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"Aunt Peggy" Brown, of Parkersburg, W. Va., is dead, aged nearly a century.
October 1, 1885 Newark Daily Advocate, Newark Ohio |
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John W. Hall and little son were drowned in the Ohio river at Parkersburg,
W. Va. The boy was taken with a fit while swimming. His father attempted
to rescue him, when both drowned.
August 10, 1883 Freeborn County Standard, Albert Lea
Minnesota |
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Miss Amelia Gale and Mrs. James Hickman, two centenarians, died on the 15th
near Parkersburg, W. Va.
Freeborn County Standard, Albert Lea Minnesota March 27,
1890 |
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Abel Hughes and his wife and child were drowned near Parkersburg, W. Va.,
on the 10th by being thrown off a bridge into the river by a runaway team.
Freeborn County Standard, Albert Lea Minnesota September 17,
1890 |
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On last Saturday August Bohn, of Parkersburg, W. Va., attempted to save his
5 year old son who had fallen into the water, but both were drowned.
Indiana Progress, Indiana Pennsylvania May 27, 1886 |
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Miss Maud D'Alma, was drowned near Parkersburg, W. Va., on Saturday. Miss
D'Alma was a resident of Clearfield and she with her family were traveling
with a circus which was showing near Parkersburg, when a cloud burst, the
flood striking the tent and tearing it to pieces and carrying Miss D'Alma
to a watery grave before any assistance could be rendered.
The Indiana Democrat, Indiana Pennsylvania August 8, 1889 |
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Manley Harris and George Hayes were fatally burned on the 7th in a fire at
the Argand oil works near Parkersburg, W. Va.
The New Era, Humeston Iowa August 15, 1888 |
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The two year old child of W.H. Hatcher, Parkersdale, W. Va., was fatally
burned while playing about a fire.
The Daily Gazette, Fort Wayne Indiana March 18, 1885 |
