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The Daily Register - Mt. Vernon, IL - Thursday, January 17, 1907
The annual report of the Jefferson County inmates at Anna Hospital,
as received by County Clerk PHILLIPS, is here given. The condition
first following the name is the physical, the second the mental condition.
Barbara RANGE, fair, stat'y
Mary A. PIPER, good, stat'y
Jane DIAL, good, stat'y
George COOK, good, stat'y
Mary J. AIKEN, good, stat'y
Minerva P. WILSON, good, stat'y
Morton L. MAYFIELD, good, stat'y
Mary E. JARRELL, good, stat'y
Victor ELLWANGER, good, stat'y
Feriba Jane BLACK, fair, stat'y
John COPPLE, good, stat'y
Lily May ARBUCKLE, good, improved
Maggie GRACZEK, good, stat'y
Susan M. JOHNSON, good, stat'y
John N. B. DAVID, good, stat'y
Mary A. RUSSELL, good, stat'y
Josephine COVINGTON, good, stat'y
Joseph DUCHWALD, good, stat'y
Hattie WIGGINS, good, stat'y
Loven SMITH, good, stat'y
Lizzie PATE, fair, stat'y
Chas. McKENZIE, good, stat'y
David L. ADAMS, good, stat'y
John R. GARDNER, good, improved
Albert McLAUGHLIN, good, stat'y
Benjamin BUSH, good, stat'y
Luther N. WAITE, good, improved
Frank BETTEJESKI, good, stat'y
Affy R. DARE, good, stat'y
James I. BLACKLEDGE, fair, stat'y
Ella ALLEN, good, improved
Chas. S. SNOW, fair, stat'y
Harry J. PADGETT, good, stat'y
Emma COLLINS, fair, improved
Julia M. HILL, good, improved
Louisa M. JOHNSON, good,improved
Reiney SCRIVNER, good, umimporved
Chloe I. K. SCARBOROUGH, fair, improved
Emma J. GUYMAN, good, improved
Geo. W. GREGORY, fair, improved
Willis PIPER, good, improved
Thos. D. STARKEY, good, improved
Mary E. COPPLE, fair, improved
Francis R. SMITH, good, stat'y
Rosa W. HARVEY, good, improved
Catherine JONES, fair, improved
The Daily Register - Mt. Vernon, IL
Saturday, August 31, 1907
Miss Stella McFATRIDGE, formerly a resident of this city,
was married at the home of her aunt, Mrs. W. H. CARTER, in
Fairfield Wednesday, August 28, to Harry P. WEBB, assistant
cashier in the Ewing bank. The groom is a nephew of R. L.
and A. D. WEBB of this city.
The Daily Register - Mt. Vernon, IL
Saturday, August 31, 1907
SEARCHING FOR MOTHER - Mrs. William FENTON of near Dix, who
recently removed to this county from South Dakota, has been
searching the country over for the last six years in an attempt
to find her mother whom she has not seen since she was a very
small girl. Mrs. FENTON's maiden name was Mary Ellen FREDERICK
and she is looking for her mother, Mrs. A. Maria FREDERICK.
After the war her father, Jacob FREDERICK, deserted his wife and
took the daughter with him, and the mother's search for the daughter
failed. The child was called Mary Rebecca, but the father changed
the name to Mary Ellen.
The daughter married and it was not till six years ago that she and
her husband knew Mrs. FENTON was stolen. Mrs. FENTON stated to a
representative of the REGISTER that she thought her mother was in
the South.
The Daily Register - Mt. Vernon, IL -
Wednesday, September 11, 1907, page 3
BIRTHDAY DINNER - At the home of Aunt Prudence J. WILLIAMS,
familiarly known as "Aunt Prudy," five miles east of town, Sunday,
September 8, the relatives and friends gathered to the number of
about 70, the occasion being Aunt Prudy's 72d birthday anniversary.
The relatives and friends had planned to give her a surprise birthday
dinner and all came with baskets well filled of the best of eatables,
but before the noon hour arrived Aunt Prudy surmised something was
being done, so she prepared to help eat a big dinner. At 12 o'clock
dinner was announced and we sat down to as bounteous a feast of good
things to eat as was ever prepared, and the way we ate to grandma's
health will not be forgotten in many years to come.
There were present three of her daughters, Kizziah E. SHELTON, Julia A.
HIGHSMITH, Nancy J. SCOTT, and their families, and her only son, Samuel
B. WILLIAMS and family; her other daughter, Mrs. Mary RAINEY, was ill
and unable to attend. Four generations were represented; 21 grandchildren
and eight great-grandchildren were present, besides a host of relatives
and friends.
The day was very pleasantly spent in conversation, meeting some of those
who had not been together for years; we were favored with some excellent
solos by Miss Anna ETHRIDGE; and last but not least, all formed a compact
squad and had our pictures taken by our young photographer, Jas. RAINEY.
When the hour came for us to depart we very reluctantly did so, all
extending to Grandma WILLIAMS a good word of cheer wishing her many
another such day as the one just spent with her at the old homestead.
A RELATIVE
The Daily Register - Mt. Vernon, IL - January 23, 1908
In Hospital at Anna - One Died Last Year and Seven Discharged
The annual report of the condition of the patients from
Jefferson County in the hospital at Anna is furnished by
W. L. ATHON, the superintendent, and it shows that during
the last year but one of the patients from this county died
and that seven were discharged.
In the report that follows, the first contition is the physical,
while the second is that of the mind. There are at present 51
patients in the hospital.
Barbara RANGE, good, stat'y
Mary A. PIPER, good, stat'y
Jane DIAL, fair, stat'y
George COOK, good, stat'y
Mary J. AIKEN, good, improved
Minerva E. WILSON, good, stat'y
Morton L. MAYFIELD, good, stat'y
Mary E. JARRELL, good, stat'y
Victor ELLWANGER, fair, stat'y
Feriba Jane BLACK, poor, improved
John COPPLE, fair, stat'y
Lilly May ARBUCKLE, good, stat'y
Maggie GRACZEK, good, stat'y
Susan M. JOHNSON, good, stat'y
John N. B. DAVID, fair, stat'y
Mary A. RUSSELL, good, stat'y
Josephine COVINGSTON, good, stat'y
Joseph DACHWALD, good, stat'y
Hattie WIGGINS, poor, stat'y
Loren SMITH, good, stat'y
Lizzie PATE, good, stat'y
Chas. McKENZIE, fair, failing
David L. ADAMS, good, stat'y
John R. GARDNER, fair, improved
Albert McLAUGHLIN, good, stat'y
Benjamin BUSH, fair, stat'y
Luther N. WAITE, good, stat'y
Frank BETTLEJESKI, good, improved
Affy R. DARE, good, excited
James L. BLACKLEDGE, fair, stat'y
Ella ALLEN, fair, improved
Chas. S. SNOW, fair, stat'y
Henry J. BADGETT, fair, stat'y
Julia M. HILL, good, improved
Reiney SCRIVNER, good, improved
Emma Jane GUYMAN, good, stat'y
Geo. W. GREGORY, fair, stat'y
Francis R. SMITH, good, stat'y
Catherine JONES, fair, stat'y
Lillian BROWDER, good, stat'y
John FERGUSON, fair, stat'y
Sarah J. DALE, frail, improved
Cora Belle HARVEY, good, improved
Bertha BOOK, good, stat'y
John F. LEONARD, fair, improved
Martha S. CAMERON, good, stat'y
Isabelle GRAY, poor, stat'y
Montie SMITH, good, improved
Vernon WAGGONER, poor, stat'y
John S. MCCLLELAN, fair, stat'y
The Daily Register - Mt. Vernon, IL - Monday, June 15, 1908
UNUSUAL CELEBRATION - Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Hogue, Former Residents,
Celebrate 73rd Wedding Anniversary.
P. F. HOGUE and wife, who live near Cutler, Ill., and who formerly
resided in Jefferson County, are said to be the oldest married couple
in the state. They were married in Princeton, Ind., February 23, 1835
and have therefore spent more than 73 years together as husband and wife.
Mr. HOGUE was born in Indiana, April 19, 1816 and he is now in his 93rd year.
Mrs. HOGUE, who was Miss Elizabeth STORMAHT prior to her marriage was born
in Elkton County, KY., November 18, 1818, her age being almost 90 years.
In the year 1843, they came to Illinois overland and settled in this county
where they remained until the year 1847, when they removed to Warren County
where they resided 21 years. They returned to Jefferson County in 1868 and
purchased a farm on which they lived _____ 1870, when they decided to locate
in Perry County in order to enjoy church privileges of the denomination to
which they belonged, the Reformed Presbyterian Church, where they now reside.
Eleven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. HOGUE, six of whom are living.
The old couple are reasonably hale and hearty and Mr. HOGUE cultivates a
vegetable garden, in which it is almost impossible to find a weed; he allows
no one but himself to work in the garden. It is believed that they will live
to celebrate their diamond or 75th wedding anniversary, which will occur in
less than two years.
The aged couple have lived consistent christian lives and are noted for
their faithful and conscientious performance of the obligations of tight
living, and are loved and respected by all who know them.
Samuel H. ARCHER and R. M. MUMFORD, two of their old neighbors and friends
of Princeton, Ind., have just returned from a visit with them and stopped
in Mt. Vernon a few days on their way home.
The Daily Register - Mt. Vernon, IL - June 27, 1908
AMONG HOME COMERS - Some of Former Jefferson County People
Who are Home Again and Attending Chautauqua
Mrs. Will SEYMOUR, St. Louis, Mo.
