1870 and 1871 Marriage Records from Book A, Andrew County, Missouri, transcribed and submitted by Monica Schirmer Eshelman.

Date of Death: 16 Dec 1867
Subject: James K. Polk Bonham
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 20 Dec 1867, p. 3

Suicide.– Yesterday morning, at Empire Prairie, Andrew county, the youngest son of Senator Bonham, with intent to destroy life, swallowed a quantity of morphine. As soon as the fact was discovered, medical attendance was called and every effort made to save his life, but without any hope of success. When our informant left the young man was dying.

Young Bonham was about twenty-two years of age. Disappointed love prompted him to commit the rash act. He had been engaged to a young lady of Andrew county, with whom he had a quarrel that resulted in a breach of the engagement.

Senator Bonham, on his way to Michigan, was telegraphed to return.– (St. Joseph Herald, 17th.)

Date of Death: 2 Jul 1918
Subject: Harriett (Edwards) Bonham
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 2 Aug 1918, p. 2

A resident of Andrew county, 62 years and a member of the family that originally settled and named Empire Prairie, Mrs. Harriett Bonham died last week aged 86 years. She was the widow of Robert Bonham. According to the Savannah Reporter Robert Bonham went to the war for the Union cause in 1862, leaving his brave young wife and three little daughters. Though the young soldier returned safe at the end of the war, all three of his little daughters died within a year from the time he left home.

Date of Death: 18 Dec 1921
Subject: David E. Bonham
Source: St. Joseph News-Press, 7 Apr 1923, p. 6

The suit of A. W. and W. W. Bonham and Minnie Angle, children of the late E. D. Bonham, against Mrs. Mary Bonham, the widow, Eugene Bonham and Mary Fullerton, also children of the deceased, was brought to the circuit court here today on a change of venue from the Andrew County court. The suit is to break the will. Bonham died Dec. 17 [sic], 1921, in Andrew County.

Date of Death: 23 Jun 1906
Subject: David Bonham
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 13 Jul 1906, p. 8

After a lingering illness of several weeks, Hon. David Bonham died at his home in King City, June 23, 1906, at the age of 72 years. For 40 years Judge Bonham had been identified with public affairs in Andrew county, having served with distinction for four terms in legislature, and twice served as the presiding judge of Andrew’s county court. He was an energetic leader in the Republican party, and while a member of the legislature, at the close of the war, he found the school fund had been looted of its every dollar by an act of the Democratic legislature, just before the war, and he was the author of the bill, creating a permanent school fund which was approved March 11, 1867, by a Republican governor and passed by a Republican legislature. This act appropriate $1,500,000 out of any moneys received from the Federal government. Thus our present school law had its origin with this splendid type of the rugged, honest citizen, of which the deceased was a splendid specimen. He was a native of New York, and located in Andrew county in 1856. He served in the Union army as quartermaster of the 4th Missouri Cavalry.

Date of Death: 7 Nov 1895
Subject: Henry F. Boling
Source: Kansas City Times, 9 Nov 1895

Private H. F. Boling, company G, Twentieth infantry, was crushed and almost instantly killed under the wheels of an electric motor late Thursday night in the southern part of the city. The accident occurred near and just south of the switch in rear of the Ables’ residence. The motorman in charge states that Boling was lying across the track and the car came so suddenly upon him that he had not time to stop his car before Boling was being rolled under the wheels. The night was very dark and it was impossible for the motorman, so he states, to see any great distance ahead. The office of the company was at once communicated with a special car with implements sent to the point of the accident. The motor had to be raised with jack screws before Boling’s body could be taken from under it. Coroner McGill summoned a jury and examined the body. An inquest will be held next Monday. The deceased soldier was born at Savannah, Mo., to which point his company commander telegraphed, conveying the information of the accident. He was 21 years of age and enlisted at Fort Leavenworth January 14 of the present year. The members of the company have made up a subscription to purchase a handsome coffin and provide a hearse for the funeral. Nearly $30 was collected in the company. The funeral will take place today, and will be with full military honors.

Source: Kansas City Times, 10 Nov 1895

Private Boling whose unfortunate death occurred Thursday night on the electric road, was buried yesterday afternoon with full military honors. Every enlisted man not on other necessary duty attended the funeral and all officers were requested to attend. Chaplain Robinson performed the religious service, and the ceremony from a military point was of a very imposing character. The young man’s parents had not been heard from yesterday afternoon.

