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Information compiled by Marlene Garrett Bransom and hosted by the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society of Tennessee – Nashville Chapter. November 2013.
African American Deaths in the Brownsville Telegraph, Fayette County,
Pennsylvania and the Canonsburg Notes, Washington County, Pennsylvania
That Mention Tennessee
Compiled by Marlene Garrett Bransom
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Ms. Marlene Garrett Bransom has graciously donated the following obituaries she extracted
from the Brownsville Telegraph newspaper of Fayette County, Pennsylvania and Canonsburg
Notes newspaper of Washington County Pennsylvania. These obituaries are ones that have
Tennessee references and an index that will help you browse them by surname and by county is
available on the AAHGS Nashville website at http://www.aahgsnashville.org/index-to-aa-
obituaries-from-the-brownsville-telegraph-and-canonsburg-notes/.
The society is most appreciative to Ms. Bransom AAHGS Nashville for her decision to share this
invaluable resource. If you find the information here useful, please contact her at
[email protected] to let her know! Her complete set of obituary extractions can be
found at http://www.clossonpress.com/collections/african-american-research.
Saturday, January 5, 1929 (The Brownsville Telegraph)
WILLIAM F. HORTON William F. Horton, 29, died Thursday morning at his home in Wheeling, W. Va., after a
short illness. He is survived by his widow Mrs. Edna Horton, three children: Donald, Fannie
Marie and James Kenneth; three sisters, Mrs. Doris Westbrook and Mrs. Mamie Whittington
both of Cleveland, and Mrs. Gertrude Younger of Beech Bottom, W. Va., and four brothers,
Alfonso of Tennessee, and Fisco, Buster and Donald all of Raleigh, W. Va.
Deceased was a member of the Masonic lodge No. 7 F & A. M. King Solomon lodge of
Wheeling, W. Va., a member of the Knights of Pythias and a world war veteran.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p. m. from the home of his wife’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert E. Walker, House No. 7, Simpson, in charge of Rev. W. B. Crawford. Burial will
be in Woodlawn cemetery.
Friday, August 21, 1931 (The Brownville Telegraph)
MYRTLE HEARRING
Mrs. Myrtle Hearring, 32, Negro, died at her home at 2:30 p. m. yesterday at House No.
59 Alicia. She had been ill for sometime and death was attributed to heart failure.
She had been a resident of Alicia for the past four years. Prior to moving here she lived
in Knoxville, Tennessee, where she was born and raised.
In addition to her husband Samuel Herring, she leaves one son, Roger McCoy Hearring.
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Funeral service will probably be Sunday at 2:30 p. m. in the Mt. Lebanon Baptist church
of Brownsville.
Thursday, March 29, 1934 (The Brownsville Telegraph)
Charles Hawkins Dies
CHARLES HAWKINS
Charles Hawkins, 25, well known Brownsville Negro barber, died in Mayview hospital at
Bridgeville yesterday. He had been confined to the hospital for five months.
He was a native of Brownsville. He leaves his mother, Mrs. Lottie Farrell of Davidson
Siding, near Allison; his wife, Mrs. Cora Hawkins and a son, both of Lower Land, Tenn.
Wednesday, October 17, 1934 (The Brownsville Telegraph)
Mrs. Mary Lou Blunt Succumbs Here Today
MARY LOU (REDUS) BLUNT
Mrs. Mary Lou Blunt, 46, well known Negro resident of Newtown here, died in her home
at 4:40 a. m. today following a prolonged illness.
She was a native of Pulaski, Tenn., and a daughter of the late Rev. and Mrs. Wiley Redus.
In addition to her husband, Samuel, she leaves a son, Lawrence Burge, at home; a sister, Mrs.
Almeta Walker, of Elizabeth, and a brother, Hawkins Redus of Edenborn.
Woodlawn cemetery.
Tuesday, October 10, 1939 (The Brownsville Telegraph)
HOWARD E. SIMS
Howard E. Sims, 6 months old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Sims, Crescent Heights, died at
10:28 a. m. Monday in Brownsville General hospital. Besides the parents he leaves two
brothers, John and Robert, and his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James Banks,
Nashville, Tenn.
