Obituaries
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He and Marie Whitener were married Oct. 15, 1946 in St. Louis.
Burial will be in Marcus Memorial Cemetery in Fredericktown with full military honors.
Fredericktown, Mo
Chief-Justice Of Missouri Dies In A Hospital
St. Louis, Oct. 8.—Judge James D. Fox, Chief Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court, died suddenly at a hospital here Thursday night.
Olympia Daily Recorder - October 10, 1908
Missouri Judge Dies
Heart Disease Claims Chief Justice James D. Fox of State Supreme Court.
Special to the news
St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 6.—Chief Justice James D. Fox of the Missouri Supreme Court died of heart disease at the Josephine Hospital here tonight a short time after he entered the Institution.
Judge Fox came to St. Louis yesterday from Jefferson City and complained of a severe headache. He went to the hospital to consult with one of the physicians who was a friend. The doctor advised him to go to bed. A few minutes later a nurse hurriedly summoned the doctor, saying- Judge Fox was dying.
The Judge began his career of the Supreme bench in1892. Last spring he became Chief Justice.
Dallas Morning News Historical Archive - October 7, 1910
Grand River Claims First Victim Of Year
Alva Lee Fint, 22, Seized with cramps and drowned Saturday night
Stepped Into Deep Hole in River One Half Mile South of Third Street Bridge—Body Recovered in Two Hours
The treacherous waters of Grand River claimed its first victim of the, year Saturday night. Alva Lee Fint, 22 years, employed at the A .F. Treon bottling works on First street, was drowned in Grand River one-half mile south of the Third street bridge Saturday night, about 7:30 o'clock.
The body was, recovered about two hours later and taken to the Mohrs undertaking parlors.
M. L. Fint, father of the young man, arrived yesterday from his home, Madison, Mo., and will return with the body to that place tonight.
Fint, with Waymon Treon, 11, and Ralph Treon, 10: drove to the river Saturday night in the Treon truck for a swim. Fint was standing in the water above his waist when he was seen by the Treon boys to sink. They saw his body floating out toward the center of the river and believed that he was playing in the water. The body came to surface of the water once and then sank out of sight. The small boys then became frightened and ran up the river about one hundred yards where a man was fishing and asked him for help. After securing the aid of the fisherman one of the Treon boys came to town in the truck for his father.
The alarm was given and soon there was a large crowd at the place where the body went down. A systematic search was started and after two hours the body was found lodged by a log in about four feet of water, about 40 or 50 feet from, where the body went down. All efforts to revive the young man failed. It is the belief that young Fint stepped into a hole and coming in contact with the cold water, was seized with cramps and was unable to help himself or call for assistance.
Young Fint had been in Chillicothe about two years. He graduated from the telegraphic department of the Chillicothe Business College. He had been working for Mr. Treon at the bottling works for some time, making his home with the Treon family. He was a young man of good character and was held in high esteem by those who knew him.
He is survived by his family, a sister and a brother.
The Chillicothe Constitution, Chillicothe, Missouri Monday August 2, 1920
Under the obituary head, we announce the death of a well known and highly esteemed citizen, Captain Caler Cox; of Madison County, in the state.
Captain Cox was at one time a citizen of St. Louis, and won for himself the friendship of itsinhabitants of that day.
He removed to Fredericktown and represented the people of Madison County in the Legislature and enjoyed to the fullest extent the confidence of his fellow citizens.
An ardent Whig in politics, he was several times appointed a Delegate to the Whig National Conventions, and always performed his duty faithfully.
He was a strictly honest and public spirited man and his death will be a cause of general lamentation wherever he was known.
Daily Missouri Republican - November 13, 1852
A woman named Sarah Myers, of unsound mind, was found dead in a hotle in the Flat Woods, in Madison County, Missouri, recently.
An examination proved that she had given birth to a dead child, and then died herself of convulsions, together with extreme cold.
Memphis Daily Avalanche - January 7, 1869
One of Madison County's oldest citizens, Alfred Boyd Henson, 88, passed away Sunday morning March 8th at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Chas. Johnson near Buckhorn.
He was born Feb. 15, 1854, in Bollinger County near Patton, Mo.
Departed this life March 8, 1942.
On Feb. 25, 1873 he was united in marriage to Jane Killian, who preceded him in death, Dec.. 4, 1935.
He is survived by one sister, Mrs. J. M. Cook and 7 children, 5 boys and 2 girls: Mrs. Chas. Johnson and Mrs. J. L. Hovis of Buckhorn, Mo., M. A. Henson of Fredericktown, W. M. Henson of Buckhorn, Oscar O. Henson of Gordenville, George T. Henson of Van Buren, Mo. And S. A. Henson of Vernon, Texas, also 39 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren.
Since 1886 when he was converted and joined the Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church, he has been a faithful member for these many years. For about 50 years he has been a member of Big Creek Baptist Church, coming here by letter from Mt. Carmel Baptist Church.
Transcribed and Contributed by: Debbie Gibson
Elma Kathleen Henson, 98, of Fredericktown died Sunday, November 25, 2001 at Madison Medical Center.
She was born July 9, 1903 in Mine La Motte, Mo, the daughter of William and Bertha Souden.
She married Normal Charles Henson of Flat River, Mo on October 16, 1921 in Flat River.
Mrs. Henson was preceded in death by her husband; parents; daughters Virginia Pauline and Erma Dean Henson; sisters Irene Perrine, Edith Underwood, Una Aubuchon, and Opal Glaser; and brother Earl Souden, William Souden, and Claude Souden.
Survivors include sons Normal Charles Henson Jr., of Columbia, Mo, Edwin D. Henson of Rockford, Il, and Darrell (Jim) Henson and Donnie O. Henson, both of Fredericktown; daughter Betty J. Hovis of Florissant, Mo; brother Leo Souden of Fredericktown; 17 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren and seven great great grandchildren.
Mrs. Henson was a member of Copper Mines Free Will Baptist Church.
Funeral Services were November 28, 2001 at Follis & Sons Funeral Home with the Rev. Glenn Rehkop officiating. Burial was at Marcus Memorial Park in Fredericktown. Pallbearers were Perry Hovis, Kris Henson, Shannon Henson, Eric Henson, Darren Henson and Mike Perino.
Transcribed and Contributed by: Debbie Gibson
Special to The Republic
Fredericktown, Missouri, February 13 – Hon. Josiah M. Anthony, one of the prominent men of Southeast Missouri, died Sunday night and was interred Tuesday.
The remains were followed to their last resting place by a large concourse of friends.
Mr. Anthony was in his seventy-eighth year.
He represented this county in the Legislature several terms, first entering that body before the war.
He was a man of marked ability, and possessed strong convictions on all the political issues of his time. St. Louis Republic – February 14, 1896
Centennarian
Robert Sinclair, aged 102 years, died in Madison County, Missouri, 15ht ult.
He took an active part in our revolutionary struggle, and rendered himself very useful as a spy on the frontier settlements of Virginia and North Carolina.
He retained his strength of body and mind to a few weeks of his demise. New Hampshire Patriot - April 20, 1853
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