Date of Death: 3 Jan 1920
Subject: Eunice (Steanberg) Kennicutt
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 9 Jan 1920, p. 9

Mrs. Clarissa Murray and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Murray and Stanley, attended the funeral of their sister and aunt, Mrs. Eunice Kennicutt, at Amazonia, Monday afternoon. Mrs. Kennicutt died Saturday evening, Jan. 3, and is survived by her husband and four children.

Date of death: 21 Feb 1907
Subject: Alexander Buchanan Kennard
Source: St. Joseph News-Press, 21 Feb 1907, p. 7

Alexander Kennard, forty-seven years old, a boxmaker, died of pneumonia at 7 o’clock this morning at his home, 1713 South Ninth street. He is survived by his wife and four children. The body will be taken to Savannah, Mo. for burial.

Source: St. Joseph News-Press, 25 Feb 1907, p. 10

Savannah, Mo., Feb. 25.—The remains of A. B. Kennard of St. Joseph were brought here Saturday and interred in the Savannah Cemetery. He formerly lived here.

Date of Death: 3 Aug 1874
Subject: James Kelso
Source: Andrew County Republican, 7 Aug 1874, p. 1

James Kelso, an aged citizen of Fillmore, died very suddenly on Monday morning. He arose in the morning, and was feeling very well, and went to lie down awhile, and was found a short time afterward to be dead. We have heard no surmises as to the cause– heart disease or something similar, probably.

Date of Death: 14 Mar 1922
Subject: Mary E. (Newton) Kelsey
Source: St. Joseph Observer, 18 Mar 1922

Mrs. Mary E. Kelsey, 53, died at her home near Rochester Tuesday.

Date of Death: 29 Dec 1876
Subject: Peter Kelly
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 12 Jan 1877, p. 2

Peter Kelley, an old resident of Andrew county, died last Friday night at 8 o’clock, at his residence four miles west of Rosendale.

Date of Death: 1 Feb 1911
Subject: Henry S. Kelley
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 10 Feb 1911, p. 3

Judge Henry S. Kelly [sic], one of the state’s foremost jurists, died of pneumonia at his home in St. Joseph on Wednesday of last week, February 1, 1911, aged 78 years. He was born in Ohio and when a mere lad moved to Grant county, Indiana, with his parents, and worked on the farm, and had but little schooling. He read law with Judge Brownell, of Marion, Ind., and at the age of 21 was prosecuting attorney, and at 23 was elected common pleas judge of that county.

During the war he was engaged in the newspaper business in Wabash, Ind., and later went to Dakota, leaving there he came to Andrew county, Missouri, in 1866. In 1872 he was chosen circuit judge of this circuit, and served for sixteen consecutive years. He moved to St. Joseph in 1887, and continued the practice of law. In 1884 he was a candidate for congress against James N. Burnes.

Judge Kelly for many years was a contributor and associate editor of the Central Law Journal. He held the chair of lecturer of criminal law and practice in the Missouri State university for ten years.

Judge Kelly was the author of three law books, Kelly’s Treatise, Kelly’s Probate Guide and Kelly’s Criminal Law.

When the Japanese-Chinese war was ended and Japan revised its code of criminal procedure, it sent to this country for Kelly’s Criminal Law, which was used as a guide in revising the Japanese laws.

Judge Kelly was married in 1855 to Adelia Harlan. She was the daughter of Judge Andrew J. Harlan, who recently died in Savannah. Mrs. Kelley died several years ago.

The surviving children are Mrs. S. M. Marshall, San Diego, Cal.; Sam H. Kelly, of Lansing, Mich., secretary of the Michigan state railroad and warehouse commission; Dr. H. R. [sic] Kelly, of Amazonia, and D. B. Kelly, of St. Joseph.

Date of Death: 12 Jan 1906
Subject: Henry S. Kelley, Jr.
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 26 Jan 1906, p. 8

At six o’clock on Friday evening, January 12, 1306 [sic], at his home in Fillmore, occurred the death of Dr. Henry S. Kelly [sic], aged 35 years, 9 months and 17 days. He had been ill but a few days and the news of his death was a great surprise to his friends. He leaves a wife and two daughters to mourn his loss. The funeral services were held in Fillmore Sunday, and the remains were brought to this city for burial.– Savannah Democrat.

