Issue of November 15, 1867
Mrs. E. P. Cobb, wife of J. N. B. Cobb, died in Dalton, Georgia, Sept. 19th
1867, in her 46th year. She leaves a husband and seven
children.
William Franklin Peach, in his 36th year, died in Perote, Bulloch co., Ala.,
June 17, 1867. He left a wife and two children.
Issue of November 22, 1867
Mary E. Tarver, daughter of Caswell and S. A. Black,
was born Feb. 21, 1843, in Harris co., Ga., was married to Chas. H. Tarver,
March 20th 1862, and died 29th Sept 1867. Wm. B. Neal
Issue of November 22, 1867
Mr. Aaron Odom was born in Ga., Feb. 3d, 1804 and died in Henry co., Ala., Sept.
27, 1867. He leaves a wife and seven children. B. F.
Blow
Issue of November 22, 1867
Sister Eliza Johnson died in Smithville, Ga., on 1st Sept. 1867 in the 24th year
of her age. She left a husband and one little daughter.
S. Anthony
Issue of November 22, 1867
Dr. William M. Harris, son of Edward and Mary Harris, was born in Montgomery
co., Ala., July 12, 1823 and was married to Miss Harriet C. Walker, Jan. 27th
1848, with whom he lived till called to his reward, August 1, 1867. He leaves
a wife and six children. A.
Dowling
Issue of November 22, 1867
Miss Lizzie Rebecca, a daughter of John and Sandab B.
Nash, died in Dekalb co., Ga., Oct. 21st 1867 in the 27th year of her life. W. A. Dodge
Issue of November 29, 1867
Susan P., infant daughter of H. S. R. and S. A.
Roberts, on the 2nd of October.
Issue of November 29, 1867
Charlie A. F., infant son of Col. Arthur and
A. M. L. Roberts, on the __ Nov., both of Columbia co.,
Fla.
Issue of November 29, 1867
Mary Lula Logan, eldest daughter of Jas. H. and Sophia W. Logan, was born 15th
Jan 1852, and died Oct. 24th, 1867.... among pupils of Griffin Female College in
1865. W. A. Rogers.
Issue of November 29, 1867
John W. Hanson, was born March 2d, 1794, in Columbia co., Ga., and died Oct. 20,
1867, in Morgan Co. For more than half a century he had
been a member of the M. E. Church. W. R. Foote
Issue of November 29, 1867
Thomas H. Everett, was born in Chowan co., N. C., Feb. 23d, 1805, died in
Lumpkin, Stewart co., Ga., Nov. 14, 1867. Brother E. lived a
number of years in West Florida, but for many years past, in Lumpkin. Last year
he went to Texas and remained a month or two, and on
his way home at Columbus, heard that his dear wife was dead and buried.
A few months before his death, his son Thomas died by
violent hands. Carrie, one of his daughters, asked him if he felt that God was
sustaining him, to press her hand.... J. C. Simmons.
Issue of November 29, 1867
Mrs. Mary C. Billingslea, wife of Cyrus Billingslea, and daughter of George and
Mary Chatfield, died near Oak Bowery, Ala., Aug. 7, 1867, aged about sixty
years. There is left to mourn her loss a devoted
husband and a little step grand-daughter.
Issue of November 29, 1867
Capt. Daniel Bird was born in Edgefield, S. C., in September 1784, became
a member of the Methodist Church in 1805, removed to
Florida more than thirty years ago, and died near Monticello, Fla., Nov. the
6th, of the present year.... J. Anderson.
Issue of November 29, 1867
Mrs. Harriet Elizabeth Birdsong, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Clarke, was
born in Nottaway co., Va., on the 8th Dec., 1818, moved to Ga. in 1836, was
married to E. F. Birdsong, Nov. 21, 1837, and died the 14th of Oct. 1867. When
a child, her parents died.... A
good wife, a good mother.... J. Lewis
Issue of December 6, 1867
Mrs. Harriet F. Florence exchanged her toils on earth for her rest in Heaven, on
the 19th Nov. 1867. She was the wife of Rev. William A.
Florence of the No. Ga. Conference. She was born at Sandy Hook, Washington co.,
N. Y., on the 16th of March 1802. She removed to the South in 1830, and settled
in Greensboro, Ga., where her uncle, the Rev. Adid Sherwood, a
preacher of distinction in the Baptist denomination, then resided; and on the
19th of July, 1832, was married to Rev. W. A. Florence.
She lived long enough to raise and train an interesting family. Two noble sons
fell martyrs to the cause of their country; a third,
lost his right arm.... A. Means.
Issue of December 6, 1867
Dr. N. M. Holton was born in Concord, N. C., November 17th ,1810, and died in
Tazewell, Ga., October 28, 1867. He professed religion July, 1831, in Charlotte,
No Ca., at a union meeting held by Rev. Mr. Barnes of
the Presbyterian Church and Rev. Mr. Furman of the Baptist Church, and joined
the Presbyterian Church... became dissatisfied and removed to Lincoln co., Ga.,
where he joined the M. E. Church, under Rev. J. C. Simmons, at New Hope, 1834,
moved to Talbotton, Ga., 1835.... He leaves a wife and
three children to mourn his loss.
Issue of December 6, 1867
Miss Elizabeth Coppedge, wife of Rev. J. W. Coppedge, died on 5th Sept, in her
43d year, after an illness of 8 days. She was born and raised in Dooly co., Ga.
She has left a husband and five children to mourn their
loss.
Issue of December 13, 1867
Little Ellen Blum, daughter of Wm. A. and Martha C.
Bessent, died at Little River, S. C., Sept 24th 1867, aged five years and six
months.
Issue of December 13, 1867
Roscius F. Attwood died at his residence near Mt. Elba, Bradley co., Arkansas,
on Saturday morning, 2nd Nov 1867, in his 52nd year. He leaves
a family and aged mother. M. T. McGehee
Issue of December 20, 1867
Rev. Thos. McMillan, was born May 10, 1786, and passed peacefully into his
eternal rest at Aiken, S. C., Nov. 8, 1867. A. J.
Stokes.
Issue of December 20, 1867
Dr. James W. Yarbrough, died on the 23d Oct. 1867, at the residence of his
brother, J. F. Yarbrough, in Lee co., Ala., aged 43 years, 8 months and 11 days.
For a number of years, he practiced his profession with
ability and success at Gordon, Henry co., Ala. J. F. Dowdell
Issue of January 3, 1868
Mrs. Annie A. Hunter, daughter of Alexander Pope, Sr.,
and wife of Commander Thos. T. Hunter, of the Confederate States Navy, died in
Washington, Ga., Aug. 20, 1867. One year ago, she stood before the marriage
altar....
Issue of January 3, 1868
W. W. Seals died at his son's, Cornelius Seals, in St. John's co., Fla., 29th
Sept., in the 80th year of his age. He died away from home. He was taken to
Florida a few months before to improve his health....
Issue of January 3, 1868
Miss Adele E. Seals, a daughter of the above, also
departed this life, only ten days after the death of her mother.
Issue of January 3, 1868
Richard Shelton Gill, son of Maj. Josiah Gill, was born Oct. 23, 1845, and died
Oct. 19, 1867. About a month before his death he made
a visit to his father's house in Cave Spring, Ga., on
the eve of going to Homer, La., where he hoped to enter business with his
brother. W. P. R.
Issue of January 3, 1868
Mr. Charles J. Fletcher died in Tattnall co., Nov. 1867, in his fifty-eighth
year. He was an elegant citizen, and had the honor of a
place in the senate of Georgia.... L. B. Payne
Issue of January 10, 1868
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth, wife of Rev. J. P. Jones, of the Montgomery Conf., and
daughter of Rev. A. B. and Lucinda Elliott, was born
Sept. 27, 1845, and died Dec. 1, 1867 at her father's residence in Elmore co.,
Ala. She was dedicated to God by baptism in early infancy by Rev. Jesse Ellis.
In Nov. 1865 she was married to Rev. J. P. Jones... leaves a
boy of 16 months. A. B. E.
Issue of January 10, 1868
Mrs. Antoinette Eugenia, wife of Matthew J. Goodin, daughter of Henry and Sarah
Butts, of Upson county, Ga., died in Crawford county on 6th Nov., in the 19th
year of her age, leaving infant twins only a few days
old.... Evie G.