Friday, November 15, 1940 (The Brownsville Telegraph)
Mrs. Minerva Lacy Dies In Waynesburg
MINERVA (TALBERT) LACY
WAYNESBURG – Mrs. Minerva Lacy, 55, widow of William Lacy, died at 9:30 p. m.
yesterday of heart trouble. She had been ill a week.
Mrs. Lacy was born in Tennessee, and was a daughter of James and Amanda Talbert.
Surviving are one sister and one half-sister, and one son, Julian Talbert, Tennessee.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Saturday, April 15, 1944 (The Brownsville Telegraph)
JAMES REED
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James Reed, 56, House No. 94, Colonial No. 4, an employee of the H. C. Frick Coke
Company and veteran of World War I, died Thursday in Veteran’s hospital, Aspinwall.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Rosie Winton Reed; three sons, Curtis, New York; Thomas,
Pittsburgh, and Clarence, Grindstone; five grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; four sisters
in South Carolina; a brother, Walter, Knoxville, Tenn.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Wednesday, November 22, 1944 (The Brownsville Telegraph) ELI PRETTY
Eli Pretty, 37, died at 11:15 a. m. Monday at his home in Ellsworth. A heart condition
caused death after a few days’ illness.
Mr. Pretty was born in Memphis, Tenn., but had been a resident of Ellsworth for 15
years.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Christine Pretty; a sister, Mrs. Beulah Echols, Decatur, Ill., and a
half-brother, Joseph Jenkins, Pittsburgh.
Funeral will be in the Bentleyville A. M. E. church at 2:30 p. m. Friday. Burial in
Beallsville cemetery.
Monday, December 31, 1945 (The Brownsville Telegraph)
FREEMAN JOHNSON
Freeman Johnson, 61, father of William Johnson and Mrs. Beulah Love, Grindstone, died
Friday in Washington hospital following a several months’ illness. Recently he moved to 160
Blaine street, Washington, from Concord, Tenn., to live with a daughter, Mrs. Hattie Williams.
He was a member of the Concord First Presbyterian church. He leaves his wife, Mrs.
Luella Johnson, Pittsburgh, and three other children; James and Andrew Johnson, and Mrs.
Victoria Winton, all of Pittsburgh; a sister, Mrs. Laura Ewell, Pittsburgh, and 13 great
grandchildren and 23 grandchildren.
Services were at 2 p. m. today in the Banks funeral home, Washington, with the Rev. R.
H. Rucker, pastor of the Nazareth Baptist church, officiating. Burial in Washington cemetery.
Friday, August 8, 1947 (The Brownsville Telegraph)
MAGGIE E. CALLOWAY
Mrs. Maggie E. Calloway, 59, Middle street annex, West Brownsville, died Wednesday at
8:30 a. m. in Washington hospital.
Her husband, Walter Calloway, died November 3, 1931. Fifteen children also preceded
her in death.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Sally Williams, Maywood, Ill.; Mrs. Marie Reynolds,
West Brownsville; Lillian Calloway, at home; three sons, Reginald and
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Nathaniel, both at home; Eelvin Edward, Cleveland, O.; three grandchildren, and one great-
grandchild. She also leaves a brother, Andrew Brooks, Clarksville, and a sister, Sally Brooks,
Elizabeth, Tenn.
Friends will be received at the home after 3 p. m. Saturday where funeral will be Sunday
at 2 p. m. with the Rev. L. C. Colvin, pastor of the Mt. Lebanon Baptist church in charge. Burial
in Woodlawn cemetery.
Wednesday, September 27, 1950 (The Brownsville Telegraph)
ROSIE REED Mrs. Rosie Reed, 66, a resident of Grindstone for 30 years until three years ago when
she moved to Newark, N. J., to live with a son, James, died at the son’s home Monday. She was
born in Tennessee.
