Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-02-03
Death Of Venerable Persons.

The Cleveland (O.) Herald" of last
Saturday records, the death from an acct
dent of Mrs. Zophar Case, a venerable lady
| who had a wide circle Of connections Ia
Augusta county, She was tbs sister-in-
law of our venerable countyman, Lewis
Bumgardner, ESQ.,, who married her sister
| in Illinois nearly a half century ago. Mrs.
Cases daughter. Miss Nellie Case, came
to Virginia some years ago on visit to
her relatives in Augusta. The death OF
| Mrs. Case brings up many prominent
events Of past century. Her ancestor
| Anneke JAMS Bogardus, who came from
| Holland before the revolutionary war,
in New 7 ork, on ninety-nne years lease
and afterw returned to Holland. Some
of the present suits against this property
are based on this lease. Mrs. Cases grand
| father, John Halstead, was one of the eigh-
| ty American citizens of New Y ork city who
were thrown into prison in the old Christ
church and died there from suffocation.
| In the new Christ church in that city iSa
marble monument having inscribed the
names OF the victims. The s'Herald''
says:
Mrs. Case wife of Zophar Case, residing
at No. 7O8 Wilson avenue, died yes erday
at O'Clock P. NJ, after a long aud pain
| full illness. The deceased's maiden name
| was Mary Ellen Halstead. She was born
| at Lexington, KY, July 2Sth, 1918. lin
| cal descendant, on the paternal side. of
! Richard Nichols. who was Governor of
| New York in 1854, he being her great
grandfather; and on the maternal side Of
Anneke JAMS Bogardns, who was q grand
daughter of William, Prince of Orange
Her father, Daniel Halstead, moved to H.
inois in 1880. locating in Clinton county.
June Goth, 1888, she was married to Zophar
Case, the only surviving brother of the
late Leonard Case, ST., and uncle of the
late Leonard Case, Jr., of this city, who
died two years ago this month. Zophar
Case, after a residence of nearly half a
century at Carlyle, ILL.,, moved with his
| family to Cleveland last July, since which
time they have lived at No. 70S Wilson
| avenue, Mrs Case was an invalid when
| she came here, being afflicted with muscu-
| lar rheumatism, from which it is thought
| she was in fair way to recover, when, on
| the 18th inst, she met with the sad mis-
fortune of fracturing the left thigh bone,
which again confined her to bed and
brought on temperance of the old NAL
ady, from the effects of which she died as
stated.
The remains will be conveyed to Carlyle
ILL.,. for interment. The family, consist
ing Of eight persons, will accompany the
remains, and will leave Cleveland Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. Mary Hanger, relict of the late
DR.. John Hanger, who on Christmas day
had attained the advanced age of eighty
six years, died on the 9th uIt at thu res
1dence Of her son, VIM. Hanger. ESQ.,,
near Koiner's Store. Her funeral took
place at lions church near Waynesboro,
Rev. Mr.. Barb preaching the sermon from
the text, IF a man dies, shall he live
again." Mrs. Hanger had united herself
two years ago.
Mr.. Jacob Fulwilder, a native of Angus
ia county. died in Greenbrier, W. Va,
for many years his residence, on the 14th
ult.. at the advanced age Of ninety-one
| years. He leaves five children.
Wright Gatewood. Esq, who had rep
resented Shenandoah county many years
| in the House and Senate, died at Cedar
| Dale in that county on the 10Th ult., aged
! eighty-siX years.
Mr.. John M. Hunter, formerly a well
known merchant of Waynesboro, died on
his farm near there on Saturday night
last. He had attained his SEVENTEEN year.
Mr.. Hunter was the father-in-law of
John S. Lipscomb, Esq, of this city,. He
combined those admirable qualities that
go to make the best citizen, and through
long life, had held high place in the es-
TEEN of all VINO knew him.