On April 25, 1783, a number of people living near Israel's Creek attended a worship service and then retired to the home of Col. Joseph Wood for "a most elegant entertainment" in celebration of the end of The Revolutionary War. On April 25, 1815, Dr. Philip Thomas, the first physician of record in Frederick County, died in Frederick. He was born June 17, 1747, in Chestertown in Kent County. On April 25, 1823, Roger Brooke Taney held a public sale of his effects before moving to Baltimore. On April 25, 1846, an eclipse of the Sun was observed in Frederick County. On April 25, 1970, two men were killed when their light plane crashed just north of The Frederick Municipal Airport during a routine Civil Air Patrol exercise. On April 25, 1971, Frederick City Police Private Landis H. Wolfe shot and killed Charles Lee Brown after Brown tried several times to shoot Officer Wolfe. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

Frederick Co, Maryland - Equity Court Abstracts - ES-4 207-225 - McGEE, McDERMOTT, BRUMBAUGH, REPLOGLE, MURPHY, SIMMONS, DILL, LORENTZ - Aug 1855 John McDERMOTT & Others vs James W. McGEE & Others Peter McGEE d/ 25 Jul 1855 intestate sis/ Mary (McGEE) w/o John McDERMOTT bro/ Hugh McGEE, dec'd; his children, .......James W. McGEE - Baltimore city .......Joseph H. McGEE - Baltimore city .......John C. McGEE .......Ann Catharine McGEE w/o George B. REPLOGLE - PA .......Mary Elizabeth McGEE w/o Jacob C. BRUMBAUGH - PA .......Martha McGEE - Washington County .......Cecelia McGEE, a minor - Washington County bro/ Patrick McGEE, dec'd; his children, .......James McGEE, a minor .......Elizabeth McGEE, a minor Land - in Frederick (296 acres) and Montgomery (adjoining land of 104 acres) counties - "Rome", 80 acres, from Patrick MURPHY (w/ Mary) in 1844; lies in both counties, on west side of Little Monocacy and north end of hill (Molly's Mountain) and land of John WHITE. (Same land was also conveyed to Patrick from Nacy WATERS of N. in 1833. and "Necessity Enlarged", "Stoney Hive", 216 acres, from Will of Patrick MURPHY's father, William MURPHY; lies 11 miles south of Frederick on road from Urbana to Barnesville with the mouth of the Monocacy and the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal being five miles away. There is a 2-story farm house and kitchen attached, negro quarters, smoke house, barn, stabling, cornhouse and has a never-failing spring convenient to dwelling and stable yard. Total acreage was 390 acres. Guardian was Charles COLE; testimony from James W. McDERMOTT stated the date of death for Peter McGEE and revealed the land lay near Sugar Loaf Mountain on the east side. Trustees for the sale were John SIFFORD and James W. McDERMOTT with sureties as John LOATS and John HAGAN. Sale was held at the City Hotel in Frederick city on 1 Jan 1857; high bidder was John A. SIMMONS for the 390 acres at $11/acre, but he transferred the sale to Joshua DILL and Henry LORENTZ. Distribution of $4,290; court costs, $362.02 - taxes, $98.20 - each 1/3 share, $1,276.59 Deceased siblings' share divided equally among their children. Closed 30 Mar 1857. =================== www.MidMdRoots.com

On April 24, 1751, Charles Calvert, the fifth Lord Baltimore, died. The city and county of Frederick are believed named for his son, Frederick, who became the sixth and last Lord Baltimore. On April 24, 1799, Stephen Steiner bought two lots at Bentztown on the southeast corner of West Patrick and present day Jefferson Streets for 650 pounds on which he later built what is today called The Steiner House. On April 24, 1872, Dr. William Tyler, local physician and president of Farmer & Mechanics National Bank for 55 years, died at his home at age 88. On April 24, 1887, the Rev. A. H. Burk organized a Lutheran congregation at Point of Rocks. I was known as St. Luke's and met in the Methodist Episcopal Church there until 1889 when a small frame church was built at a cost of $3,000. On April 24, 1906, the first meeting was held for a campaign to build a permanent home for the Young Men's Christian Association in Frederick. Eventually $60,000 was collected and Lloyd C. Culler Construction built the facility on the old Park Hotel property, at the southeast corner of Church and Court streets. On April 24, 1915, Alexander Graham Bell stayed the night at the City Hotel. He and his wife visited local historical sites and left Frederick on the evening of the 25th. On April 24, 2004, the possessions of the local chapter of the Knights of Pythias, a fraternal organization, located at 20 North Court Street in Frederick, were auctioned to the highest bidder. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

