Death Notices from Winnsboro
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DEATH NOTICES LISTED IN THE FAIRFIELD HERALD AND THE NEWS AND HERALD October 17, 1888 Edition of The News and Herald These death notices are from the Fairfield Herald, July 4, 1866 to September 6, 1876, and The News and Herald, October 19, 1876 to February 24, 1916. Both newspapers were published in Winnsboro, South Carolina. These papers had a tri-weekly edition and a weekly edition. The majority of the death notices are from the weekly edition, which was published on Wednesday. Because of the missing issues there are large gaps in the death notices. This is especially true from 1907 to 1916, as there are no issues for the years 1907 through 1910 and a very few for the remaining years. The notices in this book have names, dates, place of birth, place of burial, cause of death, etc. The entire notice may be seen on microfilm in the Fairfield County Library in Winnsboro, South Carolina. The majority of the notices are for deaths in Fairfield County, although there are many for the surrounding counties as well as Fairfield County Natives who died in other states. Every effort was made to copy the names exactly as it was printed in the newspaper. As a result be sure to check any spelling that is close to the name you are researching. July 4, 1866 Issue Alice Carlisle, age 10, died on Sunday at the residence of Mr. J. M. Elliott. This is the second death in the same household in less than a week. She died from the same fever which took off Johnny Elliott, her cousin. July 18, 1866 Issue B. S. Rhett, of Charleston, was murdered in Charleston. Van Eaton, a tobacconist, was found dead on Sunday last near the bridge over Big Cedar Creek. July 25, 1866 Issue Dr. Thomas Fuller Furman died on July 12, 1866 at his residence in this District of typhoid fever. He was the son of the late Rev. Dr. Furman of Charleston. Col. A. G. Summer died in Fairfield where he had but recently returned from his home in Florida. August 1, 1866 Issue Miss Charlotte W. Gilbert died of fever and was buried in the Presbyterian Cemetery. A daughter of Mr. John Weldon died at the age of about 12 years of fever and was buried in the Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Mrs. Sally McCreight, relict of Col. Wm. McCreight, deceased, died of fever while visiting her niece, the daughter of Mr. Weldon. September 4, 1866 Issue Ex-Governor Morehead of North Carolina died. He was born on July 4, 1798 in Rockingham County. The remains of John K. Witherspoon Jr., of Camden, South Carolina, who was killed on August 20, 1862 were removed to Fredericksburg from Culpeper County and buried. September 12, 1866 Issue Mr. J. G. Lindsay, Yorkville, S. C., died in Charleston from a fall from a window in the third story of the Mills House. October 17, 1866 Issue Bob Wheeler, colored, died on the 16th of September at the age of 107. His death occurred about four miles from Pomaria, in Lexington District. October 31, 1866 Issue Rev. R. S. Douglass died on the 14th inst. in Chester District while returning to his home in Union from Winnsboro. He was a native of this District. October 24, 1866 Issue Dr. R. W. Gibbes, Sr. died last evening. He was born on July 8, 1809 in Charleston. November 7, 1866 Issue Jane Fulton, consort of John McNaull, died on September 28, 1866 at the age of 69. She was a native of County Antrim, Ireland and immigrated to this country with her family in 1819. Col. Thomas J. Caldwell died in Bosier Parish, La. on October 3, 1866 of conjunction at about the age of 47. He was a native of Fairfield District, S. C. and moved to this Parish about 12 years ago. He was the youngest of six brothers. He leaves a wife and five children. November 14, 1866 Issue Rial North died yesterday afternoon in Columbia. R. Wainwright Bacot, a native of Charleston, died at Winnsboro, S. C. on Monday last at the age of about 50. He had been suffering for many years under a most painful asthmatic affection, which finally terminated in dropsy. December 12, 1866 Issue Capt. Robert Brice died on Monday morning last. January 23, 1867 Issue Miss Margaret Crawford died on the morning of the 17th instant. From the Carolinian: Found dead in the upper part of Fisher’s Pond, about two miles below this city; Dr. Rasky, a dentist. He passed through Columbia about six weeks ago. He was about 5 feet 8 inches tall with slightly gray hair and whiskers, and between 40 and 50 years of age. From the Phoenix: J. Bethune Glass died