Mrs. A. Q. MITCHELL and daughter, Marion, Ill.
Mrs. Nettie WELLS, Benton, Ill.
Chas. D. PALMER and wife, Greeley, Colorado.
H. E. DeJARNETT and wife, of Evansville, Ind.
G. W. MONTGOMERY and wife, Pocahontas, Ill.
Mrs. Lulu LOUIS and son, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mrs. Minnie RAYMOND, Bloomington, Illinois.
Mrs. George LEWIS, Pocahontas, Ark.
Mrs. Francis H. CLARK, Wayne City, Illinois.
Mrs. Laura BALDRIDGE, Waltonville, Ill.
Mrs. C. BALDRIDGE, Waltonville, Ill.
Miss Meda NORRIS, Waltonville, Ill.
Misses Mabel and Stella BURNS, Howell, Ind.
Mrs. A. E. EDINGTON, Enfield, Ill.
Mrs. Lou L. ROGERS, St. Louis, Mo.
Mrs. W. E. MOORE, Charlott, Mich.
Ruth GUTHRIE, Webb City, Mo.
Dr. A. G. BROWN and family, St. Louis, Missouri.
Miss. E. L. MOORE, Centralia, Ill.
Miss Grace CHAPIN, Bloomington, Ill.
T. H. TUTTLE, Ashley, Ill.
Vesta SANFORD, Fresno, Cal.
May ROEDEL, Shawneetown, Ill.
John DODDS, Denver, Colo.
Mrs. Carrie FULTON, Conant, Ill.
Paul WHITACRE and family, Brush, Col.
R. F. CESEY, Kell, Ill.
J. R. BAKER and family, New York.
May E. PETERSON, Sandoval, Ill.
E. W. NEAL, Knoxville, Tenn.
May GLEASON, Birmingham, Ala.
O. P. MILLER, St. Elmo, Ill.
May L. P. EATON, Memphis, Tenn.
Mrs. B. Hun_ BRANNON, Orlando, Cal.
Mrs. Addie WHICHER, Peoria, Ill.
O. H. KIMMEL, East St. Louis, Ill.
Dr. Harry C. MOSS, Albion, Ill.
Mrs. Mary LYONS, Birmingham, Ala.
Mrs. Rolla CROWDER, Howell, Ind.
Bernard CROWDER, Howell, Ind.
Mrs. S. D. HAYES, Fowler, Cal.
Morris EMMERSON, Lincoln, Ill.
Mrs. Harvey WHITE, St. Louis, Mo.
Mrs. Hattie THURSTON, Hot Springs, South Dakota.
Mrs. and Mrs. J. H. BURNS and son, Howell, Ind.
Seth F. CREWS, Chicago, Ill.
Frances JARRETT, Howell, Ind.
Frank BAUGH and family, Evansville, Indiana.
Ed STRATTAN and family, Evansville
Helen WHITE, St. Louis, Mo.
Mrs. Dr. HUGHEY, Kansas City, Mo.
Mrs. L. G. HEID and family, San Jose, Cal.
Mrs. W. YOST and daughter, Los Angeles, Cal.
Mrs. Lydia M. COLLINS, Arthur, Ill.
Dr. W. C. PACE, Ashley, Ill.
Mrs. Nora DAUGHENBAUGH, Springfield, Ill.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. WAITE, Olney, Ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed DeJARNETT with their two children Barton
and Elizabeth, of Evansville, Ind., visited the families of
their cousins W. F. and J. H. SON yesterday. They also attended
home coming day at chautauqua park. Mr. DeJARNETT is a former
Mt. Vernon boy and has not been in the city for 16 years.
He complimented the King City very highly on its growth since
he was here last.
From the Assessor's Book - Assessor J. P. CROOKER gives the
following figures regarding the assessment of Mt. Vernon Township.
The book shows that the township has 1,243 horses, 1,242 cattle,
80 mules, 192 sheep, 1,133 hogs, 14 steam engines, 73 fireproof
safes, 644 vehicles, 476 watches, 653 sewing machines, 311 pianos,
181 organs, 404 dogs. The value of the merchandise is given at
$215,650 and full cash value of personal property at $1,138,736.
The Daily Register - Mt. Vernon, IL - Friday, August 7, 1908
HISTORY OF INTEREST - Is the Genealogy of Patton Family
Descendants of William of Cambridge are Many.
Frank E. PATTON has just received a genealogy of the PATTEN family,
which dates back to the time of William PATTEN; of Cambridge, Mass.,
who was born in 1635, in England. The names of the early members
of the family was spelled PATTEN, but in later years it was changed
to PATTON.
The genealogy contains the names of hundreds of descendants of
William PATTEN, and a record of every birth to the ninth generation
given. The record of the death of William PATTEN shows that the
year was 1669, on April 2. In the first family the names of six
children are given. From the William PATTEN, of Cambridge, came
the know PATTENs, of America. His descendants number almost one
thousand, and they are distributed in all parts of the world.
The name of the father of Frank E. PATTON, of this city, was
Eliphalet Warner, and he was born in Warehouse Point, Conn.,
October 4, 1832. He died February 5, 1881. The children in addition
to Frank were Charles H., Albert W., Adelaide Mandana, Arthur W.,
and Byron Eugene.
In the list of descendants the name of William occurs 34 times;
Mary, 32 times; Charles, 21; John, 19; Elizabeth, 11; Edward, 10;
Robert, 9; Albert, 9; Alice, 8; Frank, 7; Arthur, 5; Lucy, 6; Fred,
Kate and May, 4; Pearl, 2; Nellie Otto, Lulu, Lillie, Love, Experience,
and Ruby, 1.
The PATTENs originated in England but there were not many of them.
The early English records have but few mentions of the name.
In the fifth generation the death of John PATTEN, of Norton, Mass.,
is recorded. His will is given and one of the articles in the will
is the disposition of his walking cane, great bible and $4, which
he left to his son Samuel. Abigal and Sarah were given all the
household articles and to Susanna and Lucy he left each $25.
The Daily Register - Mt. Vernon, IL - August 18, 1908
50th Anniversary of John CARPENTER.
The Daily Register - Mt. Vernon, IL - August 22, 1908
Article in this paper of the family record of J. P. CROOKER and
indicates that it goes back 600 years.
The Daily Register - Mt. Vernon, IL - November 27, 1908
Burrell HAWKINS and Mamie OSBORN were married in Louisville, Kentucky.
The Daily Register - Mt. Vernon, IL - July 13, 1909 - THE PATIENTS AT ANNA
Of Sixty-three Patients From This County, 4 Died and 3 Were Discharged in a Year.
The annual report on the condition of the patients in the hospital for the insane,
at Anna, shows that since last report four have been discharged and three have died.
The report given below indicates the mind and physical condition, the first being
the physical and the second the mental condition:
Barbara RANGE, good, stat'y
Mary A. PIPER, good, stat'y
Jane DIAL, good, stat'y
George COOK, good, stat'y
Mary J. AIKEN, good, stat'y
Minerva E. WILSON, good, stat'y
Morton L. MAYFIELD, good, stat'y
Mary E. JARRELL, good, stat'y
Victor ELLWANGER, fair, stat'y
Terrilla Jane BLACK, good, stat'y
John COPPLE, fair, stat'y
Lily May ARBUCKLE, good, stat'y
Maggie GRACZET, good, stat'y
Susan Minerva JOHNSON, good, stat'y
John N. B. DAVID, fair, stat'y
Mary A. RUSSELL, good, stat'y
Josephine COVINGTON, good, stat'y
Joseph DACHWALD, fairly good, stat'y
Hattie WIGGINS, fair, stat'y
Loren SMITH, fair, stat'y
Lizzie PATE, good, stat'y
Charles McKINNEY, fairly good, stat'y
David L. ADAMS, good, stat'y
Albert McLAUGHLIN, good, stat'y
Benjamin BUSH, good, stat'y
Luther N. WAITE, good, stat'y
Affy R. DARE, good, stat'y
Ella ALLEN, good, imp'd
Chas. S. SNOW, fair, stat'y
Henry J. PADGETT, good, stat'y
Emma COLLINS, good stat'y
Julia M. HILL, good, stat'y
Emma J. GUYMAN, good, imp'd
Lillian BROWDER, good, stat'y
John FERGUSON, good, imp'd
Sarah J. DALE, fair, imp'd
Cora Belle HARVEY, good, imp'd
Bertha BOOK, good, stat'y
Mantie SMITH, good, imp'd
John S. McCLELLAN, good, stat'y
Lydia CURTIS, feeble, feeble
Winnie ATCHISON, good, stat'y
Harry H. CASEY, fair, stat'y
Jo VIALT, good, imp'd
Lewis SPANGLER, good, imp'd
Jefferson R. FAX, good, imp'd (may be Fox)
Albert J. CLARK, fair, imp'd
John S. BABBITT, fair, imp'd
Melvina SANDERS, good, stat'y
Theodore STEPHENS, imp'd, stat'y
Berry CREEL, good stat'y
Frank FAULKNER, good, imp'd
Hugh FLANIGAN, good, imp'd
Laura WILSON, good, imp'd
W. H. CHAMNESS, fair, failing.
The Daily Register - Mt. Vernon, IL - October 16, 1909
LEG WAS BURIED HERE - Ed CROSNOE was run down by a car that got
away from switchmen in the railroad yards in St. Louis Thursday
and had one of his limbs cut off, received internal injuries,
from which it is feared he will not recover. The lost member
was brought to this city by the injured man's brother, Elmer CROSNOE,
who buried it at West Salem Cemetery. Mr. CROSNOE formerly resided
in this city, and it was his desire that the leg be brought here to
be buried.
