Wyandotte County Obituaries
Kansas City Gazette Obituaries and Death Notices, 1889
Jan. 4, 1889
Theodore Bartles died on the evening of Jan. 3rd, 1889, from the effects of an accidental gunshot wound on Oct. 24th. He was born in Morris county, N.J., in June, 1840 and with his parents came to Quindaro in 1857. At the breaking out of the war, he enlisted as a private in Co. B., Captain W. Y. Roberts 1st Kansas regiment, under General Curtis. After one year's service he was discharged for disability. He returned to the service as a scout in General Blunt's command and rendered valuable service to the United States army. He afterward served under Colonel, now Senator Plumb. He leaves a wife, two daughters, Lena and Gertrude, his aged mother, and a brother, Jacob Bartles, of Bartlesville, Indian Territory.
The funeral of E. J. Schraub took place yesterday.
The remains of Michael Madden were shipped yesterday to Waverly, Kansas, for interment.
Jan. 11, 1889
William Brown, who was recently adjudged insane by the probate judge, and whom Sheriff Bowling was going to convey to Osawatomie on Sunday, became suddenly ill on Sunday morning and died before evening. He was buried in Oak Grove cemetery yesterday.
George Dudley, of Armourdale, received a telegram yesterday announcing the horrible death of his son, Henry, by the cars at Leavenworth. The young man was a fireman in the Missouri Pacific switch yards.
Miss Olive Stump died of consumption at the home of her parents south of Argentine.
Jan. 18, 1889
Mr. G. W. Killmer is in Logansport, Indiana, attending the funeral of his sister.
Died, January 15th, Nellie Ward, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claud Ward, aged 2 years. Funeral from residence, corner Ann and Seventh streets on Thursday, January 17th.
Jan. 25, 1889
William Kelly, aged 38, died at St. Margaret's hospital yesterday.
Mrs. William Rush was buried on the 22nd at Stony Point. She died with fever at her home near Muncie.
John Franklin Worry died last evening at the residence of his father, Stewart Worry. He is well known as "Blind Dock Worry." He lost his eyesight about five years ago, a playmate throwing a stick that struck one eye, putting it out. Inflammation set in and he lost the sight of the other eye. He was born in Alleghany county, N. Y. in 1862. The funeral will take place at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Feb. 1, 1889
Mr. C. E. Burnham has received a telegram from C. L. Burnham of Chicago, announcing the death of their brother, George E. Burnham, in that city, this morning. George Burnham had gone to Chicago to be treated for Bright's disease of the kidneys, which was the cause of his death. Only three weeks ago today, his wife, Mary A. Burnham died at the residence of her daughter, at Ellis, Kansas, of a paralytic stroke. Mr. Burnham some time ago was connected with the butterine factory in the East Side. Recently he had been interested in the Union Preserve and Axle Grease Works. Mr. Burnham's age was 48 years, and his wife was 43. His funeral will take place tomorrow.
Mrs. Havicon, an old resident of Edwardsville, died a couple of weeks ago and was buried in Kansas City, Mo.
Mrs. Julia Lane died Tuesday evening at her home in Rosedale after a long illness of disease of the heart.
Feb. 8, 1889
Lucinda Kime, aged 12 years, died Tuesday evening and was buried from her father's residence on Walnut street yesterday afternoon.
Saturday morning about 7 o'clock Mrs. Sanderman, the aged mother of Rev. C. Harms, pastor of the German M. E. church, was stricken with paralysis. She lingered until yesterday afternoon, when she died, not having spoken a word the whole time. The deceased was 75 years of age.
Feb. 15, 1889
Henry, the 2 year old child of John Bender, of Edwardsville, died last week.
Elizabeth Croff, aged 77 years and 11 months, died of malarial fever at her home on north Eighth street. The remains will be shipped to Keatville, Missouri, for interment.
Chris. Drennon, son of David Drennon of Edwardsville, died in Armourdale Sunday of brain fever and was buried here Tuesday.
The three year old daughter of U. K. Flurry of Argentine died yesterday.
Matt Goodwin, an old resident of Edwardsville, died on the 1st inst., and was buried in the Catholic cemetery near Kansas City, Kansas.
Joseph Hornbuckle, an old citizen of four score years, living near Quindaro, died yesterday from pneumonia.
Mrs. Francesca Knoupp, the aged mother of Mrs. Frank S. Merstetter, died of pneumonia yesterday at her residence on Barnett street.
Feb. 22, 1889
Robert Jobe was shot and killed by John T. Brown on Sunday afternoon in Argentine, after an altercation between the two men. Brown is now in the county jail, and is claiming self defense. Witnesses say that Jobe had been drinking heavily and attacked Brown first.
