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| 19 Feb 1880 |
The marriage of G. W. North, of
Edwardsville, Illinois was stopped by deputies as he has two wives, Maggie
Fisher would have been his 3rd. |
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| 1 Aug 1880 |
Court notes: Caroline Ostmeyer
asked for a legal separation from William Ostmeyer, who habitually mistreats
her and does not support her. |
|
| 7 May 1880 |
Deaths: Fred Schreier, "our
friend", age 28. Note: a news item refers to Fred Schreiber, age 29,
killed in a fire at Tenscher Distillery. |
|
| 5 May 1880 |
Deaths: Joseph Stettinius, son
of Isabel and the late Joseph, drowned 21 April age 217 (sic). [Note: Article
from 2 May gives age as 21.] |
|
| 26 Aug 1880 |
Divorce cases: Josephine Seville
bs John who has been "very wicked, emptying the vials of his wrath upon
her head in unclassic language." |
|
| 17 Mar 1880 |
Mollie O'Brien split open the
head of William Fitzgerald, who had a wife and two children; he had been
living with Mollie, who was ca 25. |
|
| 2 Feb 1880 |
More about the McKinneys: there
was a duel between Pierce & McKinney on Market St. 21 Jan. 1880; the
McKinneys were divorced last spring. |
|
| 30 Mar 1880 |
Philip Diebold, of Piscotte
& Kosciusko Sts., shot himeself (sic). age 68y, native of Switzerland,
married 18y to present wife Henrietta. |
|
| 27 Apr 1880 |
Died: Hattie Bouchard, daughter
of Mr/Mrs. A.S., in Moberly Missouri age 9y 8m 21d. Funeral from home of John
Hewitt, 1323 S. Jefferson. |
|
| 1 Feb 1880 |
Died: Capt. O. A. Pitfield in
New Orleans Jan 20, age 70, father of Mrs. Browning of this city. A resident
of New Orleans for 50 years. |
|
| 5 Dec 1880 |
Three young men - Henry Koenig,
Anthony Dieger, & George Schweigler - were held on charges of murdering
Frederick Messer, age about 21. |
|
| 13 Nov 1880 |
Alice McIntire sued the Mo.
Pacific RR for $5000 in the death of her husband Richard, a brakeman, struck
by the spout of a water tank. |
|
| 2 Apr 1880 |
Died: Mamie (14m) & Mattie
Hart (4y) Larwill, daughters of Mr/Mrs. J. H. Larwill, formerly of Bolivar
Tennessee. Wooster Ohio pls cpy. |
|
| 4 Jun 1880 |
Died: Mrs. Ann Evelina
Pendleton, widow of Philip, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ella Lampton,
age 79y, formerly of West Virginia. |
|
| 21 Feb 1880 |
Mary H. Powell, wife of Thomas
J. of Wheeling, West Virginia died at the home of her son R. M. Powell in St.
Louis, Interred Wheeling. |
|
| 11 Jan 1880 |
Married: 7th at the residence of
the bride's mother, Mrs. Virginia Menkens, Isaac D. Kelly and Miss Cecilia E.
Menkens, of this city. |
|
| 16 Dec 1880 |
At a meeting of the Board of
Managers of the House of Refuge: Anton Bischoff, Jacob Marks, B. Melvin and
Fannie Brown were released. |
|
| 20 Dec 1880 |
Died: Arthur T. Morse, age 34.
Funeral from the home of his brother-in-law, Joseph Dickson. Chicago, Kansas
City, New York pls copy. |
|
| 2 Nov 1880 |
Died: Michael Conley, 2423 Carr
St., after a long, painful illness. [Note: Surname may be Curley. See Michael
Curley on 5 Nov 1880.] |
|
| 11 Aug 1880 |
Louise Schroeder filed suit to
divorce William Schroeder. They were married in 1870; she says he abused her.
They have two children. |
|
| 10 Aug 1880 |
Mary A. Starkey, of 906 St.
