Date of Death: Dec 4 1906
Subject: Nancy Davison
Source: St. Joseph News-Press, 6 Dec 1906, p. 6
Savannah, Mo., Dec. 6.-- Mrs. Anson Davis [sic] died at the home of her grandson, Joseph Boatright, Tuesday, and was buried yesterday in the Daily Cemetery, near Kodiak. Mrs. Davison was ninety-seven years old.
Note: Her husband’s name was Anderson, not Anson.
Date of Death: 3 Jan 1910
Subject: Samuel Gates Daily
Source: unknown, clipping, Jan 1910
Samuel Gates Daily, son of Samuel O. and Mary Daily, died at his mother's residence Monday, Jan. 3, 1910, of Bright's disease. He was confined to his bed some three weeks. The deceased was born in Andrew county at the old Daily homestead, Oct. 14, 1887, and was the youngest of seven children, four of whom with the mother survive him, namely: Frank Daily of Union Star, Mrs. Alice Lauber of St. Joseph, Mrs. Bettie Rea of Savannah and William A. Daily of Savannah. He professed a hope in Christ and united with the Methodist church in Superior, Neb., some four years ago. Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church, South, Wednesday, conducted by Rev. W. L. Scarborough, assisted by Revs. J. R. Blythe and M. DeWitt, after which the body was laid to rest in the Daily Cemetery on the farm of Judge C. M. Daily, his uncle, and near his boyhood's home. The floral tributes were beautiful. The relatives were all present to pay their last tribute of respect, and many other kind friends, as Gates was well known and beloved.
Date of Death: 2 Aug 1902
Subject: Samuel O. Daily
Source: unknown, clipping, Aug 1902
At the residence of his brother, Judge Charles M. Daily, Samuel O. Daily died on Saturday, August 2, aged 51 years, 9 months and 27 days. The funeral took place from the residence of C. M. Daily at 10 o'clock Monday morning, August 4. Interment at the Daily cemetery.
Born near Greensburg, Decatur county, Indiana, October 5, 1850, he came with his parents in the spring of 1858, and settled on the present homestead. On the 23rd of December, 1874, he was married to Mary E. Smith. To this union, seven children were born, five of whom are living.
Date of Death: 24 Apr 1901
Subject: David M. Henderson
Source: Savannah Reporter, [26/27] Apr 1901
David M. Henderson, aged forty years, senior member of the firm of Henderson Bros. bridge builders, committed suicide at the home of his brother, Phillip Henderson, a mile and a half northwest of Savannah shortly after one o'clock Wednesday afternoon by blowing the top of his head off with a shotgun.
The body was first brought to town by … who lives near the Henderson home. The Coroner, who lives at Amazonia, was summoned, as was then an undertaker and officers.
Mr. Henderson had been sick for several months with a nervous trouble and while he was not sick in bed, he had not left the house.
Monday [?] evening Dave talked to his brother, Will, about being discouraged with himself on account of his illness and said he felt as though he was bothering them.
After dinner Wednesday, while Phillip Henderson was over at his brother Will's across the road, Mrs. Phillip Henderson was in the house and Dave talked with her, telling her that if she wanted to put her garden in she had better get at it, as the season was late. Mrs. Henderson went out to the garden, but had been there but a short time when she heard a shot. She ran into the house and saw what had happened.
Mr. Henderson was in the east room of the house when he committed the act. He [laid?] in an arm rocking chair in the …east corner of the room [some thread] the breadth of a double barrel shotgun between the runs of the chair in front of him and with a … had pulled the trigger down, and the load struck him on the right side of his face, tearing away a large portion of his skull and scattering blood and brains all over the room. The scene in the room was a sickening one. The brains were scattered over the room for a distance of fifteen feet and the walls and the ceiling were splattered with blood. The floor beside him was covered with a great quantity of blood.
The skull had been broken by the shot and had fallen down inside the head. Everything inside had been blown out, leaving the empty skull. Henderson was sitting with his face to the west side of the room when he discharged the gun.
