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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01/05/1853 | 8 | VENBROCKLIN, Alexander* | 63 | NY | NY: Jefferson Co.: Pamelia (d [no date] age 63y, 6m, 6d); an exemplary Chritian; inflammation of lungs | |||
01/05/1853 | 8 | KNUP, George* | 19 | PA | PA: Indiana Co. (d Nov 13thlast, age 19y, 1m, 8d); son of David & Leah converted shortly before death; excruciating pain in side | |||
01/19/1853 | 16 | MATTHEW, Rosina* | 51 | WELLER | MATTHEW, Henry | PA | PA: Westmoreland Co.: Ligonier Valley (d Oct 31st age 51y, 1m, 8d); dau of Frederick; converted ca 8 yrs ago, joined Evan. Assn.; husb, 4 chren remain; dropsical affection several mos [heading is WELLER] | |
01/19/1853 | 16 | WELLER, Rosina* | 51 | MATTHEW, Henry | PA | PA: Westmoreland Co.: Ligonier Valley (d Oct 31st age 51y, 1m, 8d); dau of Frederick; converted ca 8 yrs ago, joined Evan. Assn.; husb, 4 chren remain; dropsical affection several mos | ||
01/19/1853 | 16 | MATTHEW, Henry | WELLER, Rosina* | |||||
02/02/1853 | 24 | LONG, Catherine* | 17 | NY | NY: Batavia (d Dec 11th last, age 17y, 1m, 16d); dau of David D. & Catherine; scarlet fever | |||
02/02/1853 | 24 | STOLL, Elizabeth* | 19 | PA | PA: Germantown (d Dec 31st last); converted a yr ago, joined our church, became Sabbath school teacher; obstruction of phlegm which turned into consumption [corr to KNOLL, Feb 16, 1853, p 32] | |||
02/16/1853 | 32 | KNOLL, Elizabeth* | 19 | PA | PA: Germantown (d Dec 31st last); converted a yr ago, joined our church, became Sabbath school teacher; obstruction of phlegm which turned into consumption [corr from STOLL, Feb 16, 1853, p 32] | |||
02/16/1853 | 32 | CABLE, Susan* | 33 | PA | PA: Somerset Co. (d Dec 29th last, age 33y, 3m, 18d); converted at 1st camp-meeting held on Joseph Brubaker's land 9 yrs ago last June; husb, 5 chren remain; consumption a yr, bed-ridden ca 6 mos | |||
02/16/1853 | 32 | SHERBINE, Levi* | 27 | PA | PA: Somerset Co. (d Jan 5th age 27y, 9m, 23d); converted 10 yrs ago; memb Evan. Assn.; wife, many relatives remain; consumption, confined to bed nearly a yr | |||
02/16/1853 | 32 | MOTTINGER, Catharine* | 38 | MOTTINGER, Henry | OH | OH: Stark Co.: (d Dec 22nd last, age 38y, 10m, 20d); converted 9 yrs ago last June; memb Evan. Assn. ca 7 yrs; husb, 6 chren remain; confined 11 days, lung fever | ||
02/16/1853 | 32 | MOTTINGER, Henry | -----, Catharine* | |||||
02/16/1853 | 32 | WRIGHT, Margaret* | 41 | WRIGHT, Robert | PA | PA: Chester Co. (d Dec 8th last, age 41y, 3m, 26d); converted ca 12 yrs ago; memb Evan. Assn. 4 yrs; husb, 3 chren remain; liver complaint nearly 2 yrs | ||
02/16/1853 | 32 | WRIGHT, Robert | -----, Margaret* | |||||
02/16/1853 | 32 | HARTMAN, Samuel, Sr.* | 62 | PA | PA: Lycoming Co.: Jackson Tp. (d [no date] age 62y, 14d); only sick a few hrs; apoplexy [poem] | |||
03/02/1853 | 40 | DOUGLASS, Catherine* | 22 | PA | PA: Dauphin Co.: Fishingcreek Valley class memb; d Sep 18th last; typhoid fever | |||
03/02/1853 | 40 | WAGNER, Anna* | 35 | PA | PA: Dauphin Co.: Fishingcreek Valley class memb; d Sep 27th last; typhoid fever | |||
03/02/1853 | 40 | SEITZ, Daniel* | 49 | PA | PA: York Co.: Springfield Tp. (d Jan 16th age 49y, 8m, 21d); church memb a number of yrs, converted in early life | |||
03/16/1853 | 48 | RANCK, Elizabeth* | 40 | RANCK, Wm. | -- | --: Minister: YOUNG, Jacob; d Feb 28th last, age 40y, 4m, 23d; worthy memb Evan. Assn.; husb, 6 chren remain; typhoid fever | ||
