The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-06-28
THE DEATH RECORD.

denly on Tuesday morning, at her home a
Hamilton Hartford road. She retired in hel
usual health and during the night she wa:
taken suddenly sick when DR.. George F. Corst
was called in, but she was dead when he ar
rived. The doctor said that death had been
| caused by aneurism. She was II years of age
! and the widow of John T. E. Parlett, who
died in January, 1885, in Long Green Valley,
where be had been successfully engaged in
| farming He also filled the Offices of Treas
urer and County Commissioner of Baltimore
county. Mrs. Parlett was born in Dulany'
| Valley and was daughter of the late Fred
erick Smith. She was member of large
! family of children-seven sons and four daugh-
| ters-all of whom lived to an advanced age.
| She was the mother of but one child, who died
| in infancy. Shortly after the death of her
| husband she removed from Long Green to her
home on the Hartford road, where she died.
! She was member of st. Andrews P. E..
| Church, near Hamilton. She is survived by
| three brothers-Frederic O. Smith, of Glen
coe; William B. Smith, of Towson, and Oliver
F. Smith, of Corbett and three sisters-Mrs
Susan Hiss, of Parkville; Mrs. Eliza Price,
near Warren, and Mrs. Rebecca SINNERS, who
lived with the deceased. Mr.. w. Gill Smith,
of the Baltimore county bar, is a nephew
The funeral took place from her late residence
on Thursday morning at 10 o'clock, the in.
terment being beside the remains of her hus-
band, in Trinity P. E. Church graveyard, Long
Green. The services were conducted at the
UOuS6 ny h6N. II. H. Lay lcli II. ~, pdSLOT Vi
st. Andrews Church, who was assisted at the
grave by Rev. E. M. Miller, rector of Trinity
Church. The pall-b bearers were six nephews of
Mrs. Parlett viz: W. Gill Smith, Fred. 0.
Smith, J. Fred. Smith, Wellington w. Smith,
Howard Smith and William J. Hiss. Mr.
George Schilling, undertaken, of Baltimore,
had charge of the funeral arrangements.
Wineholt.-Mr. William Edwin Wineholt,
of New Market, 7th district died last Sunday
morning, of abscess of the liver, in the 61st
year of his age. He was native of York, Pa,
and located in the 9th district of Baltimore
county in 1862. About two years ago he re-
moved to New Market. where he resided up to
the time of his death. Mr.. Wineholt was
twice married, his first wife having been Miss
Alkaline Keeny. Seven children by this mar
rage are living-four sons and three daugh-
tiers. On September Goth, 1900, he married
Miss Martha Lee, of New Market, who, with
one son three months old, survives him. The
funeral took place at Stiltz's Lutheran Church,
of which deceased was member, on Tuesday
afternoon the services being conducted by the
pastor, Rev. w. A. Ketterman. Rev. ]. w.
Fleming, of the NJ. e. Church, also took part
in the ceremonies. The pall-bearers were
Messrs Daniel Roller, James Sampson, Will
liam Harris, Thomas Johnson, Owen O'Keefe
and Joshua Standiford. Mr.. George Harlem
stein had charge of the funeral arrangements.
Afford. Rev. James e. Afford, father of
Rev. s. NJ. Afford, who is well known in Bal
timore county, died at his ho7ne in Baltimore,
on Saturday last after two weeks illness
from pneumonia, in the 18th year of his age.
He was prominently known in Methodist Cir
cles for the past fifty years, being identified
with the old High Street Church, afterward
superintendent for some years of the Madison
Square Sabbath school. OF late years hespent
much of his time in mission work, establish
ing churches in different sections of the city.
His last public work was the establishment of
the Saviour's Mission, on West Lexington
street. He always found time from his secu-
lar business, which was that of an insurance
broker, to give his service gratuituously to re-
lgous work. Mr.. Afford is survived by five
sons and two daughters, one of whom is Mrs.
Matthew'S wife of Mr.. VIM. T. Matthews
farmer at ToWson.
Hammer.-Mr Peter Hammer, a retired
millwright and a veteran of the Mexican War,
died last Sunday at the home of his son-in-
law, Mr.. William Klotsche, of Cuttings ave-
nue. near Govanstown. He was born in Vir-
ginia, July, 1926. He fought through the
Mexican War and moved to Baltimore about
G. Shoemaker, of Carroll county, who, with
children and IL grandchildren, survives him.