The gun was a No. 16 double-barreled, but the right barrel was the only one that had been loaded. The weapon belonged to Sam Cline.
Coroner Beaver, of Amazonia, arrived soon after the tragedy, and after looking at the body and reading the letter which Dave had written to his brother Will, decided that no inquest was necessary.
The letter, which was quite lengthy, was found in an inside coat pocket folded up, but not in an envelope. It was addressed to William C. Henderson, foreman, Henderson Bros. bridge contractors, and started out by requesting Will to tell his father, who is quite old, that they would soon meet again. The balance of the letter directed what disposition should be made of his property.
Dave Henderson is the oldest of the Henderson boys, sons of Thomas Henderson, one of Andrew county's oldest and most respected citizens. He was quite wealthy. His ill health was brought on by overwork connected with the bridge building business.
The funeral took place Thursday afternoon, the remains being interred in the Cherry Grove [Daily] Cemetery. Mr. Henderson had never been married.
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 3 May 1901, p. 1
David H. [sic] Henderson committed suicide Wednesday afternoon, of last week, by blowing off the top of his head with a shotgun. The deed was committed at the home of the dead man's brother, Philip Henderson, two miles northwest of Savannah. Henderson was forty years of age and a bachelor. He was a member of the firm, Henderson Brothers, bridge contractors, who are widely known throughout this part of the State, and in Nebraska where they have done a great deal of work. Henderson, who had lived in Andrew county all his life, was one of the richest men in the county. He is not known to have had any trouble of any kind, and no cause for killing himself is known. Henderson took a shotgun, placed the muzzle to his head, and pushed the trigger with his toes.
Date of Death: 26 Jan 1893
Subject: Benjamin Rainey Holt
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 10 Feb 1893, p. 1
Benjamin R. Holt, one of the early settlers of Andrew county, died in that county recently. He served on the first grand jury of that county, and helped to survey the land on which Savannah now stands, and was one of the commissioners who located the county seat at Savannah.
Date of Death: 16 May 1894
Subject: Rebecca (____) Holt Shawgo
Source: The Democrat, 18 May 1894
[Died] at the home of her son, Solomon Holt, 2 miles west of Savannah, Mo., May 16, 1894, of dropsy, Mrs. Rebecca Shawgo aged 81 years and 16 days. Mrs. Shawgo, or better known as grandmother Holt, has been a member of the O. S. Baptist Church for more than 60 years. She was a kind mother and loved by all who knew her. She came to Missouri from Illinois after the death of her second husband in 1871 and has lived here with her son for 22 years. Her remains were interred in the Dailey Cemetery Thursday.
Source: The Democrat, 25 May 1894
Grandma Holt's remains were interred in the Daily Cemetery Thursday in presence of a large number of sympathizing friends.
Date of Death: 1 Sep 1874
Subject: John Murphy
Source: Andrew County Republican, 11 Sep 1874, p. 8
On the 1st instant, John Murphy, who was well known in the county, died, and was buried the next day in the cemetery of Benjamin Holt. The funeral of the deceased was attended by a large number of relatives, friends and neighbors. Deceased was born in Rockbridge county, Virginia, whence he emigrated to Ohio, then to Indiana, where he lived many years. In 1857 he removed to Andrew county, Missouri, where he resided up to the time of his death. Deceased has one brother living in Indiana, another (Reed Murphy) living in this county, and one son living here-- Hugh Murphy-- besides two grandchildren-- heirs of Charles M. Daily, Esq., by his first wife.
Date of Death: 18 Jan 1905
Subject: Mary A. Newman
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 17 May 1907, p. 5
Governor Folk has decided that Martin Paulsgrove, who has been awaiting execution at Maysville, DeKalb county, for the murder of Mary Newman, a school teacher, in Andrew county, January 1906 [sic], shall not be hanged in his present condition. A sheriff's jury found him insane and the governor has ordered him committed to the asylum in St. Joseph until he recovers.