The deceased was a son of Judge Henry S. Kelley, and was born in Savannah in 1870, and graduated from the Ensworth Medical college in 1893.

Date of Death: 25 Jul 1878
Subject: George W. Kelley
Source: The State Journal [Jefferson City], 2 Aug 1878, p. 5

G. W. Kelly, a young farmer of Andrew county, a single man in his 28th year, resided with his mother and sisters on a large and productive farm about 10 miles southeast of St. Joe and within half a mile of Bird’s mill. On Thursday afternoon he went out to hunt squirrels with a revolver. About dusk his mother and sister, returning to the house from outdoor work, found the young man lying on the floor and lifeless, with blood oozing from a bullet-hole directly over the heart. The relatives of the deceased are convinced that the shot was an accidental one.

Date of Death: 22 May 1876
Subject: Della Kelley
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 2 Jun 1876, p. 3

Judge Henry S. Kelley and wife, of Savannah, are again called to mourn the death of one of their children. This time it is their little daughter Dellie, who died May 22d, 1876, of cerebro spinal meningities [sic].

Source: Holt County Sentinel, 26 May 1876, p. 3

We hear with sorrow of the death of Miss Della Kelley, daughter of Judge Henry S. Kelly [sic]. She died May 22nd, 1876, and was about 12 years of age. We have not learned the particulars of her disease, but we deeply sympathize with her bereaved parents.

Date of Death: 15 Jul 1872
Subject: Andrew J. Kelley
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 26 Jul 1872, p. 3

The family of Judge H. S. Kelley has recently been visited by severe domestic affliction, culminating in the death of his oldest [sic] son. Mrs. Kelley was quite sick, but has so far recovered as to be out of danger. Owing to this affliction the Judge was unable to hold the Nodaway Circuit Court, and Sheriff Wray had to adjourn it until the next term, in October.

Date of Death: 24 Jan 1898
Subject: Curtis Keeves
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 28 Jan 1898, p. 1

Curtis F. Keeves, son of A. S. Keeves, of Savannah, fell down stairs while preparing to go to bed at the family home last Sunday night, Jan. 23, 1898, and broke his neck, producing death six hours later. The dead man had long been a sufferer with epileptic fits and in one of these he met the injury that produced his death. Mr. Keeves was thirty-nine years old and unmarried. He had been a clerk in his father’s dry goods store for twenty five years. The funeral took place at the M. E. Church, South, Wednesday afternoon of this week, at 2 o’clock. This young man was a son of “Tony” Keeves, well known here, having often visited relatives here. Mr. Keeves has the sincere sympathy of a large circle of friends in this community in his hour of affliction.

Date of Death: 11 May 1899
Subject: Anthony S. Keeves
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 19 May 1899, p. 1

R. S. Keeves and wife went to Savannah Saturday to attend the funeral of his Uncle, Tony Keeves, who died in that city, Thursday, May 11, and was buried, Sunday, May 14.

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Many of the older citizens of Oregon, will learn with sorry [sic] of the death of Anthony S. Keeves, (Tony), as he was familiarly called by his old associates. His death occurred at his home in Savannah, on May 11, 1899, from a second stroke of paralysis. About one year ago he suffered his first stroke from which he had never fully recovered. On the day previous he was in his usual health and appeared in a very happy mood. He retired at about 10 p.m. and in a short time he was again stricken, and after lingering for about six hours expired. He was about 72 years of age, and leaves a wife, one son and two daughters. He had been in business in Savannah for a number of years, and was one of her most highly respected citizens. R. S. Keeves, of this city, a nephew, and his wife attended the funeral which occurred on Sunday last.

Date of Death: 30 Jul 1917
Subject: William John Kee
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 10 Aug 1917, p. 8

William Kee, one of our highly respected citizens, kindly neighbor and friend, and considerate parent, died at the home of his son, Sherman Kee, near this city, July 30, 1917, in the 81st year of his age.