Charles St., swore out a warrant for the arrest of her husband, George H.,
charging assault and battery. |
|
| 8 Feb 1880 |
William T. Strickland obtained a
divorce from Emily. They were married 9 April 1856, lived in Alto,
Pennsylvania until 12 June 1878. |
|
| 18 Feb 1880 |
Died: J. M. Pagels, age 77y,
resident of St. Louis 47 y. Funeral from the home of his son and
daughter-in-law, F. G. & Mary Pagels. |
|
| 26 Jun 1880 |
Died: Mary Catherine Brennan,
age 6m 4d, infant of M. J. and the late Catherine. Funeral from residence of
G. Buckmans, 12th-Grand. |
|
| 20 Nov 1880 |
Miss Lizzie Kelly, age 18, of
Independence, Mo., died at the home of Peter McCaffrey, where she had been
visting, of typhoid fever. |
|
| 4 Sep 1880 |
When Fred Miller's slop wagon
collided with Fred Legler's milk wagon, one of the mules was so badly injured
it had to be destroyed. |
|
| 20 Oct 1880 |
William Ward was charged with
assault to do bodily harm on Fred Goetzain (hit him with a brickbat);
couldn't post bond, was jailed. |
|
| 2 Sep 1880 |
A dog belonging to William
Haynes was killed by a Fifth District police officer after it tried to bite
Arthur Bennett, 14th-Bryan. |
|
| 21 Oct 1880 |
Charles Williams is locked up at
the Third District station, charged with stealing a crucifix from John
Allen's second-hand store. |
|
| 17 Mar 1880 |
Courts: Martha Davis charged
David Michael, a saloonkeeper in Cheltenham, with selling liquor to David
Davis, a habitual drunkard. |
|
| 28 Apr 1880 |
Died: Gottlieb Heinrich, an old
soldier, age 73; suicide (lay down on rr tracks). Son Julius Heinrich;
dau/Mrs. Rudolph Luedewing. |
|
| 16 Sep 1880 |
Died: Katharina Senn, age 58y
5m, while visiting her brother in Jefferson IA. Funeral from the home of her
son-in-law, H. Ruckert. |
|
| 30 May 1880 |
Jack Hines, a well-known member
of the Fire Dept., obtained a leave of absence, went to Alton, Illinois, and
married Sarah Huckel. |
|
| 27 Jan 1880 |
St. Louis County: On Sunday Mr.
Frank Taylor & Miss Emma Brown went on a romantic drive to Manchester and
were united in marriage. |
|
| 18 Sep 1880 |
William Leighton, age 14, son of
George B., was killed when he apparently tried to board an Iron Mountain
train and fell under it. |
|
| 14 Feb 1880 |
Kansas City: Mrs. Irenda Moore
accuses her husband, Samuel, of killing a man on the new iron bridge.
(Married about 8 years ago.) |
|
| 30 May 1880 |
Lees Summit, Missouri: Ed
Thompson swore out a warrant against his wife of 12 years, charging her and
Matt Chapman with adultery. |
|
| 2 Nov 1880 |
Louis Berning, age 14, son of
Henry, a "par excellent" gymnast of Ferguson, fell and broke his
forearm. Dr. J. J. O'Brien set it. |
|
| 25 Nov 1880 |
Mrs. C. C. Carpenter obtained a
divorce in the Circuit Court on the 22nd of November and married George
Bunyan the following day. |
|
| 30 Mar 1880 |
Pauline Buehler, age 22y,
daughter of William Buehler "a thrifty German gardener on St. Charles
Rock Road" eloped with Wm. Craig. |
|
| 15 Apr 1880 |
Will of Frank Leslie contested
by his three children, Alfred A., Henry alias Frank Jr., and Leonette vs
second Mrs. Frank Leslie. |
|
| 21 Dec 1880 |
Died: Enoch M. Withers, age
illegible. Funeral from the home of William McCaw. Lexington MO, Madison IN,
& New Orleans pls copy. |
|
| 29 Oct 1880 |
Died: Lucinda G. Smith, wife of
Milton, at the home of G. C. Eades, near Kirkwood, in her 33d year. Interred
Oak Ridge Cemetery. |
|
| 20 Oct 1880 |
Died: Michael Hannaghan, age 36.
Funeral from the home of his sister, Mary Hannaghan, to St. Patrick's Church.
