Obituary of
Brake, Agnes Haupt

On February 12th, 1879 in the small city of Stuckey, Germany, Sylvenie Haupt, wife of John, gave birth to a baby girl, christened Agnes Mary.

Seven years later her mother brouught her to this county to join John, her father who had settled in the village of West Jefferson, Ohio, where the little girl grew to womanhood, and on August 18th, 1898 she was united in holy wedlock to John Henry Brake.

To this union were born six daughters,
Emerica
Etha
Mildred
Nellie
Minnie and
Virginia Ann
who, with their father and eight grandchildren survive her since her untimely death on the afternoon of July 18th, at the age of 58 years, 5 months and 6 days, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Thirty Seven.

Always a devoted Mother,and wife, she was simple in her tastes and the habits of her life. As as child she learned the lesson of reverence for the Bible and built her life upon faith in its message. That faith produced in her that cheerfull, happy optimisim that made her courageous in times of discouragement.

Revently and humbly we set this hour apart to greatfully acknowledge the splendid life of she who will always remain with us in precious memory.

Obituary of
PERSINGER, Aubra W.
from the Madison Press April 16, 1970

Aubra W. Persinger, 77, Rt. 2, Mechanicsburg, died Tuesday in Fort Myers, Fla. He was a native of Madison County, retired farmer and had been in Florida since Nov. 1. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wade Persinger.

Suvivors include his wife Garnet Yerian Hunter; daughters, Mrs. James Lankford of West Jeffferson, Mrs. Edward DeLong of Fort Myers, Fla.; son, Aubra Jr. of Fort Myers, Fla.; sisters, Mrs Harry Snook of Middletown, Mrs. Malcolm Smith, Bradenton, Fla., and Mrs Robert Reardean of Californi a and Mrs. Clarence Dean of San Jose, Calif.; brothers, Oscar of Mechanicsburg and Marvin of West Jefferson; 10 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Blauser-Baker Funeral Home, West Jefferson, where friends may call after 2 p.m. Saturday.

Interment will be in Plumwood Cemetery.

Submitted by Judy Unrue 05/01/2000

Obituary of
WILLIAMS, Richard F

Richard F. Williams was born in Wales, May 27, 1833, and departed this life
July 15, 1914, aged 81 years, one month and 18 days. When a boy of seven
years of age he came with his parents, who emigrated to the United States,
and settled in Delaware county Pennsylvania. Two years later they came to
Ohio, settling at Radnor in Delaware county.

When a young man of eighteen he went to Columbus, where he became a master
mechanic, helping to build railroad engines, largely by hand work. In the
capitol city of Ohio Brother Williams found his first wife and on June 9,
1957 he was married to Miss Sarah Sells.

To this happy union were born three children - two boys, Frank and Charles,
both deceased, and one girl whom he named, Margaret, who afterwards became
Mrs. W.D. Yates, and is now living in Missouri.

On May 10th 1861, he was bereft of his devoted wife and companion. About
this time the Civil War began and on October 1, 1964 he enlisted for one
year, or till the close of the war; but fortunately the war was brought to a
close the following year and on July 1, 1965 he was honorably discharged
from the duties of war.

Since the closing of the war Brother Williams has been a respected and
honorable citizen of the town of Sedelia, the village blacksmith for many
years, always ready to serve his patrons with the best kind of workmanship
of which he was capable.

His domestic inclinations led him to again seek the companionship of a woman
and in due time, April 15, 1866, Miss Adline Straley became his second wife,
and the mother of his four children, all of whom survive him, save the wife
and his son, Morgan. The surviving children of his second marriage are
George [my great grandfather], and Mrs. Louella Weller of Sedalia and Mrs.
Gertrude Sheets of Missouri.

Brother Williams' parents were Presbyterians, but he and his wife joined the
Sedelia Methodist Episcopal church under the pastorate of the Rev. S.M.
Bright, who also officiated at their wedding, making them husband and wife.

On April 20, 1906, the dark shadow of death came over his home again and
tore from his bosom the companion of his heart, and transferred her to the
home above. By a sad accident in September of the same summer in which he
lost his wife, he was deprived of the sight of one of his eyes and in March
following, 1907, he became blind in the other eye which left him in total
darkness and so disqualified him for further toil at the forge and the sound
of his anvil was heard no more, after a period of nearly fifty years of
faithful jingling.

He was a good citizen upright and true and his many friends rise up and call
him a man among men. As a husband, father and grandfather he endeavored to
be sincere, lovable and a lover of all. He belonged to the Masonic
Fraternity of Midway, being the first man raised from the horizontal level
to a perpendicular height after the Lodge was instituted.

