G. W. THOMPSON - Obituary

Thompson, G. W.

The East Liverpool Tribune

THE THOMPSON FUNERAL

The funeral of the late G. W. Thompson, 535 Broadway, was held at 2: 30 yesterday afternoon ((July 10, 1906) from the family residence, the Rev. William Dye officiating. Interment was made in Springhill cemetery. The pallbearers were Frank Wilcoxen, Philip Fraser, John Eidenier, George Whitten, J. G. Stoakes and Homer Wells. The deceased was 70 years of age, and was for many years a traveling salesman, representing boot and shoe houses. His death was due to Bright's disease. Besides his wife he is survived by one son, Garfield Thompson.

LEWIS E. HANSLEMAN

Hansleman, Lewis

The East Liverpool Tribune

Died Yesterday at His Home in Riverside Avenue

Lewis E. Hansleman, aged 44, died at one o'clock yesterday morning (July 11, 1906) at his home in riverside avenue, of tuberculosis from which he had suffered for some time. He is survived by his widow, five brothers and one sister, as follows; John and Cyrus, of East Liverpool; Chester, of Cleveland; Harry, of Salineville; and Edward, of San Francisco; and Mrs. George Gamble, of East Liverpool.

Funeral services will be held at his late home Friday afternoon at two o'clock, conducted by the Rev. W. C. Prewitt, pastor of the First Christian church. Interment will be at Spring Hill cemetery.

JOHN M. McLEAN - Obituary

McLean, John M.

The East Liverpool Tribune

JOHN M. M'LEAN DIES AFTER WEEK'S ILLNESS

Aged Resident of Wellsville Passes away at His Home in Center Avernue

John M. McLean, aged 76, died at his home in Chester avenue last evening (July 4, 1906) at 6:30 o'clock after an illness of one week of stomach trouble. Funeral services will be held at the home Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock, conducted by the Rev. W. J. Hutchinson. Interment will be in the Brick church cemetery.

Deceased had resided in Wellsville for the past 19 years. He was born near Glasgow and spent the greater part of his life there. When he first came to Wellsville he conducted a meat market and later engaged in the rain and feed business. For the past year he had lived a retired life.

In 1868 he was united in marriage to Catherine Campbell, who preceded him to the grave 15 years ago. The surviving children are Mrs. H. D. Dever, of New Philadelphia and Mrs. O. H. Moore, and Miss Luella McLean, living in Wellsville. Deceased is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Margaret McBane, of Wellsville.

He was a lifelong member of the Presbyterian church and for a number of years was an elder in the Brick church. He was a man of Christian character and enjoyed the respect and esteem of all who knew him.

GEORGE G. PELLEY - Obituary

Pelley, George G.

The East Liverpool Tribune

GEORGE PELLEY DIES

Passes Away at His Home in Oak Grove Park.

George G. Pelley, aged 60, died at 2:30 Monday a.m. (Jul. 16, 1906) at his home at Oak Grove Park, of consumption. The remains will be brought to Wellsville today to the home of A. M. Peuuey <sic>, brother of the deceased, in Commerce street. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow from the First Christian church, the Rev. W. C. Prewitt and the Rev. A. Vandersall officiating. Interment will be made in Spring Hill cemetery.

The deceased is survived by his wife and nice children, five boys and four girls. Mr. Pelley was struck on the breast two years ago while rolling logs and sustained injuries which brought on tuberculosis.

8/4/1906 Skeletons Exposed As Ground Slips At The Old Cemetery

The East Liverpool Tribune

August 4, 1906

SKELETONS EXPOSED AS GROUND SLIPS AT THE OLD CEMETERY.

Removal Of Gravel At End of Fifth Street is Cause of Grew-Some Sight

CHILDREN PLAY ABOUT COFFINS

A roll of bright red hair, here and there strands of it lying on the ground and blowing with the wind outside of the box in which can be seen a crushed skull, is visible in the old Fifth street cemetery.

Four rough boxes or coffins are exposed. In each there are the bones of a body. No attempt has been made to lift these bones and lay them away elsewhere and no re

Of the condition of the old cemetery has been made to the board of service until Friday.

Four feet over the bank of the old cemetery, just opposite the Fifth street extension and about 10 feet to the north, is exposed a coffin. The skull is in plain view. The sides of the box caved in and the weight of earth crushed the skull.

There, plain to the view of all, is a roll of bright red hair as strong as the hair of a living person. Touched by a breeze the hair is blown against the bank of gravel. Children were playing over the coffin and several when they saw the hair pushed it back into the narrow space between the top and bottom of what was once a pretty case.

The skull is crushed but the hair holds to it as firm as ever. Three feet, perhaps to the south, is another coffin. This also is crushed but only one bone is exposed. Farther on are three other boxes that are exposed.

The gravel is being taken from the base of the bank and occasionally the top falls in and from time to time more coffins and rough boxes are exposed. There are footprints just below these coffins showing that the curious have not missed a chance to see all that is possible of such ghastly sights.

Skeleton Unearthed - 1906 East Liverpool Tribune Article

The East Liverpool Tribune

June 13, 1906

SKELETON UNEARTHED

Bones Found by Man Excavating at Old Boyce Cemetery

Complaint has been made to the police department of the practice of the city teamsters in hauling away gravel from the old Boyce cemetery in the East End. The cemetery was abandoned as a burial grounds thirty years ago and since the excavations were begun several skeletons have been exposed.

Mr. Peach, a member of the Electrical Porcelain works, the other day gathered up a basket full of bones which were uncovered in taking gravel from the hillside. The gravel is being used to fill up an East End street. Mr. Peach believes that when the bones are exposed they should at least be re-interred by the parties in another spot.

The matter will be investigated.

Hancock County Births Updated

I have put up a new file under Hancock County Births - R surnames 1853-1883. Until I find a better way to mark the index pages with updated files, they will be posted here on the blog.