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The Lima Daily Times 1890
Excerpted from available issues of The Lima Daily Times.

Miss MINNIE SETTLEMIRE, daughter of MILTON SETTLEMIRE residing west of this 
city, died January 29, 1890, of lung fever, after a long illness.  Her funeral 
services will take place at the M. E. church.  Burial Woodlawn cemetery.

Mrs. LUCINDA RYAN died of pneumonia at her home on North Main street, January 
29, 1890, after a short illness.  La grippe was the primary cause of her 
death.  Her funeral services will be held at the house with Rev. Ballinger of 
the U. B. Church conducting the service.  Burial to be at Woodlawn cemetery. 

On February 8, 1890, LEWIS THOMAS, died at his home on south West st. after a 
lingering illness.  He was afflicted with dropsy and has been very low for 
some time.  Mr. Thomas has a brother, EVAN R. THOMAS at Gomer, and he too is 
very ill of the same disease. 

The funeral services of WILLIAM NAZOR were held February 11, 1890, at the 
Grace M. E. Church, Rev. Cook conducting the services.  Templars attended the 
funeral in a body, Mr. Nazor being a member of that order.  Burial at Woodlawn.
  
Mrs. GEORGE LOWN, living on South Union street, died  March 3, 1890 with heart 
disease.
  
The remains of EDWARD SWARTOUT, formerly a Lima boy, whose death occurred 
April 1, 1890 at Hamilton of pneumonia, were brought to Lima. The funeral will 
take place from the parents residence.  Interment is to be in Woodlawn 
cemetery.
 
Mrs. JOHN WAGNER, of south Union street, died May 5, 1890 of consumption, aged 
45 years.    

MARTHA CURTIS, wife of T. J. CRITES, and sister of Officer THOS. COMER, died 
June 20, 1890 of consumption, at the family home.   She leaves a husband and 
five children.  Funeral service to be at the Disciple church.  Burial to be at 
Woodlawn cemetery.

ROBERT B. LAWTHER died March 2, 1890 at his residence of general debility, 
aged 66 years.

The six-months-old child of JOHN RICHARDS, died March 2, 1890 of cerebro 
spinal meningitis.  Funeral will be at the home, burial at Dunkard cemetery.

The four months old child of JOHN H. JOSEPH died March 3, 1890 of lung 
trouble.  Burial will be at the Dunkard cemetery.

Mrs. BENJAMIN MILLER, aged 45, died May 3, 1890.  Interment will be in the 
Dunkard cemetery.

CHRIS SHERRITs child, of five months, died July 6, 1890, at its fathers 
residence, of summer complaint.  Burial to be at Woodlawn cemetery.

Mrs. SUSANNAH HALLER, wife of JOHN F. HALLER, died July 6, 1890 of dropsy, 
aged 46 years. Her remains will be interred in Woodlawn cemetery.

The three-months-old child of JACOB MANN, of Cairo, died July 24, 1890.

A son, aged eleven, of GEORGE KLEIN, died July 24, 1890, of bowel trouble.

A child of J. MOORE, of W. Kibby street, died July 24, 1890.

The infant girl of O. A. DEWEESE died July 24, 1890.

SADIE KOWSKY, nine months old, daughter of SAMUEL and DELIA KOWASKY died July 
24, 1890.  The remains were shipped to Piqua for burial.

Mrs. S. F. DOAN died August 26, 1890.  The remains will be buried at Woodlawn 
cemetery.

CHARLES R. SMITH died September 13, 1890, in a tragic accident at the D & M 
Railroad yards.

REBECCA SWISHER, widow of the late STEPHEN SWISHER, died at Elida September 
14, 1890, at the house of her daughter, Mrs. A. J. MYERS, aged 88 years, 6 
months and 26 days.  She was married at the age of fifteen to a man named 
OGDEN, by whom she had six children.  She next married a man named DOUGHERTY 
and some time after his death became the wife of STEPHEN SWISHER, who was a 
major in the war of 1812, having two children, LOUIS, now in Missouri, and 
VIRGINIA, the wife of A. J. MYERS.  The deceased lady was the grand-mother of 
JOHN L. BRENNEMAN, who is now an old man, his mother being the eldest child of 
the first marriage with OGDEN.