Interred Chicago. |
|
| 27 Jun 1880 |
Died: Mrs. Phoebe Dawkins, widow
of Thomas, at West Ely, Missouri in her 75th year. Mother of Mrs. C. W. Dunn
& Mrs Harry Perks. |
|
| 26 May 1880 |
Died: Pamela B. Powers, widow of
Alanson G. Powers, age 56y, at the home of her son-in-law E. F. Stone.
Cleveland Ohio pls copy. |
|
| 2 Jan 1880 |
Died: Sophia Hercules, nee
Wiggenborn, wife of Capt. Joseph. Funeral from the residence, 807 Soulard.
Interred Calvary Cemetery. |
|
| 5 Mar 1880 |
Died: William Coughlin, son of
John & Mary, 2819 N. 9th, was killed when he and Wm. Hartley were playing
with an "unloaded" gun. |
|
| 29 Aug 1880 |
Dora Ochs, wife of Henry Ochs,
who kept a dairy on Minnesota St., drowned herself in a cistern. She was 50,
in very poor health. |
|
| 24 Dec 1880 |
Died: Mrs. Elizabeth McManus,
daughter of Christopher & Mary Casey. Burial permit: Mrs. McManus was 53
and died of consumption. |
|
| 28 Aug 1880 |
Henry Nichol of Vanderberg,
Illinois. And Sophia Sunday of Madison County, Illinois.were united in
marriage by Justice Farrell. |
|
| 11 Nov 1880 |
The case of Frank Wilmus,
charged with assault to kill his wife, Annie, by throwing her from a
3rd-story window, was continued. |
|
| 2 Mar 1880 |
Christian Losser was jailed on a
charge of horse stealing, having been found in the stable of Adolph Mehl by
Constable Morrow. |
|
| 26 Nov 1880 |
James H. Boyd of Hope, Ark. And
Mari L. Foote, daughter of the late Henry L. Foote, were married at the
bride's mother's home. |
|
| 13 Sep 1880 |
Nicholas Fickler and Annie
Warring (age about 15) were married at the city jail where he was being held
on charges of larceny. |
|
| 22 May 1880 |
The infant child of Mr. W.
Charles, 818 Lafayette, was bitten by a dog owned by Mr. St. Clair; Officer
Hartman killed the dog. |
|
| 24 Dec 1880 |
William McConnell, Chieftain of
Clan Campbell, announced that election of officers will be held. John Bruce
was the secretary. |
|
| 24 Sep 1880 |
An inquest was to be held on the
body of Rudolph Dietz, murdered in a saloon at Geyer and Menard, allegedly by
Henry Rohlman. |
|
| 9 Aug 1880 |
Died: Fanny M. Bogy, daughter of
Mrs. C. J. and the late Capt. Charles, at the home of Wm. Campbell; burial in
Benham, Texas. |
|
| 24 Jun 1880 |
Died: John Henry Gibney, age 6w
4d, son of John A. & Eda. Funeral from sw corner of Meramec &
Stringfellow, interred Calvary. |
|
| 16 May 1880 |
The wife of Thomas James, wife
of an officer of the 5th District Police Station, gave birth to triplets, two
girls and a boy. |
|
| 4 Feb 1880 |
Court notes: James E.
Gillingwaters filed for divorce from his wife, Mollie, who is now a resident
of Pike County, Missouri. |
|
| 5 May 1880 |
Deaths: John Morrison, age 80,
at the home of his son Edward in St. Louis. Formerly of Laughbriskland,
County Down, Ireland. |
|
| 6 Apr 1880 |
Died: Louis Mellier, infant of
A. A. Jr. & Laura Caughey Mellier. In Arcola, Illinois., by accidental
shooting, John Porter. |
|
| 29 Mar 1880 |
Springfield Illinois: Catherine
Fenton murdered by her husband, Patrick. Body found by her brother-in-law,
Andreas Clifford. |
|
| 10 Aug 1880 |
Coroner's inquests: Fergus
Kernan died after an accident at the Goddard and Sons Flour Mills due to his
own "carelessness." |
|
| 5 Apr 1880 |
Died: Clara Jenkins, wife of
William, daughter of G. Hammerstien of Branchton, Ontario, where she died.
Interred St. Louis. |
|
| 4 Jul 1880 |
Died: Ellen Hyatt, wife of
Charles, in her 41st year. Funeral from the home of her sister, Mrs. H.
