Below is the report of necrologist Wm. H. Lay to the Washtenaw County Pioneer society for the two years ending June 1, 1900 that was submitted to the Ann Arbor Courier-Register. Information that is listed is: location, date of death, age and the years of residence in the county.
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JUNE 1, 1899 to JUNE 1, 1900
Mrs. Ellen Wallace, Ypsilanti City, June 14, age 56, 56 years
Joseph Bennett, Augusta, June 14, age 82, 68 years
Mrs. S.W. Dexter (widow of Judge S.W. Dexter) Webster, June 27, age 88, 72 years
David. K. Moore, Ypsilanti City, July 8, age 85, 64 years
Edwin Ford, York, July 2, age 71, 65 years
Lawrence Olsaver, Webster, July 5, age 87, 66 years
Mrs. Olive (Seeley) Ball, Webster, July 14, age 91, 62 years
James McCall, Webster, July 16, age 88, 68 years
Enoch R. Yost, Ypsilanti City, Aug 6, Age 65, 45 years
Elvira Waterbury, Ypsilanti Town, Aug 7, age 55, 45 years
Andrew Martin, Ypsilanti City, Aug 11, age 79, 75 years
Rev. Samuel D. Breed, Ann Arbor City, Aug 16, age 79, 40 years
Ira B. Hitchcock, York, Aug 11, age 90, 64 years
Sam. Laubengayer, Lima, Aug 15, age 45, 45 years
Mrs. Thomas Spooner, Ann Arbor Town, Aug 15, age 84, 49 years
Freeman P. Galpin, Superior, Aug 15, age 74, 67 years
Mrs. Laura U'Neal, Webster, Aug 17, age 72, 70 years
Mrs. C.M. Mills, Ann Arbor Town, Sept 1, age 79
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Shafer, Manchester, Sept 9, age 80, 50 years
Mrs. Cynthia Sanford, York, Sept. 13, age 85
Dennis Van Duyn, Bridgewater, Sept 11, age 80
Miss. D. C. Loomis, Ypsilanti Town, Sept 18, age 65, 65 years
Mrs. Francis (Burnett) Boyden, Webster, Sept 22, age 66, 66 years
Mrs. E. F. Fowler, Saline, Oct. 1, age 67
Lois Hewett, Ypsilanti City, Oct 2, age 65, 65 years
Ezekiel M. Cole, Superior, Oct 6, age 74
Mrs. Ione Tuttle, Manchester, Oct 10, age 76
Mrs. Nancy Fish, Sharon, Oct 5, age 84
Mrs. Pricilla Talcott, Ypsilanti City, Oct 23, age 92
Robert C. Hayton, Ypsilanti City, Oct 21, age 64
Mrs. R. Bogle, Ypsilanti City, Oct 22, age 89, 50 years
Daniel B. Tichnor, Sylvan, Oct 24, age 97
Mrs. Mary C. Vining, Ypsilanti City, Oct 30, age 81
John F, Stierle, Saline, Nov. 2, age 66, 51 years
Rev. Andrew Ten Brook, Ann ARbor City, Nov 5, age 85, 56 years
Mrs. Addie P. Blair, Pittsfield, Nov. 7, age 48, 40 years
Delos F. Smith, Northfield, Nov. 14, age 80, 66 years
Jacob Emerick, Ypsilanti City, Nov 17, age 77, 69 years
Martin McKune, Sylvan, Nov 22, age 75
Mrs. EMily B. Hill, Ann ARbor City, Nov 26, age wanting
Mrs. Huldah Monroe, Saline, Nov 28, age 94
Mrs. Mary DePew, Sylvan, Nov 30, age 74
Mrs. Susannah Wheeler, Webster, Nov. 14, age 45, 45 years
Mrs. James Duggan, Augusta, Dec 1, age wanting
John S. Dell, Saline, Dec 4, age 59, 45 years
Mrs. Ann Wellburn, Lyndon, Dec 6, age 93
John S. Worden, Ypsilanti City, Dec 7, age 70, 70 years
Mrs. E. S. Steffy, Ypsilanti City, Dec 10, age 53, 53 years
Thomas Kane, Northfield, Dec. 18, age 50, 50 years
Mrs. Alty Steward,, Ann Arbor City, Dec. 28, age 70, 70 years
Mrs. Marie Armbruster, Lodi, Dec. 27, age 56, 56 years
Enoch Terhune, Ann Arbor City, Dec. 26, age 82, 68 years
Spencer Sweet, Ann ARbor City, Dec 24, age 69, 61 years
Ashley Minor, Ypsilanti City, Dec. 31, age 89, 64 years
Mrs. Mary J. Davis, Ypsilanti City, Jan 11, 1900, age 79, 63 years
Thomas Shankland, Salem, Jan. 12, age 74, 74 years
Mrs. Daniel O. Hara, Northfield, Jan 18, age 89, 68 years
Mrs. Polly Pease Ball, Webster, died in Grass Lake, Jan 10, age 87, 77 years
