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Placer County, CA Death Notices for 1873
[Submitted by K. Marynik, unless otherwise noted.]
In chronological order

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DIED.

At Iowa Hill, Dec. 25, Wm. Mitchell, aged 59 years, 3 months and 16 days, a native of England.

At Sailor’s Ravine, Dec. 27, Edward Holmes, aged 7 years.

At Forest Hill, Dec. 24, Conrad Beckman, a native of Mechlenburg, aged 39 years, 10 months and 17 days.

At Auburn Station, Dec. 31, Miss Katie Kirk, aged 23 years, 2 months and 12 days.

[Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Friday, 1-3-1873]

DIED.

At Forest Hill, Jan. 5, Sarah W., wife of A. H. Cowden, aged 22 years, 8 months and 5 days.

At Roseville, Saturday, Jan. 4, Eunice Neff, infant daughter of B. W. Neff, aged 10 weeks.

[Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Friday, 1-10-1873]

DIED.

At Sacramento, Jan. 23, Mary Maud, daughter of Wm. P. and Fannie Miller, aged 1 year, 7 months and 29 days.

Near Ophir, Jan. 17, Mrs. M. A., wife of J. H. King, aged 34 years, 2 months and 17 days, a native of Tennessee.

[Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Friday, 2-1-1873]

DIED.

At the County Hospital, Auburn, Feb. 15, Joseph Gariders, aged 36 years, a native of Cape DeVerde Islands.

At Dutch Ravine, Feb. 9, Charles Augustus Frederick Abel, aged 58 years, a native of Germany.

[Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Friday, 2-22-1873]

 

DIED.

At Ophir, Feb. 24, John Dores Gowan of pneumonia, aged 36 years, a native of New York.

In Auburn, Feb. 26, Charles N., son of Wm. And Mary E. Mitchell, aged 2 years, 3 months and 20 days.

[Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 3-1-1873]

DIED.

At Doty’s Flat, March 5, Mrs. Frances, wife of William McDonald, aged 38 years and 10 days. Quincy, Illinois, papers please copy.

Near Virginiatown, March 1, George Allen, aged 50 years and 17 days, a native of Denmark.

At Miner’s Ravine, Feb. 17, Eliza King, aged 11 years, 11 months and 27 days, a native of Ireland.

At San Rafael, Feb. 25, Henry Hall, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Patch, aged 1 year, 8 months and 14 days.

[Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 3-8-1873]

DIED.

At Ophir, March 8, William H. Smith, aged 36 years, a native of Maine.

At Doty’s Flat, March 7, Elias Araya, aged about 40 years, a native of Chile.

At Michigan Bluff, March 9, Harry Lee, son of A. C. and J. Bowen, aged 15 months.

In Placerville, March 8, of scarlet fever, Edith Lydia, aged 8 years, 2 months and 11 days, daughter of W. A. Solkirk.

At Iowa Hill, Feb. 25, Conrad Flick, aged 61 years, a native of Pennsylvania.

[Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 3-15-1873]

DIED.

At Gold Run, March 14, Mrs. Mary F. Wardner, aged 28 years, 11 months and 4 days.

At Rocklin, March 12, Bazil W. Bryan, a native of Ireland, aged 38 years.

At Lincoln, March 12, George Stowe, a native of Ohio, aged 60 years. Ohio papers please copy.

At Orr’s Station, El Dorado County, March 15, James C. Smith, a native of New York, aged 43 years.

At the County Hospital, March 16, of typhoid pneumonia, Garveno Deios, a native of Chile, aged 78 years.

At the County Hospital, March 20, of consumption, John Glavin, a native of Ireland, aged 78 years.

[Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 3-22-1873]

DIED.

At Lincoln, March 20, Frederich H. Kelly, aged 32 years.

On Doty’s Ravine near Lincoln, March 25, Daniel Groff, aged 48 years, a native of Pennsylvania.

[Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 3-29-1873]

DIED.

Near Newcastle, April 1, John Houston, aged 36 years, a native of Scotland.

At Iowa Hill, April 1, Mathew Henry Manuel, aged 24 years and 6 months, a native of Cornwall, England.

[Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 4-5-1873]

 

DIED.

Near Lincoln, April 13, Margaret A., wife of John Emerson, aged 24 years.

[Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 4-19-1873]

 

DIED.

At Dutch Flat, April 23, Mrs. Margaret Brandan, aged 53 years, a native of Baden, Germany. Deceased was the mother of Mrs. Fred. Grohs of Auburn.

At Last Chance, April 24, John Mufford, aged 72 years, a native of Massachusetts.

At Ophir, April 30, Mrs. Elizabeth Leavanway, aged 38 years, 6 months and 2 days, a native of New York.

[Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 5-3-1873]

DIED.

At Christian Valley, May 5, Matthew Campbell, aged 62 years, 1 month and 5 days, a native of Queens County, Ireland. “Asleep in Jesus; blessed sleep.”

At the County Hospital, May 7, Malcolm McKinnen, aged 52 years, a native of Canada.

At the County Hospital, May 7, Joseph N. _onnett, aged 18 years, a native of Fairhaven, Mass.

At the County Hospital, May 5, John M. Castle, aged 40 years, a native of Connecticut.

At Lincoln, May 5, B. F., son of Dr. B. F. and Helen Jeffries, aged 6 weeks.

At Lincoln, May 6, Willie, son of Stephen D. and Melissa Bardge, aged 16 years, 3 months and 12 days.

[Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 5-10-1873]

DIED.

At Woodland, May 8, Henry M. Pedler, aged 25 years and 6 months. Deceased was formerly a resident of Dutch Flat.

At Auburn, May 12, Henry Bennoit, aged 43 years, a native of Hofgeismar, Hessen.

At Colfax, May 14, Cora May, daughter of Asa H. and Sophia Plank, aged 1 year, 1 month and 3 days.

[Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 5-17-1873]

DIED.

At the County Hospital, May 10, Wm. Manson, aged 54 years, a native of Scotland.

At Michigan Bluff, May 24, Charles S. Strobel, aged 51 years, a native of Switzerland.

At Forest Hill, May 27, John Russell, stepson of Thomas Campbell, aged 18 years.

[Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 5-31-1873]

DIED.

At Virginia City, May 30, infant daughter of G. and Kate H_tch, aged 5 months.

At Ophir, June 3, Mrs. C. A., wife of O. K. _____, aged 59 years and 6 months, a native of New York.

At the County Hospital, June 3, Jaque Stahill, aged 64 years, a native of Switzerland.

At Yankee Jims, May 27, John Lawrence Russell, eldest son of John and Susan M. Russell, aged 20 years. Deceased was formerly a resident of Auburn.

At Dutch Flat, June 3, Adelphia Johnson, aged 66 years, a native of Vermont.

[Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 6-7-1873]

 

DIED.

At San Francisco, June 11, of hemorrhage of the lungs, A. C. Winans, aged 37 years, a native of New York. Deceased was formerly a resident of Blue Bluff.

At Drury’s Ranch near Damascus, June 13, John W. Drury, aged 66 years, a native of Virginia.

Near Tahoe City, June 12, Ward Rush, aged 12 years, a native of New York.

[Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 6-21-1873]

DIED.

At Upper Clear Lake, June 17, Prudence, wife of George A. Lyon, aged 48 years, a native of Mercer, Pennsylvania.

At the County Hospital, June 24, Henry Booth, aged 50 years, a native of England.

At Mount Morris, New York, June 16, Caroline A., wife of G. W. Burt and eldest daughter of Joseph Perkins of Clipper Gap, aged 31 years.

[Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 6-28-1873]

DIED.

Near Castroville, June 25, Martha, wife of Austin Ruggles, aged 57 years. Deceased was formerly a resident of Placer County, having for a number of years lived on Antelope Ravine.

At Dutch Flat, June 19, Eva Josephine Trathen, aged 5 years, 1 month, 9 days.

At Forest Hill, June 29, Walter M. Morehead, aged 7 months and 25 days.

[Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 7-5-1873]

DIED.

At Rocklin, June 19, Lottie F., eldest daughter of James and Mary Burchard, aged 3 years and 13 days.

