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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07/08/1858 | 112 | SCHOCH, Benjamin* | 58 | OH | OH: Circleville (res 5 mi east); he professed religion 30+ yrs; w/ wife was returning home from town, horses frightened by train, threw themselves back on the track, train upset wagon; he killed instantly; wife foot partly cut off, bruised, but survived | |||
07/08/1858 | 112 | VOSLER, -----* | 74 | NJ | NJ: Hunterdon Co. (d Jun 9, 1858); joined Evan. Assn. 1851 under Rev. F. KRECKER & H. C. MAJOR; aged husb, several chren remain | |||
07/08/1858 | 112 | WEIS, Mary Jane* | 18 | IN | IN: Elkhart Co. (d Jun 9, 1858 age 18y, 9m, 14d); consumption; mentions her pars, but not by name | |||
07/08/1858 | 112 | GREENHOE, Adilia* | 84 | OH | OH: Medina Co. (d [no date] age 84y, 5m, 13d); converted ca 50 yrs ago; joined Evan. Assn. ca 30 yrs ago; 10 chren, 90 grchren, 61 gt-grchren remain | |||
07/08/1858 | 112 | FREEHAEFER, Phebe* | 10 | PA | PA: Schuylkill Haven (bur Jun 20th); dau of Michael & Sarah; typhoid fever | |||
07/08/1858 | 112 | GEIGER, Rebecca* | 30 | GEIGER, Jacob A. | -- | --: Minister: LEIB, John P.; d Jun 22, 1858; husb, 2 sm chren remain; in delicate health, bed-fast since Dec; consumption | ||
07/08/1858 | 112 | GEIGER, Jacob A. | -----, Rebecca A.* | |||||
07/22/1858 | 120 | KRAUSE, George D.* | 18 | PA | PA: Philadelphia Co. (d Jun 22, 1858 age 18y, 3m, 20d); pars remain; on the 7th was accidentally caught by a wheel in the factory, severely wounded causing death | |||
07/22/1858 | 120 | BILLMAN, Lucinda* | 17 | OH | OH: Seneca Co.: Thompson Tp. (d Jun 2, 1858 age 17y, 28d). Minister: Wm. FAUS | |||
08/05/1858 | 128 | YOUNG, G. W. F. (Rev.)* | 33 | MD | MD: Baltimore (d the 12th inst., aged 33y, 9m, 12d); minister 7+ yrs in W. PA Conf., last spring appointed to Baltimore; church membs & friends collected $90.00 for widow; widow, 2 sm chren remain; dysentery 6 days | |||
08/05/1858 | 128 | STEINER, Helen Otilia* | 16 | MI | MI: Berian [sic] Co. (d Jul 13, 1858 age 16y, 10m, 16d); dau of Francis B. & Mary; memb Evan. Assn. since age 9; nervous disease for ca a yr | |||
08/05/1858 | 128 | FRITSCH, Catharine* | 83 | FRITSCH, Christian | NY | NY: Livingstone [sic] Co.: Dansville area (d Jul 14, 1858); memb Evan. Assn. many yrs; weak in her mind several yrs, yet always something to say of Jesus; severe fall in her house was immediate cause of death | ||
08/05/1858 | 128 | FRITSCH, Christian | -----, Catharine* | |||||
08/19/1858 | NO OBITUARIES THIS ISSUE, | |||||||
09/02/1858 | 144 | NONNEMACHER, George* | 13 | OH | OH: Fairfield Co. (d the 6th inst at res of David DINKLE); he the orphaned son of Jacob & Catharine NONNEMACHER who drowned in Walnut Creek several yrs ago; bros, sisters remain; inflammation of bowels | |||
09/02/1858 | 144 | DINKLE, David | [not an obit, but mentioned in obit of George NONNEMACHER, Sep 2, 1858 p 144] | |||||