Issue of January 24, 1868
Jesse Sample, was born Dec. 25, 1808 and died Dec. 25, 1867. He was born, lived
and died in Georgia. he has been a prominent citizen of
Forsyth county for the last thirty-five years.... J. D. Anthony.
Issue of January 31, 1868
John W. Porter died in Madison, Ga., after a brief
illness of only four days on the 7th Jan., 1868, aged 70 years.
Issue of January 31, 1868
Mrs. Georgia Alma Cheeseborough, wife of Mr. Charles Cheeseborough, of Augusta,
Ga., died 12th January 1867. In childhood left an orphan, her home with her
brother General Doles, of Milledgeville, a noble and
gallant Confederate soldier. She was a cousin of Bishop
G. F. Pierce. She has left a kind and affectionate
husband and many friends to mourn.
Issue of January 31, 1868
Dr. Lewis Myers died near Ocala, Florida, on the 4th November 1867. He was the
only son of the well known Rev. Lewis Myers of the Methodist Church. he was
a native of Charleston, S. C., was educated at Oxford,
Ga., attended Medical lectures at the S. C. College and there received the
degree of M. D. in 1854, and commenced the profession in the surrounding country
of
Lawtonville, S. C.
Issue of January 31, 1868
Mr. James Sanderford died in St. Marys , Ga., Jan. 2nd, 1868, in the 74th year of
his age. He was a native of Beaufort District, S. C..
His youth and early manhood were spent in that State, the latter portion of his
life in Savannah, and Camden co., Ga. He raised a large
family....
Issue of January 31, 1868
Mrs. Martha Faulkner, wife of Mr. P. Faulkner and daughter of Martin Fowler, was
born Nov. 25, 1825, and died at Graniteville, S. C., Dec. 2d, 1867. She leaves
a husband and five children to mourn her loss. T. F.
Issue of February 7, 1868
Death of Rev J. W. McIver. The Memphis Advocate states that this
brother, a member of the Memphis Conference, died on
the 17th January....
Issue of February 7, 1868
Augustus Berrien Redding, eldest son of Col. Anderson W. Redding was born in
Monroe co., Ga., December 27th, 1827, and died of cholera at his residence,
Wesson, Mississippi, Jan. 15, 1868. He moved last December to Wesson,
a manufacturing town on the N. O. J. & G. N.
Railroad.... His Brother.
Issue of February 7, 1868
Chapman F. Maddux, whose name is precious in the memory of many itinerant
preachers is not more. He was born in Warren co., Ga., Nov. 27, 1804, and died
in Rusk co., Texas, Nov. 29, 1867. He was a brother of
Rev. Patrick N. Maddux of Pike co. J. B. S.
Issue of February 7, 1868
John Ira Huff was born at Red Clay, Ga., March 20th, 1845, joined the M. E.
Church, South, when about 9 years, old, and died in Dalton, Ga., Nov. 24th,
1867, from a gunshot wound received a
few hours before. J. T. Norris
Issue of February 7, 1868
Mrs. Louisa E. Nichols, wife of Alonzo Nichols and daughter of John S. Jackson,
died in Clark co., Ga., January 10th, 1868, aged 18 years....
A year wanting a few days only, had rolled round
since she became the wife of Bro. Nichols.... I. M. Kenney
Issue of February 14, 1868
Miss Mollie C. Stillwell, daughter of Richard and Sarah A.
Stillwell, was born Oct. 31, 1834, and died Jan. 14, 1868.
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Issue of February 21, 1868
Mrs. Harriet Pegues Gillespie, widow of the late General Samuel Wilds Gillespie,
died on 23d Nov 1867, at the residence of Rev. R. R. Pegues, in Marlboro
District, S. C., in the 74th year of her age. She reared seven children, six of
whom survive. A. M. Shipp
Issue of February 21, 1868
Miss Susan Jane McDonell, wife of Col. T. A. McDonell,
died at Gainesville, East Florida, Nov. 2d, 1867, in the 36th year of her age.
Geo. G. N. MacD.
Issue of February 21, 1868
Minor Gladden was born in Fairfield District, S. C., 16th Nov 1878, and died
Dec. 16, 1867, one month over eighty years of age. In my boyhood he was my
neighbor and his children were my school fellows. Amongst them was one who
linked his name to the history of his country-- Gen. A.
W. Gladden, who commanded the South Carolina Regiment after the fall of his
superior officers in Mexico, under Gen. Scott; and who fell by
a wound received on the battle-field of Shiloh. He left several children
and grand-children.
Issue of February 28, 1868
Mrs. Barbary A. Conn died on the 4th of Feb. 1868 in
the 76th year of her age. Reared in Virginia... She removed with her husband to
Milledgeville, Ga., 50 years ago.
Issue of March 6, 1868
Lewis M. Dickey was born in Rutherford county, N. C., April 29, 1785, removed to
Greenville District about forty years since. While on a
visit to her daughter, Sister A. Cannon, Spartanburg
District, on February 4th, he was taken by a severe
chill, that completely prostrated him, from which he never recovered. Having
lived 82 years, 9 months, and 10 days, on the 9th of February 1868. J.
A. Wood
Issue of March 6, 1868
George W. Shepherd died in Griffin, Ga., on 18th February in the 23d year of his
age. H. J. A.
Issue of March 13, 1868
Marcus A. Grady died of rheumatism in Anson co., N. C.,
Dec. 2d, 1867, in the 26th year of his age.
Issue of March 13, 1868
Mrs. Virginia A., wife of John P. Smith, M. D., and
daughter of Lyman and Esther Smith was born April 30th 1845, and died January
22d, 1868, at Miccosukee, Leon co., Fla. Her mother died May 20th, 1863, leaving
on her hands the care of her younger brothers and sisters. In November 1865, she
was married to Dr. Smith.
Issue of March 13, 1868
James Martin Brooks was born in Spartanburg District, S. C., Nov. 23, 1821,
joined the M. E. Church, South, at 18; emigrated to Florida in December, 1845,
and died January 13, 1868. He was a kind husband and
a loving father.
Issue of March 20, 1868
Wade Turner, R. Harper, Susannah Harper, and Father and Mother McMullin. They
were members of the same class at Turner's Chapel. Wade Turner was
a brother of the late Rev. Allen Turner of the Georgia
Conference. He was one of the first settlers of this (Henry) county.
Issue of March 20, 1868
Sister Ann M. Foster was born Jan. 18, 1810, and died in Ringgold, Ga., Nov.
2nd, 1867, in the 58th year of her age. She professed religion and joined the
church in Barnwell ct., S. C., in 1840. She leaves no children, only her
husband, Bro. A. H. Foster, and one sister to mourn her
absence.
Issue of March 20, 1868
Miss Elizabeth Beatey, of Georgetown, S. C., died on Santee, at the residence of
H. J. Bailey, Dec. 1st, 1867, aged 81 years and 20 months. She joined the
Methodist Church in 1810.... J. A. P.
Issue of March 20, 1868
Bro. Samuel Smith was born Jan. 6, 1802, and died Jan. 21, 1868. His remains
slumber in the grave-yard at Smith's Chapel. W. A.
Hodges
Issue of March 27, 1868
My mother in law, Mrs. Anna Jane Rogers, was born in Roberson co,. N. C., Feb.
28th, 1810, and died in Bishopville, S. C., Jan. 25th, 1868. Her parents, Daniel
and Jane McCallum, were of Scotch descent and of the Presbyterian faith. When
she was but eight years old, her pious mother died, and she and her young
brothers were deprived of her care. After she grew up, several of her brothers
settled in South Carolina, and her time was mostly spent among them. It was in
Marlboro District, S. C., in 1832, that she first met Wm. Rogers, who one year
after became her husband. She lived to see all of her children educated. Two of
her grown children, Dr. D. M. Rogers and Mrs. H. C. Plowden, with
a little daughter who died in childhood, were called
before her, to their reward on high.... One week after, we were hastily summoned
by the message that not only Mrs. R., but also her deal little grand-children
and namesake, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Scarborough, were both alarmingly
ill.
