Baltimore City, Maryland O-Z Obituaries OBRIEN - In Baltimore, the Rev. Dr. Obrien [Nov 1815, North American Review. Submitted by K. Torp] WELCOME, Charity 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 ©2007 Genealogy Trails