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Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 23:06:39 EDT

Deaths from the Democratic Standard Newspaper, Hollidaysburg, Blair Co., PA.
Wednesday morning issues.

DIED - Near Newry, on the 14th inst., Johnston R. Yon, aged 7 years, 1 month
and 2 days. On the same day, Samuel Blair Yon, aged 4 years, 9 months and 9
days. Also on the 21st inst. Thomas Bell Yon, aged 2 years, 7 months and 2
days. The above, children of Henry and Mary A. Yon; fell victims of that
terribele scourge, DIptheria.
Oct. 1, 1862 issue.

DIED - On the 11th inst., of Inflammation of the Lungs and Whooping Cough,
Anna Mary, infant daughter of Jonathan H. and Mary A. Christian, aged 2 years
and 7 months.
Oct. 1, 1862 issue.

IN MEMORIAM - ( This is a very long descriptive obit, just putting in
highlights). As the sun's declining rays gilded the mountain tops about the village
of New Florence, Westmoreland county, Pa., on the evening of the 18th February,
1863, calmly fell asleep in Jesus, Franklin Bell McClelland, son of Elias
B. and Sarah M. McClelland, aged 16 years and 6 months. -- Co. A, 133rd Regt,
P.V. - was at Antietam- at Warrenton took ill, followed the regiment to
Fredericksburg, where he was discharged on Nov. 26th, 1862- came home and died-
mother , father, brother and sisters survive. New Florence Feb. 25, 1863.
March 4, 1863 issue.

THE HONORED DEAD- The bodies of James Gibboney and James Riddle, sons of
Daniel Gibboney of Duncansville and J.B. Riddle of Frankstown township, and
members of Company G, 125th Regiment, who fell at the battle of Antietam, were
brought home last Thursday. The remains of young Gibboney were interred in the
cemetery at Duncansville and those of young Riddle in the Presbyterian cemetery,
this place, and were followed to their last resting place by an unusually
large concourse of weeping relatives and sympathising friends. Peace be to their
honored ashes.
March 4, 1863 issue.
CORRECTION - In our last issue, in noticing the funerals of young Gibboney
and RIddle, we stated that the remains of the former were buried at
Duncansville. That was a mistake. They were interred in the Presbyterian Cemetery, this
place.
March 11, 1863 issue.

DIED - In Antis tp., Feb 19th, 1863, James Scott, , son of Dr. R. and M.
Annie Clarke. aged 1yr., 3 mos. and 10 days.
March 4, 1863 issue.

KILLED- A coal miner, named Patrick Jones, in the employ of the Cambria Iron
Company, at Johnstown, was instantly killed, on the 28th ult. by the
premature discharge of a blast. Several other workman were more or less injured by the
explosion.
March 11, 1863 issue.

DIED - In Martinsburg, March 2nd, Sarah Isabell, infant daughter of Wm. W.
and Harriet Graham, aged 11 months and 3 days,
March 11, 1863 issue.

DIED - On the 7th inst., Mary Walker, infant daughter of Jno. R. and M.
VIrginia McFarland, aged 5 months and 3 weeks.
March 11, 1863.

DEATH - SAD ACCIDENT - A sad accident, resulting in the death of a young man
named Martin Lantz, ( son of Wm. Lantz, residing near El Dorado Station, this
county, ) occured at Donnelly's Lock, on the canal between this place and
Williamsburg, on Thursday last. It appears that he was working in a shed, erected
for the use of the carpenters, the roof of which, from some cause or other,
fell in upon him, injuring him so severely about the head as to cause his death
in a few hours. He was a most exemplary young man, and the only son of fond
and loving parents, who have the warmest sympathies of the community in their
affliction.
March 18, 1863 issue.




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