The Daily Register - Mt. Vernon, IL - October 29, 1909
OTHER LIMB BURIED - Ed CROSNOE Loses Left Leg by Amputation - Right
Member Cut Off by Cars in St. Louis. Ed CROSNOE who lost his right
limb in St. Louis about two weeks ago and sent the member here to be
buried in West Salem Cemetery, had to have his left limb amputated
and it was brought here Friday by Walter CROSNOE, brother of the
injured man and buried with the other limb. It is believed that
Mr. CROSNOE, who was thought to be fatally injured, has some chance
of recovery. He was struck by a car in the railroad yards, knocked
down and one leg was cut off. The other was badly injured but there
was a hope of saving it.
The Daily Register - Mt. Vernon, IL - Thursday, December 9, 1909>/b>
Pettis ROTH of Ina, who was in town Wednesday has in his possession
an interesting letter from Marcus A. RAGLAND written February 4, 1847
during the war with Mexico; in camp near Saltillo, Mexico, to his father
Richard RAGLAND, who resided at Nashville the latter being the grandfather
of Mr. ROTH.
At the time he writes, his division of General Taylor's army had camped
at Saltillo since Christmas, and had fortified themselves, with a battery,
but previous to that had done a great deal of marching. The worse forced
march he made was that of 400 miles on half rations. Since they had left
the Gulf of Mexico they had marched 15, 000 miles, found great difficulty
in hearing from the home folks as while he had written six letters at
different times he had never heard from home once and he was very anxious
to hear.
He gave a lot of news about the boys in camp who came from near his home,
some of it cheering and others bad, as one message he gave his parents was
to one of their friends that their son was dead. In spite of the hardships
he reported himself as weighing more than he ever did before in his life.
At the time he wrote the peach trees were blooming and they had nice lettuce
and onions in January, and the leaves on the trees were green through the year.
The houses near camp were mostly covered with grass and sod.
The letter is yellow with age but the writing is still very legible but what
is striking is that it was sent without an envelope the letter being folded
and the address put on the outside fold, being mailed at Pr. Isabel.
Calvin BROWN of Ina was in the same division with the writer of this letter.
The Daily Register - Mt. Vernon, IL - Saturday, January 8, 1910
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT of Patients from Jefferson County in Hospital
at Anna - Fifty-eight Being Treated.
W. L. ATHON, superintendent of the Southern Illinois hospital for
insane, at Anna, submits his semi-annual report on the condition of
fifty-eight patients now there for treatment. The physical condition
is first given, which is followed by the mental condition.
Barbara RANGE, good, stat'y
Mary A. PIPER, good, stat'y
Jane DIAL, fair, stat'y
George COOK, good, stat'y
Minerva E. WILSON, good, stat'y
Morton L. MAYFIELD, good, no change
Mary E. JARRELL, good, no change
Victor ELLWANGER, fair, no change
Feriba Jane BLACK, good, no change
John COPPLE, fair, no change
Lily May ARBUCKLE, good, stat'y
Maggie GRACZED, good, stat'y
Susan Minerva JOHNSON, good, stat'y
John N. B. DAVID, good, stat'y
Mary A. RUSSELL, fair, stat'y
Josephine CUNNINGHAM, good, stat'y
Joseph DACHWALD, fair, no change
Hattie WIGGINS, fair, no change
Loren SMITH, fair, failing
Lizzie PATE, good, stat'y
Chas. McKINSIE, fair, stat'y
David L. ADAMS, good, stat'y
Albert McLAUGHLIN, good, stat'y
Benj. BUSH, good, no change
Luther N. WAITE, good, no change
Affy R. DARE, good, stat'y
Chas. S. SNOW, fair, stat'y
Henry J. PADGETT, fair, stat'y
Emma COLLINS, good, stat'y
Julia M. HILL, good, improved
Emma Jane GUYMAN, good, stat'y
Lillian BROWDER, good, stat'y
John FERGUSON, good, improved
Sarah H. DALE, good, stat'y
Cora Belle HARVEY, good, stat'y
Bertha BOOK, good, stat'y
Montie SMITH, fair, stat'y
John S. McCLELLAN, good, stat'y
Lydia CURTIS, failing, failing
Winnie ATCHISON, good, stat'y
Harry H. CASEY, fair, stat'y
Jo VIATT, good, improved
Arthur E. ORR, poor, failing
John S. BABBITT, fair, improved
Melina SANDERS, failing, stat'y
Theodore STEPHENS, fair, improved
Berry CREEL, good, improved
Frank FAULKNER, fair improved
Louis WILSON, good, improved
W. B. CHAMNESS, improved, improved
Alexander RAMSEY, good, improved
Samuel PARADEE, fair, stat'y
James W. GREER, good, improving
Charles H. SMITH, fair, improved
Wm. J. BROWN, fair, improved
Willis PIPER, fair, no change
Louis SPANGLER, good, stat'y
The Daily Register - Mt. Vernon, IL - January 20, 1910
These are deaths that were listed in "The Daily Register"
for the year 1909.
Jan 05 R. F. BREEZE of Grand Prairie Twp.
Jan 13 John Wesley HECK of Moore's Prairie Twp.
Jan 15 Josiah WILLIS of Bald Hill Twp.
Jan 17 Mrs. Anna HUGHEY
Jan 18 Mrs. Elizabeth MAULDING of Memphis, TN
Jan 21 John E. WALLACE died on his farm
Jan 27 Rev. William RICHARDSON of Belle Rive
Jan 29 Mrs. Bertha DUNNING
Jan 29 Mrs. Harry GREEN near Waltonville
Jan 30 Dr. Simeon M. ROBERSON of Eldorado
Feb 04 Sylvester FITZGERRELL died at home in Benton
Feb 05 Laura CARPENTER
Feb 12 Eliza J. ALLEN
Feb 15 Mrs. Dennis DIAL
Feb 16 Orville JONES died mine explosion in West Frankfort
Feb 23 J. C. KIRK
Feb 24 Mrs. James DODSON
Feb 25 Frank THREAT
Mar 07 Roy R. WOOD
Mar 08 T. J. MAXEY former resident of Yokon, Okla.
Mar 10 Mrs. Henry PATTERSON
Mar 10 Z. T. CROSS of Opdyke
Mar 10 Mrs. T. L. CATES of Elk Prairie
Mar 13 Mabel CHAMBLISS died March 12
Mar 15 A. W. PLUMMER
Mar 23 James HUMPHREY
Mar 24 S. W. TEMPLE
Mar 24 Mrs. J. J. WILLIS
Mar 27 R. W. ALEXANDER
Mar 29 Mrs. Marion WILLIAMS
Apr 02 Robert WALTERS former resident died East St. Louis
Apr 03 Capt. F. A. OWEN died at hotel in Dahlgren
Apr 07 John TAYLOR
Apr 08 John D. KINCHELOE
Apr 08 Mrs. Susan B. BUCK
Apr 11 Mrs. Mary A. JONES
Apr 13 S. A. PATTERSON
Apr 16 Mrs. Susan S. VARNELL
Apr 16 Mrs. Clem REECE
Apr 19 Wall's History of Jefferson County is out.
Apr 19 Miss Minnie PUMLEY
Apr 22 J. A. HAMILTON
Apr 25 Mrs. S. C. COPPLE of Keysport died here.
Apr 27 W. Barg CASEY
May 01 Seburn FRANCES
May 01 R. I. COLEMAN former resident died at Mt. Carmel.
May 03 Graham G. SMITH former resident died in St. Louis.
May 05 Robert F. PACE ended life by drowning.
May 10 Mrs. J. J. FLY
May 11 Mrs. E. D. YOUNGBLOOD
May 15 Frank SECHREST
May 16 Chas. H. JUDD
May 24 Mrs. Martha DICKERSON
May 25 Harvey C. GIBSON
May 26 Mrs. Kate MARTIN
May 26 Mrs. W. B. CHAMBLISS
May 27 R. R. DRAKE
May 27 Sarah BAILEY
May 29 James M. HALL
May 30 Martin PRICE
Jun 02 J. P. HARRISON pioneer citizen of Ashley.
Jun 04 Mrs. C. D. RIGGS
Jun 07 J. D. SHEPHERD of Opdyke
Jun 07 Alfred BOND drowned Farrinton Twp.
Jun 09 C. E McGUIRE
Jun 11 Miss Lottie WEEKS
Jun 12 James STULL killed by train at Richview.
Jun 15 Carrie ESTES PETTIT
Jun 17 Mrs. A. W. LAWRENCE
Jun 23 James BLAKE killed Texas.
Jun 28 Mrs. Ellen NEWMAN killed by lightning near Richview.
Jul 01 Charles P. JOHNSON died in St. Louis.
Jul 04 Mrs. Martha A. HOWELL
Jul 05 W. H. POOLE
Jul 09 Washington JOHNSON
Jul 09 Fred WRIGHT died at Centralia.
Jul 11 Mrs. Goodwin PERKINS died at LaGrange.
Jul 24 Samuel CLIFTON died east of town.
