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1891 Tyrone Deaths

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Tyrone Daily Herald, Tyrone, Pa., January 1, 1892

 

Note: These are death dates, not the date the obituary appeared in the newspaper.

 

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Transcribed by Sharon Miller

 

MORTUARY LIST.

Number of Deaths in Tyrone in 1891.  Forty-Two More Than 1890.

 

The following is the list of deaths which occurred in Tyrone during the year 1891 as kept by the Herald:

 

Jan. 3 - Adelbert Miller, of bilious fever, aged 49 years and 29 days.
Jan. 3 - Robert W. McCoy, of pneumonia, aged 23 years, 2 months and 13 days.
Jan. 8 - Joseph Dysart, of typhoid fever, aged 60 years, 8 mos. and 5 days.
Jan. 8 - Claude J. Burley, of typhoid fever, aged 22 yrs. 6 mos. and 24 days.
Jan. 17 - Hurst Brandon, son of C. M. Schroeder and wife, of lung fever, aged 4 months and 17 days.
Jan. 28 - Elias Keys, killed at station, aged 46 yrs. 8 mos. and 19 days.

 

Feb. 3 - Mrs. Emma Wallace McCoy, wife of Gen. R. A. McCoy.
Feb. 6 - Infant child of Noel Varner and wife, aged 2 days.
Feb. 10 - John Kane, killed in Tyrone yard, aged 65 yrs. and 22 days.
Feb. 12 - Frank, son of John M. Kienzle and wife, of inflammation of the bowels and spasms, aged 5 mos. and 26 days.
Feb. 24 - John, son of J. L. Mitchell and wife, of inflammation of the stomach and bowels, aged 5 yrs., 2 mos., and 27 days.
Feb. 24 - Mrs. S. S. Blair, congestion of the brain, aged 57 yrs., 3 mos. and 15 days.

 

Mar. 14 - Infant son of W. J. Ebbs and wife.
Mar. 24 - Rev. George Guyer, general exhaustion, aged 79 yrs. and 24 days.
Mar. 24 - Mrs. W. B.? Murdock, heart disease, aged 45 yrs., 6 mos. and 10 days.
Mar. 25 - John F. VanValzah, paralysis, 47 yrs. and 4 mos.
Mar. 28 - John Calvin McPherron, aged 565 yrs., of paralysis of the heart.
Mar. 29 - An infant twin child of G. B. Shellenberger and wife.
Mar. 30 - Mrs. Anna Margaretta Zeilinger, of complication of diseases, aged 68 yrs., 8 mos. and 25 days.
Mar. 30 - Mrs. Rebecca W. Nicholas, of congestion of the lungs, aged 80 yrs., 7 mos. and 22 days.

 

April 2 - John Calvin Clarkson, of asthma, aged 56 yrs.
April 5 - Robert Edward, son of Joseph Finn and wife, of pneumonia, aged 1 yr. and 11 days.
April 6 - Infant twin child of Henry Dosler and wife.
April 9 - Other infant twin child of Henry Dosler and wife.
April 12 - Mrs. Isabella Burley, of la grippe, aged 69 yrs., 9 mos. and 19 days.
April 22 - Mrs. Katharine Vogt, bad cold combined with old age, aged 80 yrs., 3 mos. and 18 days.
April 28 - William Abbas, killed west of station, aged 34 years.

 

May 4 - Jerome Frances Reese, aged 46 yrs., 4 mos. and 14 days.
May 11 - Mrs. Mary Hendricks McGarvey, of chronic congestion of the liver.
May 11 - Mrs. Elizabeth Beyer, of complication of diseases, aged 75 yrs., 2 mos. and 25 days.
May 16 - John Douglas Fource, of consumption, aged 67 yrs., 2 mos. and 23 days.
May 30 - May Alice, surviving twin of G. B. Shellenberger and wife, aged 2 mos. and 7 days.