Besides her son she leaves two other children, Curtiss Winton, New York City, and
Thomas Winton, Pittsburgh, and four grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
Friends will be received tomorrow at the Mt. Zion Baptist church, Grindstone, where
services will be Friday at 2 p. m. with the Rev. M. C. Grimmitt officiating. Burial will be in
Pleasant View cemetery.
Saturday, September 15, 1951 (The Brownsville Telegraph)
LILLIE BADGER
Mrs. Lillie Badger, 65, wife of Joseph Badger, Brownsville, died Thursday at 9:05 a. m. in
Brownsville General hospital.
Besides her husband she leaves a daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Pollard, Brownsville; a brother,
Bart Satterfield, in Tennessee, and four grandchildren.
Friends will be received at the home, 2 Monongahela street, after 3 p. m. tomorrow.
Services will be Monday at 2 p. m. the Mt. Lebanon Baptist church with James Smith and Claude
Clark, elders officiating. Burial will be in Woodlawn cemetery.
Monday, November 19, 1951 (The Brownsville Telegraph)
MARY BAGLEY
Mrs. Mary Bagley, 56, Grindstone, died at 7:35 p. m. Friday.
She leaves her husband, William Bagley; a daughter, Mrs. Ida Lee Forte, Grindstone; a
son, Loevell Bagley, Brownsville; three sisters, Mrs. Roberta Collins, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Mrs.
Lucy J. Wilson, Anniston, Ala.; and Mrs. Mollie Freeman, Atlanta, Ga.; two brothers, the Rev. A.
J. Davis, Anniston, Ala, and the Rev. John Davis, Talladega, Ala.; five grandchildren and three
great grandchildren.
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Friday, December 21, 1951 (The Brownsville Telegraph)
HAMP COX
Hamp Cox, 42, 321 Pearl street, Brownsville, died Wednesday at 2:30 a. m. in
Brownsville General hospital.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Lola Cox; a daughter, Nancy, and a son, Hamp, Jr., his mother,
Mrs. Robert Cox, Athens, Ga.; six sisters, Mary Floyd, Logan, W. Va.; Mattie Guseby,
Chattanooga, Tenn.; Daisy Kindred, and Dorothy Cox, Buffalo, N. Y.,; Maggie Knight,
Brownsville; Gracie Cox, Athens, Ga.; three brothers, Will, Chattanooga, Ga.; Otis, Detroit,
Mich., and Charlie Lee Cox, Buffalo.
Friends will be received after noon tomorrow at his Stephens funeral home, Uniontown,
until 1 p. m. Sunday when the body may be viewed at the Mt. Lebanon Baptist church,
Brownsville, until 2 p. m., tine of services. The Rev. Verner Hawkins will officiate. Burial will be
in Woodlawn cemetery, Brownsville.
Wednesday, April 22, 1952 (The Brownsville Telegraph)
CLIFFORD B. WOODRUFF
Clifford B. Woodruff, 76, a resident of Redstone township for 17 years, died at 9:55 a. m.
Monday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Viola Higgins, Marianna.
He was a member of the Watch Tower society, Brownsville.
Surviving in addition to Mrs. Higgins are his wife, Mrs. Ozella Sweeney Woodruff; a
daughter, Mrs. Susie Alene Hutchinson, Pittsburgh; four grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren
and a sister, Mrs. Mahale Moody, Pulaski, Tenn. A son, James, died April 22, 19121.
Friends will be received at the home at Davison Siding after 7 p. m. tomorrow. Funeral
will be there at 2 p. m. Friday with the Watch Tower society in charge. Burial in Woodlawn
cemetery.
Wednesday, September 28, 1953 (The Brownsville Telegraph)
HERBERT HAMMOND
Herbert Hammond, 62, Thompson No. 2, died Monday in a Pittsburgh hospital.
He leaves two daughters, Mrs. Velma Thompson, Republic, and Mrs. Daisy Wright,
Chattanooga, Tenn.; three grandchildren, and a son-in-law, Alfred Thompson, Republic.
Friends are being received at the Lantz funeral home, 297 East Main street, Uniontown,
where funeral will be at 10 a. m. Thursday. Burial in Edenborn cemetery.