Jul 30 Sarah BALLARD
Aug 01 Allan DINWIDIE
Aug 13 A. W. HIGHSMITH
Aug 17 Mrs. Jane DULANEY died near Marlow.
Aug 19 Walter PIGG
Aug 26 Mrs. Harry FLANERY
Aug 28 Mrs. S. K. LATHAM died in St. Louis.
Sep 01 Mrs. Nannie WARFIELD
Sep 02 D. JOHNSON died in Denver.
Sep 05 Theo. PANCER killed in a runaway near Waltonville.
Sep 07 Miss Anna DAMON
Sep 09 Mrs. Elizabeth McCORD
Sep 11 Simeon W. MAXEY former resident died in Ellensburg, WA.
Sep 11 Jasper DAVIS former resident of McClellan Twp. died in Geary, OK.
Sep 12 Douglas ROBINSON of Pleasant Grove
Sep 17 James L. CATES
Sep 19 J. Logan BROWN died east of the city.
Sep 24 Wilson Carroll WEBB died near Webb.
Sep 25 Mrs. Annie HARPER
Sep 26 Mrs. Millie KLEIN former resident died at the hospital.
Sep 29 Mrs. J. P. DYLE died south of the city.
Sep 30 Nathan THOMPSON died north of Woodlawn.
Oct 01 John B. FLANNIGAN
Oct 02 Edmund BARTON
Oct 06 Preston PIGG
Oct 08 Mrs. Nancy J. WRIGHT of Campground.
Oct 10 Mrs. Rachel SIDES, colored.
Oct 11 Joshua HOPPER
Oct 15 F. J. BRUCE of Ina.
Oct 16 Henry H. DICK
Oct 16 Mrs. John CAMERON of Woodlawn
Oct 19 B. F. SCOTT
Oct 19 Mrs. M. CORDES
Oct 19 A. N. PACE died in Montgomery, AL.
Oct 20 Fred HENLEY run over by wagon loaded with coal and died.
Oct 20 E. H. ROY
Oct 21 Samuel W. JONES struck by L&N passenger train near Drivers.
Oct 21 Mrs. L. B. KELLEY died in St. Louis.
Oct 22 Mrs. Elizabeth BERNARD died as a result of burns, widow of Dr. Thomas BERNARD.
Oct 22 Mrs. Amelia Jane GUTHRIE oldest resident who was born in the county.
Oct 22 W. W. MERRITT died in St. Louis.
Oct 24 Mrs. L. L. RECORD
Oct 24 E. S. CLAYBORNE former resident hurt on Panama Canal died in Champaign.
Oct 27 Rev. Duff H. WELLS former resident died at Carterville.
Oct 29 Edgar LANDGRAF died of ptomaine poisoning.
Oct 30 J. G. CROZIER former resident died at Masonic Home in Sullivan.
Oct 30 Miss Anita HAYES former resident died in Fowler, CA.
Oct 30 C. T. SULLANS, son-in-law of John P. GUTHRIE, killed by live wire at Webb City, MO.
Oct 30 Rueie CARTER
Oct 31 W. L. CROUCH
Oct 31 Mrs. Ed CARTER of Dodds
Oct 31 Infant dau. of Rufus WILLOUGHBY, Grand Prairie, died from eating headache tablets.
Nov 01 Jessie Rhea SON
Nov 01 Miss Nellie LUESE of Bluford
Nov 01 Fred DEWEY shot while hunting near Arthur, IL.
Nov 10 Strattan Elsea COHLMEYER shot while hunting near Richview.
Nov 10 Willis A. KELLER of Bonnie
Nov 11 Dr. C. H. McFALL
Nov 12 David PRICE
Nov 14 Moses F. BAGLEY former resident died in Evansville.
Nov 15 O. M. PACE
Nov 17 Carl WILSON
Nov 18 Samuel T. LACEY died near Woodlawn.
Nov 21 Mrs. Warner WHITE
Nov 21 Robert GASTON of Dix
Nov 23 Charles A. VAUGHN former resident died in Denver.
Nov 28 Pink HAYES
Nov 30 W. H. McCANN
Dec 04 Bert ARTHURS former resident died in Seymour, IN.
Dec 10 Corydon SLYGH
Dec 11 Little daughter of James HUTCHISON died from burns.
Dec 13 Jack T. KELLEY
Dec 16 John RAMSDALE
Dec 17 Iswell SNYDER died near Sheller.
Dec 17 W. D. ROGERS former resident shot self in St. Louis.
Dec 20 Mrs. Carle WILSON former resident died at Riverside, CA.
Dec 24 Lela Belle ORD
Dec 25 Mabel McKINLEY
Dec 25 Grace GIBSON
Dec 26 A. J. GRUEL of Campground
Dec 26 Miss Rachel Ann HALLOWELL
There were 166 deaths, 400 births, 292 marriages and 41 divorces in 1909. Compared to 212 deaths, 636 births, 298 marriages, 46 divorces in 1908,
The Daily Register - Mt. Vernon, IL - Friday, January 28, 1910
TRIP TO CALIFORNIA HALF CENTURY AGO - Riley Breeze Writes From Lenoir, Tenn.,
Concerning Interesting Twelve Months Trip
Editor Register: Just 51 years ago next April, myself and T. G. D. MAXEY,
Oliver BAGWELL, Henry DeGROTE and Oliver SPROWL, of Jefferson County,
started for the Golden Gate. We went to southwest Missouri and remained
there near Springfield and Greenfield, Mo., for 30 days waiting for the
grass to get up for our stock to subsist on before starting for the promised
land.
We started from there the 7th of May, 1859, with 33 persons with a train
of 10 wagons, 700 head of cattle, about 100 head of horses, 100 sheep, a
fine jack and his mate, one old negro woman, "Aunt Betty." She stood 6
feet 4 inches in her marching order, for she was about 70 years old, and
walked nearly the whole trip of 2,000 miles. O, yes, we had a billy goat
with our train and several fine canines to keep the wolves off. Each man
was provided with two navy revolvers, and the ten teamsters all carried
rifles and shot guns.
So you see we were well heeled for an Indian scrap, which we came near
having in Nebraska, on the Little Blue River. The Indians came running
up behind me and made my mare throw me twice that afternoon and they
followed us all evening until sun down, then left us, expecting an attack
that night, but we started out on the road about 2 o'clock a.m. and heard
no more of them, and we went on to the land of gold; was till October 10
getting to the Sacramento Valley, Cal.
We tried our luck till winter, and Tom MAXEY, my cousin, got home sick
and came back. I went up to Oregon, Washington and Victoria British Columbia,
and returned to San Francisco, then sailed for Panama on the steamship "Sonora".
While on the gulf of Tehaustepec, on the west coast of Mexico we encountered
a bad storm which lasted 48 hours. Our ship sprung a leak and they had to
keep the pumps running all the way to Panama, and when we anchord in Panama
Bay there was 7 1/2 feet of water in the hold. So we landed all O. K. and
jumped the Panama railroad for Aspenwall, which is now called Colon. There
we took ship on the old "Star of the West" and started for New York. When out
only one night she broke one of her shafts, and then we put in for Havana,
Cuba, layed there three days for repairs so that gave the 750 passengers a
chance to go ashore and see the city and the senoritas, and there is the
first place where I took a lesson in the Spanish language. They have a way
of teaching the Americans to speak some of the language.
We sailed for New York and got there the same as if nothing had happened.
So I got back home in just 12 months and 2 days, and now I want to say that
there is only 2 of the 33 that crossed the plains together in 1859 that are
living and we are both natives of Jefferson County - J. O. BAGWELL and myself.
RILEY BREEZE, Lenoir, Tenn.
February 21, 1910 Mt. Vernon Daily Register
Submitted by: Sharlet Bigham LaBarbera
Sept 28, 1997
BANKER IS FOUND DEAD Man Who Embezzled Funds Supposed To Be Suicide
Logansport Man Gambled in Wheat and Confessed to Taking Over Half Million
Dollars Logansport, Ind. Feb. 21 The body of John F. Johnson,
former president of the State National Bank of this city, was found
floating in the Wabash River. Johnson served six years in prison following
his confession that he had embezzled $550,000 of the banks funds. Recently
he had been a grain broker. It is presumed he committed suicide.
Johnson's watch and jewelry were found in his clothing and there is no
suspicion that he was robbed and murdered. Two months ago he lost heavily
in a transaction in wheat and sold his home to meet his debts, it was
explained by his friends after his body was found. He had since been dejected.
Johnson always was fascinated by the fluctuations of the wheat market. At the
time of his trial, in 1897, for embezzlement of the bank funds of his bank, he
testified that if the bank examiner had given him one more day of grace he could
have made a great fortune "in wheat."
September 28, 1910 Mt. Vernon Daily Register
Submitted by: Sharlet Bigham LaBarbera
Sept 28, 1997
PIGG SAVES TRAIN FROM WRECK ON SOUTHERN
Broken Rail Discovered on Curve in Yards in Time to Prevent Trouble
- Train Crew Delighted.
"Dutch " Pigg prevented a wreck on the Southern this morning,
and had the train been on time Mr. Pigg would not have had the opportunity
to prove himself a hero. Mr. Pigg was on his way to work at the store of
R. L. Stratton and was plodding along the Southern yards about 6:30 when
he discovered one of the rails broken in three pieces and one piece
entirely missing. As soon as this startling discovery was made he began
looking for some one to notify, but he soon decided that the thing for
him to do was to run back and flag a train that was just coming into town.
