A new online news article has been added at: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/il/ Submit your news items at: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/submitarticles.html ------------------------------------------------------ Christopher Durall <[email protected]> The Union October Day, 1855 Pittsfield, Pike, Illinois United States Monday, October 1, 1855<br> <br> Page 3, Died In Wyanet, Bureau county, Illinois, on the 6th of September, 1855, Celia Maria, daughter of Dr. V.S. and Ann J. THOMPSON, aged three years and eight months.<br> <br> ----------------------------------------------------------------------<br> Monday, October 8, 1855<br> <br> Page 3, Married In Barry, 27th inst., by Rev. Hardin WALLACE, Rev. Emmor ELLIOTT, of Pittsfield, and Mrs. Julia A. McMINN, of Barry.<br> <br> Married Near Griggsville, 27th inst., by Rev. Hardin WALLACE, Mr. Austin WADE and Miss Mary Angeline PYLES, daughter of Joseph PYLES.<br> <br> ----------------------------------------------------------------------<br> Monday, October 15, 1855<br> <br> Page 2, Married On the 9th inst., by Rev. B.B. CARPENTER, Mr. Alexander WA?ASSER to Miss Rachel WEEKS, all of this county.<br> <br> Married On Thursday the 11th inst., by Rev. J. McCONNELL, Mr. George F. McKINNEY to Miss Eliza WARD, all of New Salem.<br> <br> Casualty Died in Griggsville on Friday last, a son of Mr. MAUD, aged about 8 years. He and some children of his uncle, Mr. M. STEAD, ate of a root, which they found in the garden, when he was taken with vomiting and spasms and died in about the course of an hour. Two of the other children were taken with vomiting but have recovered. Upon examination the root proved to be Hensbane or wild parsley.<br> <br> ----------------------------------------------------------------------<br> Monday, October 22, 1855<br> <br> Page 3, Married Near Griggsville, on Thursday October 18, by Rev. R. MEARS, Mr. John A. HOWARD to Miss Mary A. FISK, all of this place.<br> <br> Died In St. Louis, July 28, 1855, Mary, wife of John MAUD.<br> <br> Died In Griggsville, October 12, 1855, Ira MAUD, aged seven years and eight months.<br> <br> ----------------------------------------------------------------------<br> Monday, October 29, 1855<br> <br> Page 3, Married In Griggsville, October 7th, by Rev. Hardin WALLACE, Mr. William MUMMEY and Miss Elizabeth HEDGES.<br> <br> Married At the residence of Mr. RUSH, near Griggsville, on the 24th inst., by Rev. Hardin WALLACE, Mr. Edwin R. REEVES, of Bloomington, and Miss Minerva E. RUSH.<br> - Thursday, March 13, 2003 at 11:39:32 (EST) ------------------------------------------------------