Monthly archives: October, 2022

Harper, Fanny Jane

Birth: April 6, 1873 Death: August 14, 1911 Location: Lot 25, Section 7, Row 2, Old Cemetery – SW Mrs. Fanny Jane Harper died suddenly Monday at her home 41/2 miles southeast of Shelton of heart failure, her death resulting in about 2 hours after the attack. Mrs. Harper was in the yard when she …

Harper, Alva C.

Birth: February 1, 1905 Death: February 28, 1920 Location: Lot 25, Section 6, Row 2, Old Cemetery – SW Wood River has lost another one of it’s fine young men. Alva Harper died February 28th at the home of Mrs. Lyham. A few days before, he had been in school. He was taken sick with …

Harper, Lucinda J.

Birth: August 26, 1853 Death: June 30, 1940 Location: Lot 25, Section 2, Row 2, Old Cemetery – SW Lucinda Harper passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Andy (Bertha) Stone, Sunday afternoon, June 30, at 1:00 p.m. She had been ill only a few hours when the end came and the news …

Harper, John

Birth: October 12, 1848 Death: May 29, 1916 Location: Lot 25, Section 1, Row 2, Old Cemetery – SW Co. K, 8th Ohio Cavalry Born 12 Oct 1848, Delaware Cnty, Ohio. Son of William C. HARPER and Elizabeth POLAND.  Married Lucinda Jane GANO, (parents unknown) on 26 Aug 1868 at Lane, IllinoisChildren: Emma (Gottlieb) RIESLAND, …

Hanscom, Ellen C.

Birth: May 27, 1831 Death: Oct. 22, 1901 Location: Lot 6, Section 4, Row 1, Old Cemetery – SW Grand Island (Nebraska) IndependentWednesday, 30 October 1901, page 4 Mrs. Ellen Hanscome (sic) who died at the home of her daughter in Minnesota, was brought to Wood River and interred by the side of her husband, …