Issue of March 27, 1868
Sister Mary Murphy died at Midway, near Milledgeville, Ga., Feb. 5th, 1868, aged
83 years and a few days. She was born in South Carolina
Feb. 1, 1785, joined the M. E. Church when 18 years old. She had buried two
husbands, the last George Murphy, in 1856.... These venerable female members of
our Church at Milledgeville died in February-- Sister Conn aged 75; Sister Murph,
aged 83, and Sister Fitzgerald, aged 93 years.
Issue of March 27, 1868
Elsberry Robison was born Dec. 25, 1800 and died at his son-in-law's in Pike
co., Ga., February 13, 1868. He was left an orphan when quite young and was
raised in Washington co., Ga., by his grand mother, a
Presbyterian lady.... In 1824, he joined the Church at Rock Spring C. M. He has
had seven children-- five of whom and his wife had gone before him. M. Bellah
Issue of April 3, 1868
Sister Caledonia Brooks was born Dec. 2nd, 1823, in Newnan, Ga., was married to
Mr. E. A. Brooks in 1852.... E. P. Birch
Issue of April 3, 1868
Mrs. Rebecca Callaway (whose maiden name was Cockrell) was born March 4th, 1803,
in Chester Dist., S. C., and died March 11th, 1868, in Noxubee co., Miss., at
the residence of her son-in-law, Judge J. J. Beauchamp. She was married to the
Rev. Elisha Callaway, now a member of the Mobile
Conference, Jan. 27th, 1825. In 1839 she became a
resident of Macon... J. Bancroft
Issue of April 3, 1868
Miss Sarah Virginia Mulkey, daughter of Rev. Homer V. and Sarah
A. Mulkey, died on 19th March, at Dover, Terrell co.,
Ga., aged 23 years.
Issue of April 10, 1868
Miss Julia A. Evans, daughter of Edward and Martha B.
Evans, died in Savannah, Ga., March 15, 1868, in the 17th year of her age. Geo.
G. N. Mac D.
Issue of April 17, 1868
Benjamin J. Smith was born in Greenville co., Va., and died in Lowndes co.,
Ala., aged about 64 years. he settled in Alabama, near the line of Lowndes and
Montgomery counties, 15 miles from the city of Montgomery in 1828, and pursue
the life of an active, intelligent and successful planter for
a score of years. B. F. Perry
Issue of April 17, 1868
Mrs. Margaret M. Wilson, wife of E. A. Wilson, and
daughter of the late Wm. Eaken of Putnam co., Ga., died in Sumter co., 3d Feb.
1868, in the 32d year of her age. W. A. W.
Issue of April 17, 1868
Campbell Raiford, son of Morris Raiford, born in Jefferson co., Ga., April 11th,
1809, died at Auburn, Ala., March 29th 1868, being nearly 59 years old. In 1836
he was married to Elizabeth Bostick and moved to Culloden; thence, in 1851, to
Auburn, Ala. He married his second wife, Mrs. Henrietta A.
Wimberly, in Auburn. She survives him and, wife her four children, mourns his
loss. Jesse Wood
Issue of April 17, 1868
Mrs. Sarah A. Flinn, died in Brunswick, Ga., on March
24th, 1868, aged 63 years and 19 days. She was a member
of the Methodist Church for about forty years... R. J. Corley
Issue of April 17, 1868
Col. Dennis Hills was born in Leominster, Mass., 6th May 1800, became
a citizen of Floyd co., Ga., in 1834, and died near
Rome, on the eleventh of March 1868.
Issue of April 17, 1868
Mrs. Eliza Perkins, widow of William E. Perkins, and daughter of Horace and
Maria Holtzclaw, died at the residence of her son-in-law, in Stewart co., Ga.,
aged 41 years, 8 months and 14 days. Her husband was killed at the battle of
Griswoldville in 1864.... She left a mother, one
brother and three children.
Issue of April 17, 1868
Jesse T. McLeran died in Suwannee co., Fla., on 27th March 1868, in the 36th
year of his age. He has life a wife, four children and
numerous relatives.
Issue of April 17, 1868
Tribute of Respect by the Board of Stewards of Unionville station, S. C.
Conference, to A. W. Thomson, Esq., and Judge D.
Goudelock.
Issue of April 24, 1868
In Athens, Ga., Little Carrie, daughter of Rev. H. H. and S. A.
Parks, 2 months and 2 weeks old.
Issue of April 24, 1868
Mrs. Narcissa Stephens, wife of Captain Reuben Stephens of Colleton Dist., S.
C., and mother of Rev. A. B. Stephens of the S. C.
Conference was born 16th April 1805 and died 14th of March 1868. L. Wood
Issue of April 24, 1868
Lewis Pou, of Lexington S. C., died April 3d, 1868, in the 78th year of his age.
For more than fifty years he was a consistent member of
the Methodist Church.
Issue of April 24, 1868
Andrew O. Houser of St. Mathews, S. C., died of consumption, April 6th 1868, in
the 26th year of his age. [account of military service] He has left
a loving wife and little daughter, some two years old.
Besides, an aged father laments a Benjamin gone.
Issue of May 1, 1868
Mrs. Ann, wife of Thos S. Glass, formerly Miss Porter, died near Newborn Ga.,
April 10th 1868, aged about 25 years. Before her marriage, Jan. 1861, she made
a public profession of religion and joined the M. E.
Church, South... left children. J. F. Mixon
Issue of May 1, 1868
Sarah A. Hill was born in Rutherford co., N. C., March
10, 1812. She was one of a family of eight sisters.
Only two of these sisters now lives... she died 20th February last in the
present of husband, children and friends. In the family burial ground near by,
we lower her mortality into the tomb....
Issue of May 8, 1868
Mrs. Clara Columbia Wiggins, widow of Dr. N. H. Wiggins, and youngest daughter
of Rev. L. and A. M. Pierce, was born in Greensboro,
Ga., November 8th, 1829, and died in Hancock, at the house of her brother,
Bishop G. F. Pierce, April 14, 186, after three years of suffering from
a diseased heart. Her Father
Issue of May 8, 1868
The latter part of the year 1867 was a period of the
severest affliction in the family of Rev. Thos. Friday, of Richland District, S.
C. Typhoid fever, of a malignant type, commence its
deadly work, by claiming as its first victim Thomas L., a
promising and pious son. He was born May 17, 1857, and died Sept. 8th, 1867.
John D. was taken ill a short time after his brother
was buried, and after seven days went to his reward. He was born June 27th, and
died Sept. 16th 1867. The next was Nannie F., the only daughter, sick only 5
days, born July 22d, 1861, and died Sept. 16th, 1867.
Issue of May 8, 1868
Hiram Traywick was born in Twiggs co., Ga., and died near Natasulga, Macon co.,
Ala., April 13, 1868, aged 54 years and 10 months. He leaves a
wife and three children.
Issue of May 15, 1868
Hiram Adolphus Troutman, third son of Mr. H. B. Troutman, of Vineville, Ga., was
born in Crawford co., Ga., April 9th 1832; was a
graduate of the South Carolina College in the class of 1852; was united in
marriage 7th Feb. 1855 to Miss T. E. Napier, daughter of the late Mr. Skelton
Napier. In the late Confederate war, he served his country.... Late in the
afternoon of 21st April 1868, he visited the store of Messrs. Seymour, Johnson &
Co., on 2nd Street, Macon, Ga., with view to perfect a
purchase... died there.
Issue of May 15, 1868
John Kelly was drowned in the Oconee river while fishing, April 6th, 1868, in
the 89th year of his age. He was born in Maryland and emigrated to Georgia in
his 18th year and settled in the vicinity of Salem church, a
few years after. Wm. Bryan
Issue of May 15, 1868
Dr. David A. Telfair, died in Quincy, Fla., Feb. 2d,
1868, of injuries received by being thrown from his buggy. He was born in
Washington, N. C., Nov. 12th, 1823, and was a son of
the late Dr. Thomas Telfair of that place. Early in life, he entered upon the
practice of medicine, in his native town, and there continued until the year
1851, when he removed to Florida. A. J. W.
