Obituaries (T-V)
Obituary
(Galesburg
Republican-Register, Saturday, August 20, 1887, submitted by Janine Crandell)
The funeral services over the remains of Miss Eliza Taber occurred on Sunday afternoon at the home of her brother-in-law, Mr. G. A. Scott, 1320 Cedar Street. It will be recalled that she died on Thursday night of last week of intermittent fever. She was a lady of many lovable traits of mind and heart. She was a member of the First M. E. Church of this city. In addition to many sorrowing Galesburg acquaintances, there were present the two brothers of the deceased and their families, the one from Texas, the other from Kansas. The services were conducted by the Rev. H. D. Clark. The music was beautifully rendered by a quartet. There were on the casket a number of exquisite floral tributes. The pall bearers were Messrs. Thompson, H. F. Leonard, J. W. Hammond, E. R. Drake, G. E. Duty and C. E. Scott. The remains were interred in Hope cemetery.
Hermon - Miss Chloe Thurman died at the home of her grandfather, Luther Moats, at 7 o'clock Wednesday evening April 4, 1900. The funeral was held in the Christian church Friday at 2 o'clock. Age 12 years and a few months. Rev. Hunter officiated.
Obituary
of John Turney
(Galesburg Weekly Republican Register, February 4, 1899, submitted by Todd Walter)
(Not the full obituary)
John Turney was born in Somerset county, Pennsylvania, August 23, 1816, and died at his home near Galesburg, Ill., January 24, 1899, aged 82 years, 6 months and 8 days.
His parents were Phillip and Sallie (Bird) Turney, natives of Pennsylvania and Virginia respectively. He was united in marriage to Miss Mary A. Ringer, September 19, 1836, at Blandinsville, Preston county, Va. They came to Illinois in 1854, where they have since lived. There have been eleven children born to this union, six of which, five sons and one daughter, have preceeded their father to the unseen world. Five sons and their mother are left to mourn his departure.
Obituary
of Ross Taylor
(Galesburg Daily Republican Register, January 17, 1917, submitted by Todd Walter)
Ross Taylor an old resident of Yates City was suddenly stricken with heart failure while sitting in a chair in his home at 8 o'clock Tuesday evening, and before medical aid could be summoned he passed away. Mr. Taylor had been slightly ill for the past few days but his condition was not at all serious as he had been able to be up and about his usual work. Tuesday evening he did the chores, ate his supper, and fixed the furnace for the night, after which he sat down to rest. His head sank on his chest and without a word of warning the end came quickly and peacefully.
Mr. Taylor's death is a great shock to the community as he had resided in Yates City for the past 14 years and during that time had made many friends in that vicinity. He was born and raised near Rapatee and at the time of his death was a little over 73 years old.
He leaves to mourn his loss besides his wife, four children, Ralph and Fred Taylor of Yates City, Mrs. Foster, who lives south of Yates City, and Melvin Taylor of Rapatee. Two children, a daughter, Mrs. William Hughbanks, and a son, Elden, passed away a few years ago.
Funeral services will be held at the Methodist church Thursday at 2:00 o'clock in the afternoon.
Obituary
of Mrs. Ross Taylor
(Galesburg Evening Mail, January 28, 1919, submitted by Todd Walter)
YATES CITY - Mrs. Ross Taylor passed away Monday noon at the home of her son, R. W. Taylor, at the age of sixty-six years. She was taken sick about a week ago. She leaves to mourn her loss, three sons. Her husband died two years ago. Her son, Ralph, lives on the farm home at Rapatee, and her son Fred has just been discharged from the army at Fort Dodge. One daughter, Mrs. Norman Foster, lives in Yates City. She also leaves five grandchildren.
The funeral services will be held at the home of R. W. Taylor Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Obituary
of M. H. Taylor
(Galesburg Paper 1949, submitted by Todd Walter)
M. H. Taylor died at his home in Fairview at six o'clock Thursday morning following an extended illness. He was born September 10, 1885, in Knox county the son of Ross and Euphemia (Brock) Taylor, and lived to be the last surviving member of a family of six children.
Mr. Taylor was married July, 1906, to Lottie Adams and she died in May, 1922. Two children of this marriage survive: Claude B. Taylor of Maquon and Velda Schneider of Louisville, Kentucky.
In 1926 he married Margaret Pierce and she survives with one child, Jane Taylor. A member of the Maquon Methodist church, he farmed most of his life around Rapatee and Maquon - having moved to Fairview upon retirement in 1944. Burial will be in Lyons Cemetery, north of Fairview.
Obituary of Orval Taylor
(Galesburg Weekly Republican Register
DOUGLAS - Orval Taylor died while on the train approaching Denver, Colo., April 5, and was buried at Albany, Ind., on the 10th inst. He was about 23 years old. His father, Danforth A. Taylor, died in Douglas January 20, 1882, and his mother, Mrs. Katherine Taylor, lives at Albany. Consumption was the cause of his early death. He was well known here and his demise is much regretted by his young associates and friends.
