Custer’s Messenger Dead
Ben Arnold, Scout and Soldier, Answers Final Call. Had Let Eventful Life. Right Name was Connor. Married a Meadow Grove Girl in 1877.
His name was shown as Benjamin Monroe Connor and as Benjamin Moore Connor in the article. He was born March 5, 1844 at Nelsonville, Ohio. On January 5, 1877 he married Josephine Grandon at Meadow Grove, Nebraska. They had six children with one of whom died in childhood. Excerpts from Meadow Grove News, Friday December 8, 1922 on page 1.
Mitchell Collins died Saturday at Lincoln. His body was taken back to Battle Creek being the home of his sisters, Mrs. D. L. Fender and Mrs. H. C. Chrisman. The funeral was held on Tuesday with burial in the Union Cemetery. He was about the age of thirty. He was unmarried but leaves many relatives in the vicinity besides his sisters. Source: The Norfolk Weekly News-Journal, Friday Feb. 17, 1905 on page 8.
Another Old Veteran Dead
Meadow Grove, Neb., Jan. 27.
Last Friday morning the community was shocked to learn that another of our old residents, W. W. CLOYD, had passed away. He had been in his usual health, but died suddenly of heart failure. The funeral was held from his home at 11 o’clock Sunday morning, Rev. Ford of Meadow Grove conducting the services. Interment was made at the Jackson cemetery.
William W. Cloyd was born in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, February 22, 1833, and died Jan. 24, 1913, aged 79 years, 11 months and 2 days. On Nov. 24, 1863, he enlisted with Co. H 44th Indiana Volunteers and was discharged at Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 14, 1865. He moved to Iowa in 1865 and from there to Madison county, Nebraska, in 1868. Of his family surviving him are three sons and one daughter, James of Tilden, Wilson, Doan and Miss Olive all of Meadow Grove. He also leaves ten grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren. Source: Battle Creek Enterprise, January 30,1913, page 1
Mrs. Martha Cloyd Passed Suddenly
It was indeed a shock to the people of Meadow Grove to hear of the sudden death of Mrs. Martha Cloyd Wednesday evening. She had been feeling as well as usual on Wednesday, and in the evening went with Mrs. Botsford to the movie. All of a sudden she complained that she could not get her breath. She was taken to her home and died immediately, the cause being heart-failure. Mrs. Cloyd had been subject to heart attacks for many years. Usually they were of short duration and would be relieved by ease and quiet. They were becoming more numerous recently and the last one came Wednesday evening. Source: Meadow Grove News, Thursday, July 31, 1930, page 1.
Martha Christina (Ransdell) Cloyd was born February 20, 1859 in Franklin, Indiana and died in Meadow Grove, Nebraska on July 30, 1930, age 71 years 5 months, and 10 days. She was the youngest and last living member of a family of 13 children. She was united in marriage to Wilson Cloyd on February 21, 1881. Survivors were Mrs. Audrey Higbee, Mrs. Martha Buffington, Cora, Irvin, and Donald Cloyd, along with 10 grandchildren. Two children, Robert and Clellen, and her husband preceeded her in death. Burial was in the Besst Cemetery beside her husband and oldest son. Source: excerpts from Meadow Grove News, Thursday, August 7, 1930, page 1.
Mrs. R. E. Clem taken by death Mrs. R. E. Clem of Yankton, S. D., formerly Eva Mae Osborn died Sunday afternoon at her home. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Yankton and the remains brought to Tilden for burial at about 4 o.clock. Source: excerpt from Meadow Grove News, Thursday, September 4, 1947, page 1.
Funeral Held for Mrs. R. E. Clem Funeral services were conducted at Yankton, S. D., Friday for Mrs. R. E. Clem and the remains then brought to Tilden for burial. Pallbearers were acquaintances of Mr. and Mrs. Clem form Sioux City, Rosalie, Bloomfield and Yankton.
