This is built of
brick and stones and with great architectural taste. The platform is
elevated five feet above the level of the surrounding grounds and is of
earth, sodded. Nine stones lead to it on the east side. The stand was
magnificently draped in the National colors, hung with the finest
artistic effect - the eagles in the field forming a beautiful painting
in the cemetery. Portraits of Gov. Morton, Gen. Taylor, Abraham Lincoln
and other distinguished citizens and soldiers were hung in the stand.
The decorations were the handsomest ever seen in the city, and were the
work of Messrs. Jacob Loomis, John T. Hopkins, J. H. Myers and U. B.
Louis.
Other Decorations
The monster cannon
that stand as silent sentinels on either side of the cemetery circle -
the many color groups and white tents scattered at intervals over the
grounds added to the harmony of the other beautiful decorations. Never
before did the grounds look so beautiful and attractive. The large
canopy spread over the seated area to shade the people from the sun
formed a splendid background to the charming natural picture. The
hundreds of strangers present were surprised and pleased at the beauty
of the place and the extent and splendor of the preparations.
Supply of Flowers
The supply of
flowers was liberal beyond precedent. The patriotic citizens of New
Albany, Jeffersonville, Charlestown, Edwardsville, Mooresville,
Greenville and the surrounding country, sent in their contributions in
abundance. The ladies managed this part of the program, and they never
do things sparingly. Very many exceedingly
The order of
exercises was divided into two parts. The first part was the dedicatory
ceremony, of the new and handsome public stand. This was opened with an
overture by an orchestra of twenty pieces, at the conclusion of which
Gen. James A. Ekin, president of the day, called to order and Rev. R.
Christee led the prayer. After prayer the Flower King and Queen, with
their retinue and attendants, forming a grand pageant, entered the
stand and as they did so a quartet of children welcomed them with the
appropriate song of invitation
Come gentle Orphans here bring your
flowers, Fresh from the mountains, wild wood and bowers, Emblems of
purity, so fair and white, This be thy tribute to God and the right.
The tableau in this cemetery was a
splendid one and was followed by the dedication hymn -
Spirits of those, who country to save,
Marched to the front and welcomed the
grave,
We now do dedicate this place to be
Sacred forever, brave soldiers, to
thee.
This was responded to most thrillingly
How cheering the thought that the
spirits of bliss,
Will bow their bright wings to a
world such as this -
Will leave the sweet joys of the
mansion above,
To breath o’er our bosoms some
message of love.
Following this came the grand
invocation, by a choir of one hundred male voices -“Great God, to
Thee.” handsome bouquets were brought to the grounds, and there were
also many charming floral designs of all kinds.
Order of Exercises
By a choir of two
hundred children, with Gen. Ekin and Gov. Porter were then led forward
and the beautiful rostrum was formally presented to them by the Flower
King and Queen. As the Flower King and Queen retired the audience
joined in singing America:
“My country ‘tis of thee, Sweet land
of liberty,” The chorus was a grand and thrilling performance.
Second Part
At the conclusion
of the dedication ceremonies of the rostrum, the regular exercises were
inaugurated with the “Decoration Hymn,” written expressly for the
occasion by Mr. C. C. Haskins:
“New gentle peace o’er us has spread
her minions.”
This was sung with grand effect by
the choir and children.
The balance of the programme is being
carried out as our report closes. Gov. Porter is the orator of the day.
He is speaking to an immense audience. Of course no report of his
speech can be given to-day as the Ledger-Standard goes to press before
he will conclude his remarks. The balance of the programme is as
follows:
Hail to thee “Liberty” an Inflamatus
“Father hear us,” Choir.
Address Hon. A. E.
Williams
Ode to Liberty Choir
Closing remarks
Gen. James A. Ekin
March, Orchestra - Return of the
Flower King and Queen and Retinue of Attendants Singing
“Firmly Stand my Native Land”
Benediction Rev. G.
Deitz
The ceremonies throughout were most
pleasing and successful. Mr. W. B. Richardson deserves great praise for
the excellence of the music and the beautiful ____ in the dedication
ceremonies. Gen. Ekin also deserves honorable mention for the splendid
arrangements that contributed so greatly to the success of the
ceremonies. A resolution of thanks to him for his efforts to promote
the interest of the occasion and to Gov. Porter for his address was
passed by the citizens.
Our Mexican War Heroes
Today, as has been their custom for
years, Miss Sallie Robinson, Capt. H. J. Reamer and others decorated
with brilliant flowers the graves of our Mexican War heroes in the
Northern cemetery. Many brave men who fell in that war, or died from
disease contracted in the service, lie buried in that cemetery. They
are remembered and honored by the living as they should be; for they
assisted in giving to the Union the richest section of the world.
