William Langworthy

Wm. O. Langworthy, died December 31, 1901, at the home of his son Lewis five miles east of Plymouth, in his 89th year.

The deceased was born in England, in 1812 and came to the United States in 1831 and has been a resident of Gage county Neb. for the last twenty-six years and was well known and esteemed in the community. He was a upright Christian gentleman. He is survived by three sons John of Diller and W.R. of Ellis and Lewis L. at whose home he died and one daughter Mrs. Carrie G. Sparks of Diller Neb, to all of whom the News extends sympathy in this hour of bereavement.

The funeral service was held in the Kilpatrick church conducted by Rev. Mulligan pastor of the Episcopal church of Beatrice. Interment in the Friendship cemetery.

[The Plymouth News, Saturday, January 4, 1902]

James Lardner

Death of James Lardner
Jas. Lardner, one of the earliest settlers in Jefferson county, died suddenly, Sunday morning, about 8:30. He had stayed all night at his daughter's, Mrs. Ray Wiggins, in this city and started for early mass at the Catholic church at 8 o'clock. He fainted upon arriving at the church and was carried into the parsonage where he died in a few minutes.

Mr. Lardner was born in Ireland 69 years ago and came to America in 1862, homesteading the farm upon which the family still lives, south of Fairbury, in 1863.

He leaves a wife and 8 children 5 having died previous to this time. Also one sister, Mrs. ---? Hickey of Ottumwa, Iowa, who was present at the funeral.

The children are Mrs. Sadie Carroll, Omaha; Mrs. Agnes Wiggins, Fairbury and James, Will, Susie, Tom, Mike and Ada at home.

The funeral was held at the Catholic church Tuesday morning and the remains interred in the Fairbury cemetery.

[The Fairbury Journal, Friday, January 8, 1909]

Adelaide Leigh

Kilpatrick
Adelaide Leigh the five-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Leigh, died at the family home 8 miles east of Plymouth, April 17th 1899**, after a short illness. The funeral services were held at the Kilpatrick church Friday at 2 o'clock p.m., Rev. J.L. Rhodes preaching the sermon, the burial in the cemetery near the church. The whole community sympathizes with Mr. and Mrs. Leigh in the loss of their little Adelaide.
[**Note: Date of death on gravestone is May 10, 1899]
[The Plymouth News, Saturday, May 20, 1899]

Gus Leigh of Jerseyville, Ill., came last week to attend the funeral of his little sister Adelaide. He will visit two or three weeks before returning to Illinois.

[The Plymouth News, Saturday, May 13, 1899]

Grace Lewelling

Death of Mrs. C.M. Lewelling
A message was received in Fairbury Thursday morning announcing the death of Mrs. Grace Lewelling, wife of C.M. Lewelling of 1002 Sixth street, Fairbury, on October 4th at the home of her daughter in Cambridge, Nebr. Mrs. Lewelling left Fairbury about two weeks ago for Cambridge to visit her daughter. She had been ill since last May.

The funeral will be conducted at Western, Nebr., by her pastor, Rev. Parker of Fairbury, on Friday of this week at 2:30 p.m. Interment will be in Plainview cemetery.

[The Fairbury Journal, Thursday, October 5, 1916]

Levi Lindley

Levi M. Lindley died Wednesday night May 17th at his home three miles north of town after an illness of just one week of biliary calculus. He has been a resident of the county nearly 20 years and about 10 of that time was a resident at Old Plymouth.

He is well known, and a large circle of friends will be grieved to learn of his death. He leaves a wife and six children. He was a member of the M.W.A. and A.O.U.W. lodges.

[The Plymouth News, Saturday, May 20, 1899]

Eliza Lindsey

Mrs. Eliza G. Lindsey died at her daughter's home in this city Monday, January 11, of chronic heart disease.

Mrs. Lindsey was born April 13, 1835 and was the mother of Mrs. Mowry of this city. For sometime she conducted a boarding house at the corner of F and 3rd streets.

The remains were shipped Tuesday to Bushnell, Ill. for burial.

[The Fairbury Journal, Friday, January 15, 1904]

James Lloyd

James Lloyd was born in Kentucky in 1814, and died in Fairbury, Neb., November 21, 1897, aged 83 years, 7 months and 18 days. When quite young he moved with his parents to Indiana, where, in 1832, he was married to Malissia Cuppy, and where they resided until coming to Jefferson county, Nebraska, in 1868, and where the latter died in April, 1879. In 1880 he was married to Clarica Axtell. He lived a consistent Christian for more than 60 years, and died in triumph of a living faith in God at the age of 83 years. He left a wife and six children to mourn his death. His funeral was held at the Richland Center church, Tuesday, Nov 23, conducted by Rev. S.P. Ross, and his remains laid to rest in the Richland Center cemetery. The Enterprise joins other friends in extending sincere sympathy to the bereaved friends in their sad affliction.

[The Fairbury Enterprise, November 27, 1897]

Emma London

Mrs. J.B. London near Bower, died Monday of a intestinal rupture and was buried Tuesday in the Richland Center cemetery, the funeral being conducted by Rev. Carter.
[Note: Given name was not in the newspaper article, but was found in the cemetery records]

[The Jefferson County Journal, Saturday, November 13, 1897]

Gertie Lot

Died-August 17th, of cholera infantum, aged 6 months and 11 days, Gertie May, infant daughter of A.B. and Emma E. Lot, of this city.

[The Fairbury Gazette, August 23, 1879]

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