Geary County Obituaries/Death Record Abstracts, Junction City Weekly Union, 1877
The abstracts below are from Junction City Weekly Union obituaries and death notices from 1877.
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Sat., Jan. 6, 1877
DONNELLY
Died on New Year's night, at 11:15 p.m., in Junction City, Phillip Donnelly. He was born Dec. 2,
1837 in Co. Tyrone, Ireland. Mr. Donnelly came to this city in 1866 and was married the year following.
At the time of his death he was councilman from the second ward, which office he has filled several
terms. He leaves a wife and four children.
Sat., Jan. 20, 1877
BRADFORD
Died, Jan. 9, 1877 of pneumonia, William Merton, infant son of Martin and Margaret Bradford, age
four months and 18 days.
HARN
James H., aged seven years, son of Private James Harn, Co. C Fifth Infantry, at Fort Riley, died
on Friday last, of diptheria. This is the second death in his family within three weeks.
WILKINS
Died, on Friday, Jan. 12, 1877 of pneumonia, Mr. C. L. Wilkins of Riley County. The remains were
interred in the Eureka cemetery. Mr. Wilkins is well known in Junction City and was highly
respected for his thorough business qualities. He came from Ohion some few years ago and went into
the sheep business, in which he was reasonably successful. His family have the sympathy of the
community in their great bereavement.
Sat., Jan. 27, 1877
BERRY/BARRY
Died, Harriet, wife of Robert Berry/Barry, of Clark's creek, on New Year's morning. She was thirty-three
years of age and leaves a family of seven children.
BUTLER
A sad accident happened about ten days ago at the creek one mile east of Fort Riley. A man by the
name of John Butler was driving a four-horse team with a load of wood. In descending the hill, the chain
which locked the wheel came unfastened, the horses ran and dragged the driver for several yard. He
fell from the wagon and the wheels roll over him, breaking his thigh bone in several places. He was
taken to the Post hospital but he died on Tuesday last and was buried the next day in Ogden.
HOYT
Died, in the western part of the county, on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 31, Margaret A., wife of V. H. Hoyt,
aged thirty-one years. Rev. R. P. Evans officiated at the funeral on Tuesday last.
Sat., Feb. 3, 1877
GOLDEN
Died, in this city, on Thursday last, Mrs. Jane Golden, mother of Mrs. N. S. Gilbert. The funeral
took place on Saturday last from the M.E. church, Rev. J. H. Green officiating.
PIERCE
Died, on the 28th day of January, 1877, of brain fever, Charles Sumner, infant son of S. W. and Annie
Pierce, of this city, aged two years and three months.
Sat., Mar. 24, 1877
JACOBUS
Died, on Saturday morning, the 17th, in this city, Leighton, second son of Rev. I.
and Sarah Jacobus, aged six months and nineteen days.
MILLER (relative)
Mrs. J. Miller, of this city, has just learned of the death of her grandmother, aged one hundred years.
The old lady died at Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland, in full possession of her faculties. Her great-granddaughter
was married in this city not long ago.
Sat., Mar. 31, 1877
COX
Died in this city, Tuesday, March 27th, Caroline Genevieve, the beloved wife of Charles
G. Cox. The funeral service will be held from her late residence on Saturday. Boston
papers, please copy.
(no deaths reported in April)
Sat., May 19, 1877
NOE
Mrs. Sarah Wiley's brother, Jack Noe, died recently at Eldorado, Clark county, Mo. His
funeral was conducted by the Masonic order of that town.
Sat., May 26, 1877
RUSTON
Died, in this city, on Tuesday last, Benjamin Ruston, age 64 years. The deceased had
been sextion of the Protestant Episcopal church for a long time, and he was buried
from there after the usual services.
Sat., June 30, 1877
LOCKSTONE
Died on the 22nd of June, of pneumonia, Rubina, infant daughter of William and Martha
A. Lockstone, aged 10 months.
Sat., July 7, 1877
COX
Died, in Manhattan, Kans., June 27, 1877, of consumption, Sarepta, wife of J. M. Cox,
formerly of Davis county.
HICKS
Died, in this city, on Thursday, the 5th of July, 1877, of pneumonia and whooping cough,
A. W., child of Newton Hicks, Junction City.
TUCKER
William Tucker, a well-known resident of Junction City, died at his residence on Saturday
last and was buried on Sunday. Tucker was 77 years of age and leaves a will bequeathing
his property to his wife.
Sat., July 21, 1877
NORMAN
Alvin Wesley Norman, born Feb. 5, 1875, died July 18, 1877, aged 1 year, 5 months
and 13 days. [note: descrepancy in the date of birth and the age at death]
Sat., Aug. 4, 1877
JACKSON
The father of Mrs. A. C. Stickney, of this city, Thomas Jackson, died in Leavenworth
last week. He was born in Third St. James Square, Pall Mall, London, England of March
10, 1810 and came to St. Louis, Mo. at the age of nineteen, joining the 6th Regiment. He\
served in the army for almost 50 years, seeing service in the Florida, Mexican and
Black Hawk wars. In 1873 he was appointed Wagon and Forage Master at Fort Leavenworth.