Miss ELLA DALZELL, an educated young lady with many beautiful traits of 
character, died September 15, 1890.

CHARLES OSCAR SHAFER, aged 4 years, son of JOHN and SUSAN SHAFER, died 
September 15, 1890, from convulsions.

BENJAMIN J. BROWN, aged 10 years and four months, son of Rev. B. J. BROWN, 
died September 16, 1890 of inflammation of the bowels, after a sickness of 
only four days.

The remains of RICHARD THOMAS SHEA, one of the twin sons of WILLIAM SHEA, were 
buried at the Catholic cemetery on September 16, 1890.

PERRY SEEDS died September 26, 1890, only a few hours after having his legs 
crushed in a tragic C., H & D Railroad accident.

Mrs. BRIDGET OBRIEN, wife of MIKE OBRIEN, the contractor, died September 26, 
1890, after an illness of two months duration.  Her fatal illness was the 
result of child birth, the little babe having been buried three weeks ago.  
Mrs. OBRIEN was born in Ireland in 1854.  Ten children were born to her, five 
still living.

The child of D. OVERHOLTZ died September 27, 1890, aged 9 months.

The wife of THOMAS MORGAN died September 27, 1890, aged 25 years.  She was an 
epileptic and in a fit she fell across a box and was found dead.

HORACE P. CARNES died at his residence, October 13, 1890, from consumption, 
aged 61 years, 1 month and 20 days.

The funeral services of Miss HATTIE DIXON were held October 16, 1890 at the 
family residence on West North street.  Burial took place in Woodlawn cemetery.

The little three-year old daughter of JOHN ZIMMERMAN, shot through the body on 
the morning of October 13, 1890, by a bullet from a Flobert rifle in the hands 
of FRANK BOLTON, died that evening.

Mrs. JAMES A. MORRIS died October 13, 1890 of consumption, aged 37 years.

The funeral of Mrs. JOHN A. SHEELY took place October 29, 1890 at the Water 
street residence; burial at Woodlawn cemetery.

The remains of Mrs. DEATHRIDGE, the victim of the burning on Forest avenue, 
were buried from the Baptist Church October 29, 1890 and in the old cemetery.

Mrs. MARY DUGGAN, aged 37, wife of MICHAEL DUGGAN, the grocer, died at home 
October 28, 1890, of Brights disease.  The mother of twelve children, only 
three survive her.

On October 29, 1890, BESSIE CULP, aged four years, daughter of C. C. CULP was 
fatally burned.  She had been left in her grandmothers room, in which there 
was a very little fire, but somehow her clothes caught fire. 

The eleven months old daughter of E. O. MOOK died November 2, 1890 of brain 
trouble.

The child of HUGH WHEELER died November 6, 1890 after a severe attack of 
diphtheria, from which it appeared to be recovering, but which weakened its 
system.

All that was mortal of J. CREW ROBB, who died in Chicago, was laid to rest in 
Woodlawn cemetery November 17, 1890.  The funeral was held at the residence of 
R. W. MEILY.

The infant child of FRANK BELL died November 22, 1890.

The infant son of Wm. Vandeven was buried in the Catholic cemetery November 
24, 1890.

The nine months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. HENRY HOFF died November 24, 
1890.  The child was badly burned about two months ago by upsetting a pan of 
milk upon itself and has not been well since.

The funeral of WILLIAM MCCREA FENTON took place December 9, 1890, at Bluffton, 
where he had been a resident for many years.  He had lived to the age of 75, 
and died from general break-down of constitution.

THOMAS LOWREY died December 10, 1890 at the house of his son-in-law, D. 
BARRET, on High street.  He had been suffering a long time with asthma, which 
was lately complicated with heart disease.  Mr. LOWREY was 69 years of age.

After two weeks illness, RAY MULLEN, aged 12 years, son of J. T. MULLEN, died 
December 30, 1890 of follicular pharingitis.


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