The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-02-08
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Short Sketches Of the Lives Of Per-
sons Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
HON. GEORGE A. SMITH.

row that the older citizens OF
Fulton county will learn Of the
death of Hon. George A. Smith,
which occurred at the home OF
his daughter Nellie at Eatonton,
Ga, on Thursday, February l,
1917. His funeral took place at
his home at Rogersville. Tenn.
last Sunday.
The deceased, a son of the Rev
Amos and Eliza Ramsey Smith,
was born at Lewistown, Pa, on
the seventh day of April, 1880;
hence, at the time of his death
he was aged sc years, 8 months
and rs days. For a number of
years, Georges father, who was
q preacher in the M. E. Church,
lived on what is known as the
Smith farm a mile north of Fort
Littleton. In Georges younger
days, he taught school, later SER
we'd as County Superintendent,
read law, and practiced at the
Fulton County bar until 1872
when he went to Rogersville,
Tennessee, and spent the remain
der of his life in that town. He
had large holdings of real estate
in Tennessee and acquired a large
fortune.
While in this county, he rep
resented the county in the legis-
lature and served a time as edi-
tor of the Fulton Democrat.
In 1871, he married Emma, a
daughter of Emanuel Brosius,
who at that time was proprietor
Of the Fulton House, who survi-
yes together with the following
children. Nellie, wife of Gail Rel
ley. Eatonton, Ca, May, wife of
Samuel House, Knoxville, Tenn. !;
Georgia A., widow, residing in
Eatonton, Ca; Henrietta, wife of
John Turner, Eatonton, Ga. land
Louisa, married and living in
Morristown, Tenn.
MARTIN D. MATTHIAS.
Martin D. Matthias, a we'll know
citizen of Taylor township and a
veteran of the Civil War. died at
mis- home in Hustontown, Sunday
morning, February 4, 1917, aged
70 years, A months and II days.
The funeral took place the fol-
owing Tuesday afternoon and
.nterment was made in the GENE.
cry at Hustontown.
The immediate cause of his
death was pneumonia, although
he had been in rapidly declining
health for several months. He
was married to Miss Agnes Cutch-
! all who survives together with
the following daughters: Demaris
wife of Frank While, Knobsville;
!! Nellie, wife of Edward Hoover,
Three Springs. and Miss Virginia,
at home. Mr.. Matthias was a
carpenter and stone mason and
had the reputation of being a
first class mechanic.
On the 9th day of February,
1854 ne was mustered into SER
vice as a private in Company A,
END Regiment Pennsylvania Vol
unteer Cavalry, and was muster.
ed out on the last day of October
1865. Of the thirty-one honora-
bly, discharged soldiers who SER
we'd in the Civil War from Tay-
lor township, there are now only
seven living: A. M. Corbin, An
drew j. Fraker, John Lamberson
David Lamberson, John B. Sipes,
Josiah Witter and Jesse Wood
cock.
The deceased is survived by
one brother and two sisters:
Charles A., Neponset, III; Maria,
WIDOW of the late David Laidig,
and Nary c., wife of A. ]. Lam
bersor.
= STILLwELL KIRK.
| Stlllie Kirk, as he was always
lamiliarly known to his many
friends, died at his home in Pic.
son Cove, near Warfordsburg,
'ast kriday, after a short illness
'i p'euro-pneumonia, aged 69
,ears The funeral took place on
'ne following Monday, and inter.
nent was made in the cemetery
the Tonoloway Baptist Church.
Ihe deceased was a son of Jas.
klrk. who manv vooro ono