Mr. Kee was born in Drumore, Ireland, December 25, 1836. In 1848 he came to the United States, the family locating in Pennsylvania, and later went to Ohio, where he was united in marriage to Augusta Borchers. To them was born 16 children, 12 of whom survive the father, and are: whom survive the father, and are [sic, repetition]: Walter, of Mound city; Mrs. Sherman Smith, of Princeton, Kansas; Mrs. Stanley Wheethee, of Ottawa, Kans.; Mrs. R. C. Ball, Craig; Mrs. C. A. Clark, Rulo, Neb.; Frank, Lewis, Harry, Perry and Sherman, of Oregon; Mrs. Wm. Knox, Amherst, Nebraska; Mrs. Wm. Clark, Mound City.

Mr. Kee and family came to Andrew county, and of late years, since the death of his wife, which occurred April 15, 1903, he has been making his home with his children, who, in his declining years, lovingly cared for him.

The funeral services were conducted from the Fillmore M. E. church, by Rev. T. A. Clagett, of the Oregon Presbyterian church, assisted by Rev. W. C. Johnson, pastor of the Evangelical church, and interment was in the cemetery there, his six sons acting as pall bearers.

Date of Death: 4 Jul 1869
Subject: John C. Jones
Source: Lincoln County [MO] Herald, 15 Jul 1869, p. 2

On the 4th inst. John C. Jones, a young man residing in Andrew county, was drowned in One Hundred and Two river, at McCandiss’ mill, while attempting to cross the stream on horseback, while it was swollen from heavy rains.

Date of Death: 14 Nov 1915
Subject: Mary Ellen (Stephens) Johnson
Source: unknown St. Joseph newspaper, Nov 1915

Mrs. Mary Ellen Johnson, 92 years old, widow of John K. Johnson, one of the early settlers of the Canon County, died at 1:40 o’clock Sunday morning at her home, 2409 Angelique Street, after a prolonged illness. Mrs. Johnson was born in Garrett County, Kentucky, the daughter of an old family of that region. When she was ten years old, the family removed to Callaway County, Missouri.

In 1844 Mrs. Johnson went to Andrew County and was married there the following year. Her husband and herself settled on a farm three and 1/2 miles northeast of St. Joseph on Bell Road, where they lived until 20 years ago, when they removed to the city. Her husband died six years ago. She is survived by two sons, the E. A. Johnson, St. Joseph, and Samuel Johnson, Wyoming; two daughters, Mrs. Mary A. Poteet and Mrs. Nannie Lewis of St. Joseph; 32 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. John F. Johnson, former city comptroller and once a member of the board of public works, who died several years ago, was her son. Mrs. Johnson was the last of the pioneers of the old “Jamestown” settlements in Andrew County. Both she and her husband united with the primitive Baptist Church in 1857. The funeral services will be conducted at 12:30 o’clock tomorrow afternoon at the home, and at 1:30 o’clock there will be a service at the Fairview church, five miles northeast of the city, where the burial will be.

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Date of Death: 16 Dec 1909
Subject: John K. Johnson
Source: unknown St. Joseph newspaper, 1909

John K. Johnson, a Northwest Missouri Pioneer, died at his residence 2409 Angelique Street, at 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon. He was a retired farmer and had made his home in St. Joseph about 10 years. Prior to removing to the city he lived on farm three miles north East of town, upon which he settled 65 years ago, in which he owned at the time of his death.

Mr. Johnson was born in this state 85 years ago. In 1837 he moved with his parents to what is known as green place, north of St. Joseph, just across the Andrew County line. It was upon his marriage to Miss Mary E. Stephens, who survives him, that he located upon the farm in this County.

He was a member of the old “hard shell” Baptist congregation, which worships at Jamestown, Andrew County, … in the cemetery at Fairview, Andrew County, five miles northeast of St. Joseph, Sunday. Services will be conducted at the house by the Rev. Mr. Thomas, at 10:00 a.m., immediately after which the body will be taken to Fairview. Mr. Johnson is also survived by the following named children: E. Johnson of Nodaway County, this state; Mrs. Mary A. Poteet, of St. Joseph; Samuel, of Wyoming; Mrs. Nannie Lewis, of Oklahoma; and John F. Johnson, of Nevada, Mo.

The last named formerly was comptroller of St. Joseph, and subsequently was a member of the board of public works. John K. Johnson was respected throughout his long life for his honesty, his industry and his intelligence. His word, as the old saying goes, was as good as his bond, and he was looked upon as one of the community’s most useful citizens.