As a church man, he was ever faithful and true to the vows he had taken, a
prayer-meeting man and the Sunday school superintendent for about twenty-one
years and with the aid of his daughter he tried to teach a Sunday school
class for a year after he became blind. how true it seems to be that the
longest life is short after it is past: He has been in declining health for
sometime past and his end was very peaceful.

The funeral services were conducted by his pastor N.C. Patterson in the
Methodist church, Friday morning at 9 o'clock, July 17th assisted by Rev.
George F. Creamer of Good Hope, and the body was laid to rest between the
remains of his two wives in Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, where he surely
awaits the resurrection of the just, and the redeemed of God.

Card of Thanks
We desire to express our sincere thanks to those who were so kind to us
during the illness and at the time of death of our beloved father.

Submitted by Felicia Bridges 05/26/2000

Obituary of 

SCHRYVER, Martin W.

"Martin W. SCHRYVER, RETIRED BANKER DIES (September 16, 1926) . . . was father of President of Citizens Bank - Funeral Tuesday.  Remains of Martin Wesley SCHRYVER, retired Ohio banker, father of R. H. Schryver (Robert Howard Schryver), President of the Citizens Trust & Savings Band, who died suddenly in South Mansfield, Louisiana, Friday, will be brought to Ohio for funeral and internment at Mt. Sterling.  Funeral services will be held in the Methodist Church of that place, probably Tuesday afternoon.  

Mr. Schryver was a native of Pickaway County, but had been active in civic and educational affairs of Mt. Sterling for many years, where, in 1869, he organized the first financial institution and later established the first newspaper there.  In recent years he had spent much time in the south, and only a few weeks ago went to Louisiana after a visit in this city.  He spent the summer in Mr. Sterling, Columbus,  and Chicago.

Surviving him in addition to his son in Columbus, are two other sons C. H. of Chicago (Clyde Haven Schryver, Sr.) and G. H. of Los Angeles (Guy Hanson Schryver); three daughters, Miss Florence Schryver, and Mrs. J. R. Hosler of Columbus (Helen Rose Schryver) and Mrs. Omar Waldo of Mr. Sterling (Maude Bernice Schryver).  D. A. Bank is a grandson."

Burial at Mount Sterling (Madison County), OH - "Pleasant Cemetery"

Submitted by: Barbara Jean (Schryver) Green, Great-Granddaughter

Obituary of

GOODSON, George

George Goodson, a prosperous farmer of Jefferson township, died Tuesday morning, at one o'clock on his farm five miles north of West Jefferson, where he lived for forty-nine years. He was planning to move to West Jefferson when stricken with his last illness. The deceased was born February 3, 1824, Pleasant township, Franklin county and was 76 years old. Last Thursday he sustained a splinter in his left hand and as a result blood poisoning set in and resulted in his death. In 1845, he was united in marriage to Eliza Huffman, who with 4 children survive him. The children, Thomas, Mrs. Sarah Johnson, wife of Marion Bidwell and J.W. Funeral services were held at the church at West Jefferson at two o'clock Wednesday afternoon.

Transcribed by Judith Smith, June 15, 2003

From photocopy of newspaper contributed by June Clover Byrne ; London (Ohio) Times;      25 October1900

Obituary of

CHENOWITH, Margaret

Mrs. Margaret Chenowith, wife of Mr. Jno Chenowith, died suddenly at her residence in this place on Wednsday of last week, aged 68 years. Mrs. C. was an old and highly esteemed resident of Madison County. She enjoyed a large circle of friends and relations and at the time of her demise could claim nearly seventy grand and great grandchildren

Transcribed by June Clover Byrne, 17 June 2003; Material contributed by June Clover Byrne   Madison County Democrat (London, Ohio), 5 November 1863

Obituary of

RAFFERTS, Alexander

Madison County Democrat (London, Ohio), 5 November 1863

Sad Accident: On last Saturday afternoon, as the 3:25 train from Cincinnati was in the vicinity of West Jefferson, a man by the name of Alexander Rafferts of Vienna, with a load of apples, attempted to cross the track, but just as the wagon was passing over the rails, the locomotive attached to the train struck it, shattering it to pieces and killing almost instantly the unfortunate man. --Columbus Gazette

Transcribed by June Clover Byrne, 17 June 2003; Material contributed by June Clover Byrne

Obituary of

DOHERTY, James

London (Ohio) Times, Thursday 20 June 1895: West Jefferson

James Doherty, died at his home near Alton on the 12th Instant after an illness extending through many years. Deceased was the father of Dr. Will Doherty and a man of excellent character. He was a pioneer in that neighborhood, and by industry had accumulated a competence. An autopsy held by Drs. Woodruff, Norris and Jewell, revealed chronic pneumonia as the cause of death.

Transcribed by June Clover Byrne, 17 June 2003; Material contributed by June Clover Byrne

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