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1886 Obituaries

Illegible Surnames through C. This information is in two sections. Part 2 is below.


A-C
D-G
H-L
M-P
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Last Name First Name Published Age Birth Sex Birthplace Death Father Mother Spouse Children
? William, Mrs. 2/9/1886 ?   f            
? on E. J. 2/5/1886 ?   m            
?_ang ? 2/5/1886 ?   m            
Adam Milton A. 2/19/1986 ?   m            
Ahearn John 2/18/1886 ?   m Swansea, Wales 2/16/1886        
Ahearn John 2/20/1886 ?   m            
Ambler Harry 3/10/1886 21   m            
Amerman Mary C., Mrs. 2/15/1886 26 10/3/1859 f   2/15/1886 Charles F. Van Nort Phoebe Hon. Lemuel Amerman  
Andrews Charlotte 3/15/1886 68   f   prev. week        
Armstrong John 3/22/1886 1 mo 29 d 1/1886 m   prev. week        
Austin ? 3/13/1886 14 mo 1/1885 f     William Austin Jennie Austin    
Balist Anna 2/22/1886 14 mo 12/1884 f   prev. week        
Barnes Alman 2/15/1886 70 1/1816 m   prev. week        
Barnes Charles T. 1/27/1886 ?   m            
Barrett Lewis 2/18/1886 2   m   2/16/1886 Lewis Barrett      
Barrett Lewis E. 2/20/1886 ?   m            
Barton John 2/13/1886 ?   m            
Barton John 2/15/1886 31 9/1854 m   prev. week        
Bauer (unnamed) 3/1/1886 (at birth)       prev. week        
Beardsley H. B. 3/13/1886 66 5/28/1820 m Mt. Pleasant, Wayne Co., PA          
Beavers Michael 1/1/1886 75 4/28/1810 m   12/31/1885        
Beinert Minnie Bertha 2/15/1886 5 10/1880 f   prev. week        
Bellig Edward 1/16/1886 ?   m   1/13/1886     (yes) (yes)
Bellinger Lewis H. 3/9/1886 ?   m   3/7/1886        
Bennett Susan 1/13/1886 ?   f            
Benore Sadie J. 3/19/1886 22   f   3/18/1886     George Benore  
Bernert Henry C. 2/8/1886 2 1/2 8/1883 m   prev. week        
Bevan Mary 2/22/1886 57   f   prev. week        
Bidell Irene 2/20/1886 ?   f            
Bidwell Irene E. 2/16/1886 6 yrs 6mo 8/1879 f   2/15/1886        
Blackman Myra 3/16/1886 ?   f            
Blain Joseph 3/28/1886 old   m            
Blake Thomas 1/1/1886 63   m            
Bogert (infant) dau 2/17/1886 (infant)   f     P. S. Bogert      
Bogert Bessie C. 2/22/1886 3 8/1882 f   prev. week        
Bovey Joseph Bennie 3/31/1886 14 mo 1/24/1885 m   3/30/1886        
Bowdle Edward 2/3/1886 20   m   1/31/1886        
Bowen Benjamin 3/18/1886 ?   m            
Boyd Charlotte 3/12/1886 ?   f            
Bradley Harry Potter 3/19/1886 ?   m   3/16/1886        
Breisel Adam 3/15/1886 51   m Fern-Breitenback, Saxony, Germany 3/13/1886     (yes) 2 sons
Briggs Margaret 1/3/1886 ?   f   1/1/1886     Ransom Briggs, Esq. Prof. Walter S. Briggs (Scr. Central)
Briggs Margaret 1/5/1886 ?   f            
Brislly Andrew 2/16/1886 ?   m            
Bristol Andrew 2/7/1886 19   m   2/5/1886        
Britton Margaret, Mrs. 1/26/1886 59   f   1/25/1886 John Tedrick, Lackawanna Twp.   Milton Britton  
Broderick Thomas 2/10/1886 ?   m           dau- Mrs. T. F. Walters, Mauch Chunk
Brodhun Lena 3/25/1886 ?   f     B. H. Brodhun      
Brodrick Thomas 2/15/1886 69   m   prev. week        
Brown Bartley 3/16/1886 65   m   3/15/1886        
Brown Jennetta 2/25/1886 ?   f            
Brown Lucy Howe, Mrs. 1/24/1886 85   f   1/23/1886     S. L. Brown S. L. Brown, Wilkes-Barre
Brown Patrick 1/19/1886 ?   m   1/17/1886        
Brundage Francis McCormick 2/10/1886 31   f   2/9/1886     C. W. Brundage  
Burke John 3/13/1886 ?   m   Friday last (3/5?)        
Burke William 3/4/1886 20   m     John Burke      
Cadden Anthony 1/27/1886 45   m   1/25/1886        
Caffey George 1/12/1886 ?   m   1/10/1886        
Caffrey George I. 1/18/1886 26   m   prev. week        
Calaway Harriett 2/1/1886 42   f   1/30/1886     unmarried  
Callahan Patrick 1/23/1886 ?   m            
Carlyon Robert Percy 1/21/1886 3 yr 3 m 10/1882 m   1/20/1886 James Carlyon      
Carmody Mary 2/24/1886 ?   f            
Caroll Michael 2/14/1886 ?   m   2/8/1886        
Cavill Robert 1/11/1886 abt 55   m            
Cherry Willie 1/18/1886 3   m   prev. week        
Clark Sarah A. 3/15/1886 ?   f   3/14/1886     O. P. Clark  
Clunan Martin 3/25/1886 5   m            
Clune John 2/21/1886 ?   m            
Coleman H. D., Mrs. 3/1/1886 ?   f   2/26/1886        
Coleman Harriet 3/4/1886 ?   f            
Coleman Jessie 3/16/1886 72   m   3/14/1886       S. B. Coleman, News-Dealer
Collings Elizabeth 1/21/1886 ?   f         {Samuel P. Collings} John B. Collings, Esq.; Mrs. A. H. Winston, Scranton; Mrs Dillinger, Allentown; Mrs. Elizabeth (Harry C.) Smith, Wilkes-Barre; and Julia (m to US Army Officer)
Conners Thomas 1/22/1886 ?   m            
Connolly (unnamed) 2/21/1886 infant   m            
Connoly Mary, Mrs. 2/17/1886 ?   f            
Conrad (infant) dau 2/27/1886 6 mo 8/1885 f   2/20/1886 George Conrad      
Contes Mary 2/8/1886 82   f   prev. week     (no)  
Cooper James 2/14/1886 ?   m   2/13/1886        
Cooper James 2/15/1886 ?   m            
Cooper James 2/21/1886 38   m   21/3/1886        
Cooper James 2/24/1886 ?   m            
Cooper Peter 2/16/1886 ?   m   Sat. 2/13        
Corcoran James 2/5/1886 60   m   1/14/1886     (yes) 4
Corrigan Martin 1/20/1886 ?   m            
Courtney Joseph 3/17/1886 14   m            
Cowans Mattie 2/8/1886 36   f   prev. week        
Craig Letitia 1/11/1886 25   f            
Crane Clarissa 3/30/1886 71   f   3/27/1886        
Cullen William 3/13/1886 25   m   3/12/1886        
Cusick Cornelius 2/19/1986 ?   m            
Cutler Delia 2/7/1886 ?   f         Fred Sonn  

