DIED — In this vicinity, on Thursday the 29th ult., Laura Lydia, daughter of Major Theophilus H. and Laura W. HOLMES, aged 5 years.
Source: Fayetteville Observer, February 2, 1857
Category Archives: Death
SCRUBBS, Jas. R. (d. 1905)
Wadesboro, Oct. 27 — Mr. Jas. R. SCRUBBS, and old and esteemed citizen of Morven township, was found dead in his bed.
Source: Kinston Free Press, October 27, 1905
KLAPP, J.M. (Mrs.) – (d. 1905)
Winston-Salem, Oct. 25. – The body of Mrs. J.M. KLAPP arrived here this afternoon from Indianaopolis, Ind., where she died on Sunday, at the age of 53 years. The deceased was a native of this city, being a sister of Mr. J.H. SINK, of Southside. Mrs. KLEPP went to Indianapolis about a month ago to spend the winter with relatives in the interest of her health. She had been a sufferer from asthma for several years.
Source: Kinston Free Press, October 27, 1905
SMITH, George (d. 1905)
Raleigh, Oct. 25. — The body of George SMITH, the young man killed in the Union station here Saturday during the duel between Bob LILESTON and Fred MORRIS over a gambling row, will be brought back to Raleigh from Petersburg, Va., where it was carried for burial, and an autopsy will be held. The necessity for an autopsy was apparent in order to aid in determining which of the two combatants killed SMITH.
Source: Kinston Free Press, October 26, 1905
SMOOT, Edward (d. 1905)
Durham, Oct. 25 — Edward, the little son of Rev. and Mrs. T.A. SMOOT, while playing in a small automobile with several companions, fell out of the machine and was caught by the neck between the sharp sides of the tin portion of the car. Had he not been quickly rescued and given medical attention he would have died, for as he hung, he was rapidly choking to death.
Source: Kinston Free Press, October 26, 1905
SENTER, Aaron (d. 1905)
Raleigh, Oct. 25 — The Raleigh & Southern Railroad is advertising an excursion to Chalybeate Springs next Sunday, to attend the funeral of Aaron SENTER. It is proper to state that Mr. SENTER is dead.
Source: Kinston Free Press, October 26, 1905
BAILEY, Mary Wimbush (d. 1905)
Raleigh, Oct. 25. – Mrs. Mary Wimbish BAILEY, wife of Postmaster C.T. BAILEY, died this morning at 4:30 at their home here, after a brief illness with erysipelas.
Source: Kinston Free Press, October 26, 1905
JENKINS, Della (d. 1905)
Durham, Oct. 23 — A negro woman by the name of Della JENKINS, aged about fifty years, met a horrible death in the western part of the city yesterday afternoon. She was burned in a fearful manner at 1 o’clock in the afternoon and death resulted at 5:15 o’clock last night. Her burns were such that a great deal of the skin on her body slipped off before death. The woman was using gasoline in a stove, when there was a loud explosion and she was covered in flames. She ran to a bed, jumped upon it, and covered up. The bed clothes caught fire, this firing the bed, and the house was saved with trouble.
Source: Kinston Free Press, October 24, 1905
CORDELL, Robert (d. 1905)
Asheville, Oct. 19. – Robert CORDELL, a young man employed in the round house of the Southern Railway Company hear, was run over by a railway train near here last night, and this afternoon he died of the injuries he received. He was found beside the track at 2 o’clock this morning with both legs cut off below the knees. Mr. CORDELL stated that he was walking along the railroad track going from his work to his home, when he was seized with an attack of dizziness and fell on the tracks and was run over by a train later in the night.
Source: Kinston Free Press, October 20, 1905
GLENN, James D. (d. 1905)
Greensboro, Oct. 19. – The remains of General James D. GLENN, private secretary to his brother, Governor R.B. GLENN, were laid to rest in Greene Hill cemetery this morning, following a funeral service at St. Andrew’s church. There was a large attendance and General GLENN was buried with Knight Templar honors, as well as with those accorded a Master Mason. The two Masonic lodges of Greensboro, conducting the burial, with the Knights Templar and Elks acting as escort.
Source: Kinston Free Press, October 20, 1905