Issue of May 15, 1868
Sister Sarah Bregan, daughter of Rev. Jacob Ozier, died in Cuthbert, Ga., on
26th April in the 37th year of her age. J. O. A. Cook
Issue of May 15, 1868
Mrs. Martha A. Maddux, wife of J. T. Maddux, was born
in Henry co., Ga., Feb. 13th, 1838, and died of consumption ,near Midway, Ala.,
on 1st March 1868. She leaves a husband and two little
girls to mourn her loss. W. K. Norton
Issue of May 15, 1868
Mrs. Elizabeth H., wife of Rev. G. W. Epps, died in Harris co., Ga., aged about
74 years. A husband and two surviving sons and many
friends mourn her loss. W. A. Parks. Texas Advocate
please copy.
Issue of May 15, 1868
Marshall Everette Kendle, died on Sunday, 19th April, in Stanly co., N. C., aged
7 years and 4 months. He came to his death by the kick of a
horse.... leaves his mother, Mrs. Francis Kendle, and numerous friends. J. W.
Puett
Issue of May 15, 1868
Tribute of Respect by W. A. Graham Council, U. D., Fort
Gaines, Ga., to Rev. James B. Jackson.
Issue of May 22, 1868
Mrs. Mary Ann Dwight, daughter of Dr. V. D. V. Jamison, formerly, and until his
decease, a resident of Orangeburg District, S. C., and
widow of Samuel B. Dwight, died suddenly at Hopedale, Murray co., Ga., April
12th, in the 69th year of her age. She was a native of
Orangeburg, and spent far the larger part of her life there, being one of the
original founders of the Orangeburg Presbyterian Church. Cartersville Express
please copy.
Issue of May 22, 1868
Mrs. Milly Glenn, wife of Rev. Wm. Glenn, was born 31st August 1798, and died
the 10th April 186. W. A. Hodges
Issue of May 29, 1868
Col. Robert McMillan was born on 7th January 1805 near the city of Belfast,
Ireland, and died in Clarksville, Ga., on 6th May 1868. From the son of the
deceased I learn that he came to America about the year 1832, and engaged in
mercantile pursuits in Augusta, Ga. In 1836 he was married to Miss Ruth
A. Banks, of Elbert co., where he settled and continue
his mercantile pursuits until 1839, when he abandoned this for the profession of
the law. F. G. Hughes
Issue of May 29, 1868
James M. Richardson died in Gainsville, Fla., April 13th 1868, in the 58th year
of his age. He was born in Lancaster, S. C., where he devoted himself to God in
early life and became a humble but earnest member of
the Methodist Church. Removing to Florida in after years.... Jas. O.
A. S.
Issue of May 29, 1868
Mrs. Mary B. Persons, wife of Augustus A. Persons, and
daughter of John Quigly, was born at Fort Valley, Ga., Jan. 2, 1820, and died
near Enon, Ala., on the 11th April 1868.... W. K. Norton
Issue of May 29, 1868
Rev. R. McHan died in Waldo, Fla., March 2nd, 1868, in the 44th year of his age.
He has left a disconsolate widow and three little ones.
Issue of June 5, 1868
Capt. Joseph M. Kennedy was born May 19th, 1833, and died at Cedar Shoals, in
Newton co., Ga., 18th May 1868. He entered the service of the Confederate
States, in the late was, in the 9th Texas Infantry.... After the close of the
war he was united in marriage with Miss Foster, a
daughter of Dr. Edward Foster, of Louisville, Mississippi. Gustavus J. Orr
Issue of June 5, 1868
Hattie A. Garrison, daughter of R. S. and S. E.
Garrison, formerly of Bowdon, Ga., died at San Marcos, Texas, on 19th of April
1868, in her 5th year. M. A. Texas Christian Advocate
please copy.
Issue of June 5, 1868
Tribute of Respect to Obadiah Foster, who was killed by falling from the wall of
a house, May 11, 1868, in the 83d year of his age.
Issue of June 12, 1868
Mrs. Elizabeth Bird, was born 14th Sept 1799, in Maryland, and died at the
residence of her daughter, Mrs. Upton in Abbeville Dist., S. C., on April 25th,
1868. Mother Bird was in the little town of Greenwood where she had long
resided, a proverb of piety.
Issue of June 12, 1868
Brother C. G. Welborn was born Oct. 1839 and died in Columbia co., Ga., April
29th, 1868. He has left a devoted wife and two small
children.
Issue of June 19, 1868
On the 11th inst., at the residence of Mr. David H. Dougherty of Atlanta, Ga.,
Mrs. Sarah A. Wilson, wife of W. A.
Wilson, of Fulton co., Ga., and daughter of Mason and Minerva Gloss, of Newton
Co.
Issue of June 19, 1868
A Trio of Worthies Gone. 1st Mrs. Elizabeth Hargroves
died near Harmony Grove in Jackson co., Ga., April 15th, 1868, aged 84 years 4
months and 8 days. 2d. Mrs. Permelia A. Pharr, aged
about 67 years, died in Newton co., Ga., near the "Circle," April 17, 1868. 3d.
More than two years before sister Pharr's death, her husband Alexander Pharr,
died at the same place and about the same age. They were both raised in
Oglethorpe co. W. J. Parks
Issue of June 19, 1868
My dear wife, Mrs. Louisa O. Turner, fell asleep in Jesus on 7th May 1868, in
her 34th year.... A. M. Turner
Issue of June 19, 1868
Mrs. Cynthia Cotton, wife of Wm. G. Cotton, was born Oct. 5th 1791 and died in
Troup co., Ga., April 23d 1868. In the 12th year of her age, she embraced
religion and joined the Baptist Church. After her marriage she joined the M. E.
Church of which her husband had been a member... Her
husband, who is quite old, still lingers on the shores of time. P. M. Ryburn
Issue of June 19, 1868
My dear wife, Mrs. Louisa O. Turner, fell asleep in Jesus on 7th May 1868, in
her 34th year.... A. M. Turner
Issue of June 19, 1868
Mrs. Cynthia Cotton, wife of Wm. G. Cotton, was born Oct. 5th 1791 and died in
Troup co., Ga., April 23d 1868. In the 12th year of her age, she embraced
religion and joined the Baptist Church. After her marriage she joined the M. E.
Church of which her husband had been a member... Her
husband, who is quite old, still lingers on the shores of time. P. M. Ryburn
Issue of June 26, 1868
in Savannah, Ga., on the evening of the 5th June 1868, Alexander Wellington,
aged only nine hours; and on the evening of the 13th June 1868, Eddie Wynn, aged
only eight days and five and a half hours, infant and
twin children of Ely and Anna C. Otto.
Issue of June 26, 1868
Sister Elizabeth Rumph was born 29th Nov 1788 and died May 20th 1868 in her 80th
year. Her birth-place was Orangeburg Dist., S. C. Here she grew to womanhood and
was married to John Rumph. She died at the residence of Rev. C.
A. Crowell in Dawson, Ga., who married her daughter.
Sister Crowell of Dawson and sister Pooser of Jackson co., Fla. are the only
children that survived her.... T. T. Christian
Issue of June 26, 1868
Jarvis Seale was born in Prince William co., Va., June 19, 1785. His mother
having died when he was a few days old, he was reared
until his 7th year by a devout aunt.... He held
membership for many years with the church at Independence, Wilkes co., Ga. The
last two or three years of his life were spent at Zebulon, Ga., where he died
April 15, 1868, being with a few weeks of 83 years old.
In a note, his son, Rev. R. A.
Seale, says: "His illness was of short but painful duration...." R. W. Bigham
Issue of June 26, 1868
Sister Sarah M. G. Parker died in Spaulding co., on the 16th May 1868, in her
72nd year, making only a brief tarry behind her husband
with whom she had journeyed up and down the hill of life for half
a century. They were among the early settlers of
Georgia.... W. M. Crumly
Issue of June 26, 1868
Mrs. Catharine A. Fears, daughter of Jas. and Mary E.
Ramsey, was born in Henry co., Ga., April 21st 1821, moved with her parents to
Harris co., Ga., and was married to Rev. Thos J. Fears, M. D., December 23d,
1840, and died in Salem, Ala., May 18th, 1868. J. H. Lockhart
Issue of June 26, 1868
Sister H. Wheeler died in Monroe co., on 2d June 1868. She had been
a consistent member of the M. E. Church, South, for
forty-three years. F. B. Davies
Issue of July 3, 1868
Rev. George Watson, Jr., a local elder of the
Newnansville Station, Florida Conference, was born in Maine, Dec. 24th, 1811.
