HAMBLEN - Nancy, whose maiden name was Daughtry, was born in Lee Co., Va, 19 June 1784; joined the ME Church at the age of 16; was married at 20; emigrated from Va to Ind in 1814. The first 6 yrs she spent in Jennings Co, then removed to Bartholomew, thence to Brown Co, where the rest of her life was spent. For many years she lived with Bro W P Taggart and family, her son-in-law. Her husband preceded her twenty-five years. After coming to this State she united with the United Brethren Church. When Liberty Chapel was organized about 2 yrs ago she had her name transferred to our Church...A few months before her death she went to visit her youngest daughter Mrs Hamilton Mead. She died in great peace, 24 June 1877, at the ripe age of 93 yrs. - J Branstetter
(Source: Extract from "St. Louis Christian Advocate" newspaper printed on December 26, 1877. Transcribed by Barbara Z.)
HAMILTON - Mrs Margaret departed this life 26 June 1877, aged 50 years. She was a native of Ireland; emigrated to America in 1843 and located in Philadelphia, where she was married to John Hamilton and came to this county in 1853. She united with the E M Church soon after its organization in this county. She .left two children, Robert and Rebecca... Her remains were followed by a large concourse of people to the Rushville cemetery and laid by those of her husband. - J A Greening
(Source: Extract from "St. Louis Christian Advocate" newspaper printed on October 24, 1877. Transcribed by Barbara Z.)
HAMLIN - Susannah, wife of George Hamlin and dau of David & Nancy Bayler, was b 8 Feb 1847, and died 18 Mar 1877. - W S Asbury
(Source: Extract from "St. Louis Christian Advocate" newspaper printed on August 6, 1877. Transcribed by Barbara Z.)
Dated 18 Feb. 1875 Gen. Chester Harding of St. Louis, who for more than a quarter of a century practiced law at the St. Louis bar, died on the 10th. He was born at Northampton, Mass., in 1825, and was unmarried.
[Source: Pioneer Times. Oct. 1987, Vol 11, No 4. Typed by Joanne Scobee Morgan]
Poisoned Herself and Child.
St. Louis, Jan. 19.—On Saturday, Mrs. Mollie Harry administered a dose of "Rough on Rats" to her eight-year- old daughter Mamie and then took a large quantity of the same poison herself, dying in a few hours. The child will also die. Mamie became involved in a quarrel with the children of a neighbor. Mrs. Barry took her child's part, whereupon Mrs. Nichols, a sister of Mrs. Barry's objected. The mother said that if she could not protect her child she would kill her. She then purchased the poison and administered the fatal dose.
(Date: 1891-01-19; Paper: Repository. Submitted by Barb Z)
Dated 11 Mar 1875 Phillip W. Heermans, one of the oldest commission merchants in St. Louis, who for nearly 30 years was a member of the firm of Ewing & Co., committed suicide on the morning of the 6th. He leaves a wife and 6 children.
[Source: Pioneer Times. Oct. 1987, Vol 11, No 4. Typed by Joanne Scobee Morgan]
Died on Jan 1, 1821, of pleurisy, after a short but painful illness of 10 days, Isaac N. Henry, one of the Editors of the St. Louis Enquirer
[National Intelligencer, Wed Jan 31, 1821 Submitted by K. Torp]
Obituary of Mary Grace Unger Holloway
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri, August 9, 2006
Holloway, Mary Grace Unger
Holloway, Mary Grace Unger 99, passed away Saturday, August 5, 2006
at Brooking Park, Chesterfield, MO with family members at her side. Mary was born May 2, 1907 in Camden Township, Schuyler County, Illinois to John C.
Unger and Agnes B. Unger. She was married to Jerome K. Holloway who preceded her in death in 1969.
Three sisters, Leah D. Martin, Sarah B. Unger and Iva L. Heinz and
two brothers, Emery Unger and Vernon Unger also preceded her in death.
Mary graduated from Bradley University in Peoria, IL in 1928. Upon
graduation, she worked as a financial and drama reporter for the Washington Times and Herald in Washington, D.C. until 1935. At that time she
started her long and successful career with the federal government, starting first with the Department of Agriculture and then serving 13 years in
the General Accounting Office. In 1950, Mary went to work for the I.R.S. where she remained for 15 years, setting the standards and placement
procedures for office auditors, revenue agents and criminal investigators. Mary has resided in St. Louis since 1969. She was a member of the
League of Women Voters, Women for City Living, and the Centenary Methodist Church of St. Louis, in addition to being an avid crossword
puzzler, a voracious reader and the family humorist and storyteller.
