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Marriage, Death, and Legal Notices from Early Alabama Newspapers: 1819-1893, page 51
October 2, 1839 Died yesterday morning about two o'clock at his residence in Summerville, Mr. EPAPHRAS KIBBY, Junior Editor of this paper, aged about 27 years. (Mobile Register of the 16th inst.) Date of paper, 1839 Died in this city on the evening of 22 ult., GEORGE W. MAGHER, Esq. in the 24 year of his age. He was a native of the State of New York. The death of a young, vigorous and promising man affects our minds and feelings much more than the death of one who has lived his. "Three score years and ten" one departs as it were, because it is reasonable that after having run a long race he should be at rest and that having long battled in the conflicts of each he should be permitted to retire from the field and allowed the opportunity of enjoying the blessings of heaven. He seemed to go, because having performed the duties imposed upon him in this world, he is ready to take upon himself duties of a higher and holier character in another and a better world, but when a young man one who is just entering upon the way is taken from amongst us we are filled with wonder and dismay. When to youth is added health, strength, beauty and grace of person commanding talents, the love of his intimate acquaintance, the good will of all and success in his pursuits; when he possesses all that can render the present agreeable and flattering and all that betokens a bright and brilliant future, when one so gifted and so favored is taken from us before the sun has cleared away the morning twilight of his existence. We feel an utter inability to comprehend the wisdom of the great disposer of human events. Such are our feelings when contemplating the fate of this young man. He came to this city in Feb. 1838 and soon after commenced the practice of the law. He was very early marked by our observant citizens, as a man eminently calculated to attain success in the great business matters of life. His handsome, graceful and gentlemanlike person, his winning manners, his amiable temper, his knowledge of the world, his intelligence, his talents, his professional knowledge remarked in one so young, his energy, his elevated and honorable bearing in the discharge of his social and (can't find the rest). December 11, 1839 Married at Abbeville Village on Tuesday morning, 19th ult. by the REV. DR. BARR, COL. JOHN CUNNINGHAM of Laurens to Miss FLORIDA CALHOUN NOBLE of Abbeville Village, daughter of his Excellency GOVERNOR NOBLE. WETUMPKA ARGUS Printed and published Elmore County, Alabama August 5, 1840 Died in Athens, Ga. on the 21st ultimo, MOSES WADDEL, D.D. late President of Franklin College aged 70. August 12, 1840 Died in Autauga County at the residence of his father after a painful illness of 26 days, WM. B. ROBINSON in the 23 year of his age. August 19, 1840 Died of congestive fever on the 14th instant, Mrs. ELIZABETH SORELLE, consort of S. J. SORELLE in the 32 year of her age. Esteemed by all who were privileged with her acquaintance, her loss will no doubt be deeply felt by her relatives and friends, especially in the removal afflictive to her husband and numerous family of children. Few women discharged more fully the relative duties of wife, mother, and mistress of a family; affection, industry and economy were marked traits in her character. As a Christian she gave the brightest evidences of fervent piety. In the fall of 1832, she united with the Baptist Church at Old Town Creek, Dallas County. Since that time it may be said that the house of God was literally her home and the love of Jesus the theme upon which above all others she delighted to dwell. When about a year since, it pleased the Lord to visit this city with showers of 51. - (3351)