Mr. Jackson is survived by twelve children.
Sat., Aug. 11, 1877
PEARSON
Died, at Wakefield, Aug. 4, Eliza, wife of George L. Pearson and youngest daughter of
Mrs. James Eustace of Chinnor, Oxfordshire, England. Burial in St. John's cemetery.
Sat., Aug. 18, 1877
MITCHELL
Former resident Daniel Mitchell died July 23rd at Prescott, Arizona. He was born
Feb. 5, 1907 at Bridgewater, Mass. He was a civil engineer and came to Kansas in
1856, serving as captain of a Free State company through the years of bloodshed and
troubles. He lost a son, Capt. William D. Mitchell, serving under Gen. Sherman, in the late war. Survived by
his wife, son, Daniel F., and daughter, Angie.
TROTT
Died, of diptheria, of Sunday, Aug. 5th, Alice Josephine, daughter of Charles H. and
Josephine Trott, aged five years and twenty-six days.
The funeral of little Allie Trott was largely attended on Monday evening. The service
was held in the Presbyterian church.
Sat., Aug. 25, 1877
O'MALLEY
Last Saturday a number of our citizens went down to Ogden to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Bridget O'Malley, mother of Mrs. C. M. Dyche, of that place. Rev. A. Carius conducted the
funeral services. She died August 16th at the age of 85 years.
Sat., Sept. 8, 1877
GREENE
A note from the father of Rev. T. W. Greene, formerly a Baptist preacher here and also
associated with the Union as an editor, reads: "My son, Thomas, of California,
died on the 22nd of August, from congestion of the heart and lungs. He died in a moment,
without speaking a word to his family." Relatives include the Hon. H. M. Greene,
State Senator from Douglas, and Al Greene, the celebrated journalist with the
Kansas City Journal.
Sat., Sept. 15, 1877
BREATON
William Breaton, yard master at the depot of the M.K. & T., died in this city last
Sunday morning. He was a member of the Hornet fire company and also of the Knights
of Pythias, which organizations followed his remains to the grave.
Sat., Sept. 29, 1877
CLARKE
Charles J. Clarke, Police Judge of this city, died Sept. 16th suddenly from injuries received by
a fall from his horse at Fort Riley. He was born Sept. 26, 1855 at Fort Leavenworth to
Captain C. F. and Mrs. Clarke. After the death of his father, the family came to
Junction City. He attened the city schools, St. Mary's College, and the University of
St. Louis, graduating in 1874. He taught school at Solomon for six months, and in 1875 entered
the law office of McClure & Humphrey and last spring was elected to the office of
Police Judge. He is survived by his mother and four brothers. Burial was in the Catholic
cemetery of this city.
RIZER
Died, in this city, on Tuesday morning, Robert, son of Robert O. and Mary Josephine
Rizer, aged 6 years.
WRIGHT
Died, at the residence of W. W. Sargent, in this city, Sunday, Sept. 23, 1877, Miss
Frances Lizzie Wright, in her 22nd year.
Sat., Nov. 10, 1877
BELLAMY
Sarah Bellamy died Nov. 2 at the poor house, where she had been an inmate for the
last several years. "Grandma" Bellamy was 72 years of age, and born in England.
Sat., Nov. 24, 1877
HUSTON
Died, at her home, Hap-hazard Farm, Davis county, on Nov. 22, Mrs. Sarah W. Huston,
widow of William P. Huston, and mother of the Huston brothers of Geraldine Ranch and
Hap-hazard farm, as well as two sons who live in Kentucky, and two daughters, one
of whom also lives in Kentucky; sister of Colonel J. B. Anderson and the late
Rev. Dr. William C. Anderson. She was born Oct. 11, 1811 to Rev. John Anderson.
Funeral today at the First
Presbyterian church.
LODER
Isaac Loder died at Odgden on the 14th instant, aged 53 years.
Sat., Dec. 8, 1877
CREIGHTON
The Mrs. Creighton who recently died of consumption in Junction City was the wife of
W. W. Creighton, of a daily paper in Los Angeles, and formerly city clerk of Leavenworth.
She had returned to Kansas from California for her health, but lived only a few days
after her arrival. She died at the residence of Jacob Brum, whose wife was an aunt of
the deceased. She left with Mr. Brum a little child, daughter of her husband by a
former wife. Mr. Creighton has withdrawn from the newspaper at Los Angeles and gone to
Arizona, where he is in the employ of the government.
Sat., Dec. 22, 1877
ALBERS
Mrs. Henry Albers, of this city, who has been sick with consumption for the past
two years, died last Sunday.
STATZ
The wife of Henry Statz, on Lyon's creek, died last Monday.
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