Date of Death: 15 Aug 1893
Subject: George W. Boham
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 18 Aug 1893, p. 1

G. W. Boham, of Rosendale, committed suicide at the St. James hotel, St. Joseph on Monday night last. We believe he is a brother of E. L. Boham, formerly of this city. He was in well-to-do circumstances.

Date of Death: 3 Nov 1902
Subject: Marshall Elmer Boggess
Source: Log Cabin [Cynthiana KY], 29 Nov 1902, p. 3, col. 3

Mr. Marshall Elmer Boggess, son of Mr. J. R. Boggess, of Sunrise, died at his home in Rochester, Missouri on November 3rd, at the age of 44 years. Mr. Boggess has been farming in Missouri for sixteen years and made many friends in the vicinity in which he resided. He was a member of the Methodist church and about twenty years ago married Miss Sallie Holland, sister of Assessor John Holland, of this county, who with seven children survive. Mrs. Boggess will continue to reside on the Missouri farm. In writing of her husband’s untimely death the bereaved wife writes of him as having been a true and devoted husband, an affectionate and dutiful father who fulfilled every obligation and every duty to the best of his ability. The remains were interred in Missouri.

Date of Death: 4 Jun 1892
Subject: Lura (Donovan) Blair
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 10 Jun 1892, p. 6

Mrs. Robert Blair, living three miles west of Rosendale, died last Saturday, June 4th, 1892, of cancer, aged 24 years. She was a sister to Mr. James Donovan, of New Point.

Date of Death: 12 May 1881
Subject: Thomas Blair
Source: unknown, May 1881

Thomas Blair, who has been ailing for some time with dropsy, took worse quite suddenly, was in bed but a few days and died Thursday morning last at eight o’clock, and was interred Friday. Services were held at the house, conducted by the Rev. Voss, of Savannah. Though the day was stormy quite a number of relatives and friends followed his remains to their last resting place at Bennett Lane cemetery.

Date of Death: 11 Oct 1918
Subject: Andrew Blair
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 22 Nov 1918, p. 6

Andrew Blair, a nephew of Mrs. Sarah Hersher, who enlisted from Rosendale, died of disease in France, October 12th [sic].

BLACK Darwin Black died at the home of his father in Savannah, Mo., Oct. 17. Born Sept. 15, 1884. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jessie Black. The funeral will be held at the Christian church at Savannah at 2 p.m. today. Burial at Savannah cemetery.

Source: St. Joseph Gazette, 19 October 1913, p. 13

Date of Death: 21 Feb 1908
Subject: Peter Bishop/ Bischoff
Source: Savannah Reporter, Feb 1908, partially abstracted

“Peter Bishop, who died at the home of his son, 2 miles east of Savannah, Friday, February 21, was born in Cantone Berne, Switzerland, December 14, 1821. He was married to Barbara Gertsch at a date not known at present. To this union were born 6 children, 3 of these, with the wife, died in Switzerland several years ago. On February 14, 1862, Mr. Bishop married Margaret Girsch [sic]. To this union 10 children were born, seven in Switzerland. In 1873 the family came to America, landing in New York, from whence they came to Avenue City, Andrew county, Missouri. After a few years, Mr. Bishop purchased a farm two miles east of Savannah, where he continued to reside until the day of his death. He was for years a member of the German Reformed Church and a Christian man.”

natural age infirmities

10 children dead, 6 sons left

Date of Death: 13 Feb 1915
Subject: Margaret (Gertsch) Bishop/ Bischoff
Source: Savannah Reporter, 13 Feb 1915

After a funeral sermon at the German Reformed Church at Amazonia by Dr. H. A. Sawyers Sunday afternoon, the remains of Mrs. Margaret Bishop was [sic] placed in the cemetery nearby. She died at the home of her son 2 miles southeast of Savannah, Saturday, February 13, after an illness of almost 2 years with kidney trouble. Her patience was sublime. She was born in Cantone Berne, Switzerland, March 11, 1836. She was married to Peter Bishop in 1862 and to this union ten children were born, seven of them in Switzerland. In 1873 the family came to America, landing in N. Y., they came to Avenue City. After living there a few years they moved to a farm two miles southeast of Savannah, where she lived continuously until her death. Mrs. Bishop was a lifelong member of the German Reformed church, an abiding Christian woman, whose faith was a great stay during her many months of suffering. Her age was 78 years and 11 months. Eight of her children preceded the mother. Two sons, Albert and William, remain, also three stepsons, 15 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. Her husband died in 1908.