A graduate of West Point, he served six years in the U.
S. service. He moved to this country over thirty years ago. He was one of the
chief surveyors in this "Land of flowers." On Sunday evening March 22d, 1868, he
was transferred to that "Land of pure delight." E. S. Tyner
Issue of July 3, 1868
Henry R. Barr was born May 24th 1838 and died in Lexington Dist., S. C., Feb.
13th, 1868. He was for a number of years
a consistent member of the M. E. Church, South. he had
been for several years laboring under epilepsy, which towards the close of his
mortal career, was protracted and severe. Bro. Barr has left a
widow, five children, and numerous relatives. This affliction not only rests
heavily upon his disconsolate widow, but also on his aged parents. he and his
family resided with them. And he was the son of their old age.
Issue of July 3, 1868
Rev. John P. Moate was born March 6th 1793 in S. Ca., and died in Dooly co.,
Sept 4, 1867, with paralysis. He was licensed to preached in 1813 and for seven
years was a member of the Georgia Conference. Bro.
Moate for the last ten years lived in Dooly Co.... E. J. Rentz
Issue of July 3, 1868
Daniel Davis died in Lumpkin co., Ga., June 10th 1868 in the 83d year of his
age. He was one of the first settlers of this county and was a
good citizen, an obliging neighbor, an affectionate husband, a
kind father, and a humane master. G. Hughes
Issue of July 3, 1868
Florella Singleton Ingram, daughter of Wm. R. A. and
Martha Ingram, of Schley co., Ga., was born Feb. 26th 1855, died 5th May 1868.
Issue of July 10, 1868
Rev. Thomas Cook was born Oct. 20th, 1802, and died May 22d, 1868. His father,
James Cook, was one among the first Methodists of Marlborough Dist.,S. C., and
was for many years a class leader at Beauty Spot
Church. L. M. Hamer
Issue of July 10, 1868
Mrs. Martha E. Hargrove, wife of Col. J. P. Hargrove, was born in Lunenburg co.,
Va., June 25, 1819, and died near Quincy, Fla., March 4, 1868....
A. J. Woldridge
Issue of July 10, 1868
Mr Mother, Mary Kensall, was born in Wilkes co., Ga., 24th July 1780, and died
near Flatshoals, Meriwether co., 24th April 1868, after an illness of but
a few days.... She was married twice, and her last
husband the late Maj. E. Kendall she survived over twenty five years. She was
the mother of eleven children, all of whom she survived but three.
Issue of July 10, 1868
Mrs. Sarah A. Wilson, wife of Judge Wm.
A. Wilson, of Fulton co., Ga., and daughter of Manson
and Minerva Glass, of Newton co., Ga., was born March 16, 1840, graduated with
honor at the S. M. F. College, Covington, Ga., June 1858, married Dec. 1859, and
died in perfect peace, June 14th 1868. F. A. Kimbell
Issue of July 10, 1868
Mrs. H. H. Dodge, wife of Rev. W. A. Dodge of the N. G.
Conference, and daughter of Robert L. and A. L.
Williams was born in Oxford, Ga., Jan 25th, 1844, and died in DeKalb co., Ga.,
April 12th, 1868, in the 25th year of her life.
Issue of July 10, 1868
James E. Bustin, only son of Edward C. and Caroline T. Bustin, of Fayette co.,
Ga., was thrown from a mule and instantly killed May
23d, 1868.... Robert Stripling
Issue of July 17, 1868
Bro. John Harper died in Pike co., Ga., on 20th June 1868, in the 85th year of
his age. He was one of the first settlers in this county. The mother of his
children died many years since. He married a second
wife with whom he lived until separate from her and his children and grand
children and many relatives and friends by death.... R. A.
Seale
Issue of July 17, 1868
Mrs. Rebecca Williamson died April 17th 1868, in the 59th year of her age. In
her 20th year she became a member of the M. E. Church.
She was probably the first person that joined the infant society at Old Sandy
Spring, Laurens Dist., S. C.... She subsequently removed to Spartanburg
District, where she spent the greater portion of her life as a
teacher.
Issue of July 17, 1868
Mrs. Hattie Brown, wife of the late Mr. J. W. Brown, and daughter of Rev. D. N.
and A. E. Burkhalter of Marion co., Ga., died near
Columbus, Ga., June 10th 1868, in her 34th year. She graduated in the Wesleyan
Female College in 1852. She called out the name of her sister Fannie and
children, sometime since deceased.
Issue of July 17, 1868
Henry W. Ackerman died June 13th 1868, aged ___ years. A
widow, a son and two daughters are left to mourn. John
W. McRoy
Issue of July 17, 1868
Mrs. Mary M. Wyly, wife of James A. Wyly and daughter
of E. P. and Elizabeth Williams, died in Nacoochee Valley, on 28th June, in her
26th year... F. H. Hughes
Issue of July 17, 1868
Judge Burrel Thomas Pope died May 8, 1868, in Gadsden, Ala., after an illness of
six weeks. He was born in Oglethorpe co., Ga., Jan. 7, 1813, was the son of
Wiley and Sarah Pope, joined the M. E. Church in Athens, Ga., in 1827. he
studied law with Judge Clayton of Athens. In 1837 he removed to Wetumpka, Ala.,
until he removed to Ashville, St. Clair co., Ala in 1844. He married Miss Joanna
Lester, January 8, 1838. He removed to Gadsden, Ala., in 1867. He leaves a widow and eight children. W. L. Clifton
Issue of July 17, 1868
Mrs. Mary Wright died on Cypress ct., S. C., 28th May 1868, in her 83d year She
has left two children... A. R. Danner
Issue of July 17, 1868
Mrs. Lucretia Brown, wife of Mr. D. P. Brown, died in Baldwin co., on the 19th
of June 1868, in the 54th year of her age, leaving a
husband and nine children.
Issue of July 17, 1868
William Marcellus Nolan, son of Q. R. Nolan, of McDonough, Ga., was toying with
a small repeater, while engaged in pleasant
conversation, when the pistol was accidentally discharged. He lived but one hour
and died thus on the 15th June 1868, aged 17 years.
Issue of July 24, 1868
Mrs. Elizabeth Hameter, widow of the excellent Joel Hameter, the memory of whose
virtues is cherish in the churches of Ala., died March 10th, in Barbour co.,
Ala. She was the daughter of Andrew and Nancy Bates, born in Edgefield Dist.,
S., C., Jan. 15, 1808. Nov. 14, 1833, she was happily married to him who for
more than thirty years was her earthly stay and comfort, until God took him and
left her with two affectionate daughters. Her daughter Julia died in 1857 while
at College in Tuskegee.... A. J. Hamill
Issue of July 24, 1868
Sister Anna E. Jones, wife of Geo. H. Jones, and daughter of A.
W. and Exer A. Martin, formerly of Americus Ga., was
born Sept 29th 1837, and died in Gwinnett co., Ga., June 7, 1868. J. M. Lowrey
Issue of July 24, 1868
Miss Josie E., daughter of L. C. and S. A. Mims, was
born at Lumpkin, Stewart co., Ga., May 6, 1848, and died at Whitesville, Harris
co., Ga., June 26, 1868. She was a pupil at Oak Bowery
Female College, Ala.... W. J. Cotter
Issue of July 31, 1868
Mrs. Martha R. Gore, wife of Mr. James W. Gore, who removed to Florida last
January from South Carolina, died in Marion co., Fla., on 15th June 1868, in the
40th year of her age. She was the mother of a large
family of children.
Issue of July 31, 1868
Irbin Collins was born Nov. 28th, 1808, and died with disease of the heart in
Butts co., Ga., July 4th, 1868. The family has lost a
devoted and affectionate husband and parent.... Texas, Arkansas, and N. O.
Christian Advocate please copy.
Issue of August 7, 1868
Willie Harris, son of Rev. W. B. and Mrs. M. A. Turner,
died of Cholera Infantum in Dadeville, Ala., on Sunday morning, July 26th
1868--aged 11 months, 22 days, and 3 hours.