Mr.. Hammer was well known in Baltimore
city and the neighboring counties. He built
many of the old-time mills in this part of
Maryland. Later, when modern mill ma
chnery was introduced, he became overseer of
the machinery in the Canton elevators, posi-
ton he held about Is years. For As years he
was member of Eutaw Street M. e. Church
and was known to many as preacher, ex-
horter and temperance worker.
Bosley-Mr Nicholas Marsh Bosley died
suddenly at his home, Taylor's Island, Dor
chester county, Nd on Tuesday last. He was
native of Baltimore county and the youngest
child of Anon Bosley and Rebecca Marsh,
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the York turnpike eleven miles from Balti-
more. There were ten children in this family
and the last survivor is Mrs. T. Ellen Talbot,
of Lutherville, mother of Hon. J. Fred. c.
Talbot. Deceased was a brother of DR.. Graf
ton NJ. Bosley, who was prominent citizen
His widow, who survives him, was Miss Emily
Hooper. They had no children.
Seymour.-Mrs. Sarah j., wife of Mr.. Abel
Seymour who lives near Reisterstown, died on
Sunday, 18th instant, at the residence of Mrs.
Josephine Belt, near Hampstead. of heart
trouble and dropsy, of which she suffered
for many years. She was daughter of the
late Joshua and Ruth Upton. Besides her
husband she is survived by brother, Mr..
Thomas Upton, and a sister, Mrs. John W..
Gill, both residing in Hampstead. Her re-
mains were inferred in the Hampstead Gene
terry on the 18th instant, Rev. D. M. Browning
officiating.
Fite.-Mr. Jacob Albert Fite, of Hernwood,
I'd district, died very suddenly from appoplexy
at his home, about A. M, on Wednesday.
He was bachelor and in the ed year of his
age. Mr. Fite had been on fishing trip on
Tuesday. He came home sick early in the
evening and grew rapidly worse until the END
came. He owned fine farm at Hernwood
and was highly respected citizen and de-
scendant of an old family. He was men,
Der of Wards Chapel, M. E. Church, and was
known for his generosity and kindness of
heart.
Brooks.-Mr. John Chauncey Brooks, a
retired merchant, died Tuesday morning at his
home, Cloverdale, near Druid Hill Park. He
had been in i'll health for a long time. Mr..
Brooks was born in Baltimore and was a son
of the late Chauncey Brooks and brother of
the late Walter B: Brooks. He was n years
old and is survived by two sons Messrs.
franklin Brooks and Gaylord Brooks, and
four daughters, Misses Isabella, Minnie and
Henrietta Brooks and Mrs George Harryman.
Lockard.-Mr. John T. Lockard, aged II
years, died at his home at North Bend, Fred
erick road, on Tuesday last. He fell from a
wagon two weeks before and his death was
caused by the injuries sustained at that time
He leaves widow and seven children. Mr..
Lockard was native of Baltimore county and
had lived here all his life.
Death of a Highly Respected Colored
Man-Has an Interesting History
Brooks, well known and highly respected
colored man, died while sitting in his chair in
the yard attached to his home in Towson, on
Wednesday morning last. He had been sick
a long time with asthma and heart disease and
while his death was sudden, it was not wholly
unexpected by his family.
Albert was born slave to the late Edward
Gorsuch, prominent farmer of the 8th dis
trict, who lost his life in riot at Christiana,
Lancaster county, Pa, where he had gone with
several other citizens of Baltimore county to
recover two of his slaves that had run away
from home to seek their freedom.
Albert, when mere boy, purchased his free
dom from his master and in 1868 enlisted in
the Union army and became member of the
Nineteenth Colored Infantry, in which he con-
tinued until the close of hostilities. For disa-
bilities incurred during this service he had been
drawing pension for some years.
After the close of the war Albert returned to
Baltimore county and was employed by well
known farmers and others until his health
failed. He then removed his family to Tow
son and later became sexton of Trinity P. e.
Church. which position he filled faithfully
and efficiently until his weakened condition
compelled him to abandon the duties. He
leaves a widow and three sons one of whom