Iowa Old Press
Davenport Gazette
Davenport, Scott, Iowa
Dec 7, 1844
Married
In Rock Island, on Thursday 21st day of Nov by Elder BEARDSLEY, Major Frazer
WILSON to Miss Asenath NORRIS, all of that place.
Dec 12, 1844
On Tuesday morning 3d instant, at Wapello, Louisa county, Iowa, after a
short illness, of Winter Fever and Hemorrhage of the lungs, Samuel Brown
MORGAN, eldest son of David and Rebecca MORGAN, aged 27 years, 8 months and
3 days. The deceased was on his returned from Ohio where he had been on
business, but was met by the ice at Keokuk and was making his way to his
home in this vicinity by land; when he was taken sick and died. He bore his
affliction with christian fortitude. As he lived beloved he died lamented.
In this place on the 3d inst., of Consumption Mrs. McLOSKEY, consort of R.T.
McLOSKEY, in the 24th year of her age, leavign a numerous circle of friends
and adquaintances to mourn her untimely death.
Dec 19th
Rale Irish- The following is the postscript of Patrick McNoggin's letter to
his frind Michael O'Flanagan in Ireland that some beggarly eastern editor
intercepted:
P.S. I'm done now, Michael, and send this by the good stamer Hibernia, and
hope you'll get it before she gets there. The Yankees are going to have
another kind of stamer, that aint no stamer at all, but it sends lethers by
thunder and lightning, so Michael, cant I send you a lether before it is
writ, and get an answer before I sind it.
Died
In this county, on Sunday morning last at 4 o'clock, Christiana, wife of
Joseph BUCHWALTER, formerly from Berks county, Pa.
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