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Wednesday, November 18, 1953 (The Brownsville Telegraph)
JACK HORTON
Jack Horton, 68, died Sunday at his home, House 98, Orient.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Roberta Horton; a son, Robert, Erie; four grandchildren;
three sisters, Mrs. Cornelia Johnson and Mrs. Emma Black, Fort Davis, Ala.; and Mary Scares,
Chattanooga, Tenn.; one brother, Louis Horton, Fort Davis, Ala.
Friends are being received at the Lantz funeral home, Uniontown. Funeral will be in the
Union Baptist church, New Salem, at 2 p. m. tomorrow, with the Rev. Maxie Smith officiating.
Burial in the Edenborn cemetery.
Wednesday, August 1, 1956 (The Brownsville Telegraph)
WILLIE WHITE
Willie White, 64, Tower Hill No. 1,Republic, died Monday after a brief illness.
Born August 4, 1891, at Knoxville, Tenn., he had been a disabled veteran and a member
of the Community church, Smock.
Wednesday, August 1, 1956 continued
Mr. White is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Wilehemina Mitchell, New York City;
Mrs. Ida Burruss, Charleroi; Mrs. Minnie Moore, Tower Hill No. 1; a son, Eugene, Philadelphia;
five grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.
Thursday, July 30, 1959 (The Brownsville Telegraph)
NATHANIEL TALLY
Nathaniel Tally, 64, Boyertown, R. D. 2, and formerly of Clarksville, died Wednesday in
the Green county Memorial hospital.
He was born August 7, 1894 in Dayton, Tenn. and was a retired miner and a member of
the UMWA, local 688, Fredericktown.
Tally is survived by his wife, Edith Hampton Tally, and these children, Charles and
Stanley, Bovertown; Mrs. Jean Strickland and Mrs. June Stubbs, Reading; three grandchildren;
one brother, Arnold, Detroit, Mich.
Tuesday, March 29, 1960 (The Brownsville Telegraph)
CLIMMIE SADDLER
Mrs. Climmie Saddler, 80, House 24, South Hills Terrace, Brownsville, died Saturday
evening in the Uniontown Convalescent home.
She leaves her husband, Edward Saddler; four sister, Mrs. Etta Keith, Connellsville, Mrs.
Mattie Hurt and Mrs. Hazel McGraw, Cleveland, O.; and Mrs. Lula Teague, Tennessee; a
brother, Fred Gilmore, Cleveland, and a stepsister, Mrs. Virginia Reynolds, Red Bird, Oklahoma.
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Friday, June 16, 1961 (The Brownsville Telegraph)
ALMA KNIGHT
Mrs. Alma Knight, 60, of House No. 37 LaBelle, died Thursday in the Pittsburgh
Sanitarium.
Mrs. Knight was born July 13, 1900 in Chattanooga, Tenn., and was a member of the
Canaan Baptist church of Hiller.
Survivors include her husband, Arthur Knight; one son, Benny Gabriel, Grindstone; one
daughter-in-law, and three grandchildren.
Friday, June 16, 1961 (The Brownsville Telegraph)
KNIGHT, MRS. ALMA – 60, of House No. 37 LaBelle, died Thursday, June 15, 1961 in a
Pittsburgh Sanitarium. Friends will be received after 1 p. m. Sunday in the Law Funeral Home,
Brownsville. Funeral services will be held Monday at1 p. m. in the First Baptist church of
Maxwell with the Rev. John Porter officiating. Burial in Evergreen cemetery, Point Marion.
Thursday, September 12, 1963 (The Brownsville Telegraph)
BEULAH BROWN
Mrs. Beulah Brown, 62, of 6 Grand street, Belle Vernon, died yesterday at 2:25 p. m. in
St. Francis hospital, Pittsburgh.
Mrs. Brown was a member of the Church of God and Christ, Monessen.
Survivors include her husband, Simon; two sons, Dan Howard, Detroit, Mich.; and
Clarence Howard, Nashville, Tenn.; two daughters, Mrs. Kathleen Carter, Pulaski, Tenn., and
Mrs. Emma Campbell, Monessen; 30 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren, and one sister,
Mrs. Cora Smith, Indianapolis, Ind.
Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Howard W. McCrory Funeral home,
Fayette City.
Monday, June 29, 1964 (The Brownsville Telegraph)
BLANCHE N. REYNOLDS
Mrs. Blanche N. Reynolds, 56, of 342 Middle street, West Brownsville, died at 4:15 p. m.
Saturday in her home following a lingering illness.
Mrs. Reynolds was born January 22, 1908, Johnson City, Tenn., a daughter of the late
Walter and Maggie Taylor. She was a member of the Mt. Lebanon Baptist church, Brownsville.
Survivors include her husband, Edward; one daughter, Mrs. Katherine Tarpley, Danville,
Va.; three grandchildren; two brothers, Nathaniel Calloway, Clarksville, and Edward Calloway,
New York City; two sisters, Mrs. Lillian Riddick, at home and Mrs. Sally Green, Chicago, Ill.
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Monday, June 29, 1964 (The Brownsville Telegraph)
REYNOLDS, MRS. BLANCHE N. – 56, of 342 Middle street, West Brownsville, died
Saturday, June 27, 1964, at 4:15 p. m. in her home. Friends will be received after 4
p. m. Tuesday, June 30, in the DONALD LAW FUNERAL HOME, 135 Angle street, Brownsville.
Friends will be received in the funeral home until 9 a. m. Wed. When the body will be removed
to the Mt. Lebanon Baptist church for viewing from 11 a. m. until the hour of service at 2 p. m.
with the Rev. William B. Richardson officiating. Burial in Woodlawn cemetery, Brownsville.
Monday, October 26, 1964 (The Brownsville Telegraph)
FRANK LEWIS
Frank Lewis, 64, Clarksville, R. D. 1, died at 9:50 p. m. yesterday in Greene County
Memorial hospital, Waynesburg, following a short illness.
Mr. Lewis was born December 25, 1889, in Nashville, Tenn. He was a retired miner and
a member of the UMWA.
Survivors include a brother, Eddie Lewis, Nashville, Tenn.; cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Amos
Collins, Clarksville, R. D. 1, and Mrs. Maggie Jones, Marianna; and several nieces and nephews.
Monday, October 26, 1964 (The Brownsville Telegraph)
LEWIS, FRANK—64, Clarksville, R. D. 1, died at 9:50 p. m. Sunday, October 25, 1964, in
Greene County Memorial hospital, Waynesburg. Friends will be received
after 6 p. m. Wednesday, October 28, in the First Baptist church, Pitt Gas, where services will be
held Thursday, October 29, at 1 p. m. with the Rev. George Hawkins officiating. Burial in
Woodlawn cemetery, Brownsville, under the direction of the DONALD LAW FUNERAL HOME,
Brownsville.
Wednesday, May 3, 1967 (The Brownsville Telegraph)
NORA POTTS
Mrs. Nora Potts, 67, Crawford street, Hiller, died yesterday in Brownsville General
hospital.
She was born May 13, 1900 in Henderson, Tenn., and was a resident of Fayette county
and Brownsville for 40 years. She was a member of the Mt. Lebanon Baptist church and the
Chrysanthemum club of the church.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Betty Flowers, Hiller; three sisters, Mrs. Lillian Casson,
Dayton, O.; Mrs. Gussie Johnson, and Rose Brown, Finger, Tenn.; two brothers, Cleter
Johnson, Brownsville, Tenn., and Samuel Johnson, Finger, Tenn.; four grandchildren, and a
son-in-law, Archie Flowers, Hiller.
Funeral arrangements are under the direct of the Law Funeral home.
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Friday, May 5, 1967 (The Brownsville Telegraph)
POTTS, MRS. NORA – 67, Crawford street, Hiller, died Tuesday, May 2, 1967, in
Brownsville General hospital. Friends will be received in the DONALD LAW FUNERAL HOME,
135 Angle street, Brownsville, after 4 p. m. Sunday. Funeral services will be held Monday, May
8, at 2 p. m. in the Mt. Lebanon Baptist church, Brownsville, with the Rev. Mack Walton, Hiller,
officiating. Burial in Woodlawn cemetery, Brownsville.
