Sunday, July 19, 2020

Byrd, Redding - 1875

Redding Byrd died last week in Pike Co.  Services were held in the Pea River Church.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 11-Feb-1875

Byrd, Andrews (Mr. & Mrs.) - 1886

Jessie Ostrel Byrd, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Andrews Byrd, 11 years 3 months, burned to death Feb. 19th while helping her grandmother, Mary Byrd, burn brown sedge.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 02-Mar-1886

Armstrong, J. C. (Mrs.) - 1884

Mrs. Butts, beloved mother of Mrs. J. C. Armstrong of Greenville, died near Manningham on March 21st.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 26-Mar-1884

Byrd, Jessie Ostrel - 1886

Jessie Ostrel Byrd, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Andrews Byrd, 11 years 3 months, burned to death Feb. 19th while helping her grandmother, Mary Byrd, burn brown sedge.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 02-Mar-1886

Butts, Mrs. - 1884

Mrs. Butts, beloved mother of Mrs. J. C. Armstrong of Greenville, died near Manningham on March 21st.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 26-Mar-1884

Butler, Whitmill - 1874

Whitmill Butler died at his home Feb. 2, aged 84.  He was born in Edgefield Dist., SC on 8/2/1791; moved to Alabama in early life settling first in Autauga Co., then Macon and Montgomery Counties before going to Butler Co. in 1867.  He was a Primitive Baptist.  He was survived by his wife and children.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 12-Feb-1874

Butler, James - 1874

James Butler, one of the oldest citizens of Henry Co., died in Gordon last week.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 05-Feb-1874

Lang, Charles Henry Jr. : 1850-1921

Name : Charles H. Lang, Jr.

Occupation : manufacturer
Born : Dover, New Hampshire, June 13, 1850
Died :
Parents : son of Charles H. and Sarah A. [Staples] Lang

Education : educated in the common schools
Married : May E. Pratt, of Boston, Massachusetts, June 28, 1877

Began as a clerk with Cyrus Wakefield, 1872; treasurer and director of Wakefield Rattan Co., 1888; treasurer Heywood Bros. & Wakefield Co., manufacturers of reed and rattan furniture, 1898-1912, president since 1912.

Religion :
Politics :

Club(s) :
Home Address : Melrose, Massachusetts
Office Address : Wakefield, Massachusetts

~ Who's Who in America, Vol. 13, 1924-1925, Edited by Albert Nelson Marquis, Printed by A. N Marquis & Company in Chicago, IL, Page 1917

You can visit the memorial page for Charles Henry Lang Jr.

Bussey, Martha Turner "Mattie" [Mosley] - 1886

Mrs. Benjamin Bussey, nee Mosley, died at home near Letohatchee, Lowndes Co., Friday.  She had been married only a few months.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 13-Oct-1886.

You can visit the memorial page for Martha Turner “Mattie” [Mosley] Bussey.

Bush, W. P. (Mrs.) - 1898

Mrs. W. P. Bush died last week.  She was formerly married to Burrell Blackman and was married to Mr. Bush in old Dale Co.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 02-Jul-1898

Bush, Richard Hinds - 1887

Richard H. Bush, one of the oldest citizens of Butler Co., died of Bright's disease at his home 3 miles south of Ft. Deposit Sunday, aged 70.  His wife was Anna J. Harbin of Greenville.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 02-Mar-1887

You can visit the memorial page for Richard Hinds Bush, Sr.

Bush, Mittie - 1887

Mittie Bush, daughter of G. W. Bush, died Nov. 3rd in Searcy.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 09-Nov-1887

Bush, Lucinda [Winzer] - 1883

Mrs. Lucinda Bush, nee Winzer, died near Greenville yesterday.  She was born in Stewart Co., Ga. 1/30/1834 and was married to John Bush in Jan. 1857.  She was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church and was survived by her husband and 7 children, the youngest only 7 years old.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 22-Sept-1883

You can visit the memorial page for Lucinda “Lucindor” [Winzer] Bush.

Bush, Edmond - 1879

Mr Ed Bush, between 25 and 30, died at his residence in Butler County on Sunday the 21st.  He was buried in Moriah Church Cemetery on Monday.  His wife died a few months ago.
~ The Greenville Advocate, 25-Sept-1879

You can visit the memorial page for Edmond Bush.

Burt, Richard H. (Mrs.) - 1880

Mrs. Richard H. Burt died at Deadfall on the 19th.
~ The Weekly Echo dated 27-Oct-1880

Burnett, Thomas Jefferson - 1887

Maj. Thomas Jefferson Burnett, son of William & Catherine Burnett, was born 8/30/1826 in Greenville and died 10/8/1887.  Survived by his sons, William Burnett who moved to Texas in 1874, Jeff Burnett of Columbus, Ga., and daughters Anna Patton and Mrs. J. W. Demig.  Another son, Ellwood, died in Texas in 1878.  In the Civil War he raised a company of Butler Co. boys and became part of the 17th Ala. Reg.  He was soon promoted to a major.  He was injured in one of the battles near Atlanta 7/29/1864.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 12-Oct-1887

You can visit the memorial page for Thomas Jefferson Burnett.

Burnett, S. A. - 1882

S. A. Burnett, brother of J. D. Burnett of Greenville, committed suicide in Garland.  This young man never married and was engaged in the mercantile business in Garland.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 06-Apr-1882

Burnett, Thomas - 1880

An infant child of Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Burnett, Jr. died in Greenville last Thursday.
~ The Weekly Echo dated 27-Oct-1880

You can visit the memorial page for Thomas Burnett.

Burnett, Pearl B. [Locke] - 1891

Mrs. Patton Burnett, nee Pearl Locke, died of pneumonia, aged 23 years 9 months.  Survived by her husband and two children.  She was married in Sept. 1886 and died Dec. 5th.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 09-Dec-1891

You can visit the memorial page for Pearl B. [Locke] Burnett.

Landon, Warren Hall : 1851-1928

Name : Warren Hall Landon

Occupation : theologian
Born : Alburgh, Vermont, July 8, 1851
Died :
Parents : son of Edwin H. and Delia (White) Landon

Education : Bachelor of Arts, University of Vermont, 1874 (Doctor of Divinity , 1887); Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1879; Doctor of Laws, Occidental College, 1921.
Married : Florence E. Phelps, of South Hero, Vermont, January 22, 1880.

Pastor, Palmyra, New York, 1879-1886, Calvary Church, Portland, Oregon, 1887-1892; professor of practical theology, 1892-1913, professor of apologetics and missions, 1913--, and president, April 1910--, San Francisco Theological Seminar; Member Judicial Commission General Assembly Presbyterian Church U.S.A., 1910-1913, and member General Board of Education, 1917--.  Member Phi Beta Kappa.

Religion :
Politics : Republican.

Club(s) : Edwards of California, Chi Alpha (San Francisco)

Home Address : San Anselmo, California.
Office Address :

~ Who's Who in America, Vol. 13, 1924-1925, Edited by Albert Nelson Marquis, Printed by A. N Marquis & Company in Chicago, IL, Page 1914

You can visit the memorial page for Rev Warren Hall Landon.