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Abstracts of Obituaries –D-E-F-G- H- Lawrence Co., Ohio Researched by Sharon M Abstracts of Obituaries –D-E-F-G- H- Lawrence Co., Ohio researched by Sharon M. Kouns ABSTRACTS OF OBITUARIES, DEATH NOTICES, ETC. OF LAWRENCE COUNTY (OHIO) PEOPLE AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES COMPILED BY SHARON MILICH KOUNS Updated last: October 10, 1997 IR = IRONTON REGISTER SWI = SEMI WEEKLY IRONTONIAN IDR = IRONTON DAILY REGISTER IT =IRONTON TRIBUNE MI = MORNING IRONTONIAN IET = IRONTON EVENING TRIBUNE IJRN = IRONTON JOURNAL IR Sept. 29, 1887 Remember, obituaries are charged half a cent a word, cash to accompany the order. Watch this. Also, remember that all anonymous communications will be thrown in the waste basket. Some of these obituaries are quite long in their actual form and have been condensed for this publication. Thank you, Sharon Kouns. completed July 29, 1852 -July 20, 1854 deaths & marriages completed July 19, 1860 - Oct. 18, 1860 deaths & marriages on computer completed July 24, 1856 - July 15, 1858 deaths & marriages on computer completed Jan. 14, 1858 - Mar. 25, 1858 deaths & marriage completed deaths from Ironton Journal Sept. 1, 1869 through December 28, 1870 -D- Daily, Soloman - IR Nov. 24, 1887 - Marriage license issued to Soloman Daily and Minerva Markins. Dale, Edward R. - IR Aug. 17, 1899 - Last Saturday, Mr. Edward R. Dale, of Marietta, the husband of Mrs. C. C. Clarke's sister, died suddenly on a railroad train that had left Boston that morning, bound north. Mr. Dale was traveling with his wife and three children. died of heart disease. Funeral at Marietta. Dalton, Andrew I. - IR Oct. 06, 1853 - Married on the 25th ult., in Perry Twp., by P. R. Polley, Esq., Mr. Andrew I. Dalton and Miss Lucy Sampson, all of this county. Dalton, Catherine - IR May 08, 1890 - Died May 2, age 22. 1 Abstracts of Obituaries –D-E-F-G- H- Lawrence Co., Ohio researched by Sharon M. Kouns Dalton, John F. - IR Aug. 01, 1889 - Died July 29, age 64. Dalton, Thomas - IR May 03, 1888 - Deaths - May 1, Thos. Dalton, of Etna Fce., aged 55. Dalton, Varnachia - IR Sept. 08, 1887 - Died - Varnachia Dalton, at Bartles St., aged 6 months. Damarin, Lewis C. - IR Jan. 06, 1853 - Married in Portsmouth, December 27th, by Rev. E. Burr, Mr. Lewis C. Damarin and Miss Mary Catlin, daughter of Judge W. V. Peck. Damron, Mrs. Elizabeth (Bruce) - IDR. May 20, 1919 - She was born March 4, 1858 at the old Bruce Homestead at Deering, Ohio. The land of her grandfather, William Bruce in 1815 settled there. Her father, Amazah Bruce died when she was a small child. Her mother was Julia Paul Bruce kept the homeplace and reared her seven children, all of whom have passed on but three brothers, Wellington Bruce of Linneus, Mo., Amazah Bruce of Hanging Rock, O., and V. V. Bruce of Deering, O. She married J. S. Damron on Oct. 25, 1881 at the home by her cousin Rev. Jack Bruce. They had four children, the first, Amazah died in infancy; Mrs. C. E. Dickes, now of South Point, O., Miss Mellie of Huntington, W. Va., and Miss Nancy at home. They had two more children, Mrs. Bert Keenan and Miss Dorothy at home. She died April 23, 1919. Daniels, Stephen - IR Jul. 14, 1853 - Died on the 12th inst., at Marietta, Mr. Stephen Daniels, the well known bridge builder, aged about 55 years. Mr. Daniels had been a citizen of Ironton from the foundation of the town. Darling, Lewis - IR Mar. 15, 1866 - Married at Proctorville, March 11th, by Rev. Daniel Waddell, Mr. Lewis Darling and Miss Fanny Smith. Darling, Lydia - IR Dec. 27, 1870 Darnell, John - IR Jul. 20, 1865 - Marriage license issued during the month of April - John Darnell and Rebecca Turner. Daughty, Minerva - IR Jul. 07, 1887 - Died - July 1, Minerva Daughty, age 38. Davenport, Benjamin - IR Aug. 11, 1853 - Died in this town, on the 6th inst., of typhoid fever, Mr. Benjamin Davenport, aged about 27 years. Davey, Martin - IR Jun. 13, 1896 - A former resident of Ironton, and iron worker at the mills here, died Wednesday at St. Louis, Mo., where he had resided for several years. He leaves a wife and several grown children. He was an uncle of the Cloran brothers and of F. L. McCauley of this city, and the latter, and Jos. Cloran leave tomorrow for St. Louis to attend the funeral. Davey, P. - IR May 19, 1853 - Married on the 12th inst., in Portsmouth, by Rev. Mr. Fry, Mr. P. Davey and Miss Mary J. Varner, all of Portsmouth. Davey, Samuel - IR Aug. 09, 1866 David, John T. - IR Oct. 12, 1865 Davidson, Mrs - IR Mar. 15, 1888 - Died - At Burlington, March 11th, Mrs. Davidson, mother of Jerre Davidson, of Ironton. 