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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01/07/1858 | NO OBITUARIES THIS ISSUE, | |||||||
01/21/1858 | 16 | BLOOM, Adam* | 61 | MI | MI: St. Joseph Co.: Park (d Nov 12, 1857 age 61y, 5m, 4d); consumption many yrs | |||
01/21/1858 | 16 | HESS, Susannah* | 43 | MI | MI: St. Joseph Co.: Park (d Dec 11, 1857 age 43y, 5m, 27d) | |||
01/21/1858 | 16 | HECKEL, D.* | 64 | MI | MI: Amboy Tp. (d Oct 21, 1857 age 64y, 3m); memb Evan. Assn. last 15 yrs; congestion of lungs 5 days | |||
02/04/1858 | 24 | WEAVER, George* | 28 | PA | PA: Lancaster Co.: Fairville (d Dec 5, 1857); wounded Nov 25 by accidental discharge of a gun; widow, many friends remain | |||
02/04/1858 | 24 | MOHN, Lehna [sic] Hanna* | 28 | PA | PA: Lancaster Co. (d Jan 3, 1858); converted 15 yrs ago; husb, 3 sm chren remain | |||
02/04/1858 | 24 | DAILY, Barbara* | 25 | PA | PA: York Co.: Shrewsbury (d Jan 11, 1858 age 25y, 2m, 21d); consumption | |||
02/04/1858 | 24 | BENTLY, Mary Ann* | 18 | -- | --: Minister: GRAHAM, P.; d the 2nd inst., age 18y, 5m, 20d; church memb 1+ yrs; husb, 2-wk old infant remain; bur in Prospect | |||
02/18/1858 | NO OBITUARIES THIS ISSUE, | |||||||
03/04/1858 | 40 | LOUMASTER, Daniel (Rev.)* | 36 | PA | PA: Indiana Co.: Canoe Tp. (d the 19th ult., age 36y, 6d) converted ca 24 yrs ago; 2 yrs traveling minister in United Brethren in Christ Ch.; unmd, universally esteemed; typhoid fever, evidences of small pox | |||
03/04/1858 | 40 | KELLER, Rebecca* | 21 | KELLER, Benjamin (Rev.) | OH | OH: Wayne Co.: West Salem area (d Dec 20, 1857 age 21y, 10m, 15d); md a little over a yr; remaining are husb, an infant, & 2 foster chren to whom she had been a faithful mother | ||
03/04/1858 | 40 | KELLER, Benjamin (Rev.) | -----, Rebecca* | |||||
03/04/1858 | 40 | BRICKER, Peter* | 92 | PA | PA: Lancaster Co.: Adamstown (d Jan 22, 1858 age "92 y., m., & 18d."); lived a widower nearly 48 yrs; 2 chren remain | |||
03/04/1858 | 40 | EXAMPLE:, helpful info, tho incomplete | see BRICKER, Peter, age 92; Mar 4, 1858 p 40 | |||||
03/04/1858 | 40 | OSLER, Emelia* | 44 | PA | PA: Cambria Co.: Richland Tp. (d Jan 5th last, age 44y, 9m, 13d); memb Evan. Assn. ca 18 yrs; husb, 2 daus remain; typhoid fever ca 5 wks | |||
03/18/1858 | NO OBITUARIES THIS ISSUE, | |||||||
04/01/1858 | 56 | EBERHART, Catharine M.* | 33 | GEASY | EBERHART, U. (Rev.) | IL | IL: Stephenson Co.: Lena (d Mar 3, 1858); dau of John & Elizabeth; bur in cem nr town of Lena w/ her 16-day-old babe, who d 1.5 hrs before her [poem of tribute mentions two little ones will wish & long for Mother] | |
04/01/1858 | 56 | GEASY, Catharine M.* | 33 | EBERHART, U. (Rev.) | IL | IL: Stephenson Co.: Lena (d Mar 3, 1858); dau of John & Elizabeth; bur in cem nr town of Lena w/ her 16-day-old babe, who d 1.5 hrs before her [poem of tribute mentions two little ones will wish & long for Mother] | ||
04/01/1858 | 56 | EBERHART, U. (Rev.) | GEASY, Catharine M.* | |||||