Date of Death: 18 Jul 1921
Subject: William Thomas Jenkins
Source: Savannah Reporter, 22 Jul 1921

William Jenkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jenkins, was born in England in 1852; died in St. Joseph, July 13, 1921.

When but a child he came to his country and has lived near Savannah almost all of his life.

In 1875, Mr. Jenkins was married to Sarah E. Honeycutt, who with five chidren survive him. The children are Thomas Jenkins, Nathan Jenkins, Mrs. Howard Dotson, Cleo Jenkins and Faye Jenkins. Two sisters, Mrs. Harry Hoffman and Mrs. C. Wright live in Chicago and three half sisters Mary, Laura and Alice and one half brother Dave survive him.

Burial was Thursday afternoon in the Savannah Cemetery.

Date of Death: 27 Jul 1906
Subject: William P. Jenkins
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 3 Aug 1906, p. 4

W. P. Jenkins living southeast of Oregon, died at his home, July 27, 1906. He was born in Ray county, Missouri, October 3, 1829. He leaves a widow and two sons. He had been a resident of our county for about four years.

Date of Death: 5 Mar 1883
Subject: Thomas Jenkins
Source: The Andrew County Democrat, 9 Mar 1883

Died – At his residence in Savannah, on Monday morning March 5, 1883, at 8 o’clock, Thomas Jenkins, aged 60 years. Mr. Jenkins was born in England and came to this country about thirty years ago. He leaves a wife and eight children.

Date of Death: 27 Apr 1871
Subject: Hiram Jenkins
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 5 May 1871, p. 3

The usually quiet village of Fillmore, Andrew county, Mo., was suddenly precipitated into a feverish state of excitements, on Thursday morning, April 27, by the report that Mr. H. Jenkins, a citizen of that place, had shot himself. It appears that a dog had been annoying Mr. Jenkins for some time by making nocturnal visits to his smoke house, and that he had borrowed and loaded a gun on the day before, and left it sitting in a convenient place in the kitchen, with the intention of shooting the dog, should he repeat his visit on that night. And on the morning in question, having arisen and made a fire in the kitchen, preparatory to his wife getting the morning meal, and hearing a noise in the vicinity of the smoke house, he reached over the table for the loaded gun, which was sitting in the corner behind a barrel, and taking it by the muzzle drew it towards him, muzzle foremost, drawing it over the table. The hammer caught on the table and thereby the piece was discharged, the ball entering the stomach and coming out near the small of the back.

Mr. Jenkins lived, and suffered intensely at times till 9 o’clock, P.M., when death relieved him of all earth’s sufferings. He leaves a wife and six children, who were dependent upon his daily labor as a common laborer for their livelihood. He was carrying an insurance on his life of five thousand dollars.

Our readers will remember that during the past fall or winter, there were three men here from Fillmore and vicinity, ostensibly to buy cattle, and that while indulging too freely on a certain evening, the next morning one of the part claimed to have been robbed of his money, accusing his comrades of being the perpetrators of the deed, had them arrested, and put upon trial therefore, and that, had not the pocket-book containing the money been found by one of our citizens, and produced and identified, they would probably have been convicted of the crime; this Jenkins who shot himself is the man who claimed to have been robbed on that occasion.

Date of Death: 31 Dec 1906
Subject: Sarah (Milnor) Jefferies
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 11 Jan 1907, p. 5

Mrs. John Jefferies, of Nodaway, mother of J. J. Jefferies, the Burlington agent, died Monday morning as a result of a fall. She was 80 years of age and leaves an aged husband, a number of children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.– Corning Mirror

Date of Death: 9 Jan 1874
Subject: Jemima (Darrow) Jarvis
Source: Andrew County Republican, 16 Jan 1874, p. 3

Rochester Items. We have another sudden death to report from this vicinity. Mrs. Jarvis, wife of John Jarvis, died on the 8th [sic] inst. It seems that on the morning of that day Mr. Jarvis, who lives two and a half miles north of here, started to Rochester to mill, and, as he supposed, left his family in their usual health, Mrs. Jarvis being busily engaged with her household duties preparatory to washing. While standing at the wash-tub she was seized with a sudden illness and started two of their little children to their nearest neighbor’s for help. Mr. Way was the first to read the house. He found her lying insensible on the floor. When Mr. Jarvis returned from the mill, he immediately went back for a physician. Strange to say, neither one of the three could be induced to go. He returned home, and Mr. Sim H. Trump went to Flag Springs for Dr. Lockett. When they got to the house she was in a dying condition, and lived about twenty minutes. She remained insensible to the last. She leaves four small children to mourn her loss. She was buried at Rochester on the 10th. May He who tempers the wind to the shorn lamb be a protector to the little ones left without a mother’s care.

