Iowa News from across the
Country
- 1851 -
The Daily Ohio
Statesman
Columbus, Ohio
Sat. January 11, 1851
Died. On the 14th November, 1850, at Keosauqua, Iowa, Alfred
Moore, late of this county, and son of Simeon Moore, Esq., of
Blendon township. The memory of young Mr. Moore, will be
cherished by his many friends and acquaintances in this and the
adjoining counties.
[transcribed by S.F., November 2016]
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Boston Daily Atlas
Boston, Massachusetts
Mon., March 3, 1851
Married. At Ottumwa, Iowa, the 5th ult., Bela White, Esq., to
Miss Harriette P. Hoppin, formerly of Providence, R.I.
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Vermont Watchman
and State Journal
Montpellier, Vermont
Thurs., March 20, 1851
Died. In California, October 11th, 1850, after an illness of ten
days of inflammation of the Brain, Rufus L. Dean of Monticello,
Jones county, Iowa, formerly of Chelsea, Vt., aged 38.
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The Alta California
San Francisco, California
Monday, March 31, 1851
Deaths in Sacramento City, during the week ending March 23:
John F. Tibbetts, 39, Iowa, died March 19
Patrick Ryan, 32, Iowa, died March 20
Deaths in San Francisco, since the sailing of the last steamer,
reported for the Alta, by N. Gray, City Sexton:
Mrs. Mary Ann Day, Iowa, 55, died March 17
[transcribed by S.F., January 2019]
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Daily National
Intelligencer
Washington, D.C.
Fri. April 4, 1851
Died. At Keokuk, Iowa, on the 27th of March, George Piercy, son
of the late Capt. John McKnight, of Alexandria, Va.
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Boston Daily Atlas
Boston, Massachusetts
Wed. April 16, 1851
Died. At Davenport, Iowa, on the 6th inst., Charles Lenox
Sargent, aged 6, son of George B. Sargent.
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The Daily Scioto
Gazette
Chillicothe, Ohio
Monday, April 21, 1851
Married. At Burlington, Iowa, on the 1st inst., by Rev. I.I.
Ingersol, J.W. Roberts, Esq., of Ironton, and Miss Caroline A.
Sherfey, of the former place.
[transcripton note: see article from the Gazette, dated 4/28/1851, below; transcribed by S.F., November 2016]
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The Daily Scioto
Gazette
Chillicothe, Ohio
Monday, April 28, 1851
Died, of Typhoid Fever, at the Ironton House on Saturday last,
April 19th, about nine o'clock, P.M., Mr. Julius W. Roberts, aged
24 years.
Thus has it become our melancholy duty to record the death of the
finest and most reliable friend of all the young men with whom we
have ever been associated, and that, too, in the very next issue
after we made record of his marriage! Born and raised in the same
section of the country having passed through various vicissitudes
in company, having traveled and roomed, read and studied, thought
and acted together for several years past, it is to us a severe
affliction.
Mr. Roberts was born at St. Johnsbury, Vermont, April 29th, 1827,
came to Ohio in the spring of 1846, spent nearly a year at
Chillicothe, was at Marietta about a year and a half, a portion
of the time at College at that place, traveled South and West,
and finally fixed his permanent residence at Ironton in March,
1850, as an Attorney at Law. He left Ironton on the evening of
March 18th, for Burlington, Iowa, and little did we then think of
the sad result which has followed, as we parted from him, on the
'Keystone State', full of health, life and activity, and buoyant
with the highest expectations: "but truly as the Lord
liveth, and as the soul liveth, there is but a step between me
and death."
He was married on the evening of April 1st, to Miss Caroline A.
Sherfey, daughter of Solomon Sherfey, near Burlington, Iowa, and
on the following Thursday left with his trusting bride for
Ironton, she being an only daughter, and leaving the kindest of
parents for a home afar, and among strangers. On the following
Sabbath he was taken sick at St. Louis in consequence of
exposure, but as there was a good physician on the boat, he
remained on board and arrived at Ironton in a low state, on
Monday week, and for several days was thought to be in a
convalescent state, but the insidious disease finally cut him off
on Saturday evening, leaving his young and heart-stricken bride,
a widow, in less than three weeks from her marriage. -Register
[transcription note: this was printed in an Ohio paper, possibly the original in the Register was from Iowa or Vermont. It was not identified by state. See marriage notice from the Daily Scioto Gazette, 4/21/1851, above; transcribed by S.F., November 2016]
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Boston Investigator
Boston, Massachusetts
Wed., May 28, 1851
Married - on the 19th of March, in Delhi, Delaware County, Iowa,
by Theodore marks, Esq., Matthew Farrington to Ann L. Willis.