Thursday, May 11, 1967 (The Brownsville Telegraph)
FRANK PERRY HOOD
Frank Perry Hood, 55, House 621, Clarksville, died Tuesday at 7:40 a. m. in Torrence
State hospital.
Mr. Hood was born May 24, 1912, at Chattanooga, Tenn.
He had been a resident of Clarksville for seven years and prior to that had resided in
Fairmont, W. Va. He was a former member of the Mt. Zion Baptist church at Fairmont.
Survivors include one sister, Mrs. Earline Jones, Clarksville; one brother, John Hood,
Fairmont, W. Va.; one aunt, Mrs. Mamie Hutchinson, Sheffield, Ala.; one brother-in-law, Johnny
Jones, Clarksville; and three nieces.
Thursday, May 11, 1967 (The Brownsville Telegraph)
HOOD, FRANK PERRY – 55, House 621, Clarksville, died Tuesday, May 9, 1967, at 7:40 a.
m. in Torrance State hospital. Friends will be received after 4 p. m. Friday in the DONALD LAW
FUNERAL HOME, 135 Angle street, Brownsville, shwere services will be held Saturday, May 13,
at 1 p. m. with the Rev. Mack Walton, Hiller, officiating. Burial in Woodlawn cemetery,
Brownsville.
Wednesday, July 5, 1967 (The Brownsville Telegraph)
REDUS HAWKINS
Redus Hawkins, 80, House 114, Edenborn, died at 2:30 a. m. Sunday.
He was born October 30, 1886, in Pulaski, Tenn. He was a retired minister, a member
of the Antioch Baptist church, Edenborn, and a member of the Edenborn Volunteer Fire
company. He was a World War I veteran.
He leaves fur nieces, Mrs. Willa Dee Whitaker, McKeesport; Mrs. Tommy Lee Austin and
Mrs. Mary Hall, Library, and Mrs. Gladys Wilkerson, McKeesport, and two nephews, Charles
Walker, Pittsburgh, and Claude Walker, Elizabeth.
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Friday, August 18, 1967 (The Brownsville Telegraph)
CHRISTINE NELLIE MCDANIELS
Christine Nellie McDaniels, 54, House 7, LaBelle, died yesterday in Brownsville General
hospital.
She was born May 3, 1913, in Tennessee.
Surviving are two daughter, Katherine Jackson, Pittsburgh, and Mrs. Geraldine Hall,
Cleveland, O.; a son, Holland Jackson, Cleveland; 13 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Friday, August 18, 1967 (The Brownsville Telegraph)
MCDANIELS, CHRISTINE NELLIE – 54, House 7, LaBelle, died Thursday, August 17, 1967,
in Brownsville General hospital. Friends will be received at the LAW FUNERAL HOME, Angle
street, Brownsville, after 2 p. m. Saturday until 10 a. m. Sunday when the remain s will be taken
to the Church of God and Christ LaBelle, for services at 1 p. m., with the Rev. Fred Williams,
officiating. Burial in Woodlawn cemetery, Brownsville.
Friday, January 28, 1876 (The Canonsburg Herald)
EDITH “EDIE” (GILLESPIE) CALDWELL Death of a former Slave.—On Sunday morning last Mrs. Edie Caldwell, a colored
woman, aged about 68, died in this place. From what we were able to gather, we learn that
Edie was in the early part of her life a slave in the State of Tennessee. About forty-two years
ago, probably in the year 1833-4, she was brought here by Rev. Dr. Carson, first president of the
Theological Seminary located in this place, by whom she was emancipated, and in whose family
she remained many years. Her maiden name was Gillespie, that being her mistress’s family
name, a custom much in vogue in the slave states. Her funeral took place on Monday.
