Lehigh County, PA Obituaries and Death Notices
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Name	Obituary	Date of Pub.	Publication/Location	Transcribed by
Weaver, Mrs. Tilghman	On Thursday night the wife of Mr. Tilghman Weaver, residing near Egypt's Church, died. A few days previous she gave birth to twins, who survive their mother. Mrs. Weaver will be buried tomorrow morning. - Allentown Item.	24 Feb 1879 Page 1	Bethlehem Daily Times Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	Vicki Hartman
Wilson, Henry	Died at Allentown, Lehigh county, Pa., on the 13th instant, the Hon. Henry Wilson, member of Congress, from the District composed of the counties of Berks, Schuylkill and Lehigh, in the 48th year of his age.	23 Aug 1826	Republican Compiler Gettysburg, Pennsylvania	Nancy Piper
Wise, John	FEARED WIFE HAD LEFT HIM So John Wise Hanged Himself in His Shoe Shop at Trexlertown, Pa. Allentown, Pa., March 2 - John Wise aged fifty-six years, of Trexlertown committed suicide by hanging. He was found in his shoe shop with a four bag twisted around his neck and the other end attached to a post. Two weeks ago his mother-in-law died and left some property. His wife went to the latter place to settle up the estate. Judging by a note he left Wise feared his wife had left him.	2 Mar 1909 Page 3	Gettysburg Times Gettysburg, Pennsylvania	Vicki Hartman