 

June 3 - Mrs. Mary Ann Eston, of pneumonia, aged 71 yrs. and 8 mos.
June 13 - Infant son of Philip Silinger and wife.
June 15 - Infant daughter of Alexander Callen and wife.
June 21 - Mary, daughter of John Herit and wife, convulsions, aged 18 mos. and 13 days.
June 23 - Adopted daughter of Sherman Rodgers and wife, aged about one year.
June 24 - John Lewis Cox, of pneumonia, aged 77 yrs, and 12 days.

 

July 13 - Claude James, son of William H. Derman and wife, of diphtheria, aged 4 yrs.
July 16 - Annie, daughter of Patrick and Ellen Burns, bealing in head, aged 5 yrs. and 11 days.
July 18 - Mrs. James Judge, of old age, aged 75 yrs.
July 21 - Helen, daughter of Daniel G. Herzog and wife, of cholera infantum, aged 3 mos. and 2 days.
July 22 - E. Frank Wood, killed in railroad accident at Howard, aged 34 yrs., 1 mo. and 2 days.

 

Aug. 9 - Alice, daughter of A. F. Austin and wife, of cholera infantum, aged 11 mos. and 8 days.
Aug. 15 - Paul, son of James and Agnes McNelis, of inflammation of the brain, aged 17 mos.
Aug. 16 - Margaret, daughter of Joshua Cox and wife, aged 1 yr., 11 mos. and 8 days.
Aug. 17 - Charles A. Study, of pulmonary hemorrhages, aged 32 yrs., 3 mos. and 6 days.
Aug. 21 - Mary, daughter of Joseph Castraenuvo and wife, of croup, aged 20 mos.
Aug. 23 - Roy E., son of William and Annie Blowers, of croup, aged 4 yrs., 11 mos. and 11 days.
Aug. 23 - Franklin Wesley, son of Wm. H. and Sara Johnson, of pneumonia, aged 1 yr., 10 mos. and 18 days.
Aug. 24 - Harry Alexander, son of Wm. and Annie Blowers, of croup, aged 7 yrs., 1 mo. and 28 days.
Aug. 26 - Charles Bryan, killed on railroad bridge near station, aged 16 yrs. and 4 days.
Aug. 28 - Jennie McPherran, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Flenner, of dropsy, aged 16 yrs., 11 mos. and 3 days.
Aug. 29 - Dallas Lincoln Miller, lung and throat trouble, aged 28 yrs., 3 mos. and 25 days.
Aug. 29 - Bernard Leo., son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Long, of diphtheria, aged 4 yrs. and 9 days.
Aug. 31 - Grace, daughter of Harry and Tillie Colt, of diphtheria, aged 5 yrs., 1 mo. and 25 days.
Aug. 31 - Mary Anna, daughter of Joseph and Isabella Pavona?, of cholera infantum, aged 3 mos. and 11 days.

 

Sept. 1 - Eva Roslin, daughter of John F. and Lucy Schrim, of cholera infantum, aged 5 mos. and 3 days.
Sept. 3 - John Kinch, of chronic diarrhea, aged 76 years, 5 mos. and 25 days.
Sept. 9 - Laura Catharine, daughter of Harry and Tillie Colt, of membraneous croup, aged about 3 years.
Sept. 15 - Josephine Veronica, daughter of Dennis and Catharine Shea, of consumption, aged 17 yrs. and 14 days.
Sept. 15 - Infant child of Frank Leff and wife.
Sept. 17 - John L. Travis, of dysentery, aged 68 yrs. 11 mos. and 14 days.
Sept. 18 - Merrill, son of Newton and Ella Rhodes, aged 3 mos. and 5 days.
Sept. 20 - Mary Dillinger, daughter of H. C. Brooks and wife, of diphtheria, aged 14 yrs. 5 mos. and 22 days.
Sept. 21 - Carl Recke, of diphtheria, aged 8 years.
Sept. 25 - Miss Jennie Johnson, of brain fever, aged 21 yrs, 11 mos. and 28 days.
Sept. 26 - Robert Lindley, son of Dr. L. F. Crawford and wife, of membraneous croup, aged 8 years and 25 days.