On April 23, 1755, George Washington met with General Edward Braddock, and possibly with Benjamin Franklin, at a West All Saints Street tavern in Frederick to plan the British attack on Fort Duquesne. The building was demolished in 1913 to make way for a milk plant. On April 23, 1819, Alexander Contee Hanson, Jr., son of former Maryland chancellor Alexander Contee Hanson and grandson of John Hanson, and a former member of both houses of the U.S. Congress, died at "Belmont," Frederick County. On April 23, 1832, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad tracks to Point of Rocks was completed. On April 23, 1875, Josiah Pennsyl, who entered the Union Army in Frederick and sergeant with Company G, 8th U. S. Calvary, received a Congressional Medal of Honor for his "gallantry in action" at Upper Washita, Texas, on September 11, 1874. On April 23, 1893, the "Frederick and Middletown Valley Passenger Railroad Company" was incorporated. On April 23, 1948, the Frederick Chamber of Commerce and The Historical Society of Frederick County became owners of the estate of George Alfred 'Gath' Townsend west of Burkittsville. The purchase price was $3,500 for the 105-acre property. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

On April 22, 1775, William Elder, a native of England who is thought to be the first resident of the Emmitsburg area, died and was buried in the old Roman Catholic Cemetery near where Mt. Saint Mary's College was founded in 1808. On April 22, 1827, Harriet Brien died at Auburn, at Catoctin Furnace, at 43. She was the wife of Catoctin Furnace owner John Brien. Harriet Chapel Episcopal Church was named in her honor. On April 22, 1858, Glenn H. Worthington, who would become chief judge of the Frederick County Circuit Court and who would write a history of The Battle of Monocacy, was born near Frederick on a farm on which that Civil War engagement was conducted. He died August 7, 1934. On April 22, 1859, the Reverend Henry Vandyke Johns, rector of All Saints Church from September 14, 1832, until September 7, 1836, died in Baltimore. He was born October 23, 1803, in New Castle, Delaware. On April 22, 1868, the Board of Visitors of The Maryland School for the Deaf and Dumb decided to open the school for the first time on "the first Wednesday in September." On April 22, 1864, Job Rice, 29, a member of Cole's Calvary, was shot and killed by George Alexander on South Market Street in Frederick near the United Engine Firehouse as Rice attacked Alexander with a horse whip. The disagreement had begun earlier in the day over a buggy race. On April 22, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt passed through Frederick on his way to Camp 3-Hi Catoctin to plan the summer retreat from Washington's oppressive heat. The president later named the facility Shangri-La after the mountain retreat in James Hilton's novel "Lost Horizon." On April 22, 1961, President John F. Kennedy made his first visit to Camp David near Thurmont for a special meeting with former President Dwight D. Eisenhower just one week after the Bay of Pigs disaster. On April 22, 1972, The Frederick Chapter of The Daughters of the American Revolution held special ceremonies at the grave of Emily Nelson Ritchie McLean at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Mrs. McLean was President General of the DAR from 1905 to 1909, and was born in Frederick January 28, 1859. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

Frederick Co, Maryland - Equity Court Abstracts - ES-4 205-207 - COST, WARFIELD, POOLE - Jan 1857 Henry COST vs Jacob COST & Others Supplemental of HS-4, 464 2nd Report of M. B. LUCKETT & Thomas JOHNSON, trustees for Estate of John COST Sale for the portion of the widow's dower in village of Jefferson. Sold to Henry COST for the 39 acres at $4,166.64. Distribution: court costs, $209.67 - Jacob COST, brother, 1/5 or $771.61 - Elias COST, brother, 1/5 or $771.61 - Henry COST, brother, 1/5 or $771.61 - Catharine WARFIELD, sister, 1/5 or $771.61 - Alexander J. COST, nephew, 1/4 of 1/5 or $192.90 - Catharine COST, niece, 1/4 of 1/5 or $192.90 - Serena COST, niece, 1/4 of 1/5 or $192.90 - Ann R. POOLE, niece, 1/4 of 1/5 or $192.90 Closed 3 Apr 1857. =================== www.MidMdRoots.com

