Muskogee Co, OK- 1800s Obituaries

 

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WHITE posted by Ft Gibson Post Newspaper on Wednesday, September 30, 1897

Ft Gibson Post Newspaper, Ft Gibson I.T. Sep 30, 1897 Issue pg 8, Column 3: ITEMS FROM VIAN: Henry WHITE, engaged in selling iron range stoves for a St. Louis company has been lying sick here for several weeks, being reduced to a mere skeleton from a large healthy looking man. He has been adicted to the use of liquor and opium for some time, to which he falls a victim. He has relatives in Tennessee, who are respectable people and well off. Since the above was written the man died. He was in a pitable condition and suffered terribly. Death finally came to his relief when all other agencies failed to relieve him.

KILLGORE posted by Ft Gibson Post Newspaper on Wednesday, September 30, 1897

Ft Gibson Post Newspaper, Ft Gibson I.T. Sep 30, 1897 Issue pg 4, Column 1: FT GIBSON NEWS: Judge KILLGORE, who died at Ardmore, last week had many good traits of character.

COOPER, INGRAM posted by Ft Gibson Post Newspaper on Wednesday, September 30, 1897

Ft Gibson Post Newspaper, Ft Gibson I.T. Sep 30, 1897 Issue pg 4, Column 2: FT GIBSON NEWS: ROBERT COOPER KILLED. When Oscar INGRAM and Robert COOPER, two boys who live in the bottom near Fort Gibson, went to the field to pick cotton last Saturday morning they were good friends - indeed they were thought to be chums. Out in the field they began playing "seven-up" with 10 cents on the side. They quarrelled and INGRAM shot COOPER in the left shoulder with a load of squirrel shot. Cooper died this morning and Ingram is in jail at Muskogee.

CONELLY, CONNER, DAVIS, LAMAR, NIDIFFER, PHILLIPS, RAINES, VANN posted by Ft Gibson Post Newspaper on Wednesday, September 30, 1897

Ft Gibson Post Newspaper, Ft Gibson I.T. Sep 30, 1897 Issue pg 4, Column 4: FT GIBSON NEWS :FRANK LAMAR DEAD. The St. Louis paper of Monday gave detailed accounts of the finding of the dead body of F LAMAR of Fairland I.T., in a deserted hallway adjoining a St Louis variety theater. At first it was thought LAMAR had been murdered, but investigation brought out the facts that he had accidently fallen down stairs and received injuries from which he died. At any rate, this was he verdict of the coroner's inquest held over the body on Monday. It appears that LAMAR, Ben PHILLIPS, George NIDIFFER, J H CONELLY, D W VANN, F M CONNER and his son Alonzo, Bill RAINES and Bill DAVIS were a crowd of excursionists who went to St Louis Sunday. Sunday night they were all out together seeing the sites. About 12 o'clock LAMAR left the crowd at a variety theater, and it was supposed he had gone to room at the hotel. Nothing more was seen of Lamar until his dead body was discovered as above stated the next morning. Frank LAMAR was 42 years old and leaves a wife and seven children. He has been a member of the Cherokee council from Delaware district for a number of years, and was well known and like by everbody.

MILLER posted by Ft Gibson Post Newspaper on Wednesday, October 7, 1897

Ft Gibson Post Newspaper, Ft Gibson I.T. Oct 7, 1897 Issue, Pg 1, Column 1: GEORGE MILLER KILLED. George MILLER was a colored man who worked at Hill's butcher shop. He did last day's work there Saturday, when out for a good time Saturday night and got killed. He went out among the bad niggers and a bad nigger shot him. The trouble came up over a woman. We failed to get the name of the killer.

DAVENPORT, GOFORTH posted by Ft Gibson Post Newspaper on Wednesday, October 21, 1897

Ft Gibson Post Newspaper, Ft Gibson I.T. Oct 21, 1897 issue, pg 4 column 2: J S DAVENPORT ACQUITTED. In the United States court at Fort Smith last Saturday Jas. S. DAVENPORT, the well-known Vinita lawyer, was acquitted of the charge of manslaughter by a jury of twelve men. In the spring of 1895 Davenport shot and killed in self defense a man named William GOFORTH. At the first trial DAVENPORT was convicted of manslaughter, but the case was appealed to the supreme court and a new trial granted, resulting in his acquittal, as above stated.

FABROE posted by Ft Gibson Post Newspaper on Wednesday, October 21, 1897

Ft Gibson Post Newspaper, Ft Gibson I.T. Oct 21, 1897 Issue, Pg 1, column 1 - Special Report to The Post - Vinita, I.T. Oct 19, 1897: Judge Thomas' court is still grinding away on the criminal docket. Up to Saturday the following cases had been disposed of:Judge Thomas' court is still grinding away on the criminal docket. Up to Saturday the following cases had been disposed of: Lewis FABROE, murder, continued, day next term

BOYLES, JORDAN, MILLER posted by Ft Gibson Post Newspaper on Wednesday, October 21, 1897

Ft Gibson Post Newspaper, Ft Gibson I.T. Oct 21, 1897 Issue, Pg 1, column 2: A TRIPLE KILLING. Three Men Near Fawling, I T Shot and Killed Last Thursday. Special Report to The Post. Webber Falls, October 18 - Last Thursday morning near Fawling, Joe JORDAN was killed by John MILLER and Lee BOYLES, and they, MILLER and BOYLES, were killed by J D JORDAN, the brother of Joe. The JORDAN brothers rode upon MILLER and BOYLES who were asleep, the fact that a bunch of cattle were huddled up as though they had been rounded up, and their horses being saddled and hitched near by, caused the JORDAN brothers to approach MILLER and BOYLES, supposing them to be cattle thieves. Joe JORDAN called to them to now who they were; MILLER answered him with his winchester, shooting Joe JORDAN through the heart, killing him instantly; then he turned on John JORDAN, made a bad shot and missed him. John D JORDAN returned the fire and killed MILLER, about the same time BOYLES and JORDAN exchanged shots, BOYLES being killed.

CHASTINE posted by Ft Gibson Post Newspaper on Wednesday, October 21, 1897

Ft Gibson Post Newspaper, Ft Gibson I.T. Oct 21, 1897 Issue, Pg 1, column 3: ITEMS FROM MULDROW Miss Linda CHASTINE died near this place on the 13th inst., aged 60 years. She was the wife of William CHASTINE and was an excellent lady.

DIGGER posted by Ft Gibson Post Newspaper on Wednesday, October 21, 1897

Ft Gibson Post Newspaper, Ft Gibson I.T. Oct 21, 1897 Issue, Pg 1, column 4: ITEMS FROM MULDROW: James DIGGER, a section hand in the employ of the K & A V railroad here, while attempting to board the Frisco cannon ball train, slipped and fell under the cars. The wheels passed over him, taking off one of his legs above the knee. He was taken to the hospital at VanBuren where it is said he died of his inquires

HORNET, VANN posted by Ft Gibson Post Newspaper on Wednesday, October 28, 1897

Ft Gibson Post Newspaper, Ft Gibson I.T. Oct 21, 1897 issue, pg 5 column 3: Thompson HORNET shot and killed Squirrel VANN near Tahlequah. The men had been drinking together and became involved in a quarrel. (Nov 4 issue - pg 1 column 4 Tahlequah Happenings:) Tom Hornet who three weeks ago killed Squirrel Vann, has been given bond in the sum of $4,000.

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