Date of Death: 24 Oct 1892
Subject: Fridoline Bischoff
Source: Andrew County Democrat, 28 Oct 1892, p. 1

Bischoff—At the residence of her father, Peter Bischoff, two and one-half miles east of Savannah, Mo., Monday, October 24, 1892, Miss Fridoline Bischoff, aged 23 years, 5 months and 6 days.

Date of Death: 18 Oct 1892
Subject: Emile Bischoff
Source: Andrew County Democrat, 21 Oct 1892, p. 1

Bischoff—At the residence of his parents 2 1/12 miles southeast of Savannah, Mo., Tuesday, October 18, 1892, Emile Bischoff, aged 25 years, 1 month and 10 days.

Date of Death: 3 Apr 1893
Subject: Anna M. Bischoff
Source: Andrew County Democrat, 7 Apr 1893, p. 1

Bischoff—At the residence of her parents, about 3 miles southeast of Savannah, Mo., of consumption at 12:15 a.m., Monday, April 3, 1893, Miss Anna M. Bischoff, aged 16 years, 9 months and 16 days. Her remains were interred in the Lutheran cemetery at Amazonia.

Date of Death: 28 Feb 1921
Subject: Everley Emerson Billups
Source: St. Joseph News-Press, 1 Mar 1921, p. 14

Everley Emerson Billups, age 15 years, died at his home, 816 N. 6th st. Monday afternoon at 6:10 o’clock. He is survived by his father, mother and 1 sister and 1 brother, Mrs. Geneva Childs and William D. Billups. Funeral will be from the residence tomorrow (Wednesday) afternoon at 1 o’clock. Interment at Whitesville, Mo. Friends invited.

Source: St. Joseph News-Press, 17 Sep 1921, p. 6

Charging that the death of their seventeen-year-old son was caused from injuries suffered when he was attacked by James Honan, a former policeman, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Billups have filed suit against Honan in the circuit court for $5,000 damages.

Everly [sic] Emerson Billups, a newsboy, was selling papers at Union Passenger Station last September, the petition alleges, when the officer struck the boy on the head, causing a nervous injury. Billups was sent home. His death took place four months later, and the petition recites that it was directly due to the treatment by the policeman.

At Central Police Station today it was said there had been no report of any trouble between Honan and Billups. Last January Honan resigned from the force. He was considered an efficient officer.”

Date of Death: 11 Jun 1919
Subject: Charles C. Biggs
Source: Savannah Reporter, 20 Jun 1919

Charles C. Biggs was born in Marion, Iowa, near Cedar Rapids, May 14, 1851, and died at the home of Robert Coffman, June 11, 1919. He was married December 30, 1876, to

Victoria M. Huffman. To this union six children were born four of whom preceded him in death, two dying in infancy and one daughter Lula Hoover and one son, Guy Biggs, both of Rosendale, who preceded him by only a few months.

He leaves his wife, one daughter Wretha Scott of Huerfano, Colorado; a son Wesley Biggs of Detroit, Mich., a sister Mrs. J. F. Wyatt of Rosendale, four brothers, Elija [sic] Biggs of Troy Mills, Iowa, John Biggs of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Taylor Biggs of Orange, California and Robert Biggs of Glasgow, Kansas, together with many other relatives and friends.

Memorial services were conducted at the home of Robert Coffman, the address being delivered by Rev. A. R. Hunt. Interment was in the Savannah cemetery.

AGED MINISTER DEAD
The Rev. John Biery, Who Organized Church Near Wathena 50 Years Ago, Died Last Night.
The Rev. John Biery, eighty-nine years old, a retired minister, died at 10:40 o’clock last night at the home of his son-in-law, J. F. Ramser, 812 Green street. Mr. Biery came to the United States from Germany when he was fifteen years old. He organized the German Zion Reform Church . . .

Source: St. Joseph News-Press, 4 October 1923, p. 6, col. 2

[Previously erroneously listed as buried at the Zion Cemetery in Andrew County, Missouri.]

