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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01/06/1859 | 8 | SWAGER, Christian* | -- | OH | OH: Trumbull Co.: Liberty (d Dec 9, 1858); church memb ca 2 yrs; husb remains; consumption; funeral by Rev. STERNS, a Meth. minister | |||
01/06/1859 | 8 | WALKER, -----* | 59 | CW | CW: village of Otterville, Oxford mission (d Jul 27, 1858 age 59y, 1m, 5d); aged companion, 2 chren remain. Funeral by Rev. Smith of Meth. Ep. Ch. | |||
01/20/1859 | 16 | HINKLE, Christiana* | 85 | VA | VA: Frederick Co. (d Dec 16, 1858 age 85y, 11m); prev memb Luth. Ch.; then joined Evan. Assn. 42 yrs ago; had 12 chren, "some of whom have gone before her to the spirit world"; a widow many yrs | |||
01/20/1859 | 16 | LANDIS, Emma Margaret* | 21 | PA | PA: Allentown (d Dec 24, 1858 age 21y, 1m); dau of Benjamin & Elizabeth; pars, bros, sisters remain; delicate health several mos, inflammation of lungs 4 wks | |||
01/20/1859 | 16 | ARNOLD, Sarah* | 17 | OH | OH: Seneca Co.: Thompson Tp. (d Dec 30, 1858 age 17y, 3m, 28d); dau of Samuel & Nancy; typhoid fever 10 days | |||
01/20/1859 | 16 | DIEHL, Elizabeth* | 93 | -- | --: Wild Cat Valley (d Dec 16, 1858 age 93y, 3m, 22d); converted ca 55 yrs ago; well acquainted w/ Jacob Albright. Minister: Philip GRAHAM [GOOGLE: there a sm valley by this name south of Mannsville, PA] | |||
01/20/1859 | 16 | FEATHER, Sabra* | 51 | VA | VA: Preston Co. (d [no date] age 51y, 10m, 22d); wife of Adam; leaves a bereaved family | |||
01/20/1859 | 16 | RIEGEL, -----* | 83 | NY | NY: Seneca Co.: Fayette (d Dec 27, 1858); converted ca 46 yrs ago, joined Evan. Assn.; wife, 8 chren, 51 grchren, 8 gt-grchren remain; consumption | |||
02/03/1859 | 24 | BOAS, Daniel* | 67 | PA | PA: Schuylkill Co.: Orwigsburg (d Jan 14, 1859 age 67y, 10m, 4d); converted ca 30 yrs ago in Reading, PA, was one of first membs of Evan. Assn.; 8 chren remain, one being Rev. Jacob of West PA Conf.; bur in Reading beside his wife who d 8 yrs before | |||
02/03/1859 | 24 | DEIBERT, Hilery* | 27 | OH | OH: Marion Co.: Richland Tp. (d Nov 11, 1858); memb Evan. Assn. ca 14 yrs; widow, 2 chren remain; consumption ca 1 yr | |||
02/03/1859 | 24 | CLAUSER, Esra [sic]* | 24 | PA | PA: Philadelphia (d Jan 2, 1859 age 24y, 4m, 11d); widow remains; consumption. Minister: Fr. KRECKER | |||
02/17/1859 | 32 | SCHULER, Susan C.* | 19 | PA | PA: Lebanon (d Jan 23, 1859 age 19y, 6d); converted 4 yrs ago; consumption | |||
02/17/1859 | 32 | BAKER, Lydia* | ca 31 | BAKER, David | MD | MD: Hagerstown area (d Jan 29, 1859); husb, 7 chren remain; pneumonia + hemorrhage | ||
02/17/1859 | 32 | BAKER, David | -----, Lydia* | |||||
02/17/1859 | 32 | KOPP, Christian* | 36 | IL | IL: Henry Co. (d Jan 5, 1859 age 36y, 9m, 12d); widow, 4 sm chren remain; consumption 8 yrs + cramps & epilepsy later | |||
02/17/1859 | 32 | MEYERS, John A.* | 60 | OH | OH: Sandusky Co. (d Jan 22, 1859 age 60y, 10m, 12d); formerly of Westmoreland Co., PA; widow, 6 chren remain; typhoid fever [MYERS in body of obit] | |||
03/03/1859 | 37 | WEAVER, Andrew (Rev.)* | 49 | PA | PA: home of Rev. Daniel ENTERLINE (d Jan 17th age 49y, 5m, 7d); became ill while "engaged in the duties of his calling"; widow, 13 chren remain; bur Venango Co. where he lived; typhoid fever [lengthy obit] | |||
