Evangelical Messenger Obituary Index
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Key to Abbreviations:
- * = name of deceased
- ae = age
- assn = association
- asst = assistant
- b = born
- bapt = baptized
- bro = brother
- bur = buried
- ca = circa
- cem = cemetery
- ch = child
- ch = church
- Ch = church
- chren = children
- co = county
- conf = conference
- corr = corrected/correction
- CW = Civil War
- d = died
- dau = daughter
- ds = days
- Evan. = Evangelical
- grfa = grandfather
- grmo = grandmother
- hosp = hospital
- husb = husband
- inf = infantry
- Luth. = Lutheran
- md = married
- memb = member
- Meth. Epis. = Methodist Episcopal
- mge = marriage
- mi = miles
- MIA = missing in action
- min = minister
- mo = month
- mos = months
- Msngr = Messenger
- nr = near
- obit = obituary
- pars = parents
- poss = possibly
- prev = previously
- Prov. = Province
- recd = received
- Ref. = Reformed
- regt = regiment
- res = resides/resided
- res prev = resided previously
- ret = returned
- Rev. = Reverend
- S.S. = Sunday School
- sic = exactly as printed
- sis = sister
- tp = township
- vol = volunteers
- w/ = with
- wk/wks = week/weeks
- yrs = years
- -- in the PLACE or AGE column indicates information not given
and could not be determined - ----- = surname not stated
The word "converted" denotes the act of a person who agreed to accept and follow the teachings of Jesus Christ. It does not mean a move from a Protestant to a Roman Catholic church.
Standard postal codes are used for state names.
Canadian provinces and foreign countries are designated by the first three or four letters of the name.
When place of death is not stated, an effort was made to locate the residence of the minister who officiated for the funeral
and submitted the obituary, giving some indication where the deceased might have resided at time of death or where funeral occurred.
Date | Page | Decedent or Spouse | Age | Maiden Name | Spouse or Decedent | Locale | Location (Event) | Place of Death or Last Known Residence/Notes |
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01/09/1856 | 8 | WAGONER, Elizabeth* | 19 | WAGONER, James | OH | OH: Seneca Co. (d Dec 4, 1855 age 19y, 10m, 25d); wife #2 of James; ulceration in throat 3 days; gives description of her movements her last several hrs | ||
01/09/1856 | 8 | WAGONER, James | -----, Elizabeth* | |||||
01/09/1856 | 8 | FREY, Frederick* | 64 | PA | PA: York Co.: Winsor [sic] Tp. (last Nov 1st died, age 64y, 10m, 25d); converted ca 35 yrs ago, joined Evan. Assn.; widow, 12 chren remain; palsy | |||
01/09/1856 | 8 | THOMAS, Jacob* | 56 or | PA | PA: York Co.: Hellam Tp. (d Dec 25th last); he preached frequently though he considered himself not a regular preacher; converted ca 26 yrs ago; widow, 11 chren remain; a cold & affection of the liver | |||
01/23/1856 | 16 | GIPPLE, Susanna* | 18 | IA | IA: Louisa Co.: Grand View area (d Dec 19, 1855 age 18y, 4m, 9d); dau of George & Mary Ann; embraced religion last Sept; consumption followed by a cold | |||
01/23/1856 | 16 | NORTH, Peggy* | 40 | WHISLER | NORTH, David | OH | OH: Richland Co.: Ganges area (d Nov 28, 1855); dau of Jacob & Anna, formerly of Cumberland Co., PA; converted 25 yrs ago; husb, 4 daus, 2 sons remain; dropsy | |
01/23/1856 | 16 | WHISLER, Peggy* | 40 | NORTH, David | OH | OH: Richland Co.: Ganges area (d Nov 28, 1855); dau of Jacob & Anna, formerly of Cumberland Co., PA; converted 25 yrs ago; husb, 4 daus, 2 sons remain; dropsy | ||