Date of Death: 30 Jan 1916
Subject: William Henry Jackson
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 4 Feb 1916, p. 1

William Henry Jackson was born June 17th, 1841, in the state of Indiana, and died January 30th, 1916, at the age of 71 years, 7 months and 13 days.

At the age of 15 years he moved with his parents to Sauk County, Wisconsin, and at the age of 24 years he was united in marriage to Miss Ellen Williams, of Wisconsin, who preceded him ten years ago. To this union three children wee born– two daughters and one son, one daughter having preceded him 17 years ago, leaving one son, one daughter and ten grand-children and six great grandchildren to mourn his departure.

In his twenty-first year he enlisted in the Union army, in the 12th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment, in which he served until the close of the war. In 1878 he removed with his family to Iowa, and in 1885, he removed to Missouri, where he resided until his death.

He was at peace with God and all the world. While he was not an active member of any church he lived a true Christian life, and the last words he said was he was not afraid, and he passed away in peace.

A typical westerner, M. S. Ingersoll has an intimate knowledge of life on the frontier and possesses the strong phisque [sic] and breadth of view which characterize those who live close to the heart of nature. He has resided in northwestern Washington for nearly two decades and is now engaged in farming in Lawrence township, owning one of the old and valuable ranches of this locality. He was born August 7, 1861, in Fillmore, Andrew county, Missouri, and his parents, John and Sarah (Monroe) Ingersoll, were natives of Ohio. They were among the early settlers of Missouri, and the father followed the blacksmith’s trade, also making wagons. He enlisted for service in the Civil war and valiantly defended the Union cause. He went to South Dakota in 1876, being accompanied by the subject of this sketch, who was then a boy of fifteen, and in 1881 they were joined by the other members of the family. The father engaged in freighting, transporting supplies through the Black hills, in which were many Indians, and both parents passed away in South Dakota.

M. S. Ingersoll was educated in the public schools of Missouri and as a young man homesteaded land in South Dakota. As one of the pioneer farmers of that region he endured many hardships but eventually converted the virgin soil into a rich and productive tract. In 1905 he disposed of his property in South Dakota and went to Texas, spending two years in the Lone Star state. He next came to Washington and embarked in the fishing business in Seattle, owning a purse seine boat. He was thus engaged from 1913 until 1919 and then came to Whatcom county, purchasing the old Wilcox homestead in Lawrence township. It was taken up as a homestead nearly a half century ago and contains eighty acres of land. The house and barn are still standing and the latter is made of split cedar boards. The house is well preserved and is constructed of twenty-seven inch face cedar logs, hand hewed on four sides, presenting an interesting landmark of the early days. Mr. Ingersoll has a large poultry ranch and also operates a dairy. He has made a close study of these industries and owes his success to well formulated plans and scientific methods.

In 1884 Mr. Ingersoll married Miss Cora Knickerbocker, also a native of Fillmore, Missouri, and four children were born to them: Fred T., who is married and lives in Seattle, Washington; Chauncey C., at home; Harry M., who operates a ranch near the Wilcox homestead and has a wife and three children; and John Francis, known as Frank, who is also married. Mr. Ingersoll is a Mason and belongs to the Whatcom County Associations of Dairymen and Poultrymen, while he is also connected with the Cooperative Hatchery. He follows an independent course in politics, voting according to the dictates of his judgment, and his public spirit has led to his service on the school board. In the training school of life he has learned many valuable lessons, profiting by each experience, and he is now enjoying that prosperity which is the reward of honest labor.

Source: History of Whatcom County, Volume II, by Lottie Roeder Roth, 1926, p. 502
Submitted: Monica Schirmer Eshelman