The Pike County Journal Zebulon, Pike Co., Ga., Friday, February 2, 1894 A Young Man Dies Mr. Burk Oxford, a young man about 22 years of age, died at his home in the western part of the county last Saturday evening at 8 o’clock after an illness of thirteen days of pneumonia. He was buried at Neal on Monday morning. Mr. Oxford is spoken of in the highest terms by all who knew him. He was a son of Mr. Jim Oxford, and was married in the month of October last to Miss Laura Riggins. The sympathy of numerous friends goes out to the young wife in her bereavement. Also: The Pike County Journal Zebulon, Pike Co., Ga., Friday, March 2, 1894 Another Death Hubert Oxford, a son of Mr. Jas. Oxford near Concord, died at the home of his father last Wednesday after only a few days illness of pneumonia. It was only a few weeks ago that Mr. Oxford was called upon to bury another son who had died of the same disease. In the latter death, he loses a noble boy just arriving at manhood. The event adds sadness to a home already bowed with grief. (Transcribed 10/29/02 Lynn Cunningham)

DO YOU KNOW WHERE THERE IS A CEMETERY IN NEAL OTHER THAN THE ONE AT THE CHURCH ON THE HIGHWAY? MARSHA ----- Original Message ----- From: Lynn B. Cunningham <lcunnin1@bellsouth.net> To: <GAPIKE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 8:52 PM Subject: [GAPIKE] 1894 Oxford Brothers Obits The Pike County Journal Zebulon, Pike Co., Ga., Friday, February 2, 1894 A Young Man Dies Mr. Burk Oxford, a young man about 22 years of age, died at his home in the western part of the county last Saturday evening at 8 o'clock after an illness of thirteen days of pneumonia. He was buried at Neal on Monday morning. Mr. Oxford is spoken of in the highest terms by all who knew him. He was a son of Mr. Jim Oxford, and was married in the month of October last to Miss Laura Riggins. The sympathy of numerous friends goes out to the young wife in her bereavement. Also: The Pike County Journal Zebulon, Pike Co., Ga., Friday, March 2, 1894 Another Death Hubert Oxford, a son of Mr. Jas. Oxford near Concord, died at the home of his father last Wednesday after only a few days illness of pneumonia. It was only a few weeks ago that Mr. Oxford was called upon to bury another son who had died of the same disease. In the latter death, he loses a noble boy just arriving at manhood. The event adds sadness to a home already bowed with grief. (Transcribed 10/29/02 Lynn Cunningham) ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237