Quakertown Free Press ~ Deaths 1893-1903

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April 7, 1893	John Berger age 70 years, died of paralysis of the heart on the sidewalk.
May 12, 1893	Jacob Janney,Sr., a Civil War Veteran, died at his home in Haycock Township.
May 19, 1893	Mrs. Edwin Eisenhart age 62 years, died at Applebachsville, Pa. of Bright's disease.
May 26, 1893	Mrs. Elizabeth (nee Baum) Weamer age 47 years, died.
August 4, 1893	Mrs. Peter Ziegenfuss age 80 years, of E. Broad St.,died.
Sept. 8, 1893	Infant daughter of Mr. & Mrs. William Leedom died on September 6, 1893.
Sept. 8, 1893	Raymond M., infant son of Myers & Lizzie Wilson, age 10 months and 7 days, died of cholera infantum.
Sept. 22, 1893	Mrs. Theobold Gully of Trumbauersville pike died on September 17, 1893.
Sept. 22, 1893	Clifford Harry, 2 year old son of Harry & Nora Weaver of Broad St., died on Monday of cholera infantum.
Sept. 22, 1893	Manasses Sacks, age 70 years, died as the result of a fall from the third story of a house when a wall he was razing collapsed. The house was located near Trumbauersville. The Free Press of Sept. 8, 1893 has information of the accident.
Nov. 10, 1893	Morris H., infant son of Mr. & Mrs. Edward Leslie, was buried in the Friends Cemetery.
Nov. 10, 1893	Mrs. George Reinart of Richlandtown, died.
Nov. 17, 1893	Noah Shelly age 75 years, rather of Harrison Shelly, was found dead in bed.
Jan. 19, 1894	Elsie May, infant daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Bergstresser, died.
Jan. 26, 1894	Joseph Hill age 60 years, was interred in the Friends
Jan. 26, 1894	Robert Buckis of Rich Hill, died and was buried in the Union Cemetery.
Jan. 26, 1894	John Bewighouse age 67 years, of Bedminster, died by
Feb. 2, 1894	Miss Helen Johnson age 19 years, of Philadelphia formerly of Quakertown, died of inflammatory
Feb. 2, 1894	John Wieder age 55 years, of near Passer, died
Feb. 2, 1894	Joseph Frey age 80 years, of Pleasant Hill, died.
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Feb. 2, 1894	Mrs. Catharine Trumbauer age 82 years, of Coopersburg,
Feb. 2, 1894	Mrs. Elizabeth Barndt age 62 years, of near Trumbauersville, died.
Feb. 9, 1894	Mrs. Lovina Haney age 78 years, died. She was buried at Frenchtown, N.J.
Feb. 9, 1894	Henry W. Hartenstein of Spinnerstown, died.
Feb. 16, 1894	Enos Cope age 53 years, died.
Feb. 16, 1894	Mary Benner age 87 years, of Steinsburg, died.
Feb. 16, 1894	Mrs. Jacob Ahlum of Richlandtown, died.
Feb. 16, 1894	Jacob S. Reiss age 61 years, of Springfield Township,
Feb. 16, 1894	Eli Samley (?Sampey)age 67 years, of Steinsburg, died.
March 2, 1894	John Clymer, uncle of Edward & Christian Clymer, died.
March 2, 1894	Mrs. Hannah Mathers age 94 years, died at her home on Main Street.'
March 9, 1894	Matilda Jamison age 64 'years, widow of David R. Jamison of Main Street, died.
March 9, 1894	Jacob Kile age 84 years, of East Rockhill, died. Be was a Civil War Veteran. He was one of three triplet brothers and is survived by the other two, Abraham and Isaac, also a brother Tobias and 3 sisters.
March 16, 1894	Ira Keller age 26 years, son of Abraham Keller of Bedminster, died of typhoid fever.
March 23, '1894	Mrs. Amandus Steinback, died. Union Cern., Quakertown.
March 23, 1894	Mrs. William Scheetz, mother of Reuben & William, Jr. , died in her home on Hellertown Ave

