Oneonta Herald Death Notices 1853-1861

Death & Marriage Notices
Oneonta Herald
Starting March 16, 1853
Compiled and Contributed by
 Sandy Goodspeed 

 This evening, I've been going through a few years of these

Marriage and Death Notices.  I've only included a few of the MANY 

Death Notices here to emphasize how grateful I am to be living in the present. 

No matter how imperfect our modern medicine is, we can be so very 

thankful for the progress that has occurred since these years noted

below. 

To see so many young people die of consumption, scarlatina, typhoid

fever, diptheria, and other diseases is heart breaking.  I can't even fathom

losing 3 children to a disease like diptheria, one right after another, let 

alone seeing the torture they would go through. 

I'm not sure if putrid sore throat is also diptheria.  It might be. 

We can be so thankful that we live in the age that we do.  Donna 

 3/9/1859            DIED
     In Oneonta, on February 17th, Ira WALLACE, son of
  David and Polly Ann CEPERLEY, aged 9 years.
     On the 28th of February, of consumption, Emily, only
  daughter of Horace and Lydia SESSIONS, aged 20 years.
  Her hope in Christ was strong on death.
     In this village, on the 7th inst., of an illness of three days,
  with congestion of the brain, Frank Edgar, youngest son
  of S. S. NEWMAN, aged 4 years and 9 months.
  "Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them
  not; for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven."

 5/18/1859           DIED
     In this village, on the 11th inst., of consumption, J. W.
  ROOT, aged 29 years.

 12/7/1859

     At Hartwick, October 27th, of typhoid fever, Miss Ursula
  M. GREEN, of New Lisbon, aged 19 years.
     At Hartwick, November 1st, of typhoid fever, Miss Adelaide
  ROBINSON, aged 17 years.

4/11/1860            DIED
     In this village, on the morning of the 10th of inst., Howard
  HUNTINGTON, oldest son of Solon Huntington, Esq., aged
  16 years.
     In this village, on the 2d inst., Cora L., youngest daughter
  of J. P. and H. C. HUDSON, aged 7 months and 6 days. 

 
5/2/1860              DIED
    In Burlington, on the 19th ult., John R. POTTER, son of
  Alfred and Eleanor Potter, aged 19 years.  Funeral services
  were held on the 21st at Christian Chappel in Hartwick.-
  sermon by Eld. Austin Damon.

5/23/1860            DIED
    In this village, on Friday the 11st inst., Huldy A.
  McCRANEY, aged 17 years, 2 months and 29 days.

                     DIED
     At Afton, June 13th, of putrid sore throat, Franklin Reuben,
  aged 5 years, 10 months and 3 days; June 15th, Franklin
  Rice, aged 5 years, 10 months and 5 days; June 23d,
  Hattie Maria, aged 3 years, 2 months and 12 days; June
  25th, William George, aged 9 years and 3 weeks-children
  of William G. and Mary H. SHIFFER.

                     DIED
     In Hartwick, July 1st, of Diptheria, Mrs. Amanda, wife of
  Delazon PIERCE, age 26 years.
     In Laurens, July 15, of Diptheria, Adaline SPAULDING,
  in the 13th year of her age.
     In Laurens, July 16th, of Diptheria, Mary SPAULDING,
  in the 24 year of her age. 

Marriage and Death Notices  1853-1978