Mifflin County PA Obituaries and Death Notices

Thomas Beale

Republican Compiler, Gettysburg, PA
September 19 1821

Died on Tuesday the 5th inst., at his residence in this place, Col. Thomas Beale, in the 34th year of his age, High Sheriff of Mifflin county. About 5 weeks ago, while sitting on his own porch, he was attacked by a kind of spasm, which succeeded by several others, resembling of convulsions, which derived him of speech - in a few days he became so much better as to be able to walk about town, but was never able to speak, after the first attack, so as to be understood, except some words, by his own family. Although deprived of the power of speech, or the use of the pen, to express his ideas, he appeared perfectly sensible until a few days before his departure - he knew his acquaintances, appeared glad to see them and would reach them his hand. He was of an unusual, generous, kind disposition and those who were in distress were never turned from his door with a sore heart. The deceased was one of the Mifflin county volunteers, who marched to the lines during the late war, and was shortly after his return home from the campaign elected Colonel of the 73d regiment, militia. - Mifflin Eagle.

Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) November 2, 1825

Died on Saturday the 8th ultimo, Henry Brackbill, Sen., aged 99 years and 7 months.

This interesting old man was born in Philadelphia in March 1726 and served in the British army at the taking of Havana in 1754 - and was one of only seven of his company, which comprised of seventy seven men who survived the ravaged of a malignant epidemic fever which prevailed among the soldiers at that time. He likewise served as a volunteer at the commencement of the revolutionary war, being then too old to be put in requisition as a militiaman. He preserved his mental faculties free from the dotage incident to old persons until his last moments and his bodily strength and activity was a matter of astonishment to all who knew him. Two years ago although then upwards of ninety seven years of age, he cut all the timber off a well timbered clearing of four acres within the space of six weeks and in the same year, he marched with his axe on his shoulder to the mountain, a distance of two miles from his residence and felled and trimmed up a tree, two feet and a half over and returned home again before night; and during the present year he has performed tasks which might make some of your young men blush. He never was during his long life visited by any sickness except that which carried him off, which only lasted twelve hours. - Mifflin Eagle.

Mrs. Eliza Cogley

Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
March 1 1831

Died on Saturday morning, the 19th ult., Mrs. Eliza Cogley, consort of Joseph M. Cogley, of Lewistown, Mifflin Co., formerly of this borough.

Andrew N. Gallagher

Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
April 9 1823 Page 3

Died on the 26th ult, in Mifflintown, Mr. Andrew N. Gallagher, Editor of the Mifflin Eagle. (Miffin County)

Lawrin Ritz

The Adams Sentinel (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
July 15  1839

Lawrin Ritz, the eldest son of Charles Ritz, Esq., (formerly of Hanover, Pa.) was drowned in the Pennsylvania Canal at Lewistown, on the 21st ult.

Susan SNOWDEN

Newspaper: The Christian Recorder

Date: Feb. 23, 1861

Submitters Name: Candi Horton

Obit: DIED. - On the 25th of Jan., sister Susan SNOWDEN, of Lewistown, Pa. She leaves a husband and four children to mourn her loss. Sister Snowden has been a member of the A.M.E. Church for thirty-two years. She was a consistent Christian, and for three years she was confined to her bed: she bore her affliction with Christian fortitude. She was a burning light in the church, beloved by all who knew her. Her memory will long be cherished by the host of friends she has left behind.

Mrs. Jane Watson

The Adams Centinel (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
October 12 1803

Mifflin County, Sept. 11

Departed this life, on the 15th inst., Mrs. Jane Watson, wife of John Watson Esq. Mrs. Watson is the 2d person who expired in this family within a few days - two others of the family are now lying extremely ill of the fever. There has been lately some striking instances of mortality among us; but none has excited more general surprise and alarm, than the case of John Johnson and his wife of Mifflin - who, after a short illness, expired on the same night, and nearly on the same instant.

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