Near Roseville, July 2, Hiram L. Whiting, aged 40 years, a native of Ohio.

Near Colfax, July 3, John F. Fuller, aged 38 years, a native of New York.

At Miners Ravine, July 3, two sons of Peter Baine, aged respectively 4 years and 5 years and 6 months.

Near Roseville, July 8, Miss Agnes Finley, aged 17 years. Deceased has lately had charge of the public school at Pine Grove.

[Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 7-12-1873]

DIED.

Near Lincoln, July 13, Hattie, daughter of Newton and Fanny Cox, aged 2 years and 1 month.

At Truckee, July 11, Mrs. Rozana, wife of E. J. Brickell.

At Penryn, July 15, Henry Logan, son of Mrs. Griffith Griffiths, aged 20 years.

[Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 7-19-1873]

DIED.

At Colfax, July 20, infant twin daughters of H. and Minnie Gale.

[Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 7-26-1873]

DIED.

At Sacramento, Aug. 5, Charlotte S., wife of Dr. S. P. Thomas, aged 43 years, 1 month, 2 days.

[Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 8-16-1873]

DIED.

At Roseville, Aug. 22, Daniel Coleman, a native of Ohio, aged 42 years.

At Newcastle, Thurs., Aug. 28, Frank Weston.

[Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 8-30-1873]

 

DIED

Near Colfax, August 30th, John W. Strawther, a native of Kentucky, aged 70 years. [Missouri papers please copy.]

[Placer Weekly Argus (Auburn), 9-6-1873]

DIED.

At Lincoln, Sept. 10, Katy, daughter of Christopher and Catherine Hoppert, aged 2 years, 6 months, 20 days.

[Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 9-20-1873]

DIED.

At Gold Hill, Nevada, Sept. 23, Isaac Smiley, aged 25 years, a native of Canada. Deceased was formerly a resident of Iowa Hill, to which place his body was taken for burial.

[Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 9-27-1873]

DIED.

At Forest Hill, Sept. 27, Frank Miner Sr., aged 56 years, a native of Canada.

[Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 10-11-1873]

DIED.

At Auburn, Oct. 15, Joseph Walkup, aged 53 years, 10 months, 23 days, a native of Ohio.

At Penryn, Oct. 15, John Jacob Richards, aged 39 years, a native of New York.

At Penryn, Oct. 15, Edmond Russell, aged 27 years, a native of Ireland.

[Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 10-18-1873]

DIED.

At Auburn, Oct. 27, Benjamin S. Higgins, aged 47 years, a native of Lynn, Massachusetts.

At French Corral, Nevada Co., Oct. 27, Mrs. Lavenia Fulweiler, aged 40 years, a native of England.

At Bath, Oct. 25, Mrs. M. B. Long, wife of Hon. Henry Long.

[Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 11-1-1873]

DIED.

At Bald Hill, Nov. 3, Arizona, daughter of A. O. and Mary Bell, aged 1 year and 18 days.

At Rattlesnake Bar, Joseph, infant son of John and Louise McBride, aged 7 months.

At Rocklin, Nov. 2, J. Southerland, aged about 60 years.

[Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 11-8-1873]

DIED.

At Colfax, Nov. 25, Viola, daughter of W. B. Hayford, aged 8 months and 8 days.

[Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 11-29-1873]

DIED.

In San Jose, Nov. 24, Birdie Celeste, youngest daughter of the late J. L. and Josephine Beatty, aged 7 years, 10 months, 6 days.

In San Jose, Dec. 1, Ettie Maud, daughter of the late J. L. and Josephine Beatty, aged 11 years, 8 months, 19 days.

On Bear River, Nevada Co., Dec. 7, Annie, wife of C. C. Ragsdale, aged 17 years, a native of Iowa.

In Rocklin, Dec. 1, Mrs. Eliza Jane Penington, aged 24 years and 11 days.

In San Bernardino, Dec. 1, Dr. W. S. Shields, aged 36 years.

[Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 12-13-1873]

 

DIED.

Near Lincoln, Dec. 10, Peter, son of C. and Ellen M. Crook, aged 8 years, 8 months, 10 days.

[Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 12-20-1873]

 

 

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