On April 21, 1866, Daniel Shoemaker attempted to murder his former employer, Mrs. Suzannah Schildtneck, at her home <http://www.thetentacle.com/history.cfm> farm near the Mt. Tabor Church. He tried to shoot her three times, but two of the shots missed. The third one inflicted only a flesh wound. On April 21, 1996, the Frederick Chapter of The National Association for The Advancement of Colored People unveiled and dedicated a marker on the site of the first high school for African Americans in Frederick County at 172 West All Saints Street in Frederick. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

Frederick Co, Maryland - Equity Court Abstracts - ES-4 195-205 - KLINE, PALMER, DUBLE, METZGAR, SHANK - Dec 1856 Mary KLINE, next friend of Sarah Ann E. KLINE - Petition James KLINE d/ c 1854 intestate widow - Mary d/ Sarah Ann E. KLINE, a minor Land - "Klines Good Will", "Klines Old Fields", "Simpy Ridge", "Meadow Land", "Weaver Last Renewal" and "The Third Time of Asking", 45 acres, from Paul KLINE in 1853, subject to dower for Elizabeth KLINE, widow of George KLINE; adjoins lands of Geoge Kline (to him from George Adam KLINE) and Michael KLINE and John WILLIAMS. Land is one mile north of Wolfsville, near road leading from Frederick City to Smithsburg with a 2-story log house and spring house near a good spring and has all kinds of fruit trees; 15-20 acres in timber of rock oak, black oak and white oak; balance of land is cleared. Guardian was Charles COLE. On 15 Jan 1857, Jacob PALMER made oath that the widow was age 25 and her general health was good. Trustee for the sale was William METZGAR with sureties as Peter SHANK and John SHANK. On 24 Feb 1857, sale was held in Wolfsville; high bidder was John DUBLE at $1,145.31. Distribution of $1,145.31; court costs, $107.67 - the widow, in lieu of dower, $142.52 - Sarah Ann E. KLINE, $855.12 Closed 28 Apr 1857. =================== www.MidMdRoots.com

On April 20, 1790, former Maryland Governor Thomas Johnson, of Frederick, was appointed to a seat on the General Court of Maryland. On April 20, 1821, an African lion, a buffalo, an elk and a calf with six legs were exhibited at Shimmells' Tavern in Frederick. On April 20, 1828, the Carroll Creek through downtown Frederick flooded. On April 20, 1840, a Whig Party convention was held in Frederick. On April 20, 1890, the Reformed Church in Middletown was reopened and rededicated after extensive renovations. On April 20, 1921, William Jennings Bryan, a former presidential candidate, spoke at The City Opera House on North Market Street in Frederick, under the auspices of the Frederick County Christian Endeavor Union. This building now houses Brewer's Alley. On April 20, 1936, the trustees of the C. Burr Artz Library decided to demolish the old Frederick Academy at Council and Record streets and to build a new facility. On April 20, 1941, Katherine Edgar Byron, widow of Congressman William D. Byron who was killed earlier in the year in an Atlanta plane crash, was nominated to succeed her husband in the House of Representatives. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

On April 19, 1828, a Negro of Dr. Tyler's, while digging clay in the doctor's backyard, found a box of money containing about $2,000. On April 19, 1865, Frederick officially mourned the death of President Abraham Lincoln. On April 19, 1885, Robert E. Delaplaine, who would become publisher of The News and The Frederick Post, and president of The Great Southern Printing and Manufacturing Company, was born. He died August 15, 1955, at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. On April 19, 1901, Charles T. "Cephus" Overs was hanged at the Frederick County Jail on West South Street for the murder of Frank T. Donaldson near Monrovia on October 31, 1900. On April 19, 1921, the International Order of Odd Fellows decided to build a large retirement and nursing home in Frederick on the Gittinger Farm on North Market Street extended. The Banner School now occupies the facilities built by the Odd Fellows. On April 19, 1971, officials at St. Joseph's College in Emmitsburg announced the school would be closed in 1973. On April 19, 1990, the first Frederick Keys baseball game was played at Harry Grove Stadium. The Keys played in a Single A league. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