Last Name First Name Occupation Street Street ID County City Cemetery Church Notes:
? William, Mrs.     3rd Ward Lackawanna Scranton      
? on E. J.   Wells St.   Lackawanna Scranton     report to Board of Health, 2/4
?_ang ?     10th Ward Lackawanna Scranton     report to Board of Health, 2/4
Adam Milton A. Brakeman, L&S RR     Luzerne        
Ahearn John Convict     ? ?     convict died on train at Moscow, widowed Kate Mahoney, 12th Ward, Scranton, who was his second wife in bigamy
Ahearn John       Lackawanna Scranton     report to Board of Health, 2/19
Ambler Harry Worked at Butler Coal Co., Pittston       Bedford, NY     in Pittston news
Amerman Mary C., Mrs. School teacher 1502 Quincy Ave.   Lackawanna Scranton Forest Hill   married 6/7/1883
Andrews Charlotte       Luzerne Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre City    
Armstrong John       Luzerne Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre City    
Austin ?       Lackawanna Dalton      
Balist Anna       Luzerne Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre City    
Barnes Alman       Luzerne Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre City    
Barnes Charles T.         Toledo, OH     recently of Kansas City, formerly of Wilkes-Barre
Barrett Lewis   302 14th St. nr Oxford Shaft Lackawanna Hyde Park Hyde Park    
Barrett Lewis E.       Lackawanna Scranton     report to Board of Health, 2/19
Barton John Peddler Walnut St. Rolling Mill Hill Luzerne Wilkes-Barre      
Barton John       Luzerne Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre City   duplicate report
Bauer (unnamed)       Luzerne Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre City    
Beardsley H. B. Publisher: Luzerne Union, Union Leader, Luzerne Co. Herald     Susquehanna Indian Orchard      
Beavers Michael       Lackawanna Hyde Park      
Beinert Minnie Bertha       Luzerne Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre City    
Bellig Edward Carpenter, Hotel Glen     Luzerne Hazleton     killed by LV rr train
Bellinger Lewis H.     Hotel Wagner   Conasoharie, NY      
Bennett Susan     13th Ward Lackawanna Scranton     report to Board of Health, 1/12
Benore Sadie J.   S. Main Ave.   Lackawanna Scranton Forest Hill   maiden name - Phillips, married last October.
Bernert Henry C.       Luzerne Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre City    
Bevan Mary       Luzerne Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre City    
Bidell Irene       Lackawanna Scranton     report to Board of Health, 2/19. probably Bidwell
Bidwell Irene E.     Home for Friendless Lackawanna Dunmore Dunmore    
Blackman Myra       Lackawanna Waverly      
Blain Joseph       Luzerne Pringleville Larkesville    
Blake Thomas   83 S. Franklin St.   Luzerne Wilkes-Barre Forty-Fort   full obit published 1/3/1886
Bogert (infant) dau       Luzerne Wilkes-Barre      
Bogert Bessie C.       Luzerne Wilkes-Barre Hollenback    
Bovey Joseph Bennie   Wright St. nr Academy ? ?      
Bowdle Edward       Lackawanna Scranton     bro- William Bowdle
Bowen Benjamin miner, No. 2 shaft, Nanticoke     Luzerne Nanticoke      
Boyd Charlotte       Luzerne Luzerne      
Bradley Harry Potter clerk, J. W. Davies     Luzerne   Plymouth    
Breisel Adam   523 Bromley Ave.   Lackawanna Scranton     Arrived US 3/13/1885
Briggs Margaret       Lackawanna Scranton      
Briggs Margaret     5th Ward Lackawanna Scranton      
Brislly Andrew   Main Ave.   Lackawanna Scranton      
Bristol Andrew   N. Main Ave.   Lackawanna Scranton      
Britton Margaret, Mrs.       Wyoming Factoryville Factoryville   only sister of Mrs. R. W. Luce, Scranton
Broderick Thomas Mayor     Luzerne Wilkes-Barre Hollenback St. Stephen's Episcopal  