Saturday, August 15, 1925 (The Daily Notes)
Pittsburgh Negro Is Killed by B. & O. Train
MORRIS WHITFIELD
Morris Whitfield, aged 30 years, of 2160 Webster avenue, Pittsburgh, died in the
Washington hospital yesterday afternoon at 2 o’clock of injuries sustained yesterday morning at
10:30 o’clock, when he was hit by a westbound freight No. 81, on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
at Hackett.
Whitfield was walking along the tracks when he was hit, and it is not known why he did
not hear the approach of the train.
The crew of the freight at once uncoupled the engine and caboose and rushed Whitfield
to the Washington hospital, where it was found his wrist was fractured, his hip broken, his hand
and his face badly crushed and his skull fractured at the base.
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Papers found on him revealed that he had come from Memphis, Tenn., about a year
ago with high recommendations from his former employer there. He was a member of the
colored Elks and apparently a prosperous citizen.
The body was taken in charge by Deputy Coroner A. Blaine Day, who will hold it pending
the arrival of friends.
Tuesday, February 28, 1928 (The Daily Notes)
KENNETH WILSON
Kenneth Wilson, aged 21 years, a negro from Tennessee, who had been employed at
the Chartiers Creek Coal Company mine, died Monday at 4:35 p. m. at the Canonsburg
General hospital. Wilson was admitted Sunday noon suffering from meningitis. He came to this
section about six months ago and he has no relatives here. The body was taken to the W. H.
McNary undertaking rooms in West Pike street, but no funeral arrangements have been made.
Monday, October 28, 1940 (The Daily Notes)
Mrs. Minnie Brown Dies in Hospital Saturday
MINNIE BROWN
Burned severely over her body when bedclothes are believed to have been ignited by a
cigarette she was smoking, Mrs. Minnie Brown, colored, died in the Canonsburg General
hospital at 11:30 p. m. Saturday, six hours after she was removed there from her home, 507
Adams avenue.
Local firemen were called out about 5 o’clock on Saturday and extinguished the blaze
that had started. Mrs. Brown was taken to the hospital in the squad car of the local fire
company, but her severe burns proved fatal. The death was investigated by Coroner James B.
Jones.
The body was removed to the Banks Funeral home, Washington where private funeral
services will be held Tuesday, in charge of the Rev. G. E. London. Burial will be in the Payne A.
M. E. cemetery. Mrs. Brown is survived by her husband, Charles, of Washington, and a brother
and sister in Tennessee.
Monday, December 6, 1943 (The Daily Notes)
JOSIE NIXSON
Mrs. Josie Nixson, 58, who had been housekeeper for a number of years at the home of
John Rogers, House 12, Westland, died there Friday at 9:55 p. m. The deceased suffered a
heart attack at 9:30 and died 25 minutes later.
She was born April 15, 1885, at Rockwood, Tenn., but had resided in the Westland
district for a number of years. She is survived by several nieces and nephews in the community.
Funeral services will be held at the Westland Mission, Tuesday at 11:00 a. m. in charge
of the Rev. N. J. Gray of Lincoln Hill. Friends are being received in the home of Mrs. Joseph
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Butler, House 77, Westland. Interment will be in a local cemetery. L. P. Speakman has charge
of funeral arrangements.
Wednesday, December 22, 1948 (The Daily Notes)
EMMA (BROWN) REID
Mrs. Emma Reid, 70, of House 228, Hills Station, died Tuesday, December 21, at the
Mayview Hospital following an illness of two years.
Mrs. Reid was born on March 27, 1878, in Mississippi, a daughter of Charles and Fanny
Davis Brown. She came to this district from Memphis, Tenn., two years ago.
She is survived by her husband, William Reid, of Chicago; one son, Rev. Charles Miller, of
Hills Station, with whom she had been making her home; one daughter, Mrs. Ollie Beck, of
Bridgeville, and six grandchildren. One son, Adolph, is deceased.
Friends are being received at the late home. Services will be held Thursday, December
23, at 11 a. m. at St. John’s Baptist Church in Hills Station. Interment will be in Oak Spring
Cemetery.