09/02/1858 | 144 | CROASMAN, Lovina* | 35 | BRICKLEY | CROASMAN, James (Rev.) | OH | OH: Trumbull Co.: Fowler (d Jul 10, 1858); dau of Rev. John & Margaretta; converted age 12 yrs; husb, 1 child remain | |
09/02/1858 | 144 | BRICKLEY, Lovina* | 35 | CROASMAN, James (Rev.) | OH | OH: Trumbull Co.: Fowler (d Jul 10, 1858); dau of Rev. John & Margaretta; converted age 12 yrs; husb, 1 child remain | ||
09/02/1858 | 144 | CROASMAN, James (Rev.) | BRICKLEY, Lovina* | |||||
09/02/1858 | 144 | PETERS, Samuel (Rev.)* | 67 | PA | PA: York Co.: Manchester Tp. (d Jul 8, 1858); many yrs served as local preacher; widow, 10 chren remain; gravel | |||
09/02/1858 | 144 | THOMAS, Sophia Catharine* | 26 | NUMSEN | THOMAS, John F. | MD | MD: Baltimore (d the 15th ins. [sic] age 26y, 15d); dau of William & Mary; converted age 10; husb, 3 chren, pars, 5 bros remain; typhoid fever 2 wks | |
09/02/1858 | 144 | NUMSEN, Sophia Catharine* | 26 | THOMAS, John F. | MD | MD: Baltimore (d the 15th ins. [sic] age 26y, 15d); dau of William & Mary; converted age 10; husb, 3 chren, pars, 5 bros remain; typhoid fever 2 wks | ||
09/02/1858 | 144 | THOMAS, John F. | NUMSEN, Sophia Catharine* | |||||
09/02/1858 | 144 | KOCH, Jacob* | 66 | OH | OH: Ross Co.: Adelphia (d Aug 7, 1858); entertained itinerant preachers in his home for 30 yrs | |||
09/02/1858 | 144 | RADER, -----* | 10 | -- | --: d Jul 10, 1858; dau of David. The submitter did not state her given name nor location. | |||
09/02/1858 | 144 | LERCH, -----* | 13 | NY | NY: Seneca Co. (d Jun 8, 1858); son of Abraham; typhoid fever. The submitter did not state his given name. | |||
09/16/1858 | 152 | BERNHART, Mary* [& child] | 22 | BERNHART, John, Jr. | OH | OH: Summit Co.: Greensburg (d Aug 9, 1858); husb, 2 chren remain, but one of them (age 2mos) d 6 days after Mary | ||
09/16/1858 | 152 | BERNHART, John, Jr. | -----, Mary* [& child] | |||||
09/16/1858 | 152 | DETWEILER, Maria* | 58 | OH | OH: Van Wert Co. (d Jun 5, 1858); worthy church memb for 16 yrs; stroke of palsy as was attending church | |||
09/30/1858 | 160 | NICHOLAS, Joseph* | 57 | OH | NJ (b Mar 12, 1801) | OH: Medina Co. (d Sep 6, 1858 age 57y, 5m, 24d); wife, 11 chren remain. Minister: J. STULL | ||
09/30/1858 | 160 | MARK, David* | 53 | PA | PA: Venango Co.: Dempseytown area (d Jul 28th last, age 53y, 3m, 28d); an exemplary memb of Evan. Assn.; res prev Centre Co., PA; widow, 7 chren remain; d suddenly of cholic [sic] | |||
09/30/1858 | 160 | LEIST, Philip* | 63 | OH | OH: Circleville (d Aug 28, 1858); consumption. Minister: J. ROSENBERGER | |||
10/14/1858 | 168 | LOHER, Henry* | 46 | -- | --: Minister: WAGGONER, John; d Sep 17, 1858 age 46y, 8m, 19d; typhoid fever | |||
10/14/1858 | 168 | LOHER, -----* | 39 | -- | --: Minister: WAGGONER, John; d Sep 24, 1858; wife of Henry who d Sep 17th; dysentery or bloody flux | |||
10/14/1858 | 168 | LOHER, -----* | 3 | -- | --: Minister: WAGGONER, John; d Sep 25, 1858; dau of Henry who d Sep 17th & his wife who d Sep 24th; dysentery or bloody flux | |||