Putting his intention into effect he started down the track at break-neck
speed and waving his arms frantically he got the engineer's attention strong
enough to get him to stop. As the train was brought to a standstill, Engineer
Billie Miller jumped from the cab and ran forward to ascertain the cause of
the train being flagged and when he learned the cause he grabbed "Dutch"
Pigg and almost shook him to pieces, he was so overjoyed.
The train was late and was coming around the curve at a rapid clip,
and a bad wreck would have been the result had the train proceeded
a few feet further. Mr. Pigg does not think he did anything unusual, but
the train crew know that he did and they were over joyed at their escape.
This morning was unusally cool, and it is believed to have been the cause
of the rail breaking. It has been suggested that perhaps the rail had
not been sufficiently bent to meet the curve angle, and had been put down
in a strain, combined with the cool weather, caused it to snap.
The Daily Register - February 17, 1911
108 year old wife dies in Florence, Colorado. Frances ESPER died from burns
in the arms of her husband who is age 111. They were married for 91 years.
February 27, 1911 Mt. Vernon Register News
Submitted by: Sharlet Bigham LaBarbera
Oct 4, 1997
KILLED BY A TRAIN
S. R. Yearwood Meets Death In Evansville Saturday
Victim Was Formerly a Resident of this City and Will
be Brought Here for Burial
Samuel R. Yearwood, aged 87, was killed in Evansville, by a train
on the Evansville & Terre Haute railroad. He had stooped down
to pick up some object lying on the tracks, and did not realize the
closeness of the approaching train in time to get out of the way.
The pilot of the engine struck him in the head, rendering him unconscious
and he died about an hour later, but did not regain consciousness. He
was a crossing flagman in Evansville for the L & N railroad.
Mr. Yearwood was born in Tennessee, but made this city his home for
many years. Three brothers, Wm. F. and J. M. Yearwood, of this
city, and A. L. Yearwood, of Evansville, together with a widow and
seven children survive. He was a soldier in the confederate army and
served several years for the cause he espoused. During his term of service
he made an excellent record as a soldier. Religiously he clung to the
Baptist faith. The body will be brought here Tuesday morning, on the
L & N train, and taken directly to Sursa cemetery, where a funeral
service will be conducted by Rev. W. L. Dorgan.
The Daily Register - March 10, 1911
Samuel STARNES claims no marriage but asks for a divorce. The pretended
marriage took place in St. Louis on February 17 this year of Gertie CLARK,
daughter of G. B. CHILTON. A decree for divorce from Gerald CLARK was granted
at last term of court and has never been filed. Charges fraud, deception and adultery.
(Information combined from two articles.)
The Daily Register - March 21, 1911
Burrell SLEDGE married Nancy ROSE last June in Thompsonville. This marriage
was illegal because Nancy had only been divorced from George ROSE for 4 months.
Seems the law was that you had to be divorced for 1 year before marrying again.
June 19, 1911 Mt. Vernon Register News
Submitted by: Sharlet Bigham LaBarbera
Oct 7, 1997
WRECK AVERTED BY MT. VERNON BOY
Ray Rogers Finds Rails On C & E. I. Spread - Flags Passenger Train
A wreck of the north bound train due here at 8:10 p.m. on the C &
E I would have occured Sunday night, about a half mile south of the city,
had not a Mt. Vernon boy been on the spot at the time for the train to
arrive to stop it. Ray M. Rogers, who is employed be the Mt. Vernon Car
company, was walking out the C & E I track at about 6:30 in the evening,
when he saw that the rail was spread. He sat down and waited. No train came
until eight o'clock, which was the Chicago bound passenger train. He stopped
the train by a fire which he built as a warning and in in this manner saved
the train from being thrown from the tracks into a deep ditch along the railway.
The train was well filled with passengers and it was going at a swift rate when
the rail was reached, and had not the train been stopped, it would certainly
have resulted in a very serious wreck.
Submitted by: Judy Hinson
March 23, 1998
MATTRESS FACTORY BURNED ON LEAP YEAR DAY
As recalled by Gretta Crosnoe Brooks
age 17
It was a clear, cold day on February 29, 1916 when, at 2 o'clock in
the afternoon, Posie White's mattress factory on south Ninth Street was
burning....It was a big fire--with the two-story frame building filled
with cotton and felt.
Bill Underwood's garage was next to the burning building...the front
was on Ninth St. and the large doors for cars to drive in through were
on Casey Ave...through this door my father (J.W. Crosnoe) and other men
were helping Mr. Underwood carry out garage equipment. I was walking along
Casey Ave. and stopped at the garage door to look inside; then, as I continued
walking I heard what I thought was a lot of tin falling on me...the next thing
I knew I was flat on my back and covered with fallen bricks and a window frame
was over my face. Three walls of the garage had blown out, blowing Malcolm Heslip
across the street but he wasn't seriously injured. I was the only person touched
by the debris and I was lucky to have the window frame over my head.
I could see the men working to remove the bricks from me and I could
hear others yelling at them to get away because another wall might fall.
Finally, the men pulled me from under the rubbish and started to carry
me to a more safe place. I told them I could walk but Orville (Red) Henry
said, "Oh, no you can't walk", so they carried me to the home of C. C.
Carpenter and placed me in a chair. I was white with plaster dust and mortar
and had quite a cut on my head...Dr. Poole was there and seemed quite excited
as he sent a boy scurrying for his medical satchel...and while this was
going on, Boulivier Rose--who drove Grigg's delivery wagon--raced for my home
to bring my mother to the scene.
The next day an old gentleman knocked at our door and brought my angora
cap to me. He was weeping and, as he handed it to my mother, he said, "I
dug it from under the bricks and I believe it saved your daughter's life."
I was married thirty days from that leap year day.
May 6, 1911 Mt. Vernon Daily Register
Submitted by: Sharlet Bigham LaBarbera
Sept 28, 1997
SAVAGE BULL DOG MANGLES LITTLE BOY
Injuries of Such Nature that it is Feared the Boy Cannot Survive
The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Yearwood, living at the northwest
corner of Fourth and Main streets, was so terribly bitten by a vicious
bull dog, about noon today, that it is feared the little fellow cannot
recover. The child is about four years old. The details are briefly as
follows: The dog, who is owned by a man named McWay, who just moved here
today from Chicago, and he had the animal chained to the porch. He jumped
off and worked his head through the collar, and rushed out to the street.
The Yearwood child was the first person the dog met up with, and with no
warning the child was pounced upon and the left leg and thigh were so terribly
mangled
that the recovery is a matter of considerable doubt.
The McWay family live in the Dr. Culli property on the southeast corner
of Fourth and Main.
Dr. Culli, Ed and Cyrus Garrison were attracted by the cries of the
child and they rushed at the maddened animal, and finally, after beating
it with an ax, Cyrus Garrison was able to drive it away from the little
fellow. This is another and sad lesson occasioned by the keeping of worthless
dogs. The bull dogs are especially vicious, and if persons insist on keeping
them in the city, they should be forced to keep them confined in a building,
so that they cannot get out and take the lives of helpless children. The
officers went over to kill the dog, but the damage is done and the killing
will come a bit late.
The May 7th paper had an article that the dog was destroyed. There was
no mention of an obituary for the little Yearwood boy so I am assuming that
he survived. Other Yearwood cousins, do you know?
The Daily Register - Mt. Vernon, IL - Wednesday, July 12, 1911
Advertised Letters - List of letters remaining unclaimed at
the Mt. Vernon, Ill. post office for the week ending July 8, 1911.
Annie BREWER, M. R. CALVIN, Claude CAMPBELL, Charley DALE,
W. E. EDWARDS, Dick GEORGE, V. R. JACKSON, Robert MORRIS,
Teddie PEMBERTON, Mrs. Martha PUGH, W. J. RUMINER, Fred SHEARN,
Sam SHULTZ, J. E. TAYLOR, E. J. TURPIN, L. C. WHITE, Fred WHITLOCK.
G. Gale GILBERT, P.M.
Not Affected by Heat - The stork does not seem to be affected
by the heat as the following arrivals are reported from one of
Dr. Stork's sub stations:
Girl - Mr. and Mrs. Harvey ROGERS, 907 Conger Avenue
Boy - Mr. and Mrs. Rube STOUT, Williams Park
Girl - Mr. and Mrs. Dow BORAH, Williams Park
Boy - Mr. and Mrs. Neville MILLER, East Main Street
Williams Park seems to be the favored spot and the girls broke
even with the boys, there being two of each reported from the station.
The Daily Register - Mt. Vernon, IL - Tuesday, August 8, 1911
THE DIX REUNION WAS GREAT GATHERING -
Three Days of Unusual Enjoyment Afforded the Vast Crowd
The G. A. R. Reunion and picnic held in the grove one mile west of
Dix on August 1, 2, 3, was an occasion long to be remembered as a grand
success. The attendance, estimated at from 5000 to 6000 was enthused with
a spirit of patriotism and brought with them early in the day, their good
behavior, undivided interest and good cheer. The grounds are beautifully
located nicely shaded and easily reached, and for the convenience of those
attending, was well supplied with refreshment stands, steam swing and other
attractions and amusements for the younger folks. Among those in attendance
were people from Wayne City, Woodlawn, Centralia, Mt. Vernon, Kell, Walnut
Hill, Texico, Boyd and other sister cities.
