Baltimore City, Maryland O-Z Obituaries OBRIEN In Baltimore, the Rev. Dr. Obrien [Nov 1815, North American Review. Submitted by K. Torp] RECK The funeral of James C. Reck, who died of Bright's disease Thursday, will be held at 2:30 Monday from the home 2128 West Fairmount Ave. The Rev. L.E. Coblentz, pastor of St. Paul's Reformed Church, will officiate, and burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. Mr. Reck was 70 years old. Surviving him are his widow, Mrs. Catherine S. Reck; three sons, Robert F., David O. and Henry A. Reck, and a daughter, Mrs. Edith G. Milbourn. [Baltimore Sun, April 2, 1921 - Submitted by Jackie Donaldson] ROGGE Baltimore, July 12 On Saturday afternoon, Mr. Charles Rogge, Upholsterer, in Water Street, committed suicide by hangin himself. When discovered, he was suspended by the neck with a silk handkerchief, passed over the top of a closet door in the back part of the house. [July 28, 1824, Republican Compiler, Gettysburg, PA - Submitted by N. Piper] STERRETT Died: on Jan 17, at Baltimore, Md, much lamented, General Jos Sterrett, aged 48 yrs. During the whole of the late war, he commanded the Fifth Regt of Md Militia. [Daily National Intelligencer, JAN 22, 1821 - Submitted by K. Torp] THOMAS Death of a Noted Glutton. On Wednesday morning last, says the Baltimore American of July 6, a colored man named Thomas Thomas, well known in the eastern section of the city as Eating Tom, died at his house on Fip-penny-bit alley, near Eden, north of Baltimore street. He had partaken the previous evening of a large quantity of cucumbers, and on rising early on Wednesday morning, drank immoderately of ice water. In consequence he was seized with violent pains from colic, and notwithstanding the efforts of Dr. Healey, expired in two hours. He was in the 88th year of his age, having been born in 1772, four years before the Declaration of Independence. In his early life he was engaged as a stevedore, continuing that occupation until his advanced age compelled him to quit it. He has been known to eat a moderate sized ham with vegetables, &c., in proportion, at one meal. Six large loaves of bread, with more than a quart of coffee or tea, would scarcely suffice for his break-fast or supper. A good sized goose or turkey would disappear from sight in a short space of time. His daughter would prepare a plum ???? , and cook it in a bushel bag. This would serve him and two others as a desert. A number of instances wherein his voracious appetite has been tested have occurred. At other times he would be content with a more moderate share of edibles. [Campaign Atlas and Bee, Boston, Sat. July 14, 1860 - Submitted by Candi H.] WARD Baltimore, March 13.—Mrs. Bridget Ward, aged forty-five years, attempted to accelerate the kitchen fire with coal oil. The can, containing a half gallon of oil, exploded, and the unfortunate woman was so burned that she died in a few hours. [The Galveston Daily News (Houston, TX) Saturday, March 14, 1874; Issue 58; col E - Submitted by Janice Rice] WELCOME Balitmore Inquest- An inquest was held on Saturday, by William T. Rice, esq., coroner, on the body of a colored women named Charity WELCOME, who lived in Busy Alley, on Federal Hill. She was about 55 years of age, and fell suddenly dead. The verdict of the jury was in accordance with these facts. [Balitmore Sun, Mon. Nov. 8, 1841] WILSON, JOSEPH - Brother-Last week a man who kept his promise died in Baltimore. That promise—and the course of nature—had made him obscure. He was Joseph R. Wilson, younger brother of the late Woodrow Wilson. When big brother became President, little brother agreed not to seek political employment. Without avail, friends of the family urged that Joseph be appointed secretary of the Senate or Postmaster at Nashville, Tenn. Joseph, onetime city editor of the Nashville Banner, even refused to act as Washington correspondent for several newspapers. He died at the age of 59—a successful manager for the Maryland Casualty Co. People said he looked like the War President, except that his features were harder, and genius had not touched his brow. (Time Magazine Monday, March 7, 1927 submitted by Dena Whitesell) YOUNG, MAJOR WHITE - Died at Baltimore, on the evening of the 7th inst., after a short but painful illness, Major White Young, late of the Army of the United States. He commanded the detachment of U.S. troops which served on board our squadron on Lake Camplain, in the decisive battle on that Lake – (Nat. Intel. - Gettysburg Compiler December 18 1822 - Page 3 Submitted by: N. Piper) Back to Baltimore City Home page © Genealogy Trails