Carroll County Deaths Benjamin Ferguson 11 Aug 1888 Died, at his home at Glidden, Benjamin Ferguson, aged 79 years; resident of Glidden township thirteen years. History of Carroll County, Iowa, 1882 Submitted by Cathy Danielson Andrew Gilloy We have to announce the death of Mr. Andrew Gilloy, which sad event took place on Friday morning. Mr. Gilloy resided a mile east of Carroll and has lived there four years.. He was 89 years of age and leaves a widow and two sons, William and James Gilloy, and also two daughters—Mrs. J. K. Deal and another daughter residing in Lodi, Ohio. [Carroll Sentinal, Published May 09, 1884, submitted by Linda Dietz] Ten-Month-Old Child Hageman The little ten-months-old child of H. Hageman died on Wednesday morning from scarlet fever. [Carroll Sentinel, Published May 16, 1884, submitted by Linda Dietz] Infant Hanna Arcadia, Iowa The little infant child of James Hanna from near Wall Lake, died last week. The funeral took place here on Thursday of last week. [Carroll Sentinal, Published May 08, 1884, submitted by Linda Dietz] Ophelia C. Hatton 28 Aug 1882 Died, at Carroll, Mrs. Ophelia C. Hatton, wife of J. W. Hatton, aged thirty-three years and twenty-six days. History of Carroll County, Iowa, 1882 Submitted by Cathy Danielson Elihu Hilles 18 Jul 1888 Died, Elihu Hilles, aged 74, first settler of Washington township. History of Carroll County, Iowa, 1882 Submitted by Cathy Danielson J. E. Jones 26 Oct 1883 Died, at his home in Carroll, Monday, Oct. 26, J. E. Jones, at the age of 47 years. Mr. Jones was one of the pioneer business men of Carroll, which has been his residence since 1871. History of Carroll County, Iowa, 1882 Submitted by Cathy Danielson Louis Keckevoet 05 Jul 1882 Louis Keckevoet, one of the first German settlers of Carroll county, died at his home as the result of an accident. He got up from bed and went to the pump for a drink, when he fainted on the stairs and fell to the walk. His family were asleep and did not hear him and he laid for some time until discovered by some one passing. As a result of his injuries peritonitus set in the next day and he died after three days of great suffering. Mr. Keckevoet was born in Germany at Welderengen, Westphalia, in 1843. He and his family came to Carroll county in 1875 from Dubuque, settling at Hillsdale, where he set up a general store, a short time after locating in Carroll and engaging in merchandizing. Mr. Keckevoet died in his forty-sixth year and his passing is deeply mourned in all parts of Carroll county. History of Carroll County, Iowa, 1882 Submitted by Cathy Danielson Thomas Maher 18 Sep 1882 Thomas Fay, a saloon keeper at Arcadia, shot and killed Thomas Maher, a man who had lived in the town from its beginning and who was known to be a quiet citizen. Maher was a drayman and there had been disputes between him and Fay concerning freights. Fay was abusive at these times. On the day of the shooting a freight train brought a keg of beer for Fay, who wanted Maher to take it to his saloon at once. Maher's refusal made him angry and he carried the beer to the saloon himself. In the evening Maher strolled into the place and told Fay he had better take the beer back or receipt for it. A quarrel arose and a fight ensued in which Maher received three stabs from a knife in Fay's hand. The wound which killed was a stab in the abdomen. Maher lived during the night but died the following morning. A coroner's jury was impaneled and rendered the following verdict: We, the jury in the inquest held on the body of Thomas Maher, find that he came to his death from a stab by a knife in the hand of Thomas Fay, September 18, 1882. in the town of Arcadia, Carroll county, Iowa. [NOTE. Fay was convicted of murder and received a life sentence. Some years later he was pardoned by act of the governor.] History of Carroll County, Iowa, 1882 Submitted by Cathy Danielson Mrs. John L. Messersmith 11 Apr 1888 Died, Mrs. John L. Messersmith, of heart disease, aged thirty-five, fourteen years of which were spent in Carroll county. History of Carroll County, Iowa, 1882 Submitted by Cathy Danielson Nettel 4-Year-Old The 4-year-old child of Mrs. Olden Nettel died of diphtheria, and two others are down with the same disease. [Carroll Sentinel, Published May 16, 1884, submitted by Linda Dietz] W. A. Overmire 14 Apr 1888 Died, at his home in Templeton, W. A. Overmire, founder of the town of Templeton and former member of the board of supervisors, by suicide while temporarily insane from brooding over business reverses. Mr. Overmire was forty-three years of age and had resided in this county fifteen years. History of Carroll County, Iowa, 1882 Submitted by Cathy Danielson Warren J. Patterson 21 Jun 1888 Died, Warren J. Patterson of Bright's disease, aged 41; president of the Carroll County bank from 1882-1887. History of Carroll County, Iowa, 1882 Submitted by Cathy Danielson Dr. J. M. Patty 01 Aug 1883 Dr. J. M. Patty died at his residence in Carroll after an illness of a few hours. The day before his death he was about the streets and attending to his practice. Dr. Patty is the pioneer physician of Carroll, having established himself here when the town was in its earliest infancy seventeen years ago. He died at the age of 52, leaving a wife and five children and many friends to sorrow for him. History of Carroll County, Iowa, 1882 Submitted by Cathy Danielson Henry Schleissman 23 Sep 1882 Henry Schleissman, the eleven-year-old-son of Henry Schleissman, of Kniest township, was gored to death by a bull. At evening the lad went to the pasture for the cows as usual but did not return. The child's body was found the next morning fearfully mangled. This is the second child of this family to meet with a fatal accident within a few months. History of Carroll County, Iowa, 1882 Submitted by Cathy Danielson Mr. Schnetzer 21 Jun 1882 A man named Schnetzer died at Manning from the smallpox in an aggravated form. History of Carroll County, Iowa, 1882 Submitted by Cathy Danielson A. E. Smith 23 Jan 1888 Died, A. E. Smith, at his home in Carroll, aged 47, of blood poisoning originating from a diseased tooth. He became a citizen of Carroll county in 1869 and of late years was engaged in grain and lumber business. History of Carroll County, Iowa, 1882 Submitted by Cathy Danielson Julia A. Todd 16 Mar 1888 Died, Mrs. Julia A. Todd, at her home in Carroll, aged seventy years. Mrs. Todd with her husband, Jeremiah Todd, became a resident of Carroll county in 1875, settling at Hillsdale, in Roselle township. 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