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Mr. Dakin, of Kansas, superintendent of a flowering mill at Fort Scott, committed suicide, March 31st, by hanging. No cause is known for the act. He was from Wisconsin, where his family still reside. At Ft. Scott, Kansas, April 6 of consumption, Thomas Gray, late of Saratoga township, aged 40 years. We chronicle with sorrow in this issue the demise of Thomas Gray, who died in Kansas two or three weeks since. He went there from Saratoga township for this health, but experienced no relief from the change, and died from consumption contracted from exposure while in the service of his country. He came to Illinois 20 years ago, and has lived in Marshall county about 10. He was one of the first men who enlisted from Whitefield, and joined Capt. Shaw's company of Lacon, as a three month's man; afterwards enlisted in Capt. Gordan's company of the 47th, and served a three years term, filling honorably, in succession, the office of orderly sergeant, and 2d and 1st lieutenant. He was generally esteemed, and was a candidate last fall before our county republican convention for office of sheriff, and came near being the choice of the convention. He was born in Harrison county, Ind. Mr. G. was a master mason in good standing, member of Lawn Ridge lodge No. 415, and was buried by the Masonic fraternity at Fort Scott. He leaves a wife and two children behind. His memory will be ever precious. (Henry Republican, April 27, 1871, submitted by Nancy Piper) M. Jarrett, a Texas railroad man, died Thursday at Fort Scott from injuries received six weeks ago when he fell of a freight train. (Kansas Semi-Weekly Capital, July 20, 1897, page 3) Fort Scott, Kan. Dec. 20 - George W. Kanfield of Denver, Col., proprietor of the George W. Kanfield physicians supply house of that city, died alone and unexpectedly while sitting in a chair in his room at the Interstate hotel in this city yesterday afternoon. He was traveling for his health an in the interest of his house. He arrived here yesterday. About noon today he went to his room and was not seen until the moanings of pain attracted the attention of the occupants of the room next to him. A physician was summoned, who revived the sick man and left him apparently well. Mr. Kanfield did not come down to dinner, and at 2 o'clock a Mr. Cunnery stepped into him room and found him dead in a rocking chair. In his hand was a letter he had just received from his wife at Denver, in which she asked him to come home for Christmas. It was learned that he had purchased a ticket for Denver. Mrs. Kanfield lives at 1him room and found him dead in a rocking chair. In his hand was a letter he had just received from his wife at Denver, in which she asked him to come home for Christmas. It was learned that he had purchased a ticket for Denver. Mrs. Kanfield lives at 1547 Stout Street, Denver. His body was removed to an undertaker's room, where it will remain until she is heard from. (Topeka Weekly Capital, December 21, 1894, page 3) Fort Scott, Kan., May 14 - Mrs. Susana Latterner, mother of a well-to-do man living here, had a presentiment of death today and took her daughter-in-law to an upstairs room and designated in what clothes she desired to be buried. Shortly afterwards she was stricken with what the doctors called heart disease and within an hour she was dead. The family declares she was well and around the house this morning without complaint. (Kansas Semi-Weekly Capital, May 18, 1897, page 2) Fort Scott, Kan., April 7 - Dr. Joseph Mills, a lawyer and physician of this city, died in the Kansas asylum for the insane at Osawatomie yesterday, leaving a valuable business block here and no heirs. He was declared insane shortly after his wife was divorced from him. (Kansas Semi Weekly Capital, April 9, 1897, page 3) From the Fort Scott weekly Press, we learn that
on Friday night last a man by the name of Murphy, got drunk and was making his way out of town, when near the bridge
over the branch between Fort Scott and East Fort Scott, he was either attacked by some person or persons and beaten
almost to death; or he, in attempting to cross the bridge, fell from it and broke the skull of the back part of
the head. The story that he was beaten over the head with a club is the one believed in general. If such was the
case, the party that guilty of the foul deed must have left him for dead; as he traveled four miles from the place