Eva Mae Clem passed away at her home in Yankton, Sunday, August 31 after an illness of nine months. Last January she underwent a major operation at Rochester, Minnesota. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Osborn. She attained the age of 29 years, 2 months and 3 days. She married Ronald E. Clem on January 17, 1943. Survivors include her husband and daughter, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Osborn; two sisters, Mrs. Ione Dalton, Sheldon, Iowa, and Mrs. Helen Ryder, Denver, Colorado; seven brothers, Harold, Quentin, Lawrence and Bernard, here, Herbert and Clayton of Denver and Burnham of Moorhead, Minnesota, together with other relatives and a host of friends. Source: excerpt from Meadow Grove News, Thursday, September 11, 1947, page 1.
Mrs. Chestnutwood, who formerly lived in Norfolk, died Sunday at Kansas City.
Source: The Norfolk Weekly News-Journal, Friday Feb. 17, 1905 on page 6.
Charles Wesley Carpenter
Charles Wesley Carpenter was born in Franklin County, Ohio, about 25 miles from Columbus, Jan. 13, 1846.
He was married to Mary A. Hill in 1878. To this union were born two children, Fred H. and Burt E. His wife died about 18 years ago. Since that time he has made his home principally in this state in and around Meadow Grove. Last March he was taken seriously ill with dropsy and later with paralysis, and was taken to the general hospital at Norfolk, where he died Sunday July 5, 1919, being in his 74th year. He was baptized in infancy, his parents being loyal and devoted members of the church. Last spring while he was ill at the home of Alva Crooks, in the presence of Rev. Antrim, he accepted Jesus as his Saviour.
Funeral services were held in the M. E. Church Monday afternoon, W. R. S. Anstine, officiating. Interment in the McCoy cemetery by the side of his wife. Source: Meadow Grove News, Friday July 11, 1919 on page 1.
Patrick E. Carberry died Sunday at the age of 55. He was a businessman in Norfolk for about thirty-three years. He was born Oct. 12, 1886 on a farm near Warnerville to Patrick H. and Margaret Carberry. He married Lenora Stirk on Sept. 25, 1912. Survivors were his wife; three sons, Patrick Jr., Jack, and Joseph; two daughters, Mrs. William Fisher, and Bettye Carberry. Other survivors listed were brothers and sisters, Mrs. John Lieubenthal, Maurice, Jack, Mrs. Ervin Nick, Mrs. Tom Donahue, and Mrs. James Armstrong. Funeral services were tentatively set for Wednesday at Sacred Heart church in Norfolk. Source: excerpt from The Norfolk Daily News, Monday, January 12, 1942, page 2.
Early Resident of Norfolk Dead
Mrs. W. H. Butterfield, 86, member of one of Madison county’s pioneer families passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. P. H. Salter in Norfolk Friday morning. In ailing health for the past two years the aged woman.s condition became more alarming about two weeks ago. For several days she showed marked improvement but suffered a relapse a week ago, sinking gradually until her death. Her husband died at Norfolk in 1916. Source: Madison Star-Mail, Thursday, March 5, 1931, page 1.
Mrs. John S. Braisher, former resident of Battle Creek, died at Orange, California, October 29, according to information received by Mrs. D. L. Best. Death came after an illness of three months.
Mrs. Braisher was 79 years old and had been a resident of Orange for thirty-two years. Mr. and Mrs. Braisher, the former a pioneer harnessmaker of Battle Creek, moved from here in 1903. Concerning the funeral an Orange newspaper says: .Following services at the Methodist church Mrs. Braisher was laid at rest in Fairhaven cemetery beside the grave of her husband, John Sydney Braisher, who died in 1917. The Braisher plot in the cemetery is sheltered by a giant breadfruit tree, always treasured by Mrs. Braisher. She leaves no relatives. Source: excerpt from Battle Creek Enterprise, Thursday, November 7, 1935, page 1.