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Southeast Missourian. New Madrid, MO
Thur April 7, 1898



Thur April 7, 1898
Southeast Missourian. New Madrid, MO

Married at the Druelinger hotel, Apr 5, 1898 by Joel Cook JP, Upton M. St Mary and Martha F. Pharris of Big Prairie.

George S. Napper, aged 72 years, 4 months and 24 days, died at Holcomb, Thur Mar 24 at 3 o’clock pm. He was born in Nelson co KY and moved to Dunklin Co in 1865, He was the father of 11 children, five of these, W H., DW, DE, CC, and the wife of Dr. WG Hughes and his widow survive him.
(Kennett Democrat)

J B Townsend the gentleman who contracted for the building of our school houses did suddenly at Kennett Tuesday morning mar 31. The supposed cause of his death was the rupture of an artery, probably near the heart, or sudden apoplexy.

Death of Wm. B. Phillips
Our citizens were shocked Tuesday upon receipt of the sad intelligence of the death of Wm. B Philllips that occurred at 11 o’clock Monday night Apr 4 at his residence on Caney Island on Little River, Four miles below the Cotton Belt road.
His illness was not generally known, therefore news of his death came asa great surprise. He had been sick about 11 days with pneumonia. On Friday Mar 25 he came to New Madrid and purchased about 300 feet f lumber. He made this into a raft and took it down Little River Canal to his home. On the way he was seized with a severe chill that terminated in pneumonia. The deceased was 54 years of age and was born and raised in this county . He had been married twice, his first wife being a sister of Joseph S .Mary. There are four children surviving that marriage. He has 5 children by his last marriage who with his widow survive Him. Te body of the deceased was brought in on the noon train Wednesday and buried in the St. Mary graveyard, a mile and a half north of the city.
The deceased was a member of Company I, First Missouri Regiment, C. S. A and fought through the late was with honor to himself and to his cause.
.... He was wounded in his right arm at the battle of Shiloh, that made that limb crippled ever afterward

Submitted by Charlie & Sue Wilson Poster-#-11-


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