he was attacked, when he stopped at a house, was admitted and died Sunday morning. Fort Scott, Kan., - April 21 - D. E. Pritchard, the oldest druggist here and at one time one of the wealthiest men of the town, died this morning at a hotel in Indianapolis, where he had gone two weeks ago to receive medical treatment. He was a bachelor. (Kansas Semi-Weekly Capital, April 23, 1897, page 2) Fort Scott, Kan., April 22 - The remains of D. E. Prichard, the pioneer Fort Scott druggist who died at Indianapolis Wednesday, arrived here today and the funeral will be conducted tomorrow. The Fort Scott Pharmaceutical association held a special meeting today to arrange for the funeral. As a mark of respect every drug store in the city will be closed tomorrow afternoon. (Kansas Semi-Weekly Capital, April 23, 1897, Page 2) CHILD BURNED TO DEATH Burning Tent Falls on a Sleeping Family at Fort Scott Special to the Capital Fort Scott, Kan., April 2 - At the Gilfillen flagstone quarries near here this morning a burning tent fell on the sleeping family of a quarryman named Redingnour. He and his wife escaped with three children and he dashed back into the flames after the fourth child, which he carried. The child was burned to death and the father's hands were so badly burned that he can never use them again. (Kansas Semi-Weekly Capital, April 3, 1900, page 1) Near Fort Scott, Kan., Jan. 9, at the residence of G. D. McVicker, of pneumonia, Joshua Russell, aged 51, formerly of this city. We received on Thursday last, (too late for our paper) a Fort Scott Monitor, containing the death, on January 9, of Mr. Joshua Russell. The only particulars given were that he died at the residence of Mr. G. D. McVicker, a brother-in-law, of pneumonia, and giving the time of his funeral. As Mr. Vicker lives several miles from Mr. Russell, the presumption is that he was there when he was taken sick, and finally died away from home. Mr. Russell was an old residenter of this vicinity, owning years ago the farm now in possession of E. G. Green in Whitefield. Selling that, he entered the hardware trade in Henry, doing a large business, realizing a wide acquaintance and esteemed for honesty in deal, and manliness of character. He was public spirited, once alderman of our city, and liberal in purse as he was charitable to the poor and needy. In 1871, the firm, consisting of J. Russell, C. Russell and L. N. Hitchcock, moved to Fort Scott, from which subsequently Mr. Russell retired, and went to farming, he having several good farms in the vicinity. At the time of his death he owned the store occupied by Hull & Hulce here, as also the residence he lived in when here. Mr. Russell was also a zealous member of the Christian church, in the faith of which he was reared from infancy. Thus has gone a most excellent citizen, bereaving a large circle of friends and acquaintances. His age was 51 years. LATER - Since the above was put in type a letter to Mrs. George F. Paskell gives further particulars. Mr. Russell and wife spent New Years at Mr. Henry Ham’s at Prescott, Kan., some 20 miles from Fort Scott. Returning on Friday, the 2d, he was taken with a chill on the road, and becoming very sick, they stopped at Mr. G. D. McVicker’s, where pneumonia set in, causing death in just a week after being taken down. (Henry Republican, January 22, 1874, submitted by Nancy Piper) Fort Scott, Kan., March 29, - Robert Stewart, a pioneer resident of this city, died at his home today of kidney trouble, age 75 years. He came to this city in 1864 and was the first member of the board of education of this city. He later was employed by the Memphis railroad company to manage a large company farm in Arkansas. (Kansas Semi-Weekly Capital, March 3, 1897, page 7) Dennis Theiss, of the firm of Keyser & Co., formerly of this city, but now located in Fort Scott died recently of consumption in that city. Mr. Theiss was extensively known in Leavenworth, and the announcement of his early demise will be received with deep regret by his numerous friends. (Leavenworth Bulletin, February 25, 1871, page 4) J. A. WHITE DEAD Former Supt. Of Sugar Works Died This Morning After Long Illness Funeral Friday at 3 p.m. The death of J. A. White, once superintendent of the old sugar works, and a civil war veteran, died this morning at 11 o'clock at the family home at 124 North Broadway, after an illness of five years. He had been confined to his bed since May first. The end came while surrounded by his family. Besides a wife he is survived by the following children, Mrs. A.A. Bean, Ottawa, Kas., Mrs. C.F. Chase, Pittsburg, Kas., Mrs. R.S. Phillips, Cherokee, Kas, and Catherine White of this city, besides three grandchildren and his aged mother of Fall River, Mass., aged 92 years. He was united in marriage with Miss Mattie Becker on April 13th, 1879. Of the eight children born to them, three died in infancy. J. A. White was born at Auchust, Mass., on March 8, 1845. He enlisted in Company D, 17th Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry U.S.A. on September 6, 1864. He served one year. Afterwards he came to Kansas, locating at Emporia. The family moved to Ottawa in 1880, thence to Fort Scott in 1887. He had charge of the W.S. Parkinson sugar mill as superintendent. At the time of his death, he was 73 years, 3 months and 12 days of age. The funeral services will be conducted at the family
residence, 124 North Broadway, Friday at 3:00 o'clock p.m. Burial will be in National cemetery. Rev. W. L. Morris
will officiate. The pallbearers will be A.A. Wines, I.H. Lane, Andy Keys, Warren Grimes, William Childress and
