Pioneer Fort Wayne Matriarch Eliza Brackenridge Dies
Eliza J. Brackenridge widow of Judge Joseph Brackenridge and longtime Fort Wayne resident died at 11 05 p m at her home on Brackenridge and Harrison streets at age 78 Born August 17 1827 in New London N Y she moved to Fort Wayne with her family around 1839 and married Judge Brackenridge January 13 1861 Their children include Will T Brackenridge Mrs Harry Carey and Emmett Brackenridge. She was a Trinity Episcopal member noted for her character and social influence in the city. Judge Brackenridge died in 1891.
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Eliza J. Brackenridge
Fort Wayne
Brackenridge and
Harrison Streets
Joseph Brackenridge
Old Court of Common Pleas
Criminal Court
Allen County
N. Y
Philo Hale Taylor
Casnovia Female Seminary
New York
Brackenridge
Will T. Brackenridge
Hanna-Brackenridge Company
Harry Carey
New York City
Emmett Brackenridge
Charles F. Taylor
Judge Brackenridge
Miss Lilian Burritt Dies After Illness at Hope Hospital
Miss Lilian Burritt aged 20 died Saturday evening at Hope hospital after a prolonged illness. Survived by father in Beulah Michigan sister Clara Burritt of Fort Wayne and brothers William Huntington and George of this city. Remains taken to Roy Cox home Baltes avenue. Funeral Tuesday at 2 PM from Taylor chapel Maysville road with Rev EB Bunner officiating.
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Lilian Burritt
Hope Hospital
Miss Burritt
Beulah
Mich
Clara Burritt
Fort Wayne
William Burritt
Huntington
George Burritt
Roy Cox
Baltes Avenue
Taylor Chapel
Maysville Road
EB. A. Bunner
Child Dies of Pneumonia on West Butler Street
A five year old child died Sunday afternoon at 4 35 from pneumonia on West Butler street.
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West Butler Street
Fort Wayne Pioneer Patrick McCarthy Passes at 90
Patrick McCarthy, a longtime Fort Wayne resident aged ninety plus, died at 5 PM Friday at his home 403 Dawson Street after a lengthy illness from paralysis. He had been one of the city’s oldest inhabitants.
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Patrick McCarthy
Fort Wayne
Dawson Street
Longtime Fort Wayne Pioneer McCarthy Dies at Age
The aged McCarthy, born in County Cork on April 7 1516, died after years of failing health. Survived by wife Mary and six children, he lived in Fort Wayne for over 50 years and was a devout Catholic and early Cathedral member. Funeral Tuesday at St Patrick’s with interment Lindenwood.
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Mr. McCarthy
Ireland
County Cork
America
Mansfield
Mary McCarthy
Fort Wayne
Tellen
Mary
Anna McCarthy
B. F. McCarthy
Indianapolis Sentinel
John McCarthy
Chicago
Chicago and Alton Railroad
McCarthy
Old
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
James Lunn Dies at 84 in Fort Wayne Home
James Lunn a longtime Fort Wayne resident died Wednesday at his residence 412 Brooklyn avenue from a complication of diseases at age 84. Born in England he served in the British army in the Crimean war and later in the Union army during the Civil War. The widow survives. Funeral services are set for Friday at 2 pm from Trinity Episcopal church with a flag service by the Ladies of the G A R. The remains lie at the residence Friday afternoon from 1 30 o'clock.
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James Lunn
Fort Wayne
Brooklyn
Avenue
England
America
Wes
Trinity Episcopal Church
S. W. Stirk Circle
Lottie Sadie Prince Dies at 19 in City Home
Lottie Sadie Prince daughter of Mrs Lottie Prince died Thursday at the family home 523 West Fifth Street from complications of diseases at age 19 years 11 months The brief notice lists her as a local resident with no further details.
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Prince
Lottie Sadie’ Prince
Lottie . Prince
Fifth ‘Street
Prince Family Survivor Notice
The obituary notes that she had always lived here and is survived by her mother two sisters the Misses May and Grace Prince and three brothers George Walter and Thomas Prince.
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May
Grace Prince
George
Walter
Thomas Prince
Infant Frank Harp Dies in New Haven Family Notice
Frank Harp infant son of Mr and Mrs Frank Harp 1406 Fairfield Avenue died Sunday afternoon at 1 o clock from exhaustion F uneral services were held this afternoon Immediate survivors include Will Akey Mrs Fred Koehlinger and Miss Mamie Furthmiller with four step children Albert Furthmiller Fort Wayne John Furthmiller Will Furthmiller and Mrs Ira Butler New Haven Two brothers and six grandchildren also noted Interment at Odd Fellows cemetery after noon services at residence and M E church in New Haven
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Frank Harp
Fairfield Avenue
Will Akey
Fred Koehlinger
Mamie Furthmiller
Albert Furthmiller
Fort Wayne
John Furthmiller
Will Furthmiller
Ira Butler
New Haven
M. E
Odd Fellows
Death of John Falconer veteran blacksmith at 78
John Falconer a veteran blacksmith died at 6 o'clock Saturday evening at his home 323 West Williams street from kidney and heart trouble after an illness of one week He was 78 years of age A native of Scotland born February 28 1828 he came to this city earlier in life.