Frederick Co, Maryland - Equity Court Abstracts - ES-4 185-195 - BURCH, FEEZER, EATON, HEWETT, ELDER, BAMFORD, SCHLOSSER - Oct 1856 James BURCH & Others vs Henry EATON & Others Thomas BURCH d/ Jun 1856 intestate widow - Elizabeth s/ James BURCH & w/ Mary d/ Susan (BURCH) w/o Emanuel FEEZER d/ Sarah (BURCH) w/o Henry EATON s/ William BURCH & w/ Martha (HEWETT) - Pennsylvania s/ John BURCH & w/ Rebecca (ELDER) - Indiana d/ Elizabeth (BURCH) w/o John BAMFORD, now both dec'd, w/o issue Land - Lots #100, 101, 102, 128, 129 & 130 in Lewistown from George SCHLOSSER (w/ Phebe) in 1830; previously to Schlosser from John WOOD; town laid out by Daniel FUNDENBURG on tracts "Coopers Point", "Miller's Chance" and "Cassell's Desire". - "Metamoras", 38 acres, by special warrant to Burch in 1830 and composed of parts of "Millers Chance", "Cassell's Desire", "Resurvey on Miller's Chance" and "Trifle's Witt"; located on western edge of road from Lewistown to Frederick Town. On 11 Oct 1856, George SCHLOSSER testified the widow was age 69 and not in good health. Trustee for the sale was James T. BURCH with sureties as Wm. H. DOUB and Richard HARPER. On 3 Dec 1856, sale was held at the hotel of Henry EATON in Lewistown; high bidders were: - Henry EATON for Lots #101, 102, 128, 129 & 130 at $75 - Henry EATON for "Metamoras" at $1,200 Distribution of $1,275; court costs, $135.56 - widow, in lieu of dower, 1/10 or $113.94 - James T. BURCH, 1/5 or $205.10 - Susan FEEZER, 1/5 or $205.10 - Sarah EATON, 1/5 or $205.10 - William BURCH, 1/5 or $205.10 - John BURCH, 1/5 or $205.10 Closed 20 Feb 1857. =================== www.MidMdRoots.com

On April 18, 1811, John Johnson, brother of Thomas Johnson, Maryland's first governor, and a physician who had offices on West Patrick Street in Frederick, died. On April 18, 1825, subscription books for the Frederick Water Company went on sale at Branch Bank. On April 18, 1960, Guy K. Motter, Frederick postmaster for 15 years (1935-1950) died at the home of his son, John, in Betterton. A charter member and first president of The Rotary Club of Frederick, he was 80. He was buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. On April 18, 1964, William Theodore Delaplaine, Jr., president of The Great Southern Printing and Manufacturing Company, publishers of The News and The Frederick Post, died suddenly at his home at 273 Dill Avenue. He was born January 22, 1891. On April 18, 1976, President and Mrs. Gerald Ford attended Easter Sunday services at Harriet Chapel Episcopal Church at Catoctin Furnace. The Rev. Charles Shaffer, rector, included a special prayer for the president in his service. On April 18, 1988, the Frederick City Historic District Commission approved the first of the "Angels in The Architecture" mural series by artist William Cochran. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

On April 17, 1788, Thomas Johnson, of Frederick, the former 3-term governor of the state, signed the United States Constitution for the State of Maryland. On April 17, 1802, Joshua Johnson, brother of Thomas Johnson, Maryland's first governor, and father-in-law of future President John Quincy Adams, died in Frederick. On April 17, 1879, James Carroll, 24, of Smithville in Washington County, was lynched near Point of Rocks for committing an "outrage" upon the person of Mrs. Richard Thomas, of Licksville, on April 15. On April 17, 1909, Caroline Thomas, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Travers Thomas, became the first child born on the newly developed street of Rockwell Terrace in Frederick. On April 17, 1942, Camp 3-Hi Catoctin, west of Thurmont, was completed by the Civilian Conservation Corps. It was later named a presidential retreat and renamed Shangri-La by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The name was later changed to Camp David by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, in honor of his grandson. On April 17, 1964, Dr. James A. Sensenbaugh, superintendent of Frederick County Public Schools, was appointed to a four-year term as state school superintendent. On April 17, 1977, three members of the Bourne family - the late Dr. Ulysses Grant Bourne, Sr., Dr. Ulysses Grant Bourne, Jr., and Dr. I. Blanche Bourne (Tyree) - were honored by Asbury United Methodist Church for their service and contributions to medicine and to the community. On April 17, 2003, Randall Family LLC, publishers of The Frederick News Post, began a new publication, The Montgomery News-Post, with distribution initially through newspaper boxes throughout Montgomery County. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