She is survived by step-sons Jerome K. (Gertrud) Holloway, Jr.,
John E. (Ann) Holloway and the late J. Donald (Donna) Holloway; 12 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and 6 great-great-grandchildren. She
was a special aunt to James J. (Janice) Heinz, Maribell L. Knickerbocker and many great nieces and nephews. Mary was also aunt to the late
Jerry C. (Ruth) Martin, James O. (Alice) Martin, the late Etta J. (Howard) Walters, the late Jack L. Martin, Earl Jr. (Norma Jean) Martin,
Julia A. (Leo) Leonard, the late Joseph P. Martin, John D. Martin and the late Jo Ann Martin.
Services: She will be interred in the Gate of Heaven Cemetery in
Wheaton, Maryland. A memorial service will be celebrated at the Centenary Methodist Church (16th and Olive in St. Louis) at 2 p.m. Wednesday,
August 9, 2006. Memorials may be made to the Centenary
Methodist Church (mailing address: 55 Plaza Square, St. Louis, MO 63013.) ST.
LOUIS CREMATION.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri August 13, 2006
Holloway, Mary Grace Unger 99
Holloway, Mary Grace Unger 99, passed away Saturday, August 5, 2006
at Brooking Park, Chesterfield, MO with family members at her side.
Mary was born May 2, 1907 in Camden Township, Schuyler County,
Illinois to John C. Unger and Agnes B. Unger. She was married to Jerome K. Holloway who preceded her in death in 1969. Three sisters, Leah D. Martin,
Sarah B. Unger and Iva L. Heinz and two brothers, Emery Unger and Vernon Unger also preceded her in death.
Mary graduated from Bradley University in Peoria, IL in 1928. Upon
graduation, she worked as a financial and drama reporter for the Washington Times and Herald in Washington, D.C. until 1935. At that time she
started her long and successful career with the federal government, starting first with the Department of Agriculture and then serving 13 years in
the General Accounting Office. In 1950, Mary went to work for the I.R.S. where she remained for 15 years, setting the standards and placement
procedures for office auditors, revenue agents and criminal investigators. Mary has resided in St. Louis since 1969. She was a member of the
League of Women Voters, Women for City Living, and the Centenary Methodist Church of St. Louis, in addition to being an avid crossword
puzzler, a voracious reader and the family humorist and storyteller. She is survived by step-sons Jerome K. (Gertrud)
Holloway, Jr., John E. (Ann) Holloway and the late J. Donald (Donna) Holloway;
12 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and 6 great-great-grandchildren. She was a
special aunt to James J. (Janice) Heinz, Maribell L. Knickerbocker and many great nieces and nephews. Mary was also aunt to the late
Jerry C. (Ruth) Martin, James O. (Alice) Martin, the late Etta J. (Howard) Walters, the late Jack L. Martin, Earl Jr. (Norma Jean) Martin,
Julia A. (Leo) Leonard, the late Joseph P. Martin, John D. Martin and the late Jo Ann Martin. Services: She will be interred in the Gate of
Heaven Cemetery in Wheaton, Maryland.
A memorial service will be celebrated at the Centenary Methodist Church (16th
and Olive in St. Louis) at 2 p.m. Wednesday, August 9, 2006. Memorials may be made to the Centenary Methodist
Church (mailing address: 55 Plaza Square, St. Louis, MO 63013.) ST. LOUIS
CREMATION.
BACK- St. Louis
County, MO Trails
HORNER - Barbara died at the residence of her son, Bro David Horner, 14 July 1877 in the 88th year of her age. She was an honored member of the ME Church seventy years.....- A.T. Lewis
(Source: Extract from "St. Louis Christian Advocate" newspaper printed on July 30, 1877. Transcribed by Barbara Z.)
WILLIAM F. HUMBLE DROPS DEAD
- WILLIAM F. HUMBLE, a laborer, 40 years old. living at No. 3621 North Broadway, dropped dead yesterday morning while conversing with his wife and children at his home. The body was removed to the morgue. Heart trouble is supposed to have caused his sudden demise.
(The St. Louis Republic. (St. Louis, Mo.) October 28, 1901. Transcribed by Nancy Mayo)