March 23, 1894	Mrs. Lydia Jarrett age 91 years, of Brick Tavern, died.
April 6, 1894	Ramon, infant son of Mr. & Mrs. John Schoch, died of whooping cough.
April 13, 1894	A 9 month old child of Mr. & Mrs. Howard Kooker of Juniper Street, died.
April 20, 1894	Mrs. Anna Arnold age 76 years, mother of Harry & Leidy Arnold, of Broad Street, died.
May 4, 1894	John Fetter age 19 years, of Milford Square pike, died c of typhoid fever.
May 4, 1894	Andrew Graber age 80 years, was fatally injured while attempting to stop a runaway horse belonging to Dr. J.G. Mensch.
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May 11, 1894	George Miller died.
May 11, 1894	Mrs. Peter Sacks died.
May 11, 1894	Mrs. Hanna Stricker died.
May 11, 1894	Mrs. Elizabeth Sechler died.
May 11, 1894	Mrs. Sallie Swartz died.
May 11, 1894	Infant son of Charles Heimbach died.
May 18, 1894	Horace Walp age 8 years, son of Mr. & Mrs. Charles Walp of E. Broad Street, died of diphtheria.
May 25, 1894	Andrew S. Stauffer age 28 years, of Milford Square & Steinsburg pike, died.
June 15, 1894	George Gerhart, 8 year old son of Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Gerhart, died of diphtheria.
June 15, 1~94	George Hartzell, husband of Mame Hartzell, died in St. Joseph Hospital, Phila., of mastoid disease.
June 29, 1894	Elenora,wife of Samuel A. Krauss, age 45 years, died of cancer of the stomach.
June 29, 1894	Zachariah Mast age 79 years, of 14th St., died of dropsy.
June 29, 1894	William Masknet of Milford Square, died.
July 20, 1894	Esther Gertrude, 6 month old daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Edwin F. Miller, died of cholera infantum.
Aug. 3, 1894	Robert E. Crawley, 4 month old son of Mr. & Mrs. Jerre Crawley, died of marasmus.
Aug. 3, 1894	Leidy, infant son of I~. & Mrs. Ephriam Hunsberger, died
of cholera infantum.
Aug. 3, 1894	Reuben Z. Shelly of near Shelly Station died
Aug. 3, 1894	G. W. Brinker age 63 years, of Upper Saucon Township, died. He was Justice of the Peace at Limeport for 18 years.
Aug. 10, 1894	Reuben Z. Shelly age 68 years, of near Shelly, died.
Aug. 10, 1894	Jeremiah Ritter age 38 years, of near Shelly, died.
Aug. 10, 1894	Mrs. Charles Knauss age 91 years, of Trumbauersville,
Aug. 31, 1894	George DeGrote age 89 years, died at his home on Main Street, opposite Fellman's store.
Sept. 7, 1894	Amandus Steinbach age 16 years, of E. Broad Street, died of diphtheria.
Sept. 7, 1894	Mary Ellen Graver age 41 years, daughter of Jonas Graver, formerly of town, died in Trumbauersvi11e.
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Sept. 7, 1894	Son of Mr. & Mrs. Pierson Shearer, age 7 months, died August 31st. His was the first baptism and the first funeral in the new Reformed Church.

Sept. 14, 1894	Helen E., 2 year and 8 month old daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Frank Ball, died of diphtheria.