Garrett, 1314 Pratt Ave. |
|
| 17 Mar 1880 |
Funeral notice: Daniel Whalan,
age 28y, from the home of his brother-in-law James Roach, 12th & Ferry,
to Calvary Cemetery. |
|
| 8 Aug 1880 |
George Schoenland, age 20,
employed at Woerheide & Sons Planing Mill, was injured while sawing
boards; he broke three ribs. |
|
| 1 Feb 1880 |
J. C. McKinney dies with the
story of his murder untold. Frank Pierce and Mrs. McKinney involved.
Residence, 165 N. 8th St. |
|
| 15 Sep 1880 |
Jim Cockrell, a "muscular
young man" was arrested on charges of assault and battery against Wm. S.
Lings, a letter-carrier. |
|
| 5 Jul 1880 |
John Haydell, age 17, son of Dr.
F. L. Haydell of Carondelet, drowned while swimming in the Meramec near
Kimmswick Station. |
|
| 3 Sep 1880 |
Margaret and Philip McCahill
filed suit against W. P. Mullen to recover a surplus due them from the sale
of their property. |
|
| 8 Oct 1880 |
Missing: Thomas M. Cockerell,
aged 14, ran away from Glasgow, MO on Sept 27. His grandfather is Wm. F.
Dunnica, the banker. |
|
| 15 Dec 1880 |
Mrs. Henrietta Stamm obtained a
verdict of $400 against her ex-husband Carl, for having her arrested on a
charge of larceny |
|
| 20 May 1880 |
$2500 worth of jewelry was
unearthed in the backyard of Mrs. Miller, 2729 Chestnut, by C. Connor. He was
planting flowers. |
|
| 9 Sep 1880 |
Celestine Petrig applied for
divorce from her husband. Amedee, on the grounds of desertion. They were
married 30 May 1857. |
|
| 10 Aug 1880 |
Died: Aleck Yule, oldest son of
James C. & Sarah, age 16y 3m 4d. Funeral from the Presbyterian Church,
Washington-Compton. |
|
| 5 Mar 1880 |
Died: Jacob Frank, suicide (shot
himself) ; left widow, his third wife and son John Peter by second wife, in
Indianapolis. |
|
| 18 Jun 1880 |
Died: Louis George Guilloz, son
of Therese and the late Pierre, age 19. Funeral from 112 Walnut St. to the
Italian Church. |
|
| 2 Aug 1880 |
Died: Mary Barnadotte Walsh,
infant of Richard and Maggie, last week at Watertown, Wisc. Burial at
Bellefontaine Cemetery. |
|
| 25 May 1880 |
Died: Mrs. Jennie Story, at the
home of Rev. John Turner. Funeral from St. Elizabeth's Church. Chicago &
Keokuk, pls copy. |
|
| 1 Jul 1880 |
Died: Myron B. Thompson, infant
son of A. G. and Lizzie W., in Denver. Funeral from the home of E. L. Morse,
3435 Pine St. |
|
| 4 Jan 1880 |
Married: Wednesday evening, 31
December, Randolph Mitchell and Miss Mamie L. Scott at the home of Mr. Scott,
2645 Pine St. |
|
| 5 Nov 1880 |
The third trial of Joseph
Stoeckli for the murder of Agnes Dieckmann occupied the whole day in the St.
Louis County Court. |
|
| 4 Dec 1880 |
Charges of assault to kill
against Albert Schultz were dismissed; he had allegedly attacked Andrew Bopp
with an iron bar. |
|
| 21 Mar 1880 |
Died: Mrs. Martha E. Fitz,
mother of J. W., at the home of her son, 3517 Cass, age 66y. New Orleans
& Vicksburg pls copy. |
|
| 2 Jul 1880 |
George Bierman, of 1219 Exchange
St., fell from a shed roof and fractured his skull. Dr. Marks thinks it may
prove fatal. |
|
| 24 Apr 1880 |
Hanging of Redemeier &
Nugent; Redemeier has 80-y-old German mother; Nugent visited by his children,
John, James, & Mary. |
|
| 30 Mar 1880 |
McLeansboro, Ilinois: death of
Mrs. Lucinda Gates, wife of Samuel E., age 62y; came from Virginia more than
30 years ago. |
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