Obituary
of Mrs. Wm. Veatch
(Abingdon Argus, Thursday, March 30, 1899, submitted by Todd Walter)
Mrs. Wm. Veatch died at her home in this city Wednesday evening March 22 after a protracted illness. She was born in Harrison county, Indiana, August 30, 1826, her maiden name being Elizabeth Saffer. About 1836, her parents removed to Illinois, and settled near Astoria in Fulton county, and on May 17th she was married to William Veatch, who with six children survive her. They came to Abingdon in 1859. The children are: Mrs. Emma Lomax, Miss Adda Veatch, Miss Eda Veatch, Mrs. Jessie Barton and Mr. Arthur Veatch of Abingdon, and Mrs. Carrie Cleveland of Bushnell. Mrs. Veatch was conspiciously domestic in disposition, and was thoroughly attached and devoted to her husband and children. Her chief concern was the affairs of home, which was always bright with her benign bearing, and its appearance made pleasing by her motherly and tender adjustments. She was a thoroughly good woman, and was beloved and respected by all her neighbors. The family have much sympathy in their dire bereavement.
Obituary
of Annie Thurman
(Galesburg Weekly Republican Register, January 7, 1899, submitted by Todd Walter)
MAQUON - Aunt Annie Thurman, widow of the late Elisha Thurman, who was laid to rest in the Bennington cemetery in Maquon township on Dec. 30, was the first woman married in Maquon township.
Obituary
of Margaret Thurman
(Galesburg Weekly Mail, July 14, 1904, submitted by Todd Walter)
Margaret Thurman was born in Highland county, Ohio, Nov. 20, 1823, was the daughter of John G. and Dorothy Thurman, was married to Robert McWilliams August 10, 1841; emigrated to Illinois the same year; settled in Bennington and has remained in Maquon township since, she was the mother of ten children, nine of which survive her, six boys and four girls, one girl dying in infancy. There survive her 37 grandchildren, and 45 great grandchildren. Mrs. McWilliams was highly respected by the people of this community which was attested by the large concourse of people who attended her funeral. The services were conducted by Rev. Killip at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Edward Buck. Messrs. Norris and Walker and Mrs. Long and Mrs. Burnsides were the singers. The interment was in the Maquon cemetery.
Obituary
of Martha Thurman
(Galesburg Gazette, May 27, 1904, submitted by Todd Walter)
Martha, daughter of John G. and Dolly Strange Thurman was born in Ohio, February 6, 1835, died near Rapatee May 20, 1904. She came to Illinois with her parents in 1841; moved to Washington county, Iowa in 1854, where she was married to Peter Brown in 1855. They returned to Maquon township, Knox county, the next year where they have resided ever since. They worked together and at her death owned a nice little farm. They were the parents of six children, two having died in childhood; four are living, Elias J., of Hamilton county, Nebraska, Argilvia L., Rapatee, Irvin O., Middle Grove, and Mrs. Sylvia Bridgewater, Maquon; also three brothers, Isaac Thurman Sr., of Laura, Illinois, Benjamin and Pleasant Thurman, of near Dahinda, Illinois, and one sister, Mrs. Margaret McWilliams, a very old lady now near death's door, who lives with her son, Samuel, near Maquon. Mrs. Brown was laid to rest in the Walter's cemetery, west of Maquon where so many members of the old Thurman family sleep. Rev. J. T. Killip conducted the funeral. Singing by Rapatee choir.
Obituary
of Ben Thurman
(Galesburg Republican Register, May 16, 1913, submitted by Todd Walter)
MAQUON - Mr. Ben Thurman, a farmer and old resident, 75 years of age died very suddenly at his home near Dahinda Monday afternoon of heart failure. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the Wolf church, interment in the Simkins cemetery. Mr. Thurman has many friends and relatives in and about Maquon as he was born and spent his entire life in this vicinity.
(He was a son of John G. and Dorothy Strange Thurman)
Obituary
(Galesburg's Weekly Republican
Register
The little child of Mr. V. F. Vermillion, an employee of the C. B. & Q., died Tuesday morning, and was buried at Knoxville Wednesday. [Her name was Harriet and she was one and a half years old when she died].
Tom Tripplett
Dead
(Galesburg's Weekly Mail,
December 28, 1905, contributed by Janet Durst)
Succumbs to Pneumonia After Illness Dating Back Six Weeks
Thomas Watson Tripplett, a well-known colored character about the city, died last night at twelve o'clock at 847 West Berrien street after a six weeks' illness. The cause of his death was pneumonia. Three weeks ago he was taken to the hospital but later removed to the residence of Mrs. Tripplett, from whom he was divorced at the June term of court. Tripplett was a plasterer by trade but of late had worked as a laborer. He was born in Missouri but had lived here for a number of years. He is survived by one son, William. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at two-thirty. Rev. Ferribee in charge.