Brodhun Lena         Quakertown, PA     "went to Quakertown by death of daughter"
Brodrick Thomas       Luzerne Wilkes-Barre Hollenback   duplicate report, Broderick
Brown Bartley       Luzerne Miners Mills      
Brown Jennetta     11th Ward Lackawanna Scranton      
Brown Lucy Howe, Mrs.       Wayne Pleasant Mount, PA      
Brown Patrick       Lackawanna Scranton Hyde Park Cathedral    
Brundage Francis McCormick       Lackawanna Peckville   Peckville M. E. also listed as C. D. Brundage, 2/11
Burke John       Wayne Bethany      
Burke William brakeman, PRR     Luzerne Miners Mills      
Cadden Anthony miner     Luzerne Edwardsville     recently came from NY state
Caffey George       Luzerne Wilkes-Barre     b-l William Turner, Barney St., W-B
Caffrey George I.       Luzerne Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre City   probably duplicate of Geo. Caffey 1/12
Calaway Harriett       Lackawanna Dunmore Dunmore   funeral from res of Philip Bertrom, No. Sixth St.
Callahan Patrick   238 Lackawanna Ave.   Lackawanna Scranton Hyde Park St. Patrick's Cathedral  
Carlyon Robert Percy   306 Willow St.   Lackawanna Scranton Forest Hill    
Carmody Mary       Lackawanna Clark's Green     report to Board of Health, 2/23
Caroll Michael   434 20th St.   Lackawanna Scranton Hyde Park Cathedral    
Cavill Robert       Luzerne Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre City    
Cherry Willie       Luzerne Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre City    
Clark Sarah A.   1216? S. Main Ave.   Lackawanna Scranton Forest Hill   invalid for two yrs.
Clunan Martin         Carbon Hill, PA Minooka   buried 3/21/1886
Clune John       Broome Binghamton, NY     body found in river a week ago
Coleman H. D., Mrs.       Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA   Adams Ave. Methodist Episcopal [Elm Park] funeral in Scranton, former resident
Coleman Harriet         Syracuse, NY      
Coleman Jessie merchant, postmaster, prothonetary     Northumberland Ashland Bloomsburg    
Collings Elizabeth       Lackawanna Scranton Hollenback, WB St. Stephen's Episcopal Husband published "Republican Farmer". funeral on 1/28, article 1/29, full obit 1/22
Conners Thomas worker, Hillards shaft     Lackawanna Scranton     coroners inquest
Connolly (unnamed)   Palm St. Meadow Brook Lackawanna Scranton      
Connoly Mary, Mrs.     No. Luzerne Poor Farm Luzerne Ransom      
Conrad (infant) dau       Susquehanna New Milford      
Contes Mary       Luzerne Wilkes-Barre Hollenback    
Cooper James proprietor Hyde Park Market     Lackawanna Scranton      
Cooper James       Lackawanna Scranton Hyde Park   duplicate report
Cooper James market man     Lackawanna Scranton      
Cooper James     14th Ward Lackawanna Scranton     report to Board of Health, 2/23
Cooper Peter       Lackawanna Hyde Park Hyde Park Cathedral    
Corcoran James miner. Grassy Isl.     Lackawanna        
Corrigan Martin         Grand Junction, IA     formerly of Scranton
Courtney Joseph   414 N. Ninth St. Hyde Park Lackawanna Scranton     orphan - lived with sister, Mrs. Proteus
Cowans Mattie       Luzerne Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre City    
Craig Letitia       Luzerne Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre City    
Crane Clarissa         Newark, NJ Fleetville, PA    
Cullen William   Prospect Ave.   Lackawanna Scranton     died at home of mother
Cusick Cornelius     15th ward Lackawanna Scranton     report to Board of Health, 2/18
Cutler Delia       Lackawanna Scranton     divorced wife

 Transcribed and contributed by Fran and Richard Reese, 2000


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