Giles S. Waters, Lodi, Feb. 1, age 75, 63 years
Mrs. Frances Harrison, Pittsfield, Feb. 3, age 86, 55 years
Geo. Naylor, Salem, Feb. 3, age 68, 58 years
Jason Hudson, Webster, March 16, age 88, 63 years
Willaim Wortley, Ypsilanti City, March 1, age 90, 47 years
John M. Breining, Augusta, March 1, age 67, 64 years
Mrs. Fredericka Smith, Ypsilanti City, March 12, age 80, 42 years
Mrs. Dorethea B. Hutzel, Ann Arbor City, March 9, age 69, 69 years
Mrs. A. A. Brower, Ypsilanti City, March 9, age 77, 64 years
Mrs. Mary S. Phelps, Ypsilanti City, March 14, age 75
Porter Hinckley, York, March 27, age 89, 69 years
Mrs. Irene Perry, Ypsilanti City, March 31, age 92
Francis Bogardus, Ypsilanti City, April 2, age 63, 54 years
Charles G. WIard, Ypsilanti Town, April 6, age 65, 65 years
Samuel H. Perkins, Manchester, April 9, age 84
Redner H. Mingey, Augusta, April 9, age 64, 64 years
Milton Reynolds, Saline, April 6, age 83
Mrs. Anne W. Moore, Ypsilanti City, April 7, age 45, 45 years
Mrs. Elizabeth L. Read, Ypsilanti City, April 14, age 91, 41 years
Charles McCormick, Ypsilanti City, April 14, age 75, 74 years
WM. Lambie, Ypsilanti Town, April 25, age 79, 61 years
John Tate, Saline, April 24, age 85, 60 years
Dennis Warner, Scio, May 2, age 88, 66 years
John C. Mead, Ann Arbor Town, May 6, age 75
Mrs. Daniel Marony, Northfield, May 7, age wanting
Oliver Bradley, Ypsilanti City, May 28, age 76, 43 years
John Nowland, Ann Arbor City, May 28, age 74, 74 years
(claimed to be the first white child born in Ann Arbor City)
Henry Simms, Webster, May 27, age 61, 61 years
Total 86 -- 46 male, 40 female
The deaths by months were as follows:
June, 3; July, 5; August, 9; September, 6; October,10; November 10; December 11; January 4; February 3; March 9; April 10; May 6. Total 86
By Localities: Ypsilanti City, 24; Ann Arbor City, 7; Augusta 4; Webster, 11;York, 4; Ypsilanti Town 4; Lima 1; Ann Arbor town 3; Superior 2; Manchester 3; Bridgewater, 1; Saline 6; Sharon 1; Sylvan, 3; Pittsfield 2; Northfield 4; Lyndon 1; Lodi 1; Salem 2; Scio 1; Dexter and Freedom unreported.
The age by decades are as follows: The number 90 or upwards in years 9, 6 women and 3 men, precisely the same number of persons and purportions of sex as last year. The oldest is Daniel B. Tichenor of Sylvan 97 years. The others one each from Webster, York, Saline, Lyndon, and 4 from Ypsilanti City. From, 80 to 90, 25, 70 to 80 24, Under 70, 25. Age wanting in 3 cases.
In years resident: Nine had lived in the county 70 or more years, the longest being Mrs. Polly (Pease) Ball, mother of Hon. Wm. of Hamburg, 77 years. Thirty others had lived in the county 60 or more years.
The reports are much less complete this year than for the previous one. As you will note, Ypsilanti City had 24 deaths to Ann Arbor City 7, and Webster 11. This is simply from incomplete reports that the compiler has been able to gather. From his own location he is able to make nearly complete returns, but from other he is compelled to rely on the reports in the papers of the county, which of coarse do not give the details always of age and residence, which are necessary to enable the compiler accurately to determine who are pioneers and eligible to record in the necrological report. Could he receive from every locality such a report as Mr. Isaac Terry the vice president from that town anually sends to the record would be...
Wm. H. Lay, Necrologist
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