Falmouth Outlook Friday 30 Jun 1922 Vol. 16 No. 4 Pg. 1 Col. 2 FUNERAL OF MRS. WILSON Funeral of Mrs. Ella Kerr Wilson was held at the presbyterian church in Falmouth on Thursday last. The pall bearers were: her three sons: Dr. J. E. Wilson, James T. Wilson and Ralph R. Wilson, her two grandsons, Tom and Edwin Wilson and her nephew, Clarence M. Wilson. Buried at Riverside beside her husband, J. M. Wilson. Falmouth Outlook Friday 30 Jun 1922 Vol. 16 No. 4 Pg. 1 Col. 3 DEATHS JOHN OETZEL Age 79, died in Fort Thomas, KY 25 Jun. 1922 of heart trouble. Born in Germany. Was an ex-federal soldier, having served his country in the Civil War. Member of Plumb Creek Christian Church. Survived by nine children, three sons and six daughters. Also by one brother, Simeon Oetzel of Campbell Co. 0VA FITE Age 26y 1m, died 20 Jun. 1922 in Covington of heart trouble. Survived by father, sister and two brothers and Charles Carr of Foster is an uncle. WILLIAM FRASER Died in Gibson, NM on 1 Jun. 1922. Buried in Peach Grove Cem. Falmouth Outlook Friday 30 Jun 1922 Vol. 16 No. 4 Pg. 1 Col. 6 COMING TO A GOOD COUNTRY Born, to the wife of William Cummins, of near Four Oaks, on 22 Jun 1922, a fine 10-pound daughter She is named Mabel Catherine and is the second heir. Falmouth Outlook Friday 30 Jun 1922 Vol. 16 No. 4 Pg. 2 Col. 2 OBITUARY Essie Tungate, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Mark Tungate born 9 Mar. 1908, died 18 Jun. 1922, age 18y 3m 9d. She died of measles and appendicitis. Buried at Fiskburg. Falmouth Outlook Friday 30 Jun 1922 Vol. 16 No. 4 Pg. 3 Col. 5 MRS. ELLA KERR WILSON (Article taken from Cynthiana Log Cabin and was written by her son, Editor J. T. Wilson.) Mrs. Ella Kerr Wilson, widow of Capt. James M. Wilson, died at her home in Falmouth at 6:50 o'clock, Wednesday morning, June 21, 1922, of a complication of troubles due to the infirmities of age, she being in her eightieth year. She had been in declining health for about two years adn had been confined to her be for the past month. Ella Rachael Kerr was the daughter of the late James and Rachael Fry Kerr and was born at "Cedar Grove" a country place in Fayette County on the Paris-Lexington pike adjoining the Elmendorf estate. She was educated at Walnut Hills and Sayre College. In her earlier years she cultivatd her talent for art, being somewhat gifted in the use of the crayonand the brush. In her early woman-hood she gave her life to the Savior and became a member of the Falmouth Presbyterian Church, and throughout the many changing years she was a sincere and earnest follower of the Master whom she always tried to serve and obey. On 26 April 1866, she was married to Capt. James M. Wilson, of Famouth, in a double wedding ceremony at her Fayette county home, the other principals being Capt. Benjamin Theodore Riggs, then of Falmouth and Miss Kate Kerr, the brides being sisters and the grooms first cousins. On April 26, 1916, their golden wedding anniversary was happily celebrated at Falmouth. Mrs. Riggs is the only one of the four now surviving, Captain Wilson having died on November 22, 1918, and Capt. Riggs at Cynthiana on September 14, 1920. Capt. Wilson and Mrs. Wilson lived for a few years in Williamstown and Cynthiana, then located in Ffalmouth in 1874. They were the parents of five children, all of whom survive, namely: Dr. J. E. Wilson, Misses Ella and Mary Wilson, all of Falmouth; Ralph R. Wilson, Frankfort; James T. Wilson, Cynthiana. She leaves one brother, General John B. Kerr, U.S.A., retired of Washington and one sister, Mrs. B. T. Riggs, of Cynthiana. Other sisters, now deceased were Mrs. Mary Tunis, of Danville, Mrs. Nannie Wilson, of Williamstown, Mrs. Sallie Crawford, of Perry ville, Mrs. Janie De Roode, of Lexington. The late James H. Kerr, of Fayette Co. was her brother. The funeral services were held at the Falmouth Presbyterian church yesterday (Thursday) afternoon at five o'clock, conducted by Rev. Ben Fields, of Falmouth Presbyterian church, assisted by Rev. T. F. Taliaferro, of Frankfort, and Rev. Cary F. Moore, of