03/03/1859 | 40 | HIPPLE, Anna* | 28 | HIPPLE, Jacob | CW | CW: Lincoln Co.: Clinton (no date stated); husb, 2 chren remain; typhoid fever 2 wks | ||
03/03/1859 | 40 | HIPPLE, Jacob | -----, Anna* | |||||
03/03/1859 | 40 | JONES, David* | 42 | -- | --: Minister: HORNBERGER, Z.; d Feb 13, 1859 age 42y, 10m, 8d; memb M. E. Ch. many yrs; widow, 2 sons remain; consumption [Western Christian Advocate please copy] | |||
03/03/1859 | 40 | LANDES, Sarah* | -- | IL | IL: Lawrence Co.: Sumner area (d 7th of Dec last); husb, 11 chren remain; typhoid fever | |||
03/17/1859 | 48 | WORKHEISER, Henry T.* | 19 | PA | PA: Monroe Co.: Hamilton Tp. (d Feb 28, 1859 age 19y, 5m, 3d); pars remain; typhus fever ca 2 wks. Submitted by "An Evangelist." | |||
03/17/1859 | 48 | TARR, Maria* | 24 | HOSSLER | TARR, Henry | OH | OH: Wayne Co.: West Salem (d Feb 5, 1859); dau of Rev. Jacob. Submitted by "A Friend." | |
03/17/1859 | 48 | HOSSLER, Maria* | 24 | TARR, Henry | OH | OH: Wayne Co.: West Salem (d Feb 5, 1859); dau of Rev. Jacob. Submitted by "A Friend." | ||
03/17/1859 | 48 | TARR, Henry | HOSSLER, Maria | |||||
03/31/1859 | 56 | GEBHART, Sarah* | 59 | PA | GERMANY (b 1799) | PA: Bedford Co.: Shellsburg (d Feb 4, 1859); to AMER 1834; w/ husb & 2 chren to Shellsburg, 1837; converted 22 yrs ago; mentions husb, 2 eldest sons & her 2 youngest chren | ||
03/31/1859 | 56 | BERINGER, M. D.* | 31 | WI | WI: Waukeska Co.: Monomonee Falls (d Feb 16, 1859); widow, 2 sm chren remain; driving to Milwaukee, not far from home wagon upset, fell on him, causing death | |||
03/31/1859 | 56 | DICK, Abr.* | 35 | IN | IN: Hamilton Co. (d Dec 28, 1858); widow, 2 chren remain; carbuncle | |||
04/14/1859 | 64 | REESE, Catharine* | 68 | REESE, Adam., Sr. | PA | PA: Cumberland Co.: Leesburg (d Mar 7, 1859 age 68y, 1m, 10d); embraced religion when young; aged partner remains | ||
04/14/1859 | 64 | REESE, Adam, Sr. | -----, Catharine* | |||||
04/14/1859 | 64 | WALTER, Anna Maria* | 56 | WALTER, Michael (Rev.) | OH | OH: Sandusky Co. (d Mar 4 last); converted ca 4 yrs ago; 4 chren remain; husb dead; erysipelas, pleurisy, inflammation of lungs | ||
04/14/1859 | 64 | WALTER, Michael (Rev.) | -----, Anna Maria* | |||||
04/14/1859 | 64 | BECKER, Philo (Mrs.)* | -- | NY | NY: Steuben Co. (d Mar 19, 1859); converted ca 22 yrs ago; husb, 6 chren remain; heart disease | |||
04/14/1859 | 64 | FELLERS, Salley* | 37 | FELLERS, Andrew | OH | OH: Hancock Co.: Benton Ridge (res of minister, so likely her res also); d Mar 24 last age 37y, 3m, 2d; converted 1838, joined Evan. Assn.; husb, 7 chren remain; 1 child dead; she d 6 hrs after giving birth to her youngest child | ||
04/14/1859 | 64 | FELLERS, Andrew | -----, Salley* | |||||
04/14/1859 | 64 | OVERMEYER, Henry* | 37 | OH | OH: Sandusky Co. (d Mar 8 last, age 37y, 4m, 20d); widow, 6 chren remain; crossing porch, fell, causing accidental discharge of rifle, striking him in abdomen; survived 5 hrs | |||
04/14/1859 | 64 | MIESSE, Joseph* | 71 | OH | PA: Berks Co.: Bern Tp. (b) | OH: Fairfield Co.: Dumontsville area (d Mar 22, 1859 age 71y, 3m, 15d); when young to OH; memb Evan. Assn. ca 42 yrs, one of 1st converts on Lancaster Circuit; wife, 6 chren, 35 grchren remain; palsy | ||
04/28/1859 | 72 | WELTY, Sarah* | 48 | OH | OH: Summit Co.: Clinton (d Apr 5, 1859 age 48y, 10m, 25d); husb, 3 chren remain; consumption | |||
