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Marriage, Death, and Legal Notices from Early Alabama Newspapers: 1819-1893, page 385
MR. GEORGE T. RATHER, who contracted yellow fever in Memphis, died at Tuscumbia last week. The death of MRS. MARGARET E. HORTON, wife of R. VAN HORTON, which occurred at the residence of DR. J. P. HAMPTON, is spoken of most pathetically in an In Memoriam in the Athens (to Jean) "Post." Married, in Limestone County (to Jean) September 25th, WILLIAM A. GARRETT to MATILDA M. daughter of CLEM W. JOHNSON. October 24, 1878 COLONEL LEE BREWER (is this LEROY? 28 Alabama) will soon leave Jackson County to make his home in Texas. MR. WEAVER, shot at Hazel Green by one TALLENT, is dead. GABE HOLLOWAY, stabbed by his brother, will likely recover. REVEREND JOEL W. WHITTEN, pastor of the Methodist Church at Decatur, died of the yellow fever. (cemetery at Florence--REV. JOEL W. WHITTEN bom December 27, 1823, died October 20, 1878 of yellow fever. ELIZA MERCER WHITTEN born 1827-1911--a devoted wife, mother and friend) Married at Maysville, September 17, 1878, THOMAS BLANTON and MRS. LIZZIE POLLARD, all of this city. Frost at last! Meaning end of the yellow fever epidemic... October 31 MRS. RODGERS, wife of the old gentleman who died of the yellow fever, is also dead. Married at the residence of the bride's father COL. JAMES M. McGAHA on the Huntsville and Whitesburg Pike 10th of October by REV. L. F. WHITEN. MR. PRYOR B. FARLEY to MISS SUE V. McGAHA. Married at Triana, October 11, 1878 DR. W. T. HENSLEY to MISS BIRDIE LEFTWICH, daughter of the late DR. WILLIAM LEFTWICH of Huntsville. Married, Tuesday the 29th at Grace Church, New Market. Frederick County, Maryland WILLIAM L. CLAY of Huntsville to MISS LOUISA JOHNSON. It was a mistake, about the death of DR. GEORGE T. MOORE; he was very ill, but is recovering. DR. ALEXANDER ERSKINE of Memphis has been on a visit here. November 7, 1878 MRS. MAGGIE TOWNSEND, wife of HON. JOHN M. TOWNSEND, died at their home in Limestone County October 13th. Married at Elkmont, by REV. G. W. MITCHELL, H. C. REDUS to MISS ANNIE McWILLIAMS, also on October 24th, F. RAYBURN DALY to MISS REBECCA, daughter of COL. THOMAS REDUS of Elkmont. HON. BANTON SANDERS (21 Alabama, Limestone County) has had the hand of affliction laid upon him. A few days since we learned of the death of his brother Oliver P. Sanders who lived near Granada, Mississippi, then the wife of his brother and his daughter. Athens "Post." November 14, 1878 NICHOLAS PERKINS of Pulaski and ELILAH F., daughter of J. C. HUNTER, REUBEN ELLIS and MARGARET DALTON, CHARLES HOLLINGSWORTH and LAURA V. HORTON, GEORGE W. WATTS and MARY M. THOMAS were recently married, all in Limestone County. The death of Postmaster HENRY at Decatur is announced--yellow fever. WALKER COLEMAN of New Orleans has been (visiting) in Huntsville. November 21, 1878 Married November 12 at the residence of the bride's father at Elton, Tennessee, DR. J. W. BARCLAY of Madison County to MISS GLOVINA P. BAUGH. Marriage of MR. J. W. McCLUNG to MISS JOSEPHINE A., youngest daughter of R. BEVERLY COLE...the bride is a charming and accomplished lady, as San Franciscans well know and her father is a distinguished physician and surgeon. MR. McCLUNG is one of the famous McCLUNGS of the South and is Assistant Secretary of the San Francisco Stock and Exchange Board. San Francisco "Stock Report" The Shelby "Sentinel" was in mourning for W. W. McMATH. MRS. JACK HAY, daughter of JOHN ADAY, died a week or two ago at McComb City, Louisiana of yellow fever. JACK HAY had died some weeks previous of the same disease. They left five helpless children who will be brought here and cared for by MISS KITTIE MANN. (note on page 5, volumn 173--re JACK HAY--MISS KITTIE MAN reared TIM HAY 385 - (3685)