Sacramento Daily Union, November 2, 1852 MARRIED - In Santa Clara Valley, Oct. 14th, Elias F. Springer to Miss Kate E. Shore, both formerly of Washington County, Missouri Sacramento Daily Union, May 30, 1853 In Auburn, May 19th, Alice Cornelia Roussin, daughter of S.C. and Catherine Roussin, formerly of Washington County, Missouri, after lingering illness of five months, aged 8 years. Sacramento Daily Union, March 7, 1861 Wildman, who was stabbed last evening by R. W. Brashers, died this afternoon at half-past five o'clock.  Wildman was a single man, formerly from Washington County, Missouri. Brashers has a family residing here.  He awaits his examination, which will take place this evening.  They have been partners in business all winter and living together in the same house.  Last evening, it seems that Mrs. Brashers ordered Wildman out of the house.  He went out and turned to go back, when Brashers drew a knife and threatened if he came in he would kill him.  Upon which Wildman picked up a stick and struck, when Brashers ran out and stabbed him. Daily Alta California, July 7, 1864 Andrew Laypole, alias Isidore Leopold, a convicted spy and guerrilla, has been hanged at Fort McHenry.  He asserted his innocence on the scaffold, and said he forgave those having to do with his death. Laypole was born in Washington County, Missouri, in 1841. Pacific Rural Press, October 17, 1874 It becomes our painful duty to record the untimely death of Christopher G. McCormick, who was a member of West Grafton Grange, No. 89, P. of H.   Brother McCormick was kicked by a vicious horse, on August 4th, and died August 12th.  His remains were interred by the West Grafton Grange according to the ritual of the Order.  He leaves a wife and nine children to mourn his loss.  Brother McCormick was an exemplary Christian, beloved and respected by all who knew him, a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, and at the time of his death, Superintendent of a Sabbath School.  He was born in Washington County, Missouri, June 16, 1830.  Aged 44 years, 1 month, 26 days at the time of his death. Los Angeles Herald, February 21, 1895 Irondale, Mo., Feb. 20 - The throes of the great blizzard of February 6th, 7th and 8th are just beginning to be learned from the far outlying "wood choppings" of Washington County.  From Beaufort Mountains, eight miles southwest of this place, comes the report of a sad incident which happened in the section.  A woodchopper name John C. Warner, his wife and three children were found frozen to death. San Francisco Call, July 5, 1910 HALF A CENTURY SPENT AT THE KEY - Veteran Telegraph Operator Dies After Remarkable Record of Continuous Service Irondale, Mo. - July 4 - Almost half a century at the telegraph key, in the employ of the same company, is the remarkable record of William Martin, station agent of the Iron Mountain railroad, who was buried at Desoto, Mo., yesterday. Martin was born in Baltimore, 66 years ago. He entered the service of the Iron Mountain as telegraph lineman under Colonel R. C. Clowry, now president of the Western Union telegraph company, when 18. He was made station agent eight years later, was transferred to Irondale as agent, in which capacity he remained until his death.  Martin was present at the battle of Pilot Knob, in September 1864. He was then a member of the telegraph corps of the federal forces. Los Angeles Herald, July 24, 1904 Marriage Licenses - Russel E. Politte, 27, native of Missouri, and Anna L. Baker, 19, native of Nebraska, residents of Los Angeles San Francisco Call, July 2, 1912 Young - In this city, July 1, 1912, Cynthia Susan, widow of the late Eleazer J. Young and beloved mother of Mrs. Lillian M. Regallo and Arthur S. Young, sister of E. B. Smith and Mrs. M. H. Lytton and Mrs. E. J. Northcutt of Missouri and Mrs. W. E. Lytton of Montana and Mrs. S. J. Bubb of Palo Alto, Cal., a native of Washington County, Missouri, aged 56 years, 3 months and 18 days.  Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend the funeral tomorrow (Wednesday), July 3, at 1:30 p.m. from the parlors of Martin and Brown, 1868 Geary Street. Interment Mount Olive Cemetery, by automobile.