E.S. Melton Fort Scott, Kan., Dec. 16 - Charles Williams, who was killed at Washburn, North Dakota, two years ago, has been identified as a son of Lucretia Williams, an aged lady living five miles south of Uniontown in this county. He left an estate of from $800 to $1,000 exclusive of the costs of administration, and the mother was employed counsel to obtain it for her. Williams left home eighteen years ago at the age of 22. Before his death he said that his mother lived here, but she was not located until recently. (Kansas Semi-Weekly Capital, December 18, 1900, page 3) Mrs. G. R. Baucom, who formerly resided in Fulton but who has been living in Kansas City since her husband's death two months ago, passed away yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Emma L. Hunter, at Kansas City, Mo. The body will arrive in Fulton tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock over the Frisco, and the funeral will be held from the Presbyterian church at that place tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. B. E. Russell will conduct the services and interment will be made in the Fairview cemetery. Previous to the death of her husband, who passed away February 24, last, the deceased had resided in the Fulton neighborhood for 22 years. She was married to George R. Baucom at Independence, Mo., June 25, 1876. She is survived by the following children: Katherine Josephine Lewis, Kansas City, Mo.; George Louis Baucom, Malvern, Iowa; Mary Rosetta Baucom, Elwood, Kas.; Charles Aaron Baucom, Randolph, Iowa; Emma L. Hunter, Kansas City, Mo.; Dors Perlina Steele, Monet, Mo; Katherine Elizabeth Emmerson, Muncey, Kas.; Roland Edmond Baucom, Tabor, Iowa; Irene Luretta Songer, Wichita, Kas., and Annie Valley Findley, Fulton, Kas. She also survived by two sisters, Emma Burgess, Osage City, Kas., and Lydia J. Davis, Fort Dodge, Kas. Also 61 grandchildren, of which 51 are living, and 17 great-grandchildren. (The Fort Scott Tribune-Monitor, May 8, 1929, submitted by Cheryl King) After a lingering illness of several months duration, Miss Lillian Baucom died at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Baucom, in the northwest part of Fulton at 11:30 Sunday morning. Miss Baucom was a victim of cancer of the stomach and had undergone an operation at a northern hospital, from which place she was brought home in a hopeless condition. Miss Baucom was 17 years and nine months of age. She was born at Olathe, Johnson County, Kansas and was an extremely estimable girl. She leaves a father, mother, three brothers and seven sisters, whos grief at her loss in expressive of the affection they entertain for her. Lillian was a young woman of remarkable sweetness of disposition. Kind and affectionate in nature. During her entire sickness she displayed in a wonderful degree a patience and fortitude that is hard to command in such times of suffering, not a word of complaint did she utter though constsntly declining in health and comfort, but as long as she was able to pay any attention to what took place around her, she met with a smile and a cheerful word every one who called to see her. Although scarcely eighteen years old she had developed a Christian character highly exemplary. Three years ago she gave her heart to God uniting with the Methodist Episcopal Church in Wright County, Mo., where her father then resided. She was a faithful member of the Fulton M. E. Church. Lillian is the first to go out of a family of eleven the youngest of whom is now thirteen years old. All these children have now given their hearts to God and have been baptized in the Christian faith. The two last to receive baptism were Roland E. Baucom and Mrs. Mary R. Bingham who received this sacrement Monday afternoon after returning from the funeral of their sister. Mrs. Bingham was compelled to leave the following morning for her home in Monet, Mo. For this reason and that they might be baptized together she and her brother deciced not to delay longer to preform this Christian duty. So though one of the family has now gone before to the better land and others are dispersed to their various earthly homes they are all one in Christian faith and hope to meet all together again at last. The funeral conducted by Rev. Atherton from the Methodist church Monday was attended by a large gathering. Burial at Fairview Cemetery. (The Fulton Record, June 24, 2010, submitted by Cheryl King) Eldon Albert Findley, 80, Route 3, died Thursday, April 11, 1991, at Fort Scott Mercy Hospital. He was born Oct. 15, 1910, at Mapleton, the son of William Albert and Bessie Hendrix Findley. He married Ula Carr Jan. 25, 1933, at Cherokee, Kan. Mr. Findley was a retired farmer and owner of Country Boy Motors. Survivors include his wife, of the home; four sons, DonaldFindley, Tuscaloosa, Ala., John Findley, Route 3, Robert Findley, Route 3, and Floyd Findley, 1008 S. Main; five daughters, Rosemarie Findley, 1610 Clark, Mrs. Dwayne (Doris) Query, Rochelle, Ill., Mrs. Richard (Helen) Hixon, Route 4, Mrs. Rollin (Janice) Camp, Hesston, Kan., and Rita Findley, Greensboro, N. C.; 19 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Janelle Findley. The Rev. Leon Weece will conduct services at 10 a.m. Monday at the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home. Burial will be in Woods Cemetery, near Redfield. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. The casket will be closed. Memorials may be made to Kansas State Cancer Research and Fort Scott Area Hospice and may be left at the funeral home. (The Fort Scott Tribune, April 12, 1991, submitted by Cheryl King) George Riley Baucom was born in Warren County, near Warrenton , Mo., May 27, 1844 and departed this life Sunday, February 24, at 9:45 p.m., after a long illness due to complications. Age at the time of death being 84 years, 8 months, 27 days. He was a son of Burrell Baucom, who was born near Raleigh, North Carolina, and Rebecca Vandever Baucom, who was born in Sparleigh, Tennessee, at the foot of the Cumberland Mountains. He enlisted in the army Fedruary 2, 1862 and enlisted in Eleventh Cavalry Volunteers March 5, 1863; was discharged August 9, 1865. (In) June 1868 he was united in marriage to Savannah Nichols and to this union two children were born; one having died in infancy and a daughter, Frances Josephine Lewis, of Kansas City, Mo., who survives. (On) June 25, 1876 he was united in marriage to Annie Keffar and on June 25, 1926 their Golden Wedding Anniversary was celebrated. To this union ten children were born. A daughter, Lillian Baucom, died at the age of eighteen, a strict church member. The living are George Louis Baucom of Malvern, Iowa; Mary Rosetta Baucom of Elwood, Kansas; Chas. Aaron Baucom of Randolph, Iowa; Emma L. Hunter of Kansas City, Mo.; Dora Perlen Steel of Monett, Mo.; Katherine Elazebeth Emmerson of Muncey, Kansas; Roland Edmond Baucom of Tabor, Iowa; Irene Luretta Songer, of Wichita; Annie Valley Findley of Fulton, Kansas. He also leaves to mourn his loss two sisters, Emma Burges of Osage City, Kansas and Lyda J. Davis of Fort Dodge, Kansas; 51 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren and a host of friends. He was raised in a Methodist home and was twenty-one years of age (when he ) joined that church, of which he was a devout member until his death. Funeral services were held in the Presbyterian church Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock conducted by his pastor, D. E. Russell of the M. E. church. The 14th chapter of Jonh was read and the text "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith" was used and very appropriately. For both as a soldier of the cross and of our country did he serve. The songs "Sweet Hour of Prayer", "Sometime We'll Understand" and Some Day the Silver Chord Will Break" were sung by Mrs. Cordes, Miss Webber, A. A. Fariman and H. C. Abbey with Miss Mildred Cox as accompaniest. Six World War veterans, A. N. Bingham, J. R. Akin, P. R. Faller, E. M. Steel, O. W. Lawless and Ben Mason, served as pallbearers. The casket was covered by the flag of our country, which he spent three years fighting to preserve and beautiful floral tributes. Burial was at Fairview beside his daughter, Lillian. The ranks of Civil war veterans has been reduced by one more with the passing of Mr. Baucom and only one of his comrades was able to attend funeral services. Mr. Baucom and family have lived in Fulton about 18 years and was respected by all. The sympathies of the entire community are extended (to) the bereaved wife and family. (The Fulton News, February 28, 1929, submitted by Cheryl King) William Albert (Bob) Findley, 71, 2533 S. Main, a retired farmer and stockman of the Pawnee neighborhood, died today at 5:25 a.m. in M ercy Hospital, where he had been a patient since Friday morning. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Cheney Memorial Chapel with interment in Mapleton Cemetery. Mr. Findley was born May 2, 1895, at Mapleton, the son of John and Katy Brown Findley. He lived in the Mapelton area until moving to the Pawnee neighborhood 37 years ago. He retired in November of 1966, when he moved to the present address. His first wife, Bessie Hendricks, whom he married in Mound City in 1907 preceded him in death. To this union was born one son. He married a Annie Hunter in 1923 in Mound City. A third marriage was to Leona Luther Williams Jan. 28, 1954, in Nevada. She survives of the home. Also surviving are one son, Eldon Findley of Route 3; one stepson, Harold Smith, 23 Linker; and a step daughter Mrs. Lyle (Mildred) Sailsbury, Parsons. There are 16 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. (The Fort Scott Tribune, March 11, 1967, submitted by Cheryl King) Anna Vallie Findley, 94, Pittsburg, formerly of Fort Scott, died Wednesday, Dec. 25, 1991 at Mount Carmel Medical Center, Pittsburg. She had been in ill health for 1 1/2 months, and was a resident of Sunset Manor Nursing Home, Frontenac, before entering the hospital. She was born Sept. 5, 1897 in Mountain Grove, Mo. to George R. and Anna Keefer Baucom. She had been a homemaker for most of her life, and was a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors include three grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Mildred Sailsbury, and five sisters. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Oakwood Cemetery , Parsons, with Rev. George Powers of the South Broadway Baptist Church, Pittsburg, officiating. The family will receive friends from 7-8 p.m. Friday at the Bath-Naylor Funeral Home, Pittsburg. A memorial has been established to the Department of Nursing at Pittsburg State University. (The Fort Scott Tribune, December 26, 1991, submitted by Cheryl King) Died at the home of her parent at 402 Burk street Sunday morning, Miss Venus Buford, of consumption. Aged 14 years. Funeral services were conducted from Shiloh Baptist Church Tuesday afternoon, the pastor Rev. J. L. Dudley, officiating. Deceased had been ill three months. The bereaved have the sympathy of many friends. (Fair Play, March 24, 1899, page 1) Died Jan. 5th at the home of her parents, Annie L., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. Taylor of Fulton. Age 14 years, 11 mons. 27 days. (Fair Play, January 20, 1899, page 1) Died - William Chaney, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Chaney at Mercy hospital of consumption after a lingering illness of ten months. The deceased was born in Fort Scott, Kansas, July 24, 1876. Funeral services conducted by Father Maher, will be held at the Catholic church at 3 o'clock today. Interment will be made in Catholic cemetery. (Fair Play, December 23, 1898, page 1) Died at the home of parents on Dillard st., April 6th, Gracie, the 3 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Smith, of measles and cold. Funeral today at 10. (Fair Play, April 7, 1899, page 3) Miss Jennie Reeves, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Reeves, died Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. at the family residence, 309 South Lowman St., of congestion of the brain after a few week's illness and much suffering. She was an exceptionally bright girl and a student of the High School being a member of the senior class. She was a close student and would have graduated with the class of 1900. Having completed a 3 years course in the High School. She was taken sick at the close of the last term, and her sickness is attributed to over study during the year. She was 19 years old and was highly esteemed by all who knew her. The funeral was held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. B. R. Guy her pastor preached a very eloquent and feeling sermon to a large and sympathetic audience. Interment at Wortham's graveyard west of the city. (Fair Play, June 16, 1899, page 3) Died - at the home of its parents on East Pine street, last Saturday the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Gentry Partee of spasmodic convulsions. Burial at Mahew cemetery on Sunday afternoon. The bereaved have the sympathy of many friends. (Fair Play, April 14, 1899, page 2) Mrs. Sarah Pierce Dead Special to the Fair Play - Girard, Dec. 29 - Mrs. Sarah Pierce died Dec. 29, 1898, of pneumonia. She was born in Nelson county, KY., Aug. 15, 1838. Aged 60 years, 4 months, 14 days. She leaves a husband, four children, grandchildren, three brothers and three sisters and a host of relatives to mourn their loss. She was buried Friday, Dec. 30th, under the auspices of Social Lodge No. 1, Order of Job, instituted Aug. 17, 1879. (Fair Play, January 6, 1899, page 1) Died - at the home of Daniel Banks, on E. Wall st., last Wednesday morning, David Dotson, a member of the late 23d Kans. Vol. Funeral was conducted from the A. M. E. church on Thursday at 3 p.m. under the auspices of the soldiers of the Spanish-American war and the G. A. R., Rev. B. R. Guy officiating. Interment in National Cemetery. (Fair Play, April 28, 1899, page 3) The sad news comes to our office that sister Jossie Giles, an old citizen of Ft. Scott, Kansas., was badly burned by her fire place while preparing the meal for her grandchild. She suffered from her wounds until death relieved her of her pain. She died at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday Oct. 19th at the age of 70. She was a member of the Primitive Baptist church for 30 years, and was a faithful worker and gloried in her calling. Those that mourn her loss appreciate the help and kindess shown to them by the citizens of Fort Scott and are very thankful for every favor and kindess received. (Fair Play, October 21, 1898, page 1) York McConico was born in Nashville, Tennessee September 1850 died December 27, 1917; age 67 years 3 months. He was married to Henrietta Radley in Tennessee; to this union were born five girls and two boys. One boy and one girl survive. He was married to Mrs. Belle Machew January 1, 1903; he was a consistent father and husband, loved by all who knew him. He leaves a wife and two children to mourn his loss; also two grandchildren. A host of friends are among the mourners. Weep not for him for God has taken His own to live with Him above in His eternal home. (Messenger, January 4, 1918, page 1) |
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