10/14/1858 | 168 | OBERHOLTZER, Jacob* | 57 | CW | CW: Lincoln Co.: Clinton (d Sep 20, 1858 age 57y, 7m); converted 10 yrs ago; wife, 6 chren remain; dyspepsia | |||
10/14/1858 | 168 | KLINE, Lewis* | 25 | PA | PA: Wayne Co.: Hope Dale (d); converted last winter | |||
10/14/1858 | 168 | LICHTY, Elizabeth* | -- | OH | OH: Stark Co. (d Sep 10, 1858); converted 1843, joined Evan. Assn., 1845; remembered for her earnest prayers; husb, 5 sons remain; abdominal inflammation 5 days | |||
10/14/1858 | 168 | YOUNG, Peter* | 68 | PA | PA: Union Co. (d Aug 4, 1858 age 68y, 1m); memb Evan. Assn. 32 yrs; aged companion, a number of chren remain; consumption | |||
10/14/1858 | 168 | MEYER, Rebecca* | 47 | MEYER, George | -- | --: ROSENBERGER, J.; d Sep 11, 1858; consumption. ROSENBERGER of Circleville, OH, at this time | ||
10/14/1858 | 168 | MEYER, George | -----, Rebecca* | |||||
10/28/1858 | 176 | OHL, George* | 43 | OH | OH: Mahoning Co. (d Aug 26, 1858 age 43y, 7m, 29d); converted ca 22 yrs ago, joined Evan. Assn.; feeble companion, 1 son remain; typhoid fever ca 3 wks [was late in being reported] | |||
11/11/1858 | 184 | HUNSBERGER, Alice K.* | 12 | OH | OH: Summit Co.: Greensburg (date of death not stated); dau of J.; att Greensburg Seminary a number of terms; typhoid fever 10 days. Minister: J. KANAGY | |||
11/25/1858 | 192 | DUM, Sarah* [& son] | 31 | DUM, Wm. | PA | PA: Perry Co.: Centre Tp. (d Oct 7th last); memb Evan. Assn. ca 14 yrs; husb, 6 chren remain; a 7-yr-old son died 3 wks after her; both of typhoid fever | ||
11/25/1858 | 192 | DUM, Wm. | -----, Sarah* | |||||
11/25/1858 | 192 | HENRY, Peter* | 74 | VA | VA: Morgan Co. (d Sep 2 last); memb Evan. Assn. 41 yrs; wife, 8 chren remain. Minister: D. S. POLING | |||
12/09/1858 | 200 | HOSTETTER, Daniel* | 18 | OH | OH: Wayne Co.: Bristol (d Nov 13, 1858 age 18y, 4d); an only child of Jacob & Mary; consumption ca 18 mos. Minister: J. STULL | |||
12/09/1858 | 200 | MOSKOLTER, John* | 23 | IL? | IL?: Dixon area (d Nov 21, 1858); son of Jacob; pars, 5 bros & sisters remain; typhoid fever [NOTE: the question marks re the state are in the obit] | |||
12/09/1858 | 200 | KEMMERLING, William* | 25 | IN | IN: Steuben Co. (d Oct 19th age 25y, 7d); son of Peter & Elizabeth; wife, 1 child [and perhaps pars] remain; typhoid fever 10 days | |||
12/09/1858 | 200 | EATON, Bird G., Sr.* | -- | PA | PA: Blair Co.: Hollidaysburg (d Nov 25th); res prev many yrs at Mount Joy, Lancaster Co., PA; had many amiable qualities, highly respected | |||
12/23/1858 | 207 | FLEISHMAN, Conrad* | 70 | IN | GERMANY (res prev) | IN: Clay Co. (res); d (Sep 12th last); ca 16 yrs ago to AMER, a widower w/ 3 grown chren; joined Evan. Assn. 3 yrs later; had visited a son in Decatur, IL; congestive fever | ||
12/23/1858 | 207 | REAM, Sarah* | -- | REAM, Conrad | OH | OH: Summit Co.: Greensburg vicinity (d the 27th ult.); consumption. Minister: J. KANAGY | ||
12/23/1858 | 207 | REAM, Conrad | -----, Sarah* |
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