Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-12
DEATHS.

DUNCAN-At the home of her son Nelson,
in Cranberry twp. Jan. 3lst, ls92,
Elizabeth, widow of Samuel Duncan, 10
her Slst year.
CHRISTY-At his home in W. Sunbury.
Feb. ), 1892, Joseph Christy, aged
about -.
SHEARER-At his home in Buffalo twp,
Feb. T. 1892, Andrew Shearer, aged
about 10 years.
BAKER-At his home in Muddycreek
twp, Feb ., 1892 Mr.. Julius Baker,
aged about 60 years.
| HARRIS--At her home in Harrisville,
Feb. 6, 1892, Mrs. Maria Harris, widow
of Major Harris, in her Goth year.
R0SS-At her home in.Butler. Feb. 10.
1892. Mrs George Ross. aged about 40
years Her death was caused by grippe
and pneumonia.
DAVIDS0N-At her home in Slippery
rock twp, Feb. Sd, 1892, Sarah, daughter
of Isaac A. Davidson, aged about 80 yea S.
| TAYL0R-At her home in Monroeville,
Jan. %, 1892 Mrs. Taylor. aged 81 years,
mother OF Mrs. F. G. Flanagan of lnsti-
tute Hill.
HOWE-At her home in Butler, Feb. 4,
1892, Mrs. Lizzie Howe, daughter of l..
z Mitchell, Esq.
REED-At his home in Fairview Ave,
Feb 4. 1892. Joseph t, son of C.. T.
Reed, aged six years.
FISHER-At his home in Iowa, Jan. IS,
1892. William Fisher, formerly of this
county, aged 60 years. His death was
caused by grippe
| WILLETS-At Middle Lancaster, Jan. 90,
| 1892, Henry c. Willets, aged II years.
He was buried at Beaver Falls.
| HODGES-At her home near Petrolia,
Jan. 80, 1892, Ada Hodges, aged IA
| years.
| SMITH-At the home of her son John,
on Elm St, Feb. 3, 1892, Mrs Smith.
formerly of Summit twp, aged II years.
KHEIN-At his home in Summit tp., Feb.
2. 1899, Matthias Khein, aged.about so
| years.
KoHLMEYER-At his home in Allie
gheny twp, February 2, 1892, Henry
Kohlmeyer, Esq, in his Soth year.
A native of Centre Co. Pa he came to
! Butler Co, in 1856, and bought from
Smuel Jack. the farm on which he died.
| He was first married to Miss LevinL Low,
and some years after her death, to Miss E
J. Sa who survives him. Only four of
| his nine children are living. Some years
ago, a considerable number Of good oil
wells were drilled on his farm, some Of
which are still producing, and town,
! Byron Centre, OF several hundred people,
sprang up This has entirely disappeared.
! Mr. K0hlmeyer was brought up in the
| Lutheran Church, but for many years was
a member, and for nearly q years an Elder
in the Scrubgrass Presby terian Church.
He died in hope of happy hereafter. At
| least 500 friends and neigbors attended his
| funeral, the services being conducted by
Rev. j. II. Coulter, his pastor, assisted by
Rey W. J. Hazlett.
| VANDYKE-At his home in Marion twp,
Feb. 4, 1892, Robert Vandyke, in his 73d
! year.
he had been an Elder in the Presby-
terian Church for 81 years. He leaves a
wife, five sons and two daughters, three of
whom reside in the West. His sons Will
liam, John and Ellis reside in Marion twp
and one daughter Mrs. JOS McAllen in
Cherry twp
GALBREATH-At his home in Harris
vile, Feb 1st, 1892, -, son of Austin
and Lizzie Galbreath, aged about years.
CARNAHAN-At her home in this place
Tuesday morning, February 9, 1892, Mrs.
Sarah Carnahan, aged Sc years, IL
months and days.
The death OF Mrs. Carnahan removes the
| OlutSI ClfjLtu DbIu lllo tpnH VI
According To the history of cur county.
and from other well authenticated facts,
she was born in this place on March 4,
1905, aud would therefore have been 81
years of age had he lived 10 the 4th oi
March coming. 1t is also handed down t.
us, by cur history and otherwise, that she
was the first female child born in the
town. Her death therefore certainly takes
away the last connecting link between the
past and the present of the town, IN that
respect. There is one older citizen living,
General Reed, but he was not born here.
The father of Mrs Carpahan, the late John
Potts, Esq has bnen decreased for more
than fifty years. Her husband, the late
Robert Carnahan, Esq, has been deceased
for about Iorty years. Her dearh there
fore marks all interesting event. She was
the last surviving, We be ieve, Of large
family raised in thi. place and was wo-
man much respected by all who knew her
Being an invalid and confined to her house
for many years past, but little was seen ot
her, but the large attendance at her funeral
On Thursday indicated the regard
our people had for her life aud
memory. She was always consistent
member Of the Pre- 5. Church of this place