A child of James REYNOLDS, of Monroe County, two or three weeks old, died last week, weighing only two pounds. It was born with a full set of teeth. Source: Blount County democrat. (Maryville, Tenn.), 03 Sept. 1881. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn96091617/1881-09-03/ed-1/seq-2/>
DIED — At the residence of her father, in Madisonville, Tennessee, on Tuesday morning, October 24th, 1871, Mrs. Mary L. WHITE, wife of E.Y. WHITE, and daughter of G.W. and Mary H. MAYO – in her 24th year. Source: Athens Post, November 2, 1871
Mr. Jas. H. COWAN, an old and highly esteemed citizen and business man of Knoxville, died last week. He was for many years a leading merchant of that city, and sustained in all the relations of life a pure and irreproachable character. His loss will be severly felt. Source: Athens
Paremelia ROBBERTS, wife of Thomas ROBBERTS , and daughter of John and Harriet CATE, died October 25th, 1871. Parmelia ROBBERTS was in her 21st year; had been married three years. She had no enemies, but was loved by all who knew her. She was smooth and uniform in her manners;
The Knoxville Chronicle says: On last Friday night a man named Wm. MOORE, who lives near Dandridge, in Jefferson county, left home, as it was supposed, on business which would not detain him long, but as he was absent all night, his children became alarmed and went to look for
John NORMAN, a demented citizen of Knox county, was run over by the freight train, near Concord, one night last week, and killed. Source: Athens Post, October 26, 1871. Available at http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/.
Rev. Elisha CARR, an eccentric but pious and good man, died in Nashville on Saturday last in his sixtieth year. He had been a Methodist colporteur for twenty or thirty years. Source: Bolivar Bulletin, February 17, 1866
On Sunday morning, January 28, Robert Lee, infant son of M.R. and M.A. PARRISH, aged 6 days. Source: Bolivar Bulletin, February 3, 1866
The Rev. R.J. PIRTLE, of Jasper, Tenn., committed suicide in his church on the 6th by hanging himself with the bell rope. He was about 45 years old and leaves a wife and two children. He was laboring under mental depression. Source: Roanoke Beacon Newspaper of Plymouth, NC, October 19,
Senator PEART, of Clarksville, died of smallpox a few days since at his residence in that town, and on Tuesday both branches of the legislature adjourned to respect his memory. Source: Bolivar Bulletin, January 27, 1866.
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