yesterday from heart disease. He worked for the Greenville Railroad Company. On the Greenville Railroad on Friday near Chappell’s Depot, Stanmore Chappell was killed by Mr. Payne. January 30, 1867 Issue On the 21st instant, David Lunceford Brice, son of Dr. Walter and Emeline Brice, was killed by the falling of an old tree. He was fourteen years old. February 13, 1867 Issue A Son of Mr. James McCrorey was killed by burning tree that fell and killed him and broke the thigh of Mr. James Jones. February 20, 1867 Issue From the Phoenix: Mr. Charles E. Bennett was killed by Mr. John A. De Vane in a disturbence yesterday. February 27, 1867 Issue From the Galveston Civilian of the 6th: Sergeant Tray died on February 4, 1867. He served as attaché of Co. B, Cook’s Artillery. From the Fredricksburg Herald: Dr. James Hunter of Fairfax County died on the 9th instant. March 6, 1867 Issue J. D. B. DeBow died in Charleston. He was born in 1819. March 20, 1867 Issue James Cloud, son of Mr. Jas. P. Cloud, was killed by lightning on March 13th. April 3, 1867 Issue Dr. William Carlisle, of this District, died at his residence near Ridgeway on Thursday last, March 28th at the age of about 70. April 10, 1867 Issue The Spartanburg Express announces the death of Mrs. Morgan, near Woodruff on Sunday last. She was over 100 years of age. Joseph Bishop was shot and killed by Dick Bell on Monday, December 24, 1866 at Mrs. Furman’s Plantation in this District. April 17, 1867 Issue Major John Kennedy died in Chester at about the age of ninety-five years. May 1, 1867 Issue Mr. Wm. Lang, who resided near Grove Station in Greenville District, was found died in the Saluda River about a mile below his house several days ago. June 5, 1867 Issue On Monday last, Mr. William Claxton, a member of the Palmetto Regiment in the Mexican War, and a late Confederate soldier, died very suddenly at his home in this District. Col. C. J. Elford died on the 25th inst. in Greenville at about the age of 48 years. June 26, 1867 Issue The Charleston Courier reports that Clarence R. Wolfe committed suicide by taking laudanum. He was the brother of L. T. Wolfe and was between 24 and 25 years of age. Colonel Theodore Gillara, of Kentucky, died recently in Alabama. July 24, 1867 Issue The Charleston News of the 15th reports that Jas. K. Robinson of Charleston died yesterday at 6 pm. From the Phoenix of the 16th, A difficulty occurred yesterday between Natali Beraghi ( proprietor of the Congaree Restaurant) and Mr. Brown, (an employee on the Greenville Railroad), which resulted in the death of the former from the thrust of a knife in the hands of the latter. July 31, 1867 Issue Edward Genderon Palmer died at his residenced near Ridgeway on Saturday at 8 o’clock, A. M. He was born in St. Stephens Parish in August 1800, the son of Thos. Palmer and descended from the Huguenots. In December of 1822 he married Miss Davis, a daughter of Dr. James Davis of Columbia. August 14, 1867 Issue The Augusta National Republican reports that L. C. Johnson committed suicide in Rome, Ga. On Friday evening. He was a son of a former Governor of South Carolina. The Lagrange Reporter reports that Major Hugh E. Malone died at 6 o’clock on Monday morning from consumption. He was a Confederate Soldier and leaves three orphans. The Newberry Herald reports that Mr. Fowler, living in the upper part of this district was murdered sometime last week. August 28, 1867 Issue Col. Campbell R. Bryce of Columbia, died in New York on the 14 inst. He had just returned from Brazil. Rev. Walter C. Guerney, an Episcopal minister died a few days ago in Florence. Captain J. B. Harrison was shot and killed on the 17th instant in Selma. Alabama. September 11, 1867 Issue The Lancaster Ledger report that Wm. Marshall, the son of Mr. Robert Marshall accidently shot and killed himself on Friday evening last. September 18, 1867 Issue Willam Gregg, President of the Graniteville Manufacturing Co., died on Wednesday night in Graniteville. September 25, 1867 Issue Madison Harper, a colored man, died from disease on Sunday on the plantation of Mr. R. E. Ellison, a few miles from this place. October 2, 1867 Issue The Carolina Spartan reports that William Mauldin was killed by John Burgess on the 6th instant. The Carolina Spartan reports that Miss Mattie Oliphant, daughter of Mr. N. C. Oliphant, was killed by being thrown from a buggy. Wm. A. Owens died on Saturday last from an attack of congestive chills in Ocala, Florida. He was a native of this District.