Cynthiana. In accordance with the previously expressed wish of the deceased, the pall beareers were her three sons; her two grandsons, Thomas and Edwind Wilson on Frankfort: and Clarence Wilson, of Falmouth. The bruial was beside her husband in the family lot in Riverside cemetery at Falmouth. The grave was beautiful with flowers, emblematic of the sweet, beautiful life that withered here to blossom anew in Paradise. ... (Four more paragraphs of words by the son but no other genealogical data.) Falmouth Outlook Friday 30 Jun 1922 Vol. 16 No. 4 Pg. 4 Col. 1 BROWNINGS CORNER We now have our new light plant installed in the Oakland church and would be glad for all who promised to help us in this good work to send in a check or the money at their earliest convenience. Make all checks payable to J. K. Miller, Treasurer. Falmouth Outlook Friday 30 Jun 1922 Vol. 16 No. 4 Pg. 4 Col. 3 TO CALIFORNIA AND BACK 22 June 1922 (Letter from H. T. Drake about his trip to California. Lots of names mentioned and connections to other people. Might be a good source of finding some lost people out in the west. Kirby S. Woolery mentioned in Dallas, TX 1½ columns. dh) Falmouth Outlook Friday 30 Jun 1922 Vol. 16 No. 4 Pg. 4 Col. 6 IN MEMORY Dudley D. Elliott, died 28 June 1920. By daughter, Bertha Taliaferro. Falmouth Outlook Friday 30 Jun 1922 Vol. 16 No. 4 Pg. 6 Col. 3 NEIGHBORING COUNTIES GRANT COUNTY NEWS Evelyn Howard, age 2y 9m, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. J. D. Howard drowned in Eagle Creek near Lusby Mills, Monday. Mrs. Minnie Vallandingham, widow of Porter Vallandingham, died at her home on Dixie Highway just north of Crittenden, Sunday. Miss Bettie Clemets died at home of her parents Mr. & Mrs. Robert Clements, Friday. Age 16y. C. B. Brooks, 65, farmer of Hand's pike, near Scott's between Sandfordtown and Independence, Monday morning, shot his son James Lester Brooks, 33, to death and after standing guard over the body of his victim for a half hour, ended his own life with a shotgun. While his daughter in law, Mrs. Ethel L. Brooks, attempted to reach the body of her husband, the aged man, who had gone to the house for his shot gun, fired at her and she fled to the home of a neighbor. Mrs. Etta Brooks, wife of the gun user heard the shots and fearing the gun would be turned on her, she fled from the place. Harold Hughes, step-son of the younger Brooks, who was with his father when the shooting started, hid behind the truck and escaped out of range. The Brooks' were former residents of Crittenden, Grant County. The younger Brooks married a Miss Ransom from which he was divorded a few years ago. HARRISON COUNTY NEWS Mrs. Anna Moore died Saturday. Falmouth Outlook Friday 30 Jun 1922 Vol. 16 No. 4 Pg. 6 Col. 4 NEIGHBORING COUNTIES BRACKEN COUNTY NEWS Jacob W. Courts, age 63, died at Connersville, IN 14 June 1922. Saturday P. Willis departed for Richmond, VA, to attend the annual reunion of Confederate soldiers, stopping enroute in Maysville and joined veterans from that place. Mrs. Willis was a member of the Fourth Kentucky cavalry and served the Lost Cause gallantly throughout the war. He is in his 78th year but is hale and hearty. Mr. Willis says that Lloyd Corlis was the youngest soldier in his division during the war. Mr. Corlis being 18 months younger than Mr. Willis. Besides Messrs. Willis and Corlis, T. J. Black, Dr. D. Wallin and Levi Collins, all of Brooksville are the only Confederate veterans we know of in this county. Falmouth Outlook Friday 30 Jun 1922 Vol. 16 No. 4 Pg. 7 Col. 3 IT IS SWEET TO LIVE AMONG THE HILLS An Old Timer on His Way to the Hundredth Milepost of Life (Long article about Squire Frank Collier, of McKinneysburg. Civil War etc. dh) Falmouth Outlook Friday 30 Jun 1922 Vol. 16 No. 4 Pg. 7 Col. 5 LEVINGOOD Infant Courtney, baby of Berry Courtney's in Berry died. Falmouth Outlook Friday 30 Jun 1922 Vol. 16 No. 4 Pg. 8 Col. 3 PEACH GROVE T. B. Burris, died in Danville, KY Burial in Second Twelve Mile Cem. Wednesday. +++++++++++++++++++++++++ Items of interest to: Doug Harper Biloxi, MS