Wood County WV
Obituaries and Death Notices

"Aunt Peggy" Brown, of Parkersburg, W. Va., is dead, aged nearly a century.
October 1, 1885 Newark Daily Advocate, Newark Ohio

  John W. Hall and little son were drowned in the Ohio river at Parkersburg, W. Va. The boy was taken with a fit while swimming. His father attempted to rescue him, when both drowned.
August 10, 1883 Freeborn County Standard, Albert Lea Minnesota

Miss Amelia Gale and Mrs. James Hickman, two centenarians, died on the 15th near Parkersburg, W. Va.
Freeborn County Standard, Albert Lea Minnesota March 27, 1890

Abel Hughes and his wife and child were drowned near Parkersburg, W. Va., on the 10th by being thrown off a bridge into the river by a runaway team.
Freeborn County Standard, Albert Lea Minnesota September 17, 1890


On last Saturday August Bohn, of Parkersburg, W. Va., attempted to save his 5 year old son who had fallen into the water, but both were drowned.
Indiana Progress, Indiana Pennsylvania May 27, 1886

Miss Maud D'Alma, was drowned near Parkersburg, W. Va., on Saturday. Miss D'Alma was a resident of Clearfield and she with her family were traveling with a circus which was showing near Parkersburg, when a cloud burst, the flood striking the tent and tearing it to pieces and carrying Miss D'Alma to a watery grave before any assistance could be rendered.
The Indiana Democrat, Indiana Pennsylvania August 8, 1889

Manley Harris and George Hayes were fatally burned on the 7th in a fire at the Argand oil works near Parkersburg, W. Va.
The New Era, Humeston Iowa August 15, 1888

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