On August 2 the people were ably entertained by interesting and patriotic
addresses by Comrade A. MYERS, of Wayne City, Comrade W. H. BLACK, of
Woodlawn, Hon. J. J. BUNDY, of Centralia, Comrades S. T. MAXEY and J. A. WALL,
and others. Music was furnished for the occasion by the Dix concert band
and the Ebenezer Glee Club and Big Four Quartet, all of whom maintained
their former reputation for splendid music. The vast audience was also
delightfully entertained by the rendering of some beautiful songs by the
Misses Jessie and Nellie MORRIS, of Centralia. Among the other attractions
present was a flag drill presented by 12 young ladies of Ebenezer, which
was very inspiring, as well as a military drill composed of a company of
small boys under the leadership of C. E. BROWN, which was very appropriate.
Registration showed the following old soldiers in attendance together with
their post office address and age.
WAR VETERANS
J. R. CUNNINGHAM, Dix, 74
M. A. BARBER, Dix, 69
Leonard CHERRY, Dix, 70
J. M. DUNCAN, Tennessee, 70
J. A. WALL, Mt. Vernon, 75
A. MYERS, Wayne City, 67
J. V. BRUCE, Divide, 75
W. H. MISENHAMER, Centralia, 69
John DURALL, Dix, 66
J. H. McBRIDE, Walnut Hill, 64
Robert WHITE, Dix, 70
Abraham LANCE, Iuka, 70
Chas. SANDERS, Dix, 72
J. H. ATCHISON, Dix, 71
Henry PARKER, Kell, 67
S. T. MAXEY, Mt. Vernon, 77
L. K. LAIRD, Dix, 72
E. M. WALKER, Mt. Vernon, no age given
William BOLES, Walnut Hill, 63
T. K. GASTON, Dix, 78
George MYERS, Kell, 64
J. T. CUNNINGHAM, Centralia, 63
W. P. GASTON, Kell, 63
W. M. FULLER, Dix, 68
John J. WILLIS, Mt. Vernon, 68
R. W. G. ELKINS, Dix, 84
H. R. MORTON, Walnut Hill, 74
George A. WHITLOCK, Texico, 76
W. H. BLAKE, Woodlawn, no age given
Alex BUNDY, Walnut Hill, 65
W. H. TAYLOR, 70
T. J. BAIRD, Kell, no age given
Elisa HAWKINS, Dix, 77
Isiah FIELDS, Kell, 62
C. B. ARTHUR, Walnut Hill, 73
Arthur TELFORD, Spanish War
WAR WIDOWS
M. J. CRABTREE, Walnut Hill, 67
H. J. McCREARY, Dix, 73
Eliza A. EASLEY, Dix, 65
M. JOHNSON, Centralia, 70
M. M. FYKE, Dix, 63
Mary A. JOINES, Dix, 66
Mary A. FREE, Dix, 75
Sarah A. WHITLOCK, Dix, no age given
S. J. ANDREWS, Hammond, Ind., 77
Margaret ANDREWS, Walnut Hill, no age given
Dorthuha A. TYLER, Dix, no age given
Temperance McCORMACK, no age given
The Daily Register - Mt. Vernon, IL - Thursday, January 25, 1912
60 COUNTY PATIENTS AT ANNA HOSPITAL, Thirteen Sent Last Year,
Two Have Died Since Last Report, Three Discharged, Two Returned
The report on Jefferson County's insane at the hospital in Anna,
shows that during last year thirteen were sent from the county,
Mary E. PIERCY and Nancy BEAMONS have died since the last report.
Maggie KNIFFEN SWISHER and Frank BATTLEYJEWSKI were paroled but readmitted.
Margaret J. KIRK was discharged from parole. The general report follows,
the first condition being the physical and the second the mental.
Barbara RANGE, good, stat'y
Mary A. PIPER, good, stat'y
Jane DIAL, good, stat'y
George COOK, good, stat'y
Morton L. MAYFIELD, fair, stat'y
Mary E. JARRELL, good, stat'y
Ferriba Jane BLACK, good, stat'y
John COPPLE, good, stat'y
Lillie May ARBUCKLE, fair, stat'y
Maggie GRACZEK, good, stat'y
Susan Minerva JOHNSON, good, improved
John N. B. DAVID, good, stat'y
Mary A. RUSSELL, good, stat'y
Josephine COVINGTON, good, stat'y
Joseph DACHWALD, good, stat'y
Lizzie PATE, fair, stat'y
Charles McKINSIE, good, stat'y
David L. ADAMS, good, stat'y
Benjamin BUSH, good, stat'y
Luther N. WAITE, good, stat'y
Affy R. DARE, good, improved
Chas. R. SNOW, good, stat'y
Henry J. PADGETT, good, stat'y
Emma COLLINS, fair, stat'y
Julia M. HILL, good, improved
Lillian BROWDER, good, stat'y
John FERGUSON, good, improved
Sarah H. DALE, feeble, stat'y
Bertha BOOK, good, stat'y
Montie SMITH, good, stat'y
John S. McCLELLAN, good, stat'y
Winnie ATCHISON, good, stat'y
Harry J. CASEY, good, stat'y
Joe VIATT, good, stat'y
Lewis SPANGLER, good, improved
Melvina SANDERS, good, stat'y
Theodore STEVENS, good, stat'y
Berry CREEL, good, stat'y
Frank FAULKNER, good, improved
Laura WILSON, good, stat'y
Samuel PARADEE, good, stat'y
James W. GREER, good, stat'y
Chas. H. SMITH, good, stat'y
Wm. J. BROWN, good, stat'y
Willis PIPER, fair, stat'y
Elizabeth C. GANNON, good, improved
Helena WETZEL, good, stat'y
Joseph Eldoris PACE, fair, stat'y
Maggie KNIFFEN SWISHER, fair, recovered
Andrew J. ESKEW, good, stat'y
Margaret J. KIRK, good, improved
Geo. W. GREGORY, fair, stat'y
Sherman MEZO, good, stat'y
John S. BOBBITT, poor, stat'y
Byron ABERNATHY, good, improved
Lora M. BOBBITT, good, improved
James F. SIMMONS, failing, failing
Frank BOTTLEWJWSKI, good, stat'y
The Daily Register - Opdyke Column - March 12, 1912
The funeral of Alexander MOBLEY was conducted at the
M. E. Church on Friday, March 8, by Rev. SHERIDAN, of
Mt. Vernon. Those from out of town attending the funeral
were, Mrs. Ina KULL of Sparta; Mrs. Ida EPPERSON and son,
of McLeansboro; Rev. SHERIDAN, wife and little daughter
and Tazewell CARPENTER, of Mt. Vernon; Mrs. Jas. W. ESTES,
of St. Louis; Isaac JONES, of Wayne City, and Horton COMBS
and wife, of the Hebron neighborhood.
Mrs. Dan BALTZELL went to Okawville Saturday evening to visit
her daughter, Mrs. J. Arthur SMITH, who is there visiting
Mr. SMITH's parents.
Miss Frieda HELFRICH, of Rentchlers, is here visiting her
sister, Mrs. OHL.
Messrs. Hiram PLUMMER and Buller, of Salem are guests here
at H. PLUMMER's this week.
Mrs. Martha SMITH, who has spent part of the winter here with
her sisters, Mrs. CORNELIUS and Mrs. BARNES, and her brother
C. W. POLEN, left last week for her home in Alabama.
After a two weeks illness Rev. BELL was able to fill his appointment
at Belle Rive Sunday morning and at this place Sunday night.
Mrs. E. S. CLIFTON, of Chicago, is here visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus BRISTOF.
Miss Leni ESTES, of the Egyptian Hospital, at Mt. Vernon, spent
Sunday here with Mr. and Mrs. W. H. ESTES.
The Daily Register - Mt. Vernon, IL - March 12, 1912
Mrs. A. M. FROST has received official announcement from
Washington, D. C., that she has been elected to members in
the National Society of "Daughters of the American Revolution."
Mrs. FROST's great-great-grandfather, Randolph CASEY, and his
three brothers were officers in the army of General Marion, and
were present at the time that the British officer made his visit
to General Marion under a flag of truce, and was entertained at
dinner, the only article of food on the table being roasted sweet
potatoes. History says that the British officer wrote home to
England that officers content with such fare could never be subjugated.
Mrs. FROST's membership will be with the "Ann Crooker - St. Clair"
chapter of Effingham, Ill.
The Daily Register - April 1, 1912
Wayne D. CUMMINS and wife of Dix adopted Charles MEARS,
a young man, they raised, and this legal adoption was
performed just before he reached his majority.