Issue of August 7, 1868
Mrs. Frances L. Potter, wife of G. A. Potter, was born
July 15th 1844 and died in Taylor co., Ga., July 10th 1868. G. L. W. Anthony
Issue of August 7, 1868
Mrs. Hannah Conley died in Jackson co., Fla., June 10th 1868, aged 72 years. She
leaves a husband 86 years of age, children and grand
children. A. M. Gillespie
Issue of August 7, 1868
Mrs. Nancy A., wife of Allen Goodwin, and daughter of
Seth and Martha Hamer, died very suddenly in Harris co., Ga., aged 27 years.
Issue of August 14, 1868
Richard R. Richardson, a member of Mulberry Street
Church, Macon, Ga., died July 26th, in the 29th year of his age.
Issue of August 14, 1868
Mrs. Elizabeth W. Hawkins (whose maiden name was Boon) was born July 13, 1794,
and died in Americus, Ga., July 28, 186, in the 75th year of her age. She was
converted in 1812 under the preaching of Rev. Hope Hull, and married to Willis
A Hawkins, Sr., in 1816. S. Anthony
Issue of August 14, 1868
James M. Brown died at the residence of his father in Telfair Co., Ga., May 20,
1868... The deceased leaves a father and mother, four
sisters and a brother.
Issue of August 21, 1868
Miss Josie C daughter of Rev. Dr. W. T. and Sarah A.
Harrison was born in Jefferson co., Fla., Sept. 17th 1847, and died in Ocala,
June 16th 1868.
Issue of August 21, 1868
Mrs. Elizabeth A. DuBose, died at the residence of her
son, Jas. R. DuBose, in Abbeville Dist., S. C., on Friday 31st July in the 42nd
year of her age.
Issue of August 21, 1868
John W. Miller was born August 14, 1833 and died near West Point, Ga., June 25,
1868. He leaves a widow, a
babe, an aged father, brothers and sisters. P. M. Ryburn
Issue of August 28, 1868
Thomas A. Lipsey was born June 22, 1836, and died Aug.
4, 1868. Wofford College is bereaved of a son... J. E.
Watson
Issue of August 28, 1868
Eliza A. W. Cain, daughter of James B. and Elizabeth
Cain, was born May 8, 1812, married Judge Robert Walker, Feb. 15, 1828, and died
in Spalding co,. Ga., Aug. 6, 1868.
Issue of August 28, 1868
My Father, Zadock Blalock, died in peace, in Fayette co., Ga., on 31st May 1868,
aged 84 years and 21 days. he was born, raised, and married to my mother
Margaret Lewis, in Randolph co, N. C., where he has many friends and relatives.
My mother preceded him to the good world nearly 20 years. He has left
a wife and nine children. W. H. Blalock.
Issue of August 28, 1868
Andrew J. Phipps, aged 39 years, was suddenly killed by a
fall from his horse, on June 15th, and on 18th July following, his brother,
William Henry Phipps, aged 27 years, died of brain fever. They were the sons of
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert and Eliza Phipps, of Stewart co., Ga. B. J. Baldwin.
Issue of August 28, 1868
Sister Nancy Smith was born Dec. 25, 1792, and died June 5, 1868. In her youth
she joined the Presbyterian Church. A few years
afterward she joined the Methodist Church. She reared a
pious family. J. E. Watson
Issue of September 4, 1868
Mrs. Frances A. Black, wife of Capt. C. B. Black, and
daughter of Thomas and Mary Johnson, of Putnam co,. Ga., died in Russell co.,
Ala., July 20, 1868. She was married to her now bereaved husband Oct. 28, 1852.
She leaves a husband and five small children. Wm. B.
Neal
Issue of September 4, 1868
Miss Emma F. Osier, daughter of Perry and Clarissa Osier, was born in Pike co,.
Ala., June 11, 1851, and died in Montgomery co., Ala., Aug. 6, 1868, aged 17
years, 1 month and 25 days. A. Dowling
Issue of September 4, 1868
Mrs. Mary Jane Harper, wife of Rev. Robert L. Harper, of the S. C. Conference,
and only daughter of Dr. Sam'l D. and Mrs. Martha J. Sanders, formerly of
Cheraw, S. C., but now of Jackson, Tenn., was born Oct. 29, 1848, and died in
Greenville, S. C., at the residence of Mr. J. A. David,
on 22d July 1868. In her 18th year while attending a
meeting at the church of her grandmother, Mrs. Jane Pegues in Marlborough Dist.,
she was soundly converted to God. Eleven months before her death she was happily
married to Rev. Robert L. Harper.... Sam'l D. Sanders
Issue of September 11, 1868
Mrs. Caroline C. S. Weaver, wife of Judge T. A. D.
Weaver, was born April 2, 1805, and died in Thomaston, Ga., August 8, 1868. In
1829 she was married to her surviving husband. She is missed by two sons,
a daughter and granddaughter. D. Kelsey
Issue of September 11, 1868
Mrs. Anna Maria Seale, wife of Rev. D. W. Seale, of the S. C. Conference, died
at the residence of her father, James Graham, Esq., near Marion, S. C., Aug. 25,
in her 34th year. She did not make a profession of
conversion until 1860, when at Bethel camp ground, Sumter Dist., S. C., she
experienced a change. She was married to Rev. D. W.
Seale May 8, 1866. G. H. Wells
Issue of September 11, 1868
Alonzo W. Jones was a citizen of Bibb co., and died in
Macon, whither he had gone for medical treatment, June 14.... He left and wife
and three children. John M. Marshall
Issue of September 18, 1868
John Robert Zitrouer fell asleep in Jesus at his residence near Paine's Prairie,
Alachua co., Fla., Aug. 7th 1868. He was born in Effingham co., Ga., April 11,
1802. March 13th 1828 he was happily married to Miss Eliza Remshart of Savannah,
by whom he had thirteen children. In 1834 he removed to Florida, where he has
since lived respected by the community. John A. Kennedy
Issue of September 18, 1868
Henry J. Slappey died in 2d August in Baker co., Ga., aged the age of 41. When
quite a young man, he removed from Twiggs in Baker co.,
and engaged in the business of agriculture....
Issue of September 18, 1868
Miss N. A. St. John was born April 24th 1847 and died
of typhoid fever in Troup co., Ga., July 19th 1868.
Issue of September 18, 1868
Mrs. Elizabeth Aldred was born in 1780 and died in Warren co., Ga., Sept. 4,
1868. She was a member of the Methodist Church 65
years... Amos Johnson
Issue of September 25, 1868
Riley J. Johnson, a prominent and faithful member of
our Church in Rome, Ga., died Aug. 28, 1868, in the 53d year of his age.
Issue of September 25, 1868
Harriet Boyd, wife of the Rev. J. M. Boyd, a local
preacher of the Newberry ct., S. C., died Sept. 4, 1868. She was born in
Columbia, Oct. 22, 1839, and was left without a mother
and two and a half years of age; was raised and
educated by her aunt, Mrs. S. Cromer, who is now a
member of the family. married in 1854. She gave her father-in-law, Rev. M. M.
Boyd, to understand that all was peace and calm.
Issue of September 25, 1868
Wm. McKendree Littlejohn, son of John Littlejohn, of Polk co., N. C., was born
Aug. 22, 1842, and died 18th August 1868. J. A. Wood
Issue of October 2, 1868
Capt. Thomas Surtis died at the residence of his son-in-law, John D. Doig, in
Gainsville, Fla., June 19, 1868, in his 68th year. he became a
citizen of Charleston, S. C., in 1817. His business was on the sea-- being
a pilot of the bar and harbor of Charleston for 49
years. His aged companion still lingers with the children he has left.... S. L.
S.
Issue of October 2, 1868
Mrs. Mary Brown, wife of Judge B. B. Brown, died in Fort Valley, August 16. She
was a member of the Presbyterian Church. She was
a resident of Staunton, Virginia, and her home was in
her native State until the removal of the family to Georgia during the recent
war.
Issue of October 2, 1868
Mrs. Mary Pattillo died in the 72nd year of her age, at Whitesville, Harris co.,
Ga., on 11th Sept 1868. She was a daughter of Nathan
Winfield and was married to John Pattillo, who survives her, in Feb. 1815.