2 Abstracts of Obituaries –D-E-F-G- H- Lawrence Co., Ohio researched by Sharon M. Kouns Davidson, Mrs. - IR Oct. 28, 1909 - J. J. Davidson received word Saturday from St. Paul, Minn., that Mrs. Davidson, widow of the famous millionaire steamboat captain and owner, "Fuse" Davidson, was dead says the Portsmouth Times. There are no particulars. J. J. Davidson is a brother of Commodore Davidson, who died many years ago. He was worth four million dollars at his death, and the estate still runs into the millions. Mrs. P. M. Walfe, of this city, is a relative. Commodore "Fuse" Davidson and the late Wash Honsehll started steamboating together as deckhands on a small boat called the "Resist," plying between Portsmouth and Catlettsburg. Both died millionaires. Honshell became head of the Big Sandy Packet Company and controlled the Davidson line of packets on the upper Mississippi. The Davidsons lived at South Point, Lawrence county, and some of them still live there. Wash Honshell lived in Catlettsburg just across the river. Davidson, Mrs. Amelia - IET Aug. 25, 1926 - Funeral services for Mrs. Amelia Davidson, 78, who died at her home in Burlington Tuesday...Mrs. Davidson was born in Morgan county, Ohio, a daughter of the late Robert and Sarah Vincent. She moved to Lawrence county with her parents and had resided in Burlington practically all her life. She was a former school teacher. She was married to Dustin Davidson in the year 1871. He died during 1925. One daughter also preceded her in death. Four children survive: Mrs. Homer Dodson of Catlettsburg, Ky.; Estelle at home; Mrs. George H. Campbell of Cleveland and Clyde H. Davidson of Portsmouth. Two sisters, Mrs. Kate V. Henry of Ironton and Mrs. C. A. Mace of Fort Thomas, Ky., are also bereaved. Davidson, Benjamin - IET Apr. 27, 1927 - Funeral services for Benjamin J. Davidson of South Point were held this morning. Interment was made in Woodland cemetery. Davidson, Clinton F. - IST Dec. 20, 1931 - Clinton F. Davidson, resident of South Point, died at the Marting hospital Saturday. Mr. Davidson was a son of the late Jonathan and Cyntha Davidson and was born and reared at South Point. He resided at Catlettsburg, Ky., for some time but the greater part of his life was spent in Ohio. His wife, Malissa A. Davidson, died on February 21, 1930. He is survived by one son, Howard G., of Atlanta, Ga., four nieces, Catherine Ferguson, and Nancy Adams, both of South Point, Anna and Catherine Davidson of Atlanta, Ga. Surviving brothers and sisters are Frank E. Davidson of Marchland, Canada; Victor A., of Hanging Rock; Samuel T. of Barboursville, Ky.; Watson P., of St. Paul, Minn., and Mrs. Elizabeth Harbaugh of South Point. Interment in Woodland. Davidson, Mrs. Cyntha - IR Jan. 21, 1904 - Mrs. Cyntha Davidson, one of the pioneer residents of the upper part of this county, died at home at Delta, Friday, aged 67 years. The deceased was the mother-in-law of Mr. Hugh Russell, of this city. She is survived by the following named children: Mrs. Elizabeth Harbaugh, of Piqua, Ohio, Frank and Victor Davidson, of Morgan, Minn., Clinton and Watt Davidson, of St. Paul, Minn., Samuel Davidson, of Baumont, Tex., and Miss Jeanette Davidson who lives the home place at Delta. Mrs. Davidson was the widow of the late Jeremiah Davidson. Mrs. Davidson was a sister of the late General Sam Thomas, the multi- millionaire railroad magnate of New York, who was formerly a resident of the Delta neighborhood. Both were born in the vicinity of South Point... Davidson, David - IST Feb. 1, 1934 - David H. Davidson, South Point farmer, died at his home this morning after an illness of two weeks. He was born on April 3, 1858, death coming at the age of 75 years. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Davidson, who preceded him in death. Surviving are his widow, Ellen Davidson, three sons and one daughter; Wilfee (?) and Arch of South Point, William of Cleveland and Mrs. Hattie Waldon of South Point. Burial in White Cottage cemetery. 3 Abstracts of Obituaries –D-E-F-G- H- Lawrence Co., Ohio researched by Sharon M. Kouns Davidson, Emmanuel G. - IDR Apr. 05, 1912 - Of South Point. Mr. Davidson is the father of Mrs. Howard Lawrence of Huntington. He is survived by his wife and one daughter and four sons. The deceased had reached the advanced age of 79 years and 7 months. He was born and raised at South Point, having been a son of the late Joseph Davidson, one of the pioneer citizens of Southern Ohio. (do not have end of obit.) Davidson, George - IR May 01, 1862 Davidson, George W. - Feb. 3, 1930 - George W. Davidson, age 76 years, died at his home at Haverhill Saturday after a four week illness. Burial in Davidson Cemetery. Davidson, Miss Harriet - IR Oct. 23, 1851 - Died on the 22d ult., in Newport, Ky., of cholera, Miss Harriet Davidson of Burlington, Ohio age 20 years.
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