The Daily Register - Mt. Vernon, IL
May 31, 1912
(Actual) Autographs of the class of 1912 -
Mt. Vernon Township High School
Shelby L. WIGGINS
Clarence A. STELLE
Vivienne Elizabeth FLY
Mary Ellenor MARQUIS
Wessie ROANE
Raymond TUCKER
Della Mae FLINT
Opal Lillian KING
Alma NEWMAN
Mildred BELLEVILLE
Edwin E. MILLER
Helen FARTHING
Margretta BOND
Vivienne BRITTON
Katherine WILLMORE
Omar P. STELLE
Roy N./W. NEWBERY
Naomi R. BOGAN
H. Hall KING
Mary Margaret HOWARD
Calvin ATCHISON
Tressie STOTLAR
Helen May JOHNSON
Bertha RILEY
Edna Marguerite GASKINS
Loman T. KING
J. Harman GILBERT
Alson W. MODERT
Philip M. HARMAN
The Daily Register - Mt. Vernon, IL - June 26, 1912
LIBERTY COLUMN - Sunday being the 52 birthday of Mrs. John COLLINS,
a number of her friends and neighbors fathered at her home with well
filled baskets to celebrate the day, which was a complete surprise to
her. At the noon hour, the well filled baskets were spread under the
old apple tree, after which the photographer, Mr. Merritt SUMMERS took
the picture. After all had helped themselves to the many good things,
the guests gathered in the parlor, where Miss Enid WATSON, of Mt. Vernon,
gave some excellent recitations. Mrs. COLLINS received many presents and
a number of beautiful post cards. All departed at a late hour, wishing
her many more happy birthdays.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. John COATS, two sons Neal and Gail and
grandaughter, Miss Aline HUTCHISON; Mr.and Mrs. Elmer SUMMERS, son Thomas,
Miss Enid WATSON, Miss Anna WILMORE, of Mt. Vernon; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
COLLINS and baby, of Spring Garden; Mr. and Mrs. Sam ROONEY and son; Mr.
and Mrs. George ROONEY and Clarence SUMMERS and Grace SNOW family, of Lebanon;
Mr. and Mrs. Charles HILL and daughter, Ethel; Mr. and Mrs. Nick GREGORY and
family; Mrs. Margaret WILKERSON; Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo PAYNE and family; Mr.
and Mrs. Merritt SUMMERS and family; Mr. and Mrs. George CARIUS; Mr. and Mrs.
Oscar MAXEY and daughters, Ruby and Emma; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. JONES and daughter,
Lucile; Mr. and Mrs. Alva SUMMERS and family; Mr. and Mrs. Norman SUMMERS and
baby; Mr. and Mrs. Roy MAXEY; Mr. Lincoln and Miss Lena HIGHSMITH; Miss
Samantha Jones of Liberty; Mrs. Chas. HIGHSMITH, of Lynchburg; and Miss
MASSEY of Marlow.
Mt. Vernon, IL Register - Wednesday, July 3, 1912
LIBERTY COLUMN - Sunday being the 45th birthday of Mrs. Chas. HILL
a number of her friends and neighbors gathered at her pretty country
home to surprise her and celebrate the event. At the noon hour the
well filled baskets were spread on a long table on the lawn which was
a picture itself. After all had helped themselves to the many good
things Mr. Merritt SUMMERS took the pictures. The day was spent with
some excellent music on the piano and phonograph and picture taking.
Mrs. HILL received many useful and beautiful presents also many beautiful
post cards. All departed at a late hour wishing her many more happier
birthdays.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Guy BENJAMIN, Mr. and Mrs. Homer PACE
and family, Miss Pearl PACE of Pleasant Grove, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. H. PIGG,
Mrs. Gussie BARTON and daughter, Lona, Mrs. Elizabeth CUMMINS, Mr. and
Mrs. J. P. COATS and sons, Neal and Gail, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer SUMMERS and
son, Thomas, Misses Bertha MERRITT, Lucile and Burnice HEGGY, Mamie ROY,
Flossie and Carrie KLUMPP, of Mt. Vernon. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. LEIBENGOOD
and daughter of Summerville, Miss Viola HANEY of St. Louis, Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde STONEMETZ and daughter Blanche, Mrs. and Mrs. Charles H. HIGHSMITH
and son Charles and daughter Thelma, Harry FORD, Paul BEEME of Lynchburg.
Misses Anna and Vessie MASSEY of Marlow, Mr. and Mrs. Sam ROONEY and son of
Lebanon. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar MAXEY and daughters, Ruby and Emma, Mr. and
Mrs. Alonzo PAYNE and daughters Myrtle and Ethel, Mr. and Mrs. George CARIUS,
Mr. and Mrs. John COLLINS, so Everett and daughter Elsie, Mr. and Mrs.
John PAYNE and family, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. JONES and daughter Lucile, Mr.
and Mrs. Roy MAXEY, Mr. and Mrs. Alva SUMMERS and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Merritt SUMMERS and family, Mr. and Mrs. Norman SUMMERS and baby Misses
Grace SNOW, Samantha JONES, Mr. Lincoln and Miss Lena HIGHSMITH, of Liberty.
Mt. Vernon, IL Register News - Wednesday, July 3, 1912
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. DALBY attended the 58th wedding anniversary of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph CROSNO in Bonnie, Sunday. There were about 75 of the relatives
and friends present, and a bountiful dinner was spread under the trees in
the yard of their beautiful home, and when the guests were seated at the
table, Samuel CROSNO, of Mt. Vernon, took a photograph of the crowd. He also
took pictures of the four generations of the family, consisting of Mr. and
Mrs. Jas. CROSNO, their son P. K. CROSNO, and his son Ed CROSNO and his two
little daughters. The afternoon was spent in music and songs and social
talks. All left wishing him many more and happy returns of the day.
The Daily Register - Mt. Vernon, IL - Tuesday, August 27, 1912
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN 1837 and 1838 -
Interesting Information About How County Looked Seventy-Five Years Ago
Dr. E. L. CROUCH, superintendent of the Maplewood sanitarium, at
Jacksonville, and a former resident of this county, sends the Register
the following from a book entitled "Illinois in 1837 and 1838," also
"The Emigrant's Guide to the West:"
Jefferson County is situated centrally between the Mississippi and Wabash
Rivers. It was organized in 1819 and forms a square of 24 miles, with
an area of 576 square miles. It is bounded on the north by Marion, south
by Franklin, east by Wayne and Hamilton, and west by Perry and Washington
counties. It is watered chiefly by the branches of the Big Muddy River
and also by streams flowing into Skillet Fork of Little Wabash River.
The surface of the county is about one-third prairie, the remainder timber.
The soil is tolerable second rate land. It was organized in 1819 from Edwards
and White counties. The inhabitants in 1835 amounted to 3350.
There are several compact settlements in different parts of the county:
the principal ones are, Moores Prairie, Gun, Long and Jordan's Prairie
settlements.
Moores Prairie Settlement is from six to twelve miles southeast of Mt. Vernon.
It consists of about 75 families. The prairie is eight miles long and from
two to three miles wide. Some portions of it are ______ and other parts dry
and undulating.
Gun Prairie is six miles south of Mt. Vernon. It is two miles long and one wide.
The land is good and the settlement contains 20 families.
Long Prairie is five miles west of Mt. Vernon. It lies between the middle and
west forks of Big Muddy River, is tolerably fertile and is four miles long and
one mile and a half wide. The land is second rate and the settlement contains
50 families.
Mt. Vernon, the seat of justice, is near the center of the county, on a branch
of the Big Muddy River. It is pleasantly situated on the north side of Casey's
Prairie, and surrounded with a considerable settlement. The population is about 150.
It has six stores, three groceries, one tavern, two physicians, two ministers,
a court house and jail, a Methodist Episcopal and a Baptist Society, besides
various mechanical establishments.
The Daily Register - Mt. Vernon, IL - Monday, September 15, 1913
BROTHERS AND SISTERS MEET IN A REUNION -
Combined Ages of Eight Relatives Who Gathered Here Sunday Is 552 Years.
A reunion of the eight children of the late B. W. ADAMS and wife was held
here Sunday at the home of Mrs. Mary MYERS, 715 Jordan Street. Mrs. MYERS
is one of the sisters.
The eight brothers and sisters whose names and ages follow, were present:
Mrs. Julia MORRIS, 74, Norris City, Ill.; John W. ADAMS, 73, Opdyke, Ill.;
Mrs. Mary MYERS, 71, Mt. Vernon, Ill.; Mrs. Isabella PRITCHETT, 69, Enfield,
Ill.; A. W. ADAMS, 65, Fairfield, Ill.; R. Z. ADAMS, 59, Enfield, Ill.; S. F.
ADAMS, 57, Portland, Ore.; N. D. ADAMS, 54, Decatur, Ill.; The combined ages
of the brothers and sisters is 552 years.
This is the second reunion held by the family, the first one being held seven
years ago, at the home of J. W. ADAMS, a brother, in Opdyke. The family is
already making preparations for another reunion to be held with the Decatur brother.
The eight brothers and sisters all sat down to the dinner table at the same
time, and were served to a most excellent dinner by Mrs. Henry WAITE, a daughter
of Mrs. MYERS.
The members of the family are descendants of B. W. ADAMS and wife, early White
County settlers. They were raised under many of the difficulties that confronted
the pioneer families, and have all been schooled in the big school of experience.
They are people that it is a pleasure to know, as they are the true, honest and
upright kind that live by honest toil and delight to see their neighbor prosper.
A photograph of this unusual family was made, and this will serve as a reminder
of a very happy day.
The Daily Register - November 4, 1913
A Mr. BUNTON of Cincinnati is here trying to locate the burial place of
his father, an uncle and a brother who were buried at West Salem Cemetery more
than a quarter of a century ago. His father was Dr. BUNTON who died in Dahlgren
and was brought here for burial. Dr. BUNTON, at one time, practiced medicine in
this city and is possibly remembered by some of the older residents. The three
were buried close together in West Salem, but Mr. BUNTON wants to locate the graves.
The Daily Register - November 13, 1913
Charity A. HOWARD married on September 17, 1901 to Stephen BOSWELL
and he died September 15, 1902. Charity married on August 15, 1906 to
Monroe McNAIL and he died April 1, 1907.