04/01/1858 | 56 | WAGNER, Margaret* | 27 | WAGNER, Adam B. | OH | OH: Findlay (d Dec 22, 1857 age 27y, 2m, 6d); b Oct 16, 1830; converted 1853; husb, 3 chren remain; typhoid pneumonia; due to illness in family & friends, funeral held March 14th. Minister: John POWELL | ||
04/01/1858 | 56 | WAGNER, Adam B. | -----, Margaret* | |||||
04/01/1858 | 56 | STAHLER, Martha* | 52 | STAHLER, George* | OH | OH: Logan Co. (d Feb 26th last, age 52y, 5m, 19d); husb, 7 chren remain; consumption several yrs. Minister: H. T. STRAUCH | ||
04/01/1858 | 56 | STAHLER, George | -----, Martha* | |||||
04/01/1858 | 56 | BUNTLY, Mahala* | 6 | OH | OH: Wood Co. (d Feb 26th, 1858); clothes caught fire by accident, d 9 days later. Minister: J. ROSENBERGER | |||
04/15/1858 | 64 | DECKERD, Catharine* | 29 | DECKERD, Christopher | PA | PA: Indiana Co. (d Feb 15th age 29y, 10m, 24d); husb, 5 chren remain | ||
04/15/1858 | 64 | DECKERD, Christopher | -----, Catharine* | |||||
04/15/1858 | 64 | NEIBEL, Abner H.* | 12 | PA | PA: Erie Co.: Millcreek (d Mar 9, 1858 age 12y, 9m, 18d); eldest son of Rev. Abr.; ill 3 days. A remark by one who knew him best, "'he was too good to remain with us....'" | |||
04/15/1858 | 64 | BLOUGH, Solomon* | 26 | PA | PA: Somerset Co. (d Mar 6th age 26y, 3m); consumption 5+ yrs; prayed incessantly for 36 hrs for "the pearl of great price" | |||
04/29/1858 | 72 | BYERS, David* | 67 | IL | ||||
05/13/1858 | 80 | AUNGST, Mary Ann* | 31 | AUNGST, John | PA | PA: Dauphin Co.: Rockville (d Apr 2, 1858 age 31y, 1m, 9d); converted age 15, joined Evan. Assn.; husb, 1 child remain | ||
05/13/1858 | 80 | AUNGST, John | -----, Mary Ann* | |||||
05/13/1858 | 80 | ROUCH, Henry* | 57 | OH | OH: Fairfield Co. (d Mar 29, 1858); b Jul 31, 1800; converted ca 37 yrs ago; wife, 7 chren remain; consumption | |||
05/13/1858 | 80 | KNOPP, Maria* | 24 | MD | MD: Harford Co.: Lagrange Furnace (d Apr 9, 1858 age 24y, 2m, 15d); converted 4 yrs ago, joined Evan. Assn.; a studious Sabbath school scholar; consumption | |||
05/13/1858 | 80 | SIMMONS, Sarah* | 26 | STINE | SIMMONS, John | PA | PA: Cumberland Co. (d Mar 22nd age 26y, 3m, 13d); dau of Frederick & Elizabeth; converted ca 10 yrs ago, joined Evan. Assn.; husb, 3 chren remain; inflammation of bowels | |
05/13/1858 | 80 | STINE, Sarah* | 26 | SIMMONS, John | PA | PA: Cumberland Co. (d Mar 22nd age 26y, 3m, 13d); dau of Frederick & Elizabeth; converted ca 10 yrs ago, joined Evan. Assn.; husb, 3 chren remain; inflammation of bowels | ||
05/13/1858 | 80 | SIMMONS, John | STINE, Sarah* | |||||
05/13/1858 | 80 | CHATFIELD, Catharine* | 27 | CHATFIELD, J. L. | MI | MI: Amboy (d Jan 1, 1858); typhoid fever | ||
05/13/1858 | 80 | CHATFIELD, J. L. | -----, Catharine* | |||||
05/27/1858 | 88 | WETHERSHINE, Elizabeth* | 59 | PA | PA: York Co. (d May 13, 1858); converted when young, joined Evan. Assn., remained faithful until death | |||
06/10/1858 | NO OBITUARIES THIS ISSUE, | |||||||
06/24/1858 | NO OBITUARIES THIS ISSUE, |
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