Obituary
(Galesburg's Daily Mail,
Wednesday, October 2, 1895, contributed by Janet Durst)
Mrs. Edward Turpin (colored) died at her home, 26 North Henderson, this morning after a long illness, aged 38 years. She was born in Galesburg the daughter of Mrs. M. A. Richardson. The mother died several years ago. She was a member of the Second Baptist church. Survivors are the husband, E. P. Turpin, three sisters, Mrs. Jerry Mason, Mrs. E. J. Skinner, Mrs. Ida Richardson, and two brothers, B. E. and F. W. Richardson.
Obituary
(Galesburg's Daily Register Mail,
Monday evening, Feb. 27, 1933, contributed by J. Crandell)
Obituary
(Peoria
Weekly Journal,
Thursday, February 9, 1888, contributed by J. Crandell)
Maquon - Aunt Dolly Thurman, one of the oldest and most respected citizens of Knox County, died at her home near Maquon at the ripe old age of four score and ten.
Joint Inquest is Held Today
(Galesburg Daily Republican Register Thursday Nov 4 1920,
contributed by Jerry)
No Blame fixed for Gardner and Tucker Deaths by Jury
No blame for the death of Elijah Tucker and Mrs. Sarah E Gardner, who were
killed by a Santa Fe train at Appleton Tuesday afternoon was laid on the
railroad company or any other party by the coroner's jury which sat in the
inquest this morning in the Kimber and West funeral parlors. The verdict simply
stated: "We, the undersigned, jurors sworn to inquire of the death of Elijah
Tucker and Mrs. Sarah E. Gardner, on oath do find that they came to their death
by being struck by a Santa Fe company's engine of train No. 9 at about 2 o'clock
on the second day of November 1920, the said Mrs. Sarah E. Gardner being
instantly killed and the said Elijah Tucker dying at St. Mary's hospital at
Galesburg at about 2:45 o'clock the same day, the said persons being killed and
fatally injured by said engine." signed O. L. Campbell, foreman, C. J. Haggenjos,
E. R. Hannum, M. H. Eddy, K. J. Bolton and K. J. Klinck.
The sons of Mrs. Gardner, the father of the dead young man, the railroad men and
several bystanders at the time, were the principal witnesses at the inquest. The
session was a unusually long one, lasting about two hours, from 10:30 to 12:30.
Dr. C. B. Ripley, deputy coroner, presided at the inquest. Aside from some
adverse testimonies, little new developed.
Leonard Gardner, a son of Mrs. Gardner who was killed in the wreck, said that
when the accident happened his mother was on the way to the polls in Appleton to
cast her vote in the presidential election. Tucker had been asked to take her to
town and back in his car and he had readily assented. Tucker was a straight,
nice boy, Mr. Gardner said, and Mrs. Gardner's family felt that she was safe in
his care despite her advanced age.
Leonard Gardner with his wife and his brother's wife went early to the Appleton
polls to vote and awaited the coming of their mother to assist her in casting
her vote. They were sitting in the hall which was used as the polling place,
when some one came in hurriedly and announced that two men had been killed by
the train at the crossing. With others, Gardner "broke and run for the crossing"
as he put it, and when he came near to the depot, he met Douglas Derham.
"Your mother is killed," Derham cried to him. Then Gardner ran on to the tracks.
There he saw Tucker lying beside the track injured. Looking higher he saw the
form of his mother mangled until hardly distinguishable. With his brother Albert
and some other person, he lifted her body from the engine and laid it down.
Later he and K. J. Klinck took it to the Gardner home several miles southward.
Bad road surface on the south approach to the Santa Fe tracks, it was the
witness's opinion was responsible for the accident. He said that the road way
was covered to the depth of over a foot with loose mud, sod, and dirt making the
stretch impassable. It later developed in other testimony that this was the
result of a Santa Fe road gang which was then repairing the roadway and that the
road was merely somewhat rough and not impassable. This was an example of
adverse testimony received.
In the following several testimonies, little was added to the evidence. Charley
Gardner, brother of Leonard, was examined after his brother left the chair. Lee
V. Tucker, father of Elijah P. Tucker, testified that his son was 23 years of
age on last August 25. " You think the approach to the track--", Dr. Ripley
began--when the examination of the father was nearly concluded. Without waiting
for him to finish, Mr. Tucker exclaimed, "Contributed to his death? Yes, I do
before my God."
The Gardner brothers recalled for additional testimony stated that their mother
was 81 years of age on last August 25, the same as the birthday of young Tucker
and that she had been in excellent health as the young man had been.