On April 16, 1832, Thomas Simpson, who practiced medicine in Libertytown until his death on May 8, 1894, was born. On April 16, 1859, the cornerstone was laid for The Middletown Lutheran Church. On April 16, 1865, Amon Burgee, longtime principal and teacher at Boys High School in Frederick, was born at Fountain Mills near Urbana. He also served one term as a Frederick County Commissioner. He died August 6, 1945, at 213 East Patrick Street in Frederick. On April 16, 1869, a meeting was held by the members of the Glade Reformed Church in Walkersville to consider the construction of a new church in the village of Mount Pleasant. On April 16, 1943, The U. S. Army announced that Camp Detrick would be the location for its Chemical Warfare Research facility. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

db.fredericknewspost.com/obits/ Above link is for the Archived obit for the Frederick News-Post 1998-2012 that is the free archive. Enjoy Carl Thomas

John W. Ashbury [email protected] On April 15, 1725, Tasker's Chance, on part of which the City of Frederick was established in 1745, was surveyed for Benjamin Tasker, president of The Governor's Council of Maryland. On April 15, 1770, Trinity Reformed Church of Thurmont (then Mechanicstown) was organized at a meeting one mile east of the town. It is the mother church of both the Lutheran and Reformed congregations in the vicinity of the town. On April 15, 1779, Richard Potts, who would later replace Charles Carroll of Carrollton in the U. S. Senate, married Elizabeth Hughes of Hagerstown MD. She was his first wife and bore him nine children. On April 15, 1860, William Cost Johnson, a native and resident of Jefferson, died suddenly at The National Hotel in Washington. He was a member of the state legislature and represented the district in Congress for three terms. On April 15, 1909, a marble sculpture of the Last Supper, done in Italy, was unveiled behind the communion table in All Saints Episcopal Church on West Church Street in Frederick. The piece was donated to the church by Mrs. William P. Maulsby and her sister, Mrs. G. W. Z. Black, as a memorial to their sister Miss Alexinia Pigman, who had died at the Maulsby home on Court Square on April 28, 1904. On April 15, 1910, The Rev. Edmond R. Eschbach, pastor of The Evangelical Reformed Church in Frederick on West Church Street for 36 years, died. He was born November 9, 1835, in Paradise Township, Northumberland County, PA. He was buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. On April 15, 1914, George Alfred "Gath" Townsend, who built the memorial to Civil War Correspondents at Gapland State Park on South Mountain, died in New York City. On April 15, 1930, The Taney Home on South Bentz Street in Frederick was opened as a tourist attraction for the first time. On April 15, 1946, D. John Markey, of Walkersville, withdrew as a candidate for governor of Maryland, and announced his intention to challenge for the U. S. Senate seat. On April 15, 1950, Holmes Davenport Baker, who succeeded his father, Joseph Dill Baker, as president of The Citizens National Bank, died at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore following hernia surgery. He was born in Frederick on April 11, 1880. On April 15, 1969, Dr. Bernard O. Thomas, Sr., who practiced medicine in Frederick County from 1906 to 1965, and who served as county medical examiner for 10 years, died at his Watkins Acres home at age 86. He was born near Adamstown on November 6, 1882. On April 15, 1976, The National Municipal League named Frederick as one of the 10 "All-American Cities" for the bicentennial year. The presentation was actually made at a banquet at The Elks Club on May 22, 1976. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