 

Oct. 2 - Abbe, daughter of Peter Rainelli and wife, of diphtheria, aged 4 years.
Oct. 6 - Roberta Margaretta, daughter of C. H. Diffenbaugh and wife, of diphtheria, aged 4 yrs. 11 mos. and 9 days.
Oct. 10 - John Paul, son of W. A. Bouse and wife, of diphtheria, aged 5 years, 8 mos and 1 day.
Oct. 10 - Walter, son of Mrs. Jennie McCann, of membraneous croup, aged 3 yrs, 6 mos. and 21 days.
Oct. 14 - Jessie, daughter of A. E. and Annie Jones, of diphteriatic croup, aged 1 year, 8 mos. and 20 days.
Oct. 16 - John Bottger, of congestion of the lungs, aged 64 yrs. 2 mos. and 19 days.
Oct. 17 - George Linn, son of G. C. Davison and wife, result of injuries received while playing, aged 14 yrs. 6 mos. and 8 days.
Oct. 26 - Claire Marie, daughter of Frank Lergenmiller and wife, of dropsy, aged 11 weeks and 2 days.
Oct. 31 - Nettie Florence, daughter of Mrs. Mary E. Heverly, of diphtheria, aged 7 yrs. 7 mos and 13 days.

 

Nov. 2 - John G. Waite, of inflammatory rheumatism, aged 67 yrs, 4 mos. and 13 days.
Nov. 3 - Grace, daughter of McClelland Fulton and wife, of diphtheria, aged 5 yrs., 2 mos. and 26 days.
Nov. 5 - Walter, son of John and Clara McCans, of diphtheria, aged 4 yrs, 3 mos. and 6 days.
Nov. 5 - Berdie A., son of B. F. Leff and wife, of diphtheria, aged 1 yrs, 7 mos. and 9 days.
Nov. 7 - Harold, son of A. E. Jones and wife, of diphtheria aged 8 mos and 10 days.
Nov. 10 - Elizabeth Gertrude, daughter of Daniel and Mary Fisher, of membraneous croup, aged 2 yrs, 7 mos. and 11 days.
Nov. 11 - John Oliver, son of John O. Stroup and wife, of spasmodic croup, aged 1 year, 4 mos and 5 days.
Nov. 11 - William Frederick, son of Charles Krick and wife, of pneumonia, aged 11 months and 25 days.
Nov. 14 - Mrs. Ann Karoline Moore, of dropsy, aged 69 yrs., 3 mos. and 6 days.
Nov. 21 - Nicholas Casteroi, killed in Tyrone yard.
Nov. 24 - Sadie, daughter of Alexander and Ella Gates, of membraneous croup, aged 4 yrs. and 7 mos.
Nov. 27 - Ralph David, son of D. D. Stine and wife of acute disease of the brain, aged 10 mos. and 19 days.
Nov. 30 - Edward McKeown, of nervous prostration, aged 26 yrs., 8 mos. and 27 days.
Nov. 30 - John Everett, son of J. W. and Cora Robison, of diphtheric croup, aged 7 yrs., 11 mos. and 20 days.

 

Dec. 9 - Mrs. Clara Grenninger, of membraneous croup, aged 26 yrs. and 15 days.
Dec. 14 - George C. Hull, of dropsy aged 73 yrs., 6 mos. and 22 days.
Dec. 15 - Infant son of Albert Miller and wife.
Dec. 29 - Mrs. Sara Reel, of dropsy, aged 59 yrs., 10 mos, and 25 days.
Dec. 20 - Roy Paris, son of Jessie L. Yarnel and wife, of diphtheria, aged 8 yrs., 8 mos. and 29 days.
Dec. 30 - Mrs. Jane Elizabeth, wife of Thomas W. Graffius, of chronic bronchitis, aged 55 yrs. 1 mo. and 23 days.

 

 

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