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John Falconer
West Williams Street
Mr. Falconer
Scotland
Christian F Stahl Sr Dies in Fort Wayne at 73
Christian F Stahl Sr longtime Fort Wayne resident died at 2 30 am Thursday at 459 St Martin Street aged 73 years 6 months 6 days following paralysis. Native of Württemberg Germany he came to America and Fort Wayne 39 years ago worked 28 years in the Pennsylvania Company car department. Survived by wife and three children Christian F Stahl Jr William C Stahl and Mrs Mary Wyatt all of Fort Wayne one brother John Stahl of Bucyrus Ohio. Funeral Sunday at 2 pm from his residence and 230 pm from St John s Reformed church.
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Christian F. Stahl, Sr
St. Martin Street
Stahl
Wurtemberg
Germany
America
Fort Wayne
Pennsylvania Company
Christian F. Stahl
William C. Stahl
Mary Wyatt
John Stahl
Bucyrus
Ohio
St. John's Reformed Church
St. John’s Reformed Church
Mrs Jacob Furthmiller Dies In New Haven At 61
Mrs Jacob Furthmiller a well known New Haven resident died at her home Sunday morning after a two week illness. She was 61 years old and born in 1842 in Montgomery county Ohio. She married Peter Mowery of Wells county Indiana at age 24 and was widowed when he died sixteen months later. She later married Jacob Furthman?ler.
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Jacob Furthmiller
New Haven
Furthmiller
Mary Ann Gottschalk
Montgomery County
Ohio
Peter Mowery
Wells’ County
Tnd
Pioneer Allen county resident Caleb Hobbs dies at 76
Caleb Hobbs of Madison township died at Hope hospital from stomach and bowel trouble at age 76. Born June 1, 1830 in Richmond county Ohio, he moved to Allen county as a child and later lived with his family, visiting offspring across the county. Survived by wife Saloma Martin Hobbs died 1882 and seven children: Mary J. Whalen Monroeville John D. Hobbs Paulding county William T. Hobbs Fort Wayne Matilda Miller near New Haven James Hobbs Fort Wayne Jacob Hobbs Fort Wayne Rebecca Swirehart Reutter Indiana.
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Caleb Hobbs
Allen County
Hope Hospital
Mr. Hobbs
Richmond County
Madison Township
Whalen
Monroeville
Bargain bonanza Fat merchants offer wide discounts across goods
A sprawling advertisement lists numerous cut prices on tablets ink matches curtains shirts hats kids wear gloves pins drawers skirts petticoats parasols go carts and tools. It touts 1 000 mowers folding go carts and garden items with prices ranging from a few cents to several dollars, urging readers to shop the vast stock.
Local Christian Science teacher Isaac N. Woods dies at 68
Isaac N. Woods a 12 year Fort Wayne resident and Christian Science teacher died at 11 30 p m Saturday in the Lau building at age 68 He was born near Wooster Ohio and worked as a salesman in Cincinnati and later for Harrison telephone system Survived by his widow two brothers and four sisters J D Price Toledo Madison Price Crestline Mrs Holland Calhoun Mo Mrs Louise Ferrier Chicago Mrs Nancy Frazier Galena Ill and another sister in Kansas.
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Isaac N. Woods
Christian Science Cult
Lau
Mr. Woods
Wooster
Ohio
Cincinnati
Harrison Telephone System
Detroit
Fort Wayne
Woods
J. D. Price
Toledo
Madison Price
Crestline
Holland
Calhoun, Mo
Louise Ferrier
Chicago
Nancy Frazier
Galena, Ill
Kansas
Obituary of Mrs Mary H Keyser Fort Wayne
Mrs. Mary H Keyser 60 died at 6 30 Sunday at 1311 East Pontine street from a blood clot in the heart She was daughter of Rev Daniel Jones an early Presbyterian minister and had lived in Fort Wayne many years Survived by husband Jacob M Keyser two sons William A Keyser Charles H Keyser two brothers Henry W Jones Silas O Jones a sister Mrs O J Bowser and three grandchildren
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Mary H. Keyser
Jacob M. Keyser
East Pontine Street
Keyser
Daniel Jones
Fort Wayne
William A Keyser
Charles H. Keyser
Henry W. Jones
Alladdin
Wyo
Silas O. Jones
O. J. Bowser
Mrs Mary Monahan Dies of Tuberculosis at 65
Widow of Cornelius Monahan dies at 2215 Hanna Street after tuberculosis. Born August 16 1841 in New Haven she is survived by son Dennis Monahan sister Miss Anne McCarthy and brothers John and Dennis McCarthy. She belonged to St. Patrick's Rosary Society.
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Mary Monahan
Cornelius Monahan
Dennis H. Monahan
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hanna Street
Death claims Mrs. Rachel Ernst of Monroeville at 62
Mrs. Rachel Ernst, 62, died at her Monroeville home after months of liver trouble. A native of Ohio, she married Andrew Ernst in 1863 and moved to Allen county in 1884. Survived by husband, two daughters Mrs. Frank Maxheimer and Mrs. David Fetters, and sister Mrs. John Casselman. George Ross, 30, former Huntertown merchant, died Monday near Huntertown from tuberculosis, survived by widow.
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George Ross
Huntertown
Asa
Jessie A. Kessinger Dies in Gas City at 34
Mrs. Jessie A. Kessinger of Gas City widow of Albert Kessinger died Tuesday morning at St Joseph hospital at age 34. Survived by two children and other relatives. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Jessie A. Kessinger
Albert Kessinger
Gas City
St. Joseph
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