I have been in contact with the webmaster at the FNP and they advised they will have the archived obits from 1998 upto 2012 back up on Monday. We will see!! As for the paid archived here is the link http://fredericknewspost.newspaperarchive.com/Default.aspx. Even thou it cost about $50 a year, I have found it real useful for going back into the older papers for the obits and other articles, but the pictures are not the greatest as Dorinda advised. Carl Thomas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dorinda Davis Shepley" <[email protected]> To: "MDFREDER List" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2013 2:41 PM Subject: [MDFR] Frederick News Post - Obituaries > > It appears that the Frederick News-Post has suspended the link to view the > previous obituaries and has contracted with Legacy to provide obituaries > of which they started I believe in June of last year. That means they > only > go back to June 2012 now. > > Unfortunately, things have drastically changed ever since Mr Delaplaine > died. > In order to access obituaries previous to June 2012, it seems one will now > have > to pay for access to one of the commercial newspaper services. > > The other option would be to contact the Frederick County Library - > Maryland > Room for a copy of obituaries in the Holdcraft-Linton collection from 1932 > and up. > I had hoped that these would have been scanned when they were being > indexed which would have made them available online and would no longer > be necessary to continue with the photocopies which will probably lighten > them in time. Scanning would also keep any photos as they appeared, > instead > of getting darker in a bad photocopy. But they are available upon > request. > You can access this page from the link below, under News/Obits, > Obituaries. > (That link was changed also, but I have also corrected that one as well. > Please > let me know if you find anymore broken links that I haven't caught.) > - Dorinda > =================== > www.MidMdRoots.com > > Visit www.MidMdRoots.com > for Old Court Records, Tombstone > Inscriptions, Old Newspaper items, etc > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Frederick Co, Maryland - Equity Court Abstracts - ES-4 173-184 - STOKES, DAMUTH, SMITH, WELLER, KEEFER, PERRY, EYLER, BAKER - Oct 1855 Henry F. STOKES & Others vs Mary DAMUTH & Others James STOKES d/ 1844 intestate bro/ Henry F. STOKES bro/ Joshua STOKES bro/ Jonas/Richard M. STOKES sis/ Susan STOKES sis/ Mary STOKES w/o Jacob DAMUTH sis/ Sophia STOKES w/o Joshua SMITH sis/ Catharine STOKES, dec'd w/o Samuel WELLER .....James Oliver WELLER, a minor .....Mary Elizabeth WELLER, a minor Land - Lots #40 & 42 on east side of Water St in Mechanicstown; from Samuel HEARD and w/ Jane in 1842. Testimony was heard from Samuel KEEFER claiming the name Richard M. STOKES should be Jonas STOKES and that Catharine WELLER died about three years ago (this dated 11 Jan 1856). Guardian was Joshua STOKES. Trustee for the sale was Henry F. STOKES with surety as Jacob MOTTER. On 15 Mar 1856, public sale was held at the tavern of Michael DORSEY in Mechanicstown; high bidders were: - Jacob PERRY for Lot #40 fronting South St, with 2-story and 1-story dwellings at $500.50 with sureties as David EYLER and Edward BAKER. - David EYLER and Edward BAKER for Lot #42 fronting South St with house and stable at $401 Distribution of $901.50; court costs, $131.57 - inheritance tax, $19.25 - Henry F. STOKES, 1/7 or $107.24 - Joshua STOKES, 1/7 or $107.24 - Jonas STOKES, 1/7 or $107.24 - Susan STOKES, 1/7 or $107.24 - Mary DAMUTH, 1/7 or $107.24 - Sophia SMITH, 1/7 or $107.24 - Samuel WELLER, husband's curtesy share, 5/16 of 1/7, $33.51 - Oliver WELLER, 1/2 of 1/7 less 5/16, $36.86 - Mary E. WELLER, 1/2 of 1/7 less 5/16, $36.86 Closed 30 Apr 1857. =================== www.MidMdRoots.com

Don't forget there is also the E-edition of the _Frederick News-Post_ which goes back to 2005 and gives the full content of the paper, as compared to what is on the webpage. If you subscribe to the print _News-Post_ you can set up an account without charge. As I reminder, the Linton-Holdcraft Collection is arranged by surname and there is no comprehenisve index to the collection. It generally only includes obits from the FNP, but sometimes obits from other papers can be found, and sometimes there are obits, or references to obits, prior to the collection's "start" in the early 1930s. The collection continutes to be added to every week. Under Holdcraft's tenure references to many other sources, and his other projects, were also included. Mary Mannix -- Mary K. Mannix Maryland Room Manager C. Burr Artz Public Library Frederick County Public Libraries Frederick, MD

On April 14, 1865, President of The United States Abraham Lincoln was assassinated while attending a play, Our American Cousin, at Ford's Theater in Washington, just five days after General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant. Lincoln died the next morning. On April 14, 1870, Dr. Henry P. Fahrney, who was the physician in charge of the Montevue Hospital for The Insane in Frederick, was born in Keedysville, Washington County. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]