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FREDERICK DOUGLASS
PAPER
Rochester, New York
June 26, 1851
EMANCIPATED SLAVES. - Mr. Corry, a gentleman who has recently
been a resident of Lewis County, Missouri, where he has been a
slaveholder, has emancipated a family of slaves, and located them
in Cedar township, Iowa, about four miles south of Salem,
consisting of a man and his wife and eight children, valued at a
round sum of eight thousand dollars. (N. Y. Evangelist)
[transcribed by C.J.L., December 2006]
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Sacramento Daily
Union
Sacramento, California
July 10, 1851
Information Wanted - Mr. John W. Dryden who immigrated to this
State from Keokuk, Iowa; was last heard of in El Dorado county.
Any information concerning him will be thankfully received by
Rev. D.A. Dryden, Marysville, to whom any communications may be
addressed. San Francisco papers will confer a favor by copying.
[transcribed by S.F., July 2014]
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Boston Investigator
Boston, Massachusetts
Wednesday, July 16, 1851
Died - At Sabula, Iowa, on the 23d of May, Miss Harriet Byam,
late of Battle Creek, Mich., in the 21st year of her age. But a
brief period has elapsed since the subject of this notice
followed to the grave an honored father, and still more recently
lost a beloved sister. It has been her fate soon to follow them.
A violent cold contracted while on her way to Iowa brought on the
disease which, in spite of all her physicians could do, carried
her to an early grave.
Much sympathy was felt and exhibited by the ladies of Sabula, and
many a tear was shed around the beside of the fair young
stranger. But for her, Death had no terrors. The cold grave she
did not fear nor heed. It has been my lot many times to stand by
the bed of the sick and dying and witness death in almost every
form and under various circumstances, but never before did we
behold one so resigned - so calm and serene. She discoursed
calmly on the subject of death; spoke of the grave, the coffin
and the shroud, without betraying the least emotion, and yelded
up her spirit without a struggle. Thus did she expire in the
bloom of her youth - in the morning of her day. She has left many
friends to whom she was very dear, to mourn her early departure,
and among those who knew her, an unsullied name.
The deceased possessed an intellectual and well cultivated mind.
A purer or kinder heart than hers, few possess. She lived a
blameless life, and died like one conscious of having done her
duty. When called upon to pay the last debt of mortality, may our
end be like hers.
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Boston Daily Atlas
Boston, Massachusetts
Fri., August 8, 1851
Married, at Chelsea, on the 7th inst, by Rev. Mr. Langworthy, Mr.
Joseph A. Green, of Muscatine, Iowa, to Miss Cyrena Bisbee, of
Chelsea.
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The Daily Ohio
Statesman
Columbus, Ohio
August 30, 1851
Died, at Marion, Iowa, on Sunday the 11th inst., at the residence
of her son-in-law, Judge Isbell, Mrs. Ann Pinch, in her 49th
year.
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The Alta California
San Francisco, California
Monday, September 1, 1851
Died. Frances Woody, a widow lady, who emigrated with her family
from Iowa, to this land, died at Placerville, El Dorado county,
July 30th, 1851, leaving a family of seven children, to mourn her
loss. Her end was peace, giving an evidence that she leaned on
the Saviour in death's trying hour.
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The Boston Daily
Atlas
Boston, Massachusetts
Saturday, September 13, 1851
Died. At Burlington, Iowa, Henry W. Starr, Esq., an old and
distinguished member of the Cincinnati Bar, 67 - a native of
Connecticut, and a graduate of Williams College.
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New York Daily
Times
New York, New York
October 6, 1851
Died.
In Henry County, Iowa, 6th ult., Emeline, wife of O.D. Laughlin,
and daughter of Mr. John Bangs, formerly of Yarmouth, Mass.
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The Alta California
San Francisco, California
Sat., November 1, 1851
Married, on the 16th inst., at Fuseville, Placer county, by Rev.
Mr. Martin, Robt. Bailey to Miss Mary Hichman, both formerly of
Iowa.
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Liberty Weekly
Tribune
?, Missouri
November 14, 1851
A sad affair took place in Iowa, near Ottumwa, on Friday evening
last. Mr. Robert Ralston, on the previous evening, had married
the daughter of Mr. Jos. Woods; next evening a party visited Mr.
Woods' house, to cheravari the newly married couple. They had all
the usual accompaniments of such a ceremony; and as soon as the
noise commenced Messrs. Wood and RAlston assailed the company by
throwing stones at them. At this time one of the party, either by
accident or design fired a gun, and shot Mr. Ralston in the left
side, near the heart. He died the Monday following. Upon a post
mortem examination, it was ascertained that he was shot with a
paper wad, a portion of which lodged against the vertebral of the
heart. Seven persons were examined, but no evidence was found to
implicate them and they were discharged. It was a sad affair; and
is another evidence of the folly of carrying fire arms on all
occasions.