The Daily Register - Saturday, January 24, 1914
John SPROUSE, charged with an assault to murder the family
of Frances RIGHTNOWER by dynamiting their home, was found
guilty of the charge by the jury that had his case. The jury
was out only a short time and it is reported that a conviction
of the charge was reached on the first ballot.
The evidence showed that the home of Frances RIGHTNOWAR, in
McClellan Township, was blown up by dynamite on August 28, 1913.
It was also brought out that the defendant had on numerous occasions
made threats against the RIGHTNOWER family. Frances RIGHTNOWER was
the father-in-law to SPROUSE, and because his daughter got a
divorce from the defendant he seemed to be very much put out
over the affair.
When the jury brought in their verdict the defendant sat
unmoved when he learned what it was and he was absolutely emotionless.
The evidence upon which a conclusion was reached was circumstantial.
His attorney made a motion for a new trial which will be disposed of later.
The Daily Register - Wednesday, January 28, 1914
PUBLICATION NOTICE - State of Illinois, Jefferson County, as, County
Court of Jefferson County to the March Term A.D. 1914.
B. W. G. ELKINS, Administrator of the estate of Martha CALDWELL Deceased,
vs. John PUFFER, Wallace PUFFER, Samuel PUFFER, Mary PUFFER RILEY, Eddie
PUFFER, Jane WATTS, J. Leaton BATES, Mary Rose NEWBY, Laura J. JACKSON,
Rachael M. HARGRAVE, Francis M. BATES, Sarah HART, John W. BATES, Sidney
CROZIER, Elizabeth FAULKNER, Geneva KIMMEL, Charles E. CURRY, Hazel MOONEY,
Goodman CALDWELL, Emon M. STOVER, Kindred STORMENT, Edna ROUPE, Sumner STORMENT,
Walter LAIRD, S. F. LAIRD, Ross SHELL, Pearl I. GLASS et al - Petition to
sell Real Estate to pay debts.
Affidavit of the non-residence of Ross SHELL one of the defendants above
named having been filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County Court of
Jefferson County, notice is hereby given to the said Ross SHELL that the
said Plaintiff B. W. G. Elkins administrator of the estate of Martha CALDWELL
Deceased has filed his petition in the said County Court of Jefferson County
for an order to sell the premises belonging to the Estate of the said deceased,
or so much of it as may be needed to pay the debts of said deceased and described
as follows, to wit: North half lot No. 3, and the South half of lot No. 4 in
Block No. 4 in the village of Rome, in the County of Jefferson and State of
Illinois and that a summons has been issued out of said Court against you,
returnable at the March term A.D. 1914 of said Court to be holden on the 2nd
day of March A.D. 1914, at the Court House in Mt. Vernon in Jefferson County
Illinois.
Now, unless you, the said Ross SHELL shall personally be and appear before
said County Court of Jefferson County, on the first day of a term thereof,
to be holden at Mt. Vernon in said county, on the 2nd day of March 1914, and
complainant's petition filed therein, the same and the matters and things
therein charged and stated will be taken as confessed, and a decree entered
against you according to the prayer of said bill.
Dated at Mt. Vernon, Illinois, January 27th, 1914
John G. YOUNG, Clerk.
The Daily Register - Wednesday, January 28, 1914
P. K. CROSNO of Arthur, visited his son Ed CROSNO and family a part
of last week. G. G. DALBY Jr., is building a new addition to his house.
Wm. JUMPER is building a new barn. Mrs. Henry LEONARD is finishing winter
term of school in the Dareville District. Valentine ALLEN has been writing
for the court this past week. Wm. DALBY is doing the carpenter work on
his brother Gabe's home. Harl HILL has moved his saw mill on the WILBANKS
land and is sawing lumber for them. W. K. DALBY, tax collector, has the tax
books and is now ready to gather in the taxes. The DOBBS brothers have been
threshing peas here the past week. Eld. Marion BOWLES preached at the Oak
Grove School-house Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis MILES are here from South Dakota where they have been
working in the asylum since their marriage a few months ago. Mrs. MILES
was formerly Mable MANEECE daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George MANEECE.
Chas. WINN and wife who he shot and killed and then committed suicide in
East St. Louis last week were brought here last Saturday and buried in the
Old Baptist Cemetery near Winfield in Horse Prairie. Mrs. WINN was formerly
Miss Lizzie DUDLEY and was raised near Sheller where her parents still live
but she has lived in East St. Louis since her marriage.
I notice in last weeks Register that people had forgotten the name of the
man that was condemned to be hung and the scaffold built in Mt. Vernon so
long ago and a kindred rode to the capitol and got a pardon for him. Your
correspondent having lived all her life in less than a mile of the place
where the murder was committed can give you the names. The man that was
to hang was named BRADLEY and the man he killed was named King BRADLEY.
He rode up in front of King's home and called him to the door and shot
him as there was no cemetery near, KING was buried in the woods on the
William ABNEY farm. He was the first person buried in what is now the
beautiful Abner Cemetery which is a large well kept burying ground with
a neat steel fence around it and many nice monuments placed over graves.
The forest has all been cleared away. Just on the north side stands the
Elk Prairie town house.
The Daily Register - April 1, 1914
LOGANSVILLE - Antonio ANTONOVINSKY, Michael MOR___NEISKI, Josef JAYJENJAWJIMSKI,
Martin ___AJAMBOLINSKY and several others who have unspellable and unpronounceable
names are becoming alarmed over the immigration bill.
SHILOH - Mr. and Mrs. Edward HOLMES, who have been visiting here for two weeks,
left Monday and will visit in Mt. Vernon, Benton and Bluford till April 15 when
they will go to Quincy, where they will enter the Soldier's Home for an indefinite
period. Miss Amy CATES, of Keens, is the guest of her uncle, D. P. EGBERT.
BLUFORD - Helen BARTON spent Saturday with her grandparents, Mt. and Mrs.
W. H. BARTON. Mrs. R. C. CRAWFORD, of Champaign, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. J. W. BARTON.
The Daily Register - April 24, 1914
GOOD HOMES FOUND FOR JACKSON CHILDREN
Through the aid of the newspapers of the city, P. W. WHITE, administrator
of the Oliver JACKSON children, good homes have been found for the five children.
The 4 year old girl and the 6 year old boy were taken to Mr. and Mrs. M. M. STANLEY
in Dodds Township; and the 9 year old boy was taken by Ben ADAMS in the same neighborhood.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. RICE, of this city, have taken the 9 year old girl; and the
14 year old boy is living with Frank AYERS of Iuka. The children seem to be well
satisfied and if everything is satisfactory they will be legally adopted by the people
who have taken them.
February 8, 1915 Mt. Vernon Register News
Submitted by Sharlet Bigham LaBarbera
Last week the two small children of Mr. and Mrs. William PLACE, residing
at 505 Thirteenth street, were bitten by a pet dog. The dog was killed
and the head sent to the Pasteur Institute in Chicago for examination.
A report received yesterday was to the effect that an examination showed
the dog to have had rabies. Mr. Place left at once for Chicago with the older
of the children for treatment. The other child was not severely bitten
and it was decided that there was no need of taking it to Chicago. Mr.
Place is a section foreman of the W. C. & W. railroad.
February 27, 1915 Mt. Vernon Register News
submitted by Sharlet Bigham LaBarbera
As stated exclusively in the White County Democrat last week,
Frank BOZE, Jr., died Wednesday morning, February 17the in a Mt.
Vernon, Ill. hospital following the amputation of his arm. Boze
was shot by Lawrence THOMAS, until a few weeks ago teacher at the
Snow Drop school. The affair dates back since last December when a
younger brother of Boze was punished by Thomas and the boy cut Thomas
with a knife. Trouble had been breeding for several months and following
a quarrel Friday, Feb. 5th, Thomas shot five times at Frank Boze, Jr.
One bullet struck Boze in the arm and gangrene set in. An operation proved
useless to save the boys life. Following the shooting Thomas surrendered
to the local officers and after a hearing was placed under $300 bond. After
Boze died Thomas again surrendered and attorney for the prosecution filed a
charge of murder against him. His bond was fixed at $3,000. The bone was
filled and Thomas is at liberty. Saturday morning at ten o'clock a preliminary
hearing will be given Thomas before Squire P.R. PEBSTOCK. Thomas is represented
by Conger, Pearce & Conger and J. M. Endicott, States Attorney and F. M. PARISH
will appear for the people. The shooting attracted a great deal of attention
throughout the county and it is reported that sentiment is evenly divided regarding
the affair.
March 27 or 28, 1919 Mt. Vernon Daily Register
(Probably was in the Confederacy with his brothers.)
Submitted by: Sharlet Bigham LaBarbera
Nov 6, 1997
FORMER WELL KNOWN MAN VERY SICK AT HOWELL
Relatives here have been informed of the serious illness of Aaron
L. Yearwood, formerly of this place, who with his family moved
to Howell, Indiana many years ago. Mr. Yearwood is reported critically
ill with Bright's disease. Mr. Yearwood will be remembered by many of
the older families of Mt. Vernon, as he was one of six brothers and one
sister who resided here. Samuel, William, Robert and Dave Yearwood and
Mrs. Buck Oakley, as sister are dead. Joe Yearwood of Mt. Vernon and
Aaron L. Yearwood of Howell are the only survivors. Joe Yearwood is
almost eighty-five years old and is in good health and Aaron L. Yearwood
will be eighty-one years old if he lives until next Saturday. He is a
veteran of the Civil War.
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