Charles L. Marsh, boss of the men who were occupied at the time, Tuesday
afternoon, grading the road in question threw the evidence to a new angle by
stating that the west side of the road on which the auto approached the track
had been finished and was in good shape beyond being a little rough.
He also said that he attempted to stop Tucker, who paid no attention, and
described the details of the wreck. I. W. Estes and Charles Elliott both workman
for Marsh contributed to the testimony by testifying the Ford runs about Tucker
drove over the road at a good gait, seemingly unimpeded but slowed nearly to a
stop when it approached the track.
Charles M. Paul, engineer on the train, said that neither he nor the fireman saw
the car in front due to the arrangement of the window of the cab as the engine
came around a curve, a half mile out of the station, which in turn was a hundred
yards or so east of the crossing.
He thought a jolt which was felt when the engine passed the crossing was due to
trouble in the engine mechanism and was astonished when he stopped the train a
quarter of a mile further on, to find the wreakage and two bodies on the pilot.
He told of the position in which the wreakage and bodies was on the machine and
of how the train was backed up to the station, the man being taken inside and
brought here and the woman's body being placed in a truck to be taken home.
William Hamm, Station agent at Appleton, Douglas Derham of the store north of
the depot, and Andrew Nelson who was on the road and north of the tracks at the
time of the accident, all testified. A statement by Dr. Baird who attended
Tucker when he was brought to St. Mary's hospital closed the testimonies.
Dr. Baird said the injuries were a depressive fracture of the skull back of the
left ear, a fractured right arm, and many cuts and bruises. He attributed death
to an internal hemorrhage. Tucker died, according to the doctor at 2:45, 45
minutes after entering the hospital. The train was heading west and the
automobile was being driven from the south. Tucker had to approach the right of
way over the recently surfaced road then across the eastbound track of the major
line where the car was struck. There was a switch lying to the north and
thereafter the roadway descended again to the road over another stretch of newly
repaired surface similar to the south. The grade in each case was about 5
percent.
Funeral services for Elijah Tucker who died as the result of injuries sustained
in an accident at Williamsfield last Tuesday will be held at the residence of
Dr. Ben Baird at 2 p.m. Friday. Immediately after the services the body will be
taken to Chicago in the 5:12 train and burial will be made in Graceland cemetery
there.
Elijah Peacock Tucker was born in Chicago in 1897 and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Tucker. His grandparents were Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Peacock of Chicago and Mrs. Mary Tucker of Williamsfield. He received his education in the Galesburg schools and In Winona Lake Agricultural college. For some time past he has been operating his father's farm near Dahinda. He was married last April to Miss Alma Thurman who with his parents Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Tucker survive him. He was a member of the Victoria Masonic Lodge and of the Murgo Grotto of Galesburg.
Obituary
(Galesburg Evening Mail, Monday, July 6, 1925, pg. 10, contributed by
Gayle from
Kansas)
Abingdon -
Mrs. Rachel Upp
Mrs. Rachel Upp passed away at her late residence, 103 North Jefferson
street on Saturday evening at 6 o'clock.
Mrs. Upp had been in poor health for some time but had a stroke of paralysis
two weeks ago from which she never fully recovered.
Funeral services will be held from the Congregational church Wednesday, July
8, at 2 o'clock. Interment will be in the Gilson cemetery.
(Note: Rachel W. Curry was married to Henry T. Upp Nov. 10, 1867 in Highland Co., OH.
She was born Dec. 10, 1843 in Huntingdon Co., PA, the daughter of James Curry and
Hannah Armstrong. )
RAPATEE
(London Times, London Mills, Illinois, April 27, 1900,
submitted by Todd Walter)
On April 5th Alex Taylor fell off the new barn at James Young’s. He was
paralyzed and while having the use of his mental faculties could not even feed
himself and after two weeks of suffering he died, Friday, April 20. The funeral
was held in Oakland school house at 10 a. m. Sunday, April 22, 1900. Rev
Snedaker of Fairview in charge. Interment in Uniontown cemetery.
MIDDLEGROVE
Alex Taylor died at his home on the Dikeman place, Friday. Funeral services at
the Pepperville school house, Sunday. The remains were intered in the Uniontown
cemetery. Mr. Taylor was working on a barn for Mr. Young when the accident
occurred which caused his death. He was on a scaffold about eight feet high,
falling backward on his head and shoulders causing paralysis from the chest
down.
OBITUARY
(Galesburg's Weekly Mail, Jan. 14, 1904, submitted by Todd Walter)
Victoria: Mrs. Elizabeth Tripp of Victoria died this morning at her home of heart trouble. She was born in New York in 1832 and has lived in Victoria for nearly 50 years. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Emma Hedstrom and Mrs. John Van Buren, both of Victoria, and a sister, Mrs. Maria Johnson of Galesburg. The funeral was held on Wednesday at 11 o'clock from the Methodist church.
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