Sunday's Obituary- Stephen R. Davis

Stephen R. Davis, Obituary, Martins Ferry Obituary File; Martins Ferry Public Library, Card file of obituary clippings, death; 7 Jun 2000, accessed; 27 Aug 2015

Stephen is my 2nd cousin once removed. His grandfather, Stephen Henry Fitzpatrick, was the older brother of my Great grandmother, Cecilia Fitzpatrick O'Donnell.

Stephen Fitzpatrick had been born in Nova Scotia Canada and he did not remain in Hazleton, Pennsylvania which is where some of the Fitzpatrick family settled when coming to the United States in 1870. Stephen married Isabell "Nappy" Dougherty at St. Gabriel Church in Hazleton, 2 Jan 1882. After about a year they went to Ohio and then eventually went to West Virginia. It does seem that the family kept some attachment to Ohio, as I have found that a few of them ended up back there as was the case of Stephen R. Davis. Stephen's mother was Stephen and Nappy's first child born 14 Mar 1883. She was born in Hazleton before they left for Ohio. And it was in Ohio that Margaret married Thomas Davis 19 Sep 1903. Stephen was their youngest child.

Sunday Obituary-Mrs William VanBilliard

Mrs. William VanBilliard.

Althanetta, wife of William VanBilliard, died on Wednesday at SouthBethlehem, aged 44 years. Deceased was a daughter of Charles F. And the late Mary Sounders Seifert and was born at Durham. Besides the husband, a daughter, Mrs. Helen Munsch, of South Bethlehem, and two sons, Charles, of Allentown and Edwin of South Bethlehem, her father and three brothers, Erwin and Edwin Seifert, of South Bethlehem, and Harry of Allentown survive her.

"Althanetta VanBilliard," (Easton) Easton Express, 8 Nov 1912, pg.5.

Althanetta's husband William was the brother of my Great Grandfather George. 

Obituary of William A. VanBilliard

"William S. VanBilliard obituary," (Easton) Easton Express, 

 Tuesday, 10 Jun 1924, p 2, col 2

 

William was my great uncle. Don't you just love the sisters having just their husband's name. Well, Mrs, David O'Donnell is my grandmother, so I know that is his sister Elizabeth. Thank goodness I already knew the married names for my other great aunts. Mrs. Edward Leidig is his sister Tillie(Matilda), Mrs. William Martin is sister Margaret, and Mrs Walter Feldman is sister Mabel.





Sunday's Obituary-Captain John VanBilliard

Captain John VanBilliard

7 April 1803-12 Sep 1875

I am posting about two of the obituaries published about one of my Paternal 3rd Great Grandfathers. The first, from Bethlehem's Daily Times, was published the afternoon after he died. It is only the first paragraph of what went on to be his entire life story. I just think the language is so noteworthy. The second one I just found on Genealogy Bank. It was published 14 Sep 1875 in the New York Commercial Advertiser. They seemed to publish the obituaries of "Prominent Men" from everywhere in "The Death Roll"

Obituary.

Capt. John Van Billiard.

It becomes our painful duty to day to announce to our readers the death of Capt. John Van Billiard, one among the oldest and highly esteemed burghers of the borough of Freemansburg. The event, which will be unlooked for, and the sad intelligence will be received by hosts of acqnantances with mingled feelings of sorrow and regret, took place at the old homestead, the well known hostelry, The Eagle Hotel, Freemansburg, At 7:15 last (Sunday) evening.

Captain John Van Billiard, a prominent citizen of Freemasburg, died at his residence at a quarter past seven o'clock P.M. Sunday. The deceased was injured six years ago by a spirited horse and never thoroughly recovered.