Friday, July 17, 1953 (The Daily Notes)
MAGGIE RUSSELL
Maggie Russell, 57, 620 Duquesne avenue, Canonsburg, died at the Canonsburg General
Hospital Wednesday, July 15, at 9:15 p.m., following a short illness. She was a resident of
Canonsburg for the past 24 years.
She was born at Olive Springs, Tennessee, March 1, 1896. She was a member of the
Church of God and Christ and a member of Oak Leaf Temple IBPOE of W 96 of Brownsville.
Friends will be received at the late home Friday at 7 p.m. where services will be held
Monday at 2 p.m. in the late residence, 620 Duquesne avenue, in charge of Elder Eugene
Brown, pastor of the Church of God and Christ. Interment in Oak Spring Cemetery.
Banks, funeral director.
Monday, January 23, 1956 (The Daily Notes)
JOHANNA (SIMS) JORDAN
Mrs. Johanna Jordan, 61, 749 N. Main St., Houston, died at her home on Saturday, Jan.
21 at 6 p.m. following an illness of four months.
She was born October 29, 1894 in Shelby County, Tenn. She was the daughter of the
late Richard and Betty Pride Sims.
Surviving is a son, Joe Willie Jordan, Cleveland, O.; three brothers: Edward Sims Sr.,
Houston, with whom she made her home; Major Sims, Berkeley, Calif., and John Sims, Inkster,
Mich.; two sisters, Mrs. Ruth Harris, Chattanooga, Tenn., and Mrs. Marie Lee, Berkeley, Calif.
Information compiled by Marlene Garrett Bransom and hosted by the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society of Tennessee – Nashville Chapter. November 2013.
Friends will be received at Speakman’s Funeral Home after 7 p.m. Tuesday where
services will be held Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 2 p.m. in charge of the Rev. Shepherd of
Washington. Burial will be in Oak Spring Cemetery.
Wednesday, July 3, 1957 (The Daily Notes)
EDNA (MENEESE) JORDAN
Mrs. Edna Jordan, 47, House 21, Westland, died at the Canonsburg General Hospital on
July 1, 1957 at 11 p.m. following an illness of several years.
Mrs. Jordan was born December 19, 1909 in Nashville, Tenn. She was a daughter of
the late Louisce and Sally Bryant Meneese and had lived in Westland for the past 13 years. She
was a member of the First Baptist Church, Westland.
Surviving besides her husband, Jesse Jordan is one brother, William S. Meneese,
Westland.
Friends are being received at the late home. Services will be held Friday, July 5 at 2 p.m.
from the First Baptist Church, Westland, in charge of the Rev. Dudley D. Chatman, pastor of the
Church. Burial will be in Oak Spring Cemetery. William E. Speakman, funeral director.
Wednesday, May 13, 1959 (The Daily Notes)
EDWARD SIMS, SR.
Edward Sims, Sr., 75, 749 N. Main St., Houston, died May 12, 1959, at 7 p.m., in the
Washington Hospital following an illness of one month.
Mr. Sims was born Feb. 29, 1884, in Tennessee, and was a son of the late Richard and
Betty Moore Sims. He had resided in the Houston area the past 35 years and was a retired coal
miner.
The deceased was a member of the Baptist Church of Washington, Local 1724 U.M.W.
and C. T. Hamilton Lodge 47 A.F. and A.M.
Survivors include his wife, Ella Parker Sims, two sons: Arthur, Edward Jr., both of
Canonsburg; three daughters: Mrs. Marie Page, Inkster, Mich.; Mrs. Ida Bush, Canonsburg;
Miss Rachel Sims, at home; two brothers, John Sims, Inkster, Mich.; Major Sims, Stockton, Calif.;
two sisters, Mrs. Marie Lee, Berkeley, Calif.; Mrs. Ruth Harris, Chattanooga, Tenn.; two step-
children: Fred Evans, Lillie Mae Parker, both of Houston, 24 grandchildren and 18 great-
grandchildren.
Friends will be received at the W. E. Speakman Funeral Home after noon Thursday.
Services will be held Saturday, at 1 p.m., in the Nazareth Baptist Church, Washington, in charge
of the Rev. W. T. Foster. Burial will be in the Washington Cemetery.