04/28/1859 | 72 | HOUSHOLDER [sic], Daniel* | 41 | VA | VA: Morgan Co. (d Mar 15, 1859 age 41y, 9m, 15d); converted 9 yrs ago; wife, 2 chren remain; pneumonia [lengthy obit for this time period] | |||
05/12/1859 | 80 | POWELL, Hannah* | 43 | POWELL, William | OH | OH: Hancock Co.: Benton Ridge area (d Apr 15, 1859 age 43y, 3m, 23d); converted 22 yrs ago, joined the Evan. Assn.; husb, 8 chren remain; 2 chren dead; consumption 1 yr | ||
05/12/1859 | 80 | POWELL, William | -----, Hannah* | |||||
05/26/1859 | 88 | SENFF, Susannah* | 24 | PUTT | SENFF, Jacob | OH | OH: Ragerville (bur Lutheran graveyard); d Jan 19, 1859 age 24y, 5m; dau of Francis & Margaret; husb, 2 little ones remain. Minister: J. R. COFFMAN | |
05/26/1859 | 88 | PUTT, Susannah* | 24 | SENFF, Jacob | OH | OH: Ragerville (bur Lutheran graveyard); d Jan 19, 1859 age 24y, 5m; dau of Francis & Margaret; husb, 2 little ones remain. Minister: J. R. COFFMAN | ||
05/26/1859 | 88 | SENFF, Jacob | PUTT, Susannah* | |||||
05/26/1859 | 88 | RUDY, Cornelius W.* | 24 | PA | PA: Union Co.: Hartleton area (d May 15, 1859). Minister: Jacob YOUNG | |||
06/09/1859 | NO OBITUARIES THIS ISSUE, | |||||||
06/23/1859 | 104 | KEMMERLING, Elizabeth* | 48 | KEMMERLING, Peter | OH | OH: Sandusky Co. (d the 12th inst. age 48y, 3m, 4d); converted ca 26 yrs ago, joined Evan. Assn.; md 26+ yrs; husb, 10 chren remain; 3 chren dead; typhoid fever ca 10 days | ||
06/23/1859 | 104 | KEMMERING, Peter | -----, Elizabeth* | |||||
06/23/1859 | 104 | WHALEY, Samuel Howard* | 2 | -- | --: Bendersville (d May 27, 1859 age 2y, 2m, 23d); son of William; fell from top of bannister 6-8 ft to the ground, d 3 hrs later. Minister: I. C. WEIDLER | |||
06/23/1859 | 104 | KLAPP, Josiah H.* | 38 | PA | PA: Lancaster Co.: Washington area (d May 22, 1859 age 38y, 10m, 13d); converted 20 yrs ago, joined Evan. Assn.; widow, 3 chren remain; consumption several yrs | |||
06/23/1859 | 104 | HUMMELBACH, Susan* | 21 | PA | PA: Adams Co.: Whitestown area (d [no date] age 21y, 1m, 14d); converted ca 3 yrs ago, joined Evan. Assn.; husb remains; pneumonia | |||
06/23/1859 | 104 | WALCH, John* | 63 | PA | PA: Philadelphia Co.: Germantown (d May 19, 1859); converted ca 10 yrs ago, joined Evan. Assn.; wife remains; inflammation of bowels ca 3 wks | |||
06/23/1859 | 104 | HARTER, Mary* | 30 | HARTER, Samuel | IL | IL: Kane Co. (d May 4, 1859 age 30y, 9m, 10d); embraced religion 5 yrs ago; husb, child remain; consumption | ||
06/23/1859 | 104 | HARTER, Samuel | -----, Mary* | |||||
06/23/1859 | 104 | HELWIG, Rachel* | -- | KS | KS: Archison Co.: Monrovia (d May 24th last); res prev OH, where she left many friends; w/ husb to KS Terr., 1854; memb United Brethren Ch. Minister: M. J. MILLER | |||
06/23/1859 | 104 | HATTINGER, Caroline* | 28 | -- | --: Minister: ROEHM, Chr.; d May 11, 1859 age 28y, 4m, 11d; d from attack of epilepsy, "(falling sickness) of which she suffered from her fourteenth year." | |||
06/23/1859 | 104 | BAKER, Elah* [male] | 24 | OH | OH: Richland Co. (d Jun 4, 1859); memb Evan. Assn. number of yrs; convulsions a number of yrs. Minister: C. IDLEMAN | |||
06/23/1859 | 104 | HORTING, Nicolas* | 52 | PA | PA: Lancaster Co.: Salsbury (d May 10, 1859 age 52y, 5m, 10d); typhoid fever nearly 3 wks |
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