[transcribed by S.F., March 2005]
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New York Daily
Times
New York, New York
November 19, 1851
The Hungarian Settlement in the West
We find in the Springfield (Ill.) Journal a 'summer view
of New-Buda," the Hungarian settlement, under Gov. Ujhazy.
It is situated in the southwestern part of Iowa, in the county of
Decatur, at a distance of about 150 miles from the Mississippi
river, 100 miles from the Missouri, and about 10 miles north of
the boundary line of the State of Iowa and Missouri. The aspect
of the country presents ridges of elevation, narrow ravines, and
occasionally wide spread vallies, all covered with a rich soil
varying from one to three feet deep which displays its
fruitfulness in the abundant production of grass, of fruits and
flowers. The Thompson river about 150 yards in width, but too
shallow for navigable purposes, winds slowly through Decatur
county in a south-eastern direction, on its way to the Missouri.
Its course is lined by a heavy body of timber, from one to three
miles wide, consisting chiefly of sugar-maple, black walnut,
white oak and elm.On a high timbered ridge, on the left bank of
this river, stands New-Buda, the residence of Gov. Ujhazy, and
the intended abode of Kossuth. At this point the timber extends
only a short distance from the river, and diverging circuitously
to the north and south-east embraces an extensive open meadow
covered with luxuriant grass, and crowned with a multitude of
flowers, whose brilliant colors increase the liveliness of the
scene. Viewed from the residence of the Governor, it seems one of
the highest pictures of nature - its glowing beauties chastened
and hightened by the surrounding gloom of forest. From the same
place, through the foliage of trees, the Thompson river may be
seen gliding along, the home of flocks of wild fowls, and the
resort of troops of deer, which visit it to slake their thirst or
cool themselves in its waters.
The dwelling is a log cabin, about fifty feet in length, twenty
in width, one story high, with a shingle roof. The interior is
divided into three compartments, and has a floor formed out of
logs, split - the flat side smoothed and placed uppermost. One of
these apartments, as is common in the Western country, is used
for a kitchen, a dining, and a bed room. A modern cooking stove
stands near the fire place, and opposite, on shelves and wall,
cooking utensils and table furniture are neatly arranged. At the
other end of the room two single beds are placed, elegantly
furnished; the snowy white of their linen contrasting with the
vivid hues of their oriental covers. A table stands near a
window, loaded with books, documents and newspapers. Maps are
displayed on the walls, and overhead is placed a collection of
guns, pistols, swords and scimetars of the best material, the
most skilful construction and superbly ornamented. But, most
conspicuous of all is a splendid portrait of Washington, gazing,
as it were, with a calm melancholy expression on those who lost
wealth, exalted rank, endeared society and a beloved country in a
hapless struggle.
In front of the dwelling a field, containing about twenty acres,
is cleared , fenced and under cultivation. A flock of sheep,
selected for their superior wool-growing qualities, feed in the
pasture-ground, while over a wider range a heard of cows and
several horses are scattered; every appearance promising to these
hard-fated exiles a yet happy home.
[transcribed by C.J.L., October 2005]
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The Boston Daily
Atlas
Boston, Massachusetts
December 3, 1851
Died, at Farmington, Iowa, Mr. Samuel Hatton, formerly of
Hampden, Me., aged 67. Bangor papers please copy.
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The Ohio Observer
Hudson, Ohio
December 10, 1851
Died, in Farmington, Iowa, July 28th, Mrs. Eliza Jane Thome, wife
of Mr. M.H. Cooley, and sister of Rev. James A. Thome, of Ohio
city, aged 37.
Mrs. Cooley was a consistent member of the Congregational church,
and during the last years of her life, she gave marked evidence
of growth in grace. Her vertues [sic] and accomplishments were
such as fitted her for refined society, while she possessed some
rare qualifications for usefulness. A wide circle of relatives
and friends will feel their bereavement is all the more painful,
because one has been taken who was to them an angel of mercy in
the time of sickness. This beloved sister also possessed a happy
faculty for devising ways and means to secure benevolent objects,
and for sustaining charitable societies - for such labors she had
the disposition, the judgement, the patience and the energy. On
this account she was prepared to render valuable assistance to
the wife of her pastor.
It should also be said that she was one of Israel's sweetest
singers. Gifted with a smooth, flexible musical voice, she had by
her own exertions, with limited opportunities, attained to a
measure of distinction as a singer. Could she have enjoyed the
advantages of musical cultivation afforded in some of our eastern
cities, she would have taken a high rank among soprano singers.
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The Alta California
San Francisco, California
Sunday, December 14, 1851
Died, at Nevada, Dec. 5th, of spasmodic fits, Francis Kelly
O'Ferrall, aged 41 years. He was from DuBuque, Iowa.
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