Date of Death: 28 Jan 1892
Subject: Susan (Harrington) Best
Source: Savannah Reporter, 5 Feb 1892, p. 1

Died, at the residence of Mrs. Elijah Hurst, in Savannah, Mo., Jan. 18, 1892 at 5:45 P.M. of indigestion of the stomach, Mrs. Best, aged 76 years, 1 month, and 6 days.

Susan Harrington was born in Kentucky Dec. 22, 1816 and in early life came with her parents to Howard County, Missouri residing there eight years; removed from there to Clay County, where she married Mr. Isaac Best. After their marriage, they located on a farm two miles south of Fillmore, in Andrew County, making it her permanent home, they being among the first settlers of this county. Her husband went to California about the time of the discovery of gold and while there died of erysipelas. Of this marriage were born eight children. The children who survive to mourn her loss are: Mrs. Elijah Hurst of this city, John Best of Tacoma, Washington, David Best of Mexico, and Thomas Best of Kansas. The remains followed by a concourse of friends and relatives, were laid out in Foultz cemetery 3 1/2 miles SW of Fillmore. Elder Waugh conducted the funeral services. Grandma Best was a consistent member of the Christian Church 42 years past.

Date of Death: 21 Feb 1896
Subject: Permilia “Millie” (Temple or Auld) Berry
Source: Savannah Reporter, 28 Feb 1896

Aunt Millie Berry, who is so well known, was buried here last Sunday. She will be greatly missed in this community. Her funeral was preached at the M. E. church, South. She having been a member of that church for sixty years.

Date of Death: 18 Apr 1898
Subject: Caroline (Marion) Berry
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 22 Apr 1898, p. 4

Carrie Marion-Berry was born in Holt county, Mo., October 5, 1878. Died, April 18, 1898, aged 19 years, 6 months and 13 days.

She was raised in the Marion district, and was loved an respected by all who knew her; was converted and baptized three years ago. A short time before her death she told her friends she was ready and willing to die, and left her infant baby to the care of her mother.

She was married to Edward Berry, August 10, 1897.

The funeral exercises, were conducted by Rev. Haines, of Fillmore, and were held at the residence of her father, Robert Marion, attended by a large concourse of people. She leaves a husband, father, mother, one brother, five sisters, and an infant baby to mourn her loss.

Mourn not–

Carrie is not dead– only gone before Safe on the “Evergreen Shore,” She is waiting for us at the beautiful gate.”

M. S. M.

Date of Death: 31 Jan 1892
Subject: Julia Ann (Quinn) Bentley
Source: unknown, [Feb] 1892

Died, In Flag Springs, Mo., Jan. 31, 1892, Julia Ann, wife of W. C. Bentley. Mrs. Bentley was born in Monroe county, Kentucky, Sept. 18, 1836; was married to Wm. C. Bentley, Aug. 25, 1875 [sic, 1857], in Monroe county, Kentucky; removed to Holt county, Mo., in the year 1869, removed to Kansas in the spring of ’87; thence to Flag Springs, Mo. in the fall of ’91, where she died. Deceased united with the Christian church in the year 1885, from which time she lived a pious christian life, always looking on the bright side and trusting in the Lord. She was a kind, true and faithful wife, and a loving mother. No one knew her but to love her. She leaves a husband and eight children who survive her. Her remains were followed by a large concourse of friends, Wednesday, February 3, to the Baptist church, where the Rev. D. C. Campbell spoke ably from 1 Samuel 20 chapter latter clause of 18 verse, “And thou shall be missed because thy seat will be empty,” after which her remains were laid to rest in the Flag Springs cemetery. The bereaved family have the sympathy of the entire community.

Date of Death: 11 May 1911
Subject: Clarence C. Bentley
Source: Savannah Reporter, 23 Jun 1911

Clarence C. Bentley, son of S. T. and Mary Bentley, was born in Lane county, Kansas, June 29, 1888, moved to Missouri with his parents in 1890, and died May 11, 1911, aged 22 years, 10 months, 12 days, was converted under the pastorate of Elder Cooper, baptized and united with the Flag Springs Baptist church, February 5, 1906, living a true and constant Christian till death. He leaves to mourn a mother, other relatives and many friends. The funeral was conducted May 13, by Rev. Ball at the Flag Springs Baptist church after which the remains were laid to rest beside his father who preceded him to the better world some years ago.