Converted in Greene co., Ga., in 1820. W. J. Cotter
Issue of October 2, 1868
Mrs. Susan Walker Shaw, wife of Mr. Alfred Shaw, died in Madison, Ga., on 6th
July last. She was born March 26th, 1808, in Greenville, S. C., and several
years afterward removed to the city in which she breathed her last. She became
identified with the Methodist E. Church in 1826, and four years from that time
she united with Mr. Alfred Shaw of that place. A. Means
Issue of October 9, 1868
Thomas S. Gunn, son of William S. and Harriet Gunn, was born in Gadsden co.,
Fla., May 28th 1846, and died of typhoid fever, at the residence of Mr. Wm. D.
Silva, in New York city, July 13th 1868. A. J.
Woldridge
Issue of October 9, 1868
Mrs. Jane E. Thompson was born in Elbert co., Ga., and died in Savannah, Ga.,
July 18th 1868, in the 73d year of her age. Mr. T. was the relict of Capt. Drury
Thompson, who was for many years a resident of the city
of Macon, and who removed to Savannah in 1850 and died in 1855. She was the
youngest and last surviving sister of Gen. Wylly Thompson, deceased. She leaves
a numerous kindred among the families of the Thompsons,
Watkins, Wynns, Olivers, Burtons, Lamars, Napiers and Mannings, the nearest of
whom is her only daughter, Mrs. Amanda E. Palmer. Mrs. A.
E. Palmer.
Issue of October 9, 1868
Casiner Carilla, son of Dr. Wm. R. and Mrs. G. A.
Joiner, was born Feb'y 29th 1856 and died April 3 1868, by a
fall from a loaded wagon and the wheels passing over
him. James Perry Joiner, his brother, was born July 27th 1857, and died Sept.
14, 1868. S. G. Chiles
Issue of October 9, 1868
Mrs. Hettie Maples, wife of Israel Maples, Esq., died in Mitchell co., Ga., June
17th 1868. She was form many years a member of the
Baptist Church.
Issue of October 9, 1868
Lucy J. Barrow, daughter of Rev. William and Mary A. F.
Barrow, was born Oct. 25, 1845 and joined the Church in 1857 in Macon co., Ala.,
and died Aug 31, 1868.
Issue of October 16, 1868
Rev. William McKay was born in Fifeshire, Scotland, Feb. 10, 1842. When about
twelve years of age, he was brought to America, and the family settled in Rome,
Ga., During the late war between the States, he became a
soldier in the Southern army.... died on 3d of August. Josephus Anderson
Issue of October 16, 1868
Sister Mary Jane Page, relict of Alexander Page, and daughter of Brother and
Sister E. B. Black, was born Feb. 9, 1844, and died in Warrenton, Ga., on 23d
September 1868. In December 1866 she was married to Mr. A.
Page. R. W. Hubert
Issue of October 16, 1868
Mrs. Mary E. Bass, wife of Capt. John Bass of Newton co., Ga., is no more. She
was a native of Nottoway co., Va., and in her 20th
year, as the lovely Miss Winfree, was led to the altar on 21st January 1821, not
her surviving husband.... A. Means
Issue of October 16, 1868
L. I. Hansford was born in Elbert co., Ga., and died in Macon, Ga., Sept. 21,
1868, in his 59th year. He left a wife and nine
children. J. Jones
Issue of October 16, 1868
Mary Robinson, a daughter of William Forbes,
a Revolutionary soldier, was born near Cambridge, in
Ninety Six, now Abbeville Dist., S. C., Nov. 3, 1779;. She was married to
Ephraim Robinson in 1804. She died June 15, 1868, at the residence of her
son-in-law, A. O. Norris, Esq., in Anderson District.
Samuel A. Weber
Issue of October 23, 1868
Mrs. Fanny Kennon, wife of Warren L. Kennon, died at the residence of her
step-father, Randal Folsom, Esq., in Lowndes co,. Ga., on the 30th Sept 1868, in
the 25th year of her age. She has left a husband and
one little child.... H. W. Sharpe
Issue of October 23, 1868
Miss Mattie M. Mullins, third daughter of Mr. R. and Mrs. C. Mullins, died on
20th Sept in the 20th year of her age. C. A. Fulwood
Issue of October 23, 1868
Rebecca Bailie Barlow, wife of Dennis Barlow and daughter of Eli S. Hill was
born Feb. 4, 1830, in Walton co,. Ga., and died of consumption September 23,
1868, in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Three of her children had gone before to glory.
She leaves a husband and daughter... John H. Riggin.
Issue of October 23, 1868
Mrs. Caroline C. Davis died August 14th in Rome, Ga. (whither she had gone on
a visit) in the 65th year of her age. Born in Jones
county, where she spent a large portion of her life.
There, she was united in marriage to her first husband, Mr. Green Gray, the
result of which union was a large family of children.
her second husband was William Davis of Arkansas.... John M. Marshall
Issue of October 23, 1868
Mrs. Jennie G. Gordon, daughter of Dr. P. G. and Mrs. J. M. A.
McGregor of Columbia, S. C., and wife of Mr. Benj. F. Gordon, of Greene Co.,
Ala., died near Union, Ala., in the 29th year of her age. She was married to Mr.
B. F. Gordon, Dec. 22, 1864, and soon after removed to Green co., Ala.... leaves
a tender child of two years.
Issue of October 23, 1868
Rev. Benjamin W. Clark, formerly a member of the
Georgia Conference, and for a number of years
a local elder in Muscogee co., Ga., died 11th Sept
1868. J. E. Evans
Issue of October 30, 1868
Miss Mandane Allen Glenn, daughter of the Rev. John B. Glenn, deceased, who was
a member of the S. C. Conference more than fifty years
ago, died Aug. 13, 1868, in her 50th year. New Orleans Advocate, please copy.
Issue of October 30, 1868
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Dubose was born in Charleston, S. C.,
Feb. 4, 1827; married Mr. J. R. DuBose in 1849. In the fall of 1866, she left
Washington, Ga., to reside in Abbeville District, S. C.... left four orphan
children.
Issue of November 6, 1868
Mrs. Ann A. Waller, wife of T. T. Waller, and daughter
of W. G. and N. Tatom, was born in Lincoln co., Ga., 25th November 1836, removed
to Macon co., Ala., 1857.
Issue of November 6, 1868
Mrs. Judith Findley, wife of Dempsy Findley of Gordon co., Ga., was born 3d June
1808 and died 3d Oct 1868. She leaves a husband and
seven children. B. J. Johnson
Issue of November 6, 1868
Mrs. M. H. Huff died in August in Jackson co., Fla., aged about 25 years. She
leaves a husband and three small children.
Issue of November 6, 1868
Mrs. Mary A. Oliver, relict of James M. Oliver, Esq.,
died in Quitman co., Ga., on 7th inst., in her forty-third year. She leaves
a husband and a large family
of affectionate children.
Issue of November 13, 1868
Sept 24th, Lily Dell, an interesting daughter and only child of Rev. D. H. and
Mrs. Amelia A. Starr, of Clayton co., Ga., aged two
years and twenty days.
Issue of November 13, 1868
Mrs. Martha Ann Hightower, wife of James W. Hightower, died in Upson co., Ga.,
on 8th October in the 40th year of her age. She was one of eight daughters of
William and Jane Trice, dec'd. She leaves a husband,
six children.
Issue of November 20, 1868
Daniel Smith was born in Montgomery co., Ga., in 1816, moved thence to Dooly
co., where he joined the M. E. Church, South, at Friendship, in 1838. He finally
married and settled on Swift Creek in Dooly co., where he died Oct. the 2d 1868
of congestion of the brain. He leaves a wife and ten
children. J. T. Johnson, P. C.
Issue of November 20, 1868
Lawson H. Kistler, brother to Rev. R. F. Kistler, of the S. C. Conference, was
born in Lincolnton, N. C., March 28, 1819, and died there, Sept. 22, 1868, in
the 50th year of his age. A. W. W.
Issue of November 20, 1868
Mrs. Emily Dunbar, daughter of E. E. and Sarah Pugh, was born Jan. 6, 1840, and
died in Thomas co., Ga., Oct. 31, 1868. She was married to Mr. Thomas Dunbar in
December 1858, who was last heard of at Camp Chase, a
prisoner of war. Two beloved sisters had preceded her-- Mary A.