01/23/1856 | 16 | NORTH, David | WHISLER, Peggy* | |||||
02/06/1856 | 24 | SADLER, Ruth* | 22 | PA | PA: Indiana Co.: Marion (d Dec 12, 1855); memb Free Will Baptist Ch.; typhoid fever. Minister: Z. HORNBERGER [page is misnumbered as 22, should be 24] | |||
02/06/1856 | 24 | ROBERTS, Shanon* | 55 | PA | PA: Westmoreland Co.: Ligonier Valley (d [no date] age 55y, 11m, 14d); converted 12 yrs ago at house of Jacob DIETS; he a nephew of the late Bishop ROBERTS of the M. E. Ch.; wife, 9 chren remain; typhoid fever 8 wks | |||
02/06/1856 | 24 | DIETS, Jacob | [mentioned in obit of Shanon ROBERTS | |||||
02/06/1856 | 24 | BETTS, Barbara* | 70 | OH | OH: Seneca Co.: Bettsville (d Dec 15, 1855); converted ca 50 yrs ago, soon after joined Evan. Assn.; 6 chren remain; husb dead | |||
02/20/1856 | 32 | BUCHMAN, Abraham (Rev.)* | 77 | IN | IN: Adams Co. (d Jan 4 last, age 77y, 9m less 3d); converted ca 48 yrs ago, later joined Evan. Assn.; a probationer itinerant in 1813, had to locate due to infirmities; to Adams Co., IN, from Cumb. Co., PA, 1840; wife, 3 chren remain; dysentery | |||
03/05/1856 | 40 | COOK, George* | 29 | CW | CW: York Co.: York Tp. (d Oct 29, 1855 age 29y, 6m, 1d); memb Evan. Assn. ca 2 yrs; wife, little son remain; serious lameness in limbs ca 8 yrs | |||
03/05/1856 | 40 | MILLER, John, Sr.* | 78 | OH | OH: Fairfield Co. (d Feb 8, 1856 age 78y, 11m, 19d); quick consumption | |||
03/05/1856 | 40 | FRITZ, Adam* | 58 | PA | PA: Somerset Co. (d Jan 28, 1856 age 58y, 8m, 29d); wife, 5 chren remain; consumption ca 10 mos | |||
03/19/1856 | 48 | WHITMORE, John* | 76 | OH | OH: Fulton Co. (d Feb 10, 1856); to AMER in Spring 1834, soon after joined Evan. Assn. | |||
03/19/1856 | 48 | HUFFARD, Rachel* | 19 | OH | OH: Wood Co.: Perrysburg area (d Feb 16, 1856 age 19y, 4m); dau of Jacob; inflammation of brain | |||
03/19/1856 | 48 | HELLER, Elizabeth* | 75 | OH | PA: Berks Co. (b) | OH: Seneca Co. (d Feb 3, 1856 age 75y, 6m, 3d); w/ husb & fam to OH 1837; converted in Crawford Co., OH, 1843; memb U. Brethren Ch.; consumption ca 4 mos [mentions "a brother," which may be a blood bro or bro in the church] | ||
04/02/1856 | 56 | YOAST, John* | 83 | VA | VA: Morgan Co. (d Dec 7, 1855 age 83y, 3m, 7d); wife, 7 chren remain; house a home for ministers being made welcome under his roof for 40 yrs; chills & fever | |||
04/02/1856 | 56 | STRICKLER, Catharine* | 49 | HIPHMAN | STRICKLER, John | IN | PA: Lebanon Co. (b) | IN: Kosciusko Co. (d Feb 26, 1856 age 49y, 5m, 15d); dau of Henry & Elizabeth; memb Evan. Assn. ca 28 yrs; husb, 5 chren remain; bilious pleurisy / lung fever |
04/02/1856 | 56 | HIPHMAN, Catharine* | 49 | STRICKLER, John | IN | PA: Lebanon Co. (b) | IN: Kosciusko Co. (d Feb 26, 1856 age 49y, 5m, 15d); dau of Henry & Elizabeth; memb Evan. Assn. ca 28 yrs; husb, 5 chren remain; bilious pleurisy / lung fever | |
04/02/1856 | 56 | STRICKLER, John | -----, Catharine* | |||||
04/02/1856 | 56 | MILLER, Mary* | 79 | MILLER, John, Sr. | OH | OH: Fairfield Co. (d Feb 27, 1856); cold settled in lungs. "She lived to see almost 80 years, and her 4th husband buried." | ||
04/02/1856 | 56 | MILLER, John, Sr. | -----, Mary* | |||||
04/02/1856 | 56 | EXAMPLE, 4 mges | see MILLER, Mary, Apr 2, 1856 p 56 | |||||