Sept. 21, 1894	George B. Eberhard age 24 years, son of Mr. & Mrs. Henry S. Eberhard of Bethlehem Ave., died of tuberculosis.
Oct. 12, 1894	Joseph Hill age 83 years, a farmer, shoe maker and postmaster, died.
Oct. 19, 1894	Charles T. Afflerbach age 25 years, of Applebachsville died. Buried at Applebachsville, Pa.
Oct. 19, 1894	George F. Afflerbach age 36 years, (a brother to Charles} of Pleasant Valley, died a few days later. Applebachsville Cemetery
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Oct. 26, 1894	Grace, 3 month old daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Robert Scypes, died by suffocation in her bed.
Oct. 26, 1894	Infant child of Mr. & Mrs. William Hartranft died and buried on Oct. 18th in Union Cemetery, Quakertown, Pa.
Nov. 2, 1894	Peter N. Booz age 65 years, died of heart disease.
Nov. 2, 1894	Robert, 4 year old son of Mr. & Mrs. Erwin Bleam of Hellertown Ave., died of diphtheria.
Nov. 2, 1894	David R. Hottle age 39 years, of Richlandtown, Pa., died of Typhoid fever.
Nov. 23, 1894	Howard Hanm age 4 years, died of pneumonia.
Nov. 23, 1894	Winnefred, one year old daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Isaac Zweier, died of pneumonia.
Nov. 23, 1894	Hillary Trumbower age 56 years, of Philadelphia formerly of town, died of blood poisoning.
Nov. 23, 1894	George Ross age 54 years, State Senator and lawyer of Doylestown, Pa., died.
Nov. 30, 1894	Sarah Thomas age 54 years, wife of Dr. Joseph Thomas, died on November 26th after a lingering illness.
Dec. 7, 1894	Pearl, 4 month old daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Monroe Roberts of 11th Street, died.
Dec. 7, 1894	The Lewis Wert family who recently moved to town from Allentown, lost 3 children by death within 3 weeks.
Dec. 21, 1894	William, 5 year old son of Mahlon Rummel, died of
Dec. 21, 1894	Joseph J. Foulke, one of the oldest and a most esteemed citizen of town, died of erysipelas.
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Jan. 4, 1895	A 2 year old child of Joseph Beckenstrich, foreman of the Shield's stone quarries at the California cut, died of whooping cough.
Jan. 11, 1895	Daniel Landis age. 78 years, of Milford Square pike, father of Henry Z. & Abram Z. Landis, died of
Jan. 11, 1895	Dora Kropp age 25 years, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. William Kropp, died
Jan. 11, 1895	Benjamin Groff age 39 years of Rockhill Twsp., died.
Jan. 11, 1895	Dr. Charles Weaver age 26 years, of Richlandtown, died.
Jan. 25, 1895	George Stoneback died in his home on E. Broad Street following a lengthy illness.
Jan. 25, 1895	Hannah Dimmich age 82 years, of town, died.
Jan. 25, 1895	Mrs. Lewis Jones age 74 years, of Trumbauersville, died.
Jan. 25, 1895	Lorentz Ritz age 70 years, of near California cut, died.
Feb. 1, 1895	Frederick, 2 year old son of Mr. & Mrs. James Sterner of 3rd & Juniper Sts., died of pneumonia.
Feb. 8, 1895	Romanus Witmer age 18 years, son of Eli Witmer of Broad Street, died of diabetes.
Feb. 8, 1895	Sylvester, 4 month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Lowmiller of Bethlehem Ave., died of pneumonia.
Feb. 15, 1895	Mrs. Henry Mease age 28 years, died.
Feb. 15, 1895	Elias Cressman age 85 years, died.
Feb. 15, 1895	A 2 year old child of Samuel Heller of town, died.
Feb. 15, 1895	William Moffit of Richland, near the high bridge died.
Feb. 22, 1895	Amanda, 17 month old daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Samuel J. Heller, was buried in the Union Cemetery.

Feb. 22, 1895	John A. Gruver, son of William Gruver of Springtown
, March 1, 1895	Charles H. Gabel age 37 years, of Church Hill, died
March 1, 1895	Samuel Trumbauer age 58 years, of Erie Ave., died.
March 1, 1895	Mrs. Henry Hillegas age 54 years, of W. Broad St., died.
March 1, 1895	Irvin M. Gerhart, 6 year old son of I~. & Mrs. Amandus Gerhart of N. 9th Street, died of pneumonia.
March 1, 1895	Adam Heller died in Washington, N.J. Buried at Easton,
March 8, 1895	Alice S., wife of Warner Heacock, died and buried in the Friends Cemetery
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