03/16/1853 | 48 | RANCK, Wm. | -----, Elizabeth* | |||||
03/30/1853 | 56 | WAHL, Leah* | 34 | BUCHWALTER | WAHL, F. (Rev.) | OH | PA: Union Co.: Buffalo Valley (b) | OH: Seneca Co.: Tiffin (d 3d inst.); dau of John & Susannah; to OH 1827; converted in her youth; husb, 3 chren remain; measles caused congestion of brain |
03/30/1853 | 56 | BUCHWALTER, Leah* | 34 | WAHL, F. (Rev.) | OH | PA: Union Co.: Buffalo Valley (b) | OH: Seneca Co.: Tiffin (d 3d inst.); dau of John & Susannah; to OH 1827; converted in her youth; husb, 3 chren remain; measles caused congestion of brain | |
03/30/1853 | 56 | WAHL, F. (Rev.) | BUCHWALTER, Leah* | |||||
03/30/1853 | 56 | BALDWIN, Harriet* | 25 | PA | PA: Somerset Co.: Shanksville (d Feb 4, 1853 age 25y, 5m, 14d); memb Evan. Assn. ca 7 yrs; husb, 5 sm chren remain | |||
03/30/1853 | 56 | RICE, Philer* | 62 | PA | PA: Sullivan Co. (d the 10th inst., age 62y, 5m, 4d); wife, 11 chren remain; dropsy nearly 1 yr | |||
04/13/1853 | 64 | WIEST, Jacob* | 41 | OH | OH: Fairfield Co. (d Mar 10th last); faithful memb of Evan. Assn., useful class-leader; wife, 9 chren remain; congestion of lungs, terminating in inflammation of stomach / bowels of 8 days duration | |||
04/13/1853 | 64 | VANDERSALL, Jacob* | 70 | OH | OH: Wayne Co. (d Mar 14, 1853 age 70y, 9m); converted in 1809, joined Evan. Assn.; bequeathed $100 to Evan. Assn.; old age / bodily infirmity. Minister: J. KANAGY | |||
04/27/1853 | NO OBITUARIES THIS ISSUE, | |||||||
05/11/1853 | 80 | FISHER, Ann* | 54 | FISHER John | PA | PA: Union Co.: Richfield area (d Apr 9th age 54y, 2m, 25d); memb Evan. Assn. last 8 yrs; husb, 9 chren remain; disease of an epileptic nature, terminated in death in 3 days | ||
05/11/1853 | 80 | FISHER, John | -----, Ann* | |||||
05/25/1853 | NO OBITUARIES THIS ISSUE, | |||||||
05/25/1853 | 84 | , | Planned removal of printing establishment from PA to Cleveland 400 mi by rail | |||||
06/08/1853 | 96 | VANDERSALL, Jacob (Rev.) | 70 | OH | OH: Wayne Co. (d Apr 14th ult. age 70y, 9m); preacher of Evan. Assn.; converted 1809; infirmities of old age, having a kind of consumption. Minister: J. KANAGY | |||
06/08/1853 | 96 | KISNER, David* | 50 | -- | --: Briar Creek Tp. (d May 4th ult., age 50y, 9m); lived an exemplary life. Minister: B. F. HALL | |||
06/08/1853 | 96 | MAXWELL, Mary* | 64 | PA | PA: Cumberland Co.: Leesburg (d May 6, 1853 age 64y, 11m, 2d); converted ca 9 yrs ago, joined Evan. Assn.; left a large family to mourn; consumption / bodily infirmities prevented her att church last 4 yrs [poem] | |||
06/08/1853 | 96 | SCHWARTZ, George* | 35 | OH | PA: Lancaster Co. (b) | OH: Wayne Co. (d Apr 27, 1853 age 35y, 11m, 26d); in youth w/ pars to OH; memb Evan. Assn. last 12 yrs; wife, little ones, aged pars remain; acute bronchitis. Ministers: G. HART, J. EBERT, D. C. NEIDIGH | ||
06/22/1853 | NO OBITUARIES THIS ISSUE, | |||||||
07/06/1853 | 112 | PAUL, Catharine* | 21 | PAUL, Lewis | PA | PA: Cambria Co.: Richland Tp. (d May 22 aged 21y, 8m, 14d); converted ca 7 yrs ago, joined the Evan. Assn.; husb, 1 child remain. "She was sensible till the last, and departed without a single struggle or fear, with a visible smile on her countenance." | ||
07/06/1853 | 112 | PAUL, Lewis | -----, Catharine* | |||||
07/06/1853 | 112 | YORTY, Mary* | 68 | PA | PA: Westmoreland Co. (d Feb 18, 1853 age 68y, 3m, 21d); husb, 6 chren remain; affection of liver, then erysipelas fever | |||