04/16/1856 | 64 | LONGBRAKE, Mary* | 72 | LONGBRAKE, Daniel | -- | --: (d Mar 14th last, age 72y, 3m); md 46+ yrs; husb, 10 chren remain; erysipelas. Submitted by "A Friend." | ||
04/16/1856 | 64 | LONGBRAKE, Daniel | -----, Mary* | |||||
04/30/1856 | 72 | SPRENKLE, Peter, Sr.* | 70 | PA | PA: York Co.: Dover Tp. (d Mar 18, 1856 age 70y, 7m, 7d); not a church memb, but entertained the itinerant ministers when needed; embraced religion on his death-bed; widow, 7 chren remain, 3 of whom are membs of Evan. Assn.; catarrh fever | |||
05/14/1856 | 80 | HOOT, Susannah* | 32 | HOOT, Nathan | OH | OH: Wayne Co.: Reedsburg (d Mar 24, 1856 age 32y, 5m, 24d); husb, 3 chren remain; she the 3rd wife of Nathan; consumption 6 yrs. Minister: J. STULL | ||
05/14/1856 | 80 | HOOT, Nathan | -----, Susannah* | |||||
05/14/1856 | 80 | FYE, Jacob* | 56 | PA | PA: Clarion Co. (d Mar 28th last); widow, 6 chren remain. " É stood upward of 33 years in the ministerial office, on the battle-field against the mighty." Consumption. [unclear if this means he actually was a minister] | |||
05/28/1856 | 88 | HAMMER, George* | 38 | PA | PA: Palo Alta nr Port Carbon (d the 4th inst. age 38y, 8m at home of father-in-law, P. DREHER); res prev Orwigsburg; converted ca 23 yrs ago; mentions bro-in-law, --- LEIB; bur beside pars in old grave-yard at Orwigsburg; quick consumption 5 days | |||
05/28/1856 | 88 | KOCH, Joseph* | 38 | OH | OH: Pickaway Co. (d Apr 1, 1856 age 38y, 6m, 17d at res of father-in-law, Jacob STUMP); widow, 7 chren remain; pulmonary consumption [detailed account of his last days] | |||
05/28/1856 | 88 | STUMP, Jacob | [not an obit, but mentioned in that of Joseph KOCH, May 28, 1856 p 88] | |||||
06/11/1856 | 96 | BOWER, William P. (Rev.)* | 54 | MD | PA: Montgomery Co. (b) | MD: Cecil Co. (d Apr 25, 1856); res Philadelphia the greater part of life, the last 5 yrs in Cecil; worked to support fam in day, preached at night; widow, 1 child remain; attack of paralysis | ||
06/11/1856 | 96 | MATTINGER, Anna Barbara* | 54 | LONG | MATTINGER, John | OH | PA (b) | OH: Summit Co.: Greensburg area (d Mar 5th); dau of Killian LONG; md age 18; md 36 yrs, had 11 chren, 1 of whom d infancy; dropsy of heart |
06/11/1856 | 96 | LONG, Anna Barbara* | 54 | MATTINGER, John | OH | PA (b) | OH: Summit Co.: Greensburg area (d Mar 5th); dau of Killian LONG; md age 18; md 36 yrs, had 11 chren, 1 of whom d infancy; dropsy of heart | |
06/11/1856 | 96 | MATTINGER, John | LONG, Anna Barbara* | |||||
06/11/1856 | 96 | MILLER, Jacob* | 59 | PA | PA: Indiana Co.: Brush-Valley (d Mar 26th last, age 59y, 3m, 17d); converted ca 28 yrs ago; angels have conveyed his spirit to glory; wife, chren remain; dyspepsy [sic] | |||
06/11/1856 | 96 | M'CALLISTER, Jacob* | 68 | PA | PA: Lancaster Co.: Conestoga Tp. (d Apr 17 last, age 68y, 1m, 7d); converted ca 50 yrs ago; memb Evan. Assn. 11 yrs; his house was open for preaching; widow, 2 chren remain; erysipelas | |||
06/25/1856 | 104 | MUSSER, Henry* | 46 | PA | PA: Dauphin Co.: Millersburg (d May 25, 1856 age 46y, 4m, 8d); converted ca 15 yrs ago; bur May 27th in Millersburg Cem.; wife, 4 chren remain; typhoid fever & inflammation of lungs | |||
06/25/1856 | 104 | GIPPLE, George* | 58 | IA | PA: Dauphin Co. (b) | IA: Grandview (d May 28, 1856 age 58y, 3m, 7d); to this place 4 yrs ago; memb Evan. Assn. ca 28 yrs, served 12 yrs as class-leader; wife, 9 chren remain |
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