Rosedale City Clerk James Killmer has returned from Indiana, where he was attending the funeral of his mother. It is but a few weeks since he was called away to attend the funeral of his sister. Jim has the sympathy of his many friends here.
Mrs. LeRoy, of Armstrong, and her daughter died last night, and another child died yesterday, of scarlet fever, making three deaths in the family within 24 hours.
March 1, 1889
S. H. Brown, aged 36, died at St. Margaret's hospital yesterday.
Died, at the residence of I. B. Green, at Piper, Alfred R. Malone, aged 68 years and 4 months. Deceased was born in East Tennessee and came to Kansas in 1870. He died among friends and surrounded by his children. The remains will be interred in Edwardsville.
March 8, 1889
Hazel, the fifteen-months-old daughter, of D. G. Bliss of Argentine, was fatally burned on Wednesday by a gasoline explosion at her home. Gasoline was being used to clean a carpet in the room where the baby was sitting, and it became exposed to an open heater, causing the fire. Mrs. Bliss, in trying to rescue her daughter, was badly burned.
The remains of N. G. Bush, who died yesterday, will be shipped to Illinois for interment.
Col. John H. Edwards died Thursday, Feb. 28, 1889, in Hermosa, New Mexico.
He was born Feb. 25, 1829 in Lewiston, Penn. He participated in both the Mexican and Civil Wars. He was the namesake of Edwardsville, and spent a great deal of time and energy building up this county. Col. Edwards was in New Mexico looking over some mining interests when stricken with a sudden heart attack. He leaves a wife and a daughter, Mrs. H. L. Bronson, both of this place.
W. A. Pyle and wife went to Leavenworth yesterday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Pyle's uncle.
March 15, 1889
Mark Cleveland was buried at Stony Point on the 12th inst. Elder Michael preached the funeral.
Stony Point--Dan Jack's child was buried last Sunday.
Miss Emma Shupp died at Armourdale yesterday of pneumonia.
March 21, 1889
Valentine Fox, of 1610 Dugarro avenue, age 65, died yesterday of dropsy.
Mrs. Sarah L. Longfellow, aged 45, died yesterday at the home of George Malone, near Maywood, of consumption. Mrs. Longfellow came to Kansas from Nebraska in 1874. She leaves four children to mourn her loss, the eldest of which is Mrs. George Malone.
March 22, 1889
The little child of Rees Brown, at Argentine, who was so badly burned died yesterday.
Mrs. Curtly of Argentine died yesterday. She was over 100 years old.
Charles McGerry, an old and well known citizen of Wyandotte county, died at his farm near Quindaro yesterday, aged 68 years. He came to this state in 1857. The funeral services too place this afternoon at the house of the deceased and the remains were shipped to Leavenworth for interment.
March 27, 1899
Mrs. Groomer has received the sad intelligence of the death of her grandfather in Arkansas. She left Armourdale yesterday to attend the funeral.
Charles Woodward, aged 18 years, died Saturday evening at 7 o'clock on th 23rd day of March, 1889. He came home from Kansas City on Monday, the 18, where he and his father have been running a livery stable. He was taken sick on the evening of the 19th at his sister's, Mrs. J. W. Blankenship, where he was well care for, and was removed to his home the next day. His ailment was malaria, which settled in his head, causing brain fever. He was the second son of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Woodward, the oldest son dying in a like manner four years ago, when he was 18 years of age. He has two brothers and two sisters living. The funeral services were held at Pleasant Ridge on Monday.
March 29, 1889
The funeral sermon of the late Mrs. Nancy B. Balmer, of Pomeroy, Kansas, will be preached in Pomeroy on Sunday, April 14, 1889 at 11 o'clock a.m.
J. N. Hicks, formerly of Armourdale, died at Eudora, Kansas, a few days ago. Newton had many friends in this city.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon Mr. L. H. Alden received a telegram announcing the death of Edward Menager, of Prairie township, of heart disease. Mr. Menager was one of the oldest settlers in Wyadotte county, and was esteemed by every one who knew him.
The remains of Miss Maria Shannon, the 18 year old colored girl who died with the small pox yesterday morning at the residence of Ed Hall in Armourdale, was buried last night.
March 30, 1889
Miss Maria Gordon died Thursday morning with small pox and was buried Friday.
At 9 o'clock this morning Mrs. Margaret Ann Reaves died very suddenly at her home, 246 Jersey street, of a paralytic stroke. Mrs. Reaves is one of the old settlers in the city, having moved here in 1857 with her husband, from Ohio. She has been a widow for about 20 years, and was a hard working, industrious woman, respected by all who knew her. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon.
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