07/06/1853 | 112 | WALLICH, Jacob* | 75 | IA | IA: Wayne Co. (d Apr 13th ult., age 75y, 6m, 7d); his house was a home for the preachers; aged companion, 7 chren remain; funeral preached in German & English; inward inflammation 5 days | |||
07/06/1853 | 112 | MARTIN, Elizabeth H.* | 27 | PA | PA: Cumberland Co.: Kingstown (d May 27th ult., age 27y, 8m, 22d); memb Evan. Assn. 10 yrs; husb, 2 chren remain | |||
07/20/1853 | 120 | SECRIST, Jane* | 37 | OH | OH: Richland Co. (d Jun 28, 1853 age 37y, 3d); converted age 13; acceptable memb of church until her death; had attended ch meeting at CATES' barn, after which she & husb & family went 5 mi home, d next day | |||
08/03/1853 | 123 | BENKER, Adam* | 16 | -- | EUROPE: Bavaria (b) | --: Minister: HARLACHER, Joseph; d May 26, 1853 age 16y, 6m, some days; obit translated from the German; to AMER w/ pars ca 8 yrs ago; a cripple, held prayer meeting for other chren [lengthy]; [HARLACHER of IL Conf.] | ||
08/17/1853 | 136 | FRITTS, Jesse L. (Rev.)* | 43 | IL | NJ: Warren Co. (b) | IL: Kane Co.: Geneva (d May 19, 1853 age 43y, 5m, 9d); converted ca age 30; preacher in M. E. Ch., later Evan. Assn.; last spring to IL; 1 son, 2 daus remain; apoplexy [lengthy] | ||
08/17/1853 | 136 | PARKINSON, Mary* | ca 67 | OH | OH: Montgomery Co.: Union (d May 31st); memb Evan. Assn. several yrs; consumption + dropsy | |||
08/31/1853 | 144 | MECKLY, Susannah* | 21 | OH | OH: Morrow Co. (d Apr 5, 1853 age 21y, 7m, 24d); converted in her youth; measels [sic]. Minister: J. KANAGY | |||
08/31/1853 | 144 | GOOD, Magdalena* | 58 | OH | OH: Seneca Co.: Liberty Tp. (d Jun 13, 1853 age 58y, 6m, 23d); husb, 8 chren remain; disease was of a consumptive & dropsical nature for 10 wks | |||
08/31/1853 | 144 | BISHOP, William* | 38 | PA | PA: Franklin Co.: Green Tp. (d Jul 24, 1853 age 38y, 24d); many yrs memb of Evan. Assn., class-leader the last few; wife, 7 chren remain; typhoid fever | |||
09/14/1853 | 149 | STAUTZELBERGER, Levi* | 29 | OH | OH: Morrow Co. (d Jul 4, 1853 age 29y, 9m, 18d); a converted Universalist; details of his conversion; mentions his wife, father, & mother-in-law [lengthy]. Minister: J. KANAGY | |||
09/14/1853 | 152 | KARSHNER, Michael* | 55 | PA | PA: Lycoming Co. (d Aug 25th); converted ca 8 yrs ago; joined Evan. Assn.; chren remain; inflammatory rheumatism 9 days | |||
09/28/1853 | NO OBITUARIES THIS ISSUE, | |||||||
10/12/1853 | NO OBITUARIES THIS ISSUE, | |||||||
10/26/1853 | NO OBITUARIES THIS ISSUE, | |||||||
11/09/1853 | NO OBITUARIES THIS ISSUE, | |||||||
11/23/1853 | NO OBITUARIES THIS ISSUE, | |||||||
12/07/1853 | 198 | LANING, Sarah Ann* | 17 | YAMBERT | LANING, Jacob M. | -- | --: Minister: SKINNER, Elias; d Oct 24, 1853 age 17y, 5m, 1d); dau of Rev. J. H.; converted age 12 in M'Henry Co., IL; taught Sunday school; husb, 1 child remain; remittent fever nearly 7 mos | |
12/07/1853 | 198 | YAMBERT, Sarah Ann* | 17 | LANING, Jacob M. | -- | --: Minister: SKINNER, Elias; d Oct 24, 1853 age 17y, 5m, 1d); dau of Rev. J. H.; converted age 12 in M'Henry Co., IL; taught Sunday school; husb, 1 child remain; remittent fever nearly 7 mos | ||
12/07/1853 | 198 | LANING, Jacob M. | YAMBERT, Sarah Ann* | |||||
12/07/1853 | 198 | STRICKLER, John* | 14 | IN | IN: Kosciusko Co. (d Oct 23d age 14y, 9m, 29d); son of John & Catherine; typhoid fever 4 wks. Minister: M. W. STEFFEY [NOTE: Steffey at IN at this time; likely used IA as abbreviation for Indiana] | |||
12/21/1853 | NO OBITUARIES THIS ISSUE, |
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