Pugh, who died Nov. 9, 1867, in the 22d year of her age, and Thomas Jane Pugh
who died Nov. 11, 1867, in the 19th year of her age. J. W. Talley
Issue of November 27, 1868
Mrs. D. A. Gordon, daughter of Jonathan and Dorothy
Palmer, of Richmond co., Ga., was born 30th March 1835-- was married to Col.
Thomas Gordon in the year 1853, and died at Opelika, Ala., August 20th 1868.
Issue of November 27, 1868
Mrs. Annie M. Chapman, wife of Mr. John Chapman, and eldest child of Elliot and
Lucy A. Carleton, died at Twiggs co., Ga., in her 34th
year.
Issue of November 27, 1868
Mrs. Mary McLean (widow of Allan McLean, deceased) died in Telfair co., Ga., on
the 31st Oct. 1868, in the 82d year of her age. She left two sons (one of them
a Methodist minister in Jacksonville, Fla., brother Wm.
McLean) and three daughters and many grand-children.
Issue of November 27, 1868
Mrs. Ann E. Traxler died in Columbia co., E. Florida, Sept. 16th, 1868. She was
born in St. Paul's Parish, Charleston Dist., S. C., 1st January 1825. In 1848
she was married... She leaves a devoted husband and ten
children.
Issue of November 27, 1868
Charles Louis Meyers was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, Dec. 21st, 1829 and died
in Anderson C. H., S. C., Nov. 2, 1868. He came to the United States in early
manhood. He was brought up in the Lutheran Church. he leaves a
wife. Samuel A. Weber
Issue of November 27, 1868
Mrs. Nancy A. Duke, daughter of Jeremiah and Margaret
Payne, was born Feb. 17, 1836, and died in Dahlonega, Ga., Sept. 2, 1868. G.
Hughes
Issue of December 4, 1868
Miss Sallie J. Linton was born Dec. 25, 1848, and died Oct 11, 1868. She was the
youngest daughter of Bro. Thomas J. Linton, formerly of Monticello, Fla., now of
Madison co. Fla.... J. A.
Issue of December 4, 1868
Mrs. Amanda C. Wilson, wife of Alfred G. Wilson, died Nov. 5, 1868, aged about
30 years. She has left a babe five days old.
Issue of December 11, 1868
Mrs. Nancy Penny, relict of George Penny, was born in Abbeville District, S. C.,
2d January 1789, and died of pneumonia at the residence of her son, Dr. J. W.
McKellar, Ellaville, Ga., on 12th November 1868. In her 18th year she was
married to Mr. John McKellar, in 1819 joined the Presbyterian Church and the
same year was left a widow. In 1820 she joined the M.
E. Church. In 1837 she married Mr. Geo. Penny who died in 1867. R. J. Redding
Issue of December 11, 1868
Simon Wootten died in Telfair co., Ga., Nov. 15, 1868, in the 64th year of his
age... leaving a wife and children.
Issue of December 11, 1868
Capt. Henry H. Smith died in Valdosta, Ga., Oct 27th 1868, in the 39th year of
his age. For many years he had held the office of Clerk of the Superior Court of
Lowndes co.... He leaves a wife and four children. J.
J. Giles
Issue of December 11, 1868
Mrs. Isabella McCall died Aug 6, 1868, in the 50th year of her age--long
a member of Taylor's Creek Church, Liberty co., Ga. W.
M. Watts
Issue of December 18, 1868
Rev. Joseph Law, son of Samuel and Rebecca Law, was born in Sunberry, Liberty
co., Ga., Aug. 22d, 1815, and died of bronchial consumption, near Bainbridge,
Ga., Nov. 30th 1868, in his 53d year. In 1850 he was married to Miss
A. C. Green, of Upson co., Ga., who, with four
children, survives him. A. J. Dean
Issue of December 18, 1868
Mrs. Jane Matthews, relict of the late Josiah Matthews, of Talbot co., Ga., died
9th November 1868 at the residence of her son-in-law, Mr. John H. McCoy. She
passed the anniversary of her 74th year the day before her death. Her maiden
name was Brown. She was born in Abbeville District, S. C. When she was about ten
years of age her parents removed to Ga., and located in Baldwin co. She was
married in 1811. Her husband died in 1863. They raised a
family of 13 children, 7 of whom still survive. Charles A.
Fulwood
Issue of December 18, 1868
Mary, daughter of Rev. ___ and Rosanna Thurmond, and wife of Rev. John Watts of
the S. C. Conference, was born Aug. 18, 1806, and died at the parsonage of the
South Fork circuit, Catawba co., N. C., Nov. 20, 1868, in the 63d year of her
age. In 1831, she became the wife of Bro. Watts. A. W.
W.
Issue of December 18, 1868
Tabitha Abney was born May 12, 1789, and died Oct. 10, 1868. Her children and
grandchildren will miss her kindness to them. W. A.
Clarke
Issue of December 18, 1868
Mrs. Mary A. E. Stokes, wife of John
A. Stokes of St. George's Parish, S. C., was Born Dec. 1st, 1841, and
died Nov. 5th, 1868. She was the eldest daughter of Col. John Rumph... W. M.
Shuler
Issue of January 1, 1869
Mr. Newman Bradley, my father-in-law, died in Liberty co., Ga., on 29th Nov.
1868, of hemorrhage of the bowels in his 71st year. He was
a native of South Carolina, and one of the first settlers on Taylor's
Creek. Wm. T. McMichael
Issue of January 1, 1869
Miss Julia V. Palmer died in Burke co., Ga., in 11th September 1868. She was
a daughter of Edward and Laura W. Palmer, and
a granddaughter of Dr. Anthony, the eminent
physician in Augusta. Henry W. Hillard
Issue of January 1, 1869
Mr. James F. Gray, a native of Charleston, S. C.,
died on 1st Oct., at the residence of Dr. Harley in Colleton District.
Issue of January 8, 1869
Memoir of Rev. L. Q. Allen. He was born in Habersham county, Ga., June 1st
1826, and died in Dawson co., Ga., August 11th 1868. In the autumn of 1858
he was united in marriage with Miss Margaret M. Mills of Jackson co., Ala.,
whom his death leaves a widow with four children,
Joshua Soule, Luella, Julian, and Clarence, aged respectively 9, 7, 5, and 3
years. H. P. Bell. Cumming, Ga., Dec. 27th, 1868.
Issue of January 8, 1869
Dr. James M. Eppes died in Newberry District, South Carolina, Nov. 23d,
1868, in the 53d year of his age. He was the son of Daniel and Mary Eppes.
The father died at R. M. College, Va., in 1834 while on a
visit to his two sons, James and Georgia. His body rests in the College
Cemetery. The mother died about ten years ago. They raised but two children
James and George. George died 23 years ago at Newberry C. H. In 1843 he
married Miss Law, of Newberry. She with four sons and one daughter, survives
him. Clough S. Beard. Glenn Springs, Dec. 26, 1868.
Issue of January 8, 1869
Edward Peabody Powers came to his death by a very
sad accident Dec. 6th, aged 19 years less a few
days. He was the son of Mr. Chas. Peabody of Russell co., Ala., but having
been adopted by Mr. Edward Powers, dec'd, his name was changed.
Issue of January 8, 1869
Sister Mary A. P. Green, wife of Fred J. Green, of
Schley co., Ga., was born 20th August 1816, married to F. J. Green July
25th, 1838, and died on 8th Dec 1868. Her maiden name was Hill. He leaves
a husband and a number of
sons and daughters. S. Antony
Issue of January 8, 1869
Sister Sutton of Albany, Ga., was born June 17th 1816, married in 1838, and
died 7th Nov 1868. She was left a widow
a few years since, and now leaves three daughters
and one son. S. Anthony.
Issue of January 8, 1869
John S. Smith, son of the Rev. H. F. and Sarah A.
Smith, was born in Stewart co., Ga., and died suddenly in Ocala, Fla., Dec.
27th 1868, in the 20th year of his age.
Issue of January 8, 1869
Mrs. Fanizy Bloodworth, relict of the late Rev. Thomas Bloodworth died in
Pike co., 3rd December at the advanced age of 93 years, two months and ten
days. She had been a member of the Baptist church
about seventy years, and leaves about 250 descendants.