Obituaries and Death Notices

Recorded in The Victoria ADVOCATE 11 April 1885 - 27 August 1887 (unless otherwise noted)
Contributed by Karen Locher

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Issue date Names
11 Apr 1885 RUPLEY, William - b. 1812, d. 27 Mar 1885
25 Apr 1885 CASSELS, Mrs Sarah - d. 11 Apr 1885 (GOLIAD GUARD)
KING, Capt. Richard - b. 10 July 1825 d. Apr 1885 (SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS)
McNEILL, John Archibald - d. 21 Apr 1885
2 May 1885 ARMSTRONG, J.E. - b. 5 Mar l86l, d. 28 Apr 1885 (CUERO BULLETIN)
CARTER, JULIA - d. 1 May 1885 (CUERO BULLETIN)
KIRKPATRICK, Mrs. Louisa Heaton - d. 20 Apr 1885 (CUERO BULLETIN)
16 May 1885 LEVI, Sol
23 May 1885 MINOT, S. L. - d. 11 May 1885 (CUERO BULLETIN)
30 May 1885 MILLER, Mrs. E. - d. 28 May 1885
CUNNINGHAM, Mrs. Emma - d. 28 May 1885
HATHAWAY, Woodbury - b. 1825, d. 27 May 1885
6 June 1885 GERLOFF, Edith - infant (CUERO BULLETIN)
FRETWELL, Dr. John R. (CUERO BULLETIN)
COOKSEY, R. A. (GOLIAD GUARD)
DUNN, Mrs. Gussie
CARTER, Julia L. - d. 1 May 1885 (memorial)
13 June 1885 VON DOHLEN, Charles - d. 9 June 1885 (Goliad)
MANTZ, Mrs. Anna
CARTER, Cornelia A. - d. 9 June 1885
CUNNINGHAM, Mrs. Emma (tribute)
20 June 1885 LEEK. F. - d. June 1885 (?) (CUERO STAR)
WHEELER, L.C. - d. 18 June 1885
McGEHEE, J. D. - d. 17 June 1885
MILLER, Mrs. E. (correction of obituary dated 30 May 1885)
CAHILL, infant
27 June 1885 MORRISON, James - d. 24 June 1885
4 July 1885 MORRISON, James (memorial)
11 July 1885 BRUMFIELD, G.W. - d. 29 June 1885 (GOLIAD GUARD)
18 July 1885 GOMILLA, M.J. - d. 4 July 1885 (CUERO BULLETIN)
WAGNER, Mary
CARTER, Cornelia (memorial)
25 July 1885 GUGENHEIM, Jacob - d. 20 July 1885
1 Aug 1885 ASHER, Thomas - d. 4 July 1885
8 Aug 1885 WHITEMAN, Mack
15 Aug 1885 WERNER, F. (CUERO BULLETIN)
SAMUELS, Harrison - d. 8 Aug 1885
STANLEY, George Moore - d. 9 Aug 1885
WHITEMAN, Mack - d. 2 Aug 1885
29 Aug 1885 HENSLEY, Will R.
AIRHEART, Ennis Earl - infant
5 Sept 1885 SECRIST, Andrew (CUERO BULLETIN)
THOMSON, William
19 Sept 1885 GARRETT, Mrs. L. (EDNA PROGRESS)
3 Oct 1885 THOMAS, Jennie (CUERO STAR)
LUCAS, Mrs. B. W. (CUERO STAR)
WILLIAMS, ____ - d. 18 Sept 1885 (GOLIAD GUARD)
LUDER, infant
GRIFFITH, infant - d. 29 Sept 1885
17 Oct 1885 CANFIELD, Miss Nellie F. - d. 15 Oct 1885 (CUERO STAR)
CAMPBELL, Mrs. N.E. (Goliad)
24 Oct 1885 OVERMAN, Mrs. M.E. - 6 Oct 1885 (GOLIAD GUARD)
HATCH, Capt. Sylvanus
31 Oct 1885 BLAKE, J. H.
WEISIGER, Capt. W. J.
LINN, JOHN J. - d. 27 Oct 1885
WEISIGER, Annie
7 Nov 1885 GRAVES, Mrs. Martha E. - d. 18 Oct 1885 (CUERO BULLETIN)
TAYLOR, Mrs. Susan - d. 16 Oct 1885 (CUERO STAR)
HATHAWAY, Mrs. Maggie - d. 3 Nov 1885
14 Nov 1885 HATCH, Sylvanus (obituary)
21 Nov 1885 BUHLER, Theodore Jr.
28 Nov 1885 CLARK, Joe (GOLIAD GUARD)
HATHAWAY, Charles Woodbury - d. 26 Nov 1885 (infant)
ARMSTRONG, Capt. Geo.
3 Dec 1885 PHELPS, Lizzie Grace - d. 28 Nov 1885
12 Dec 1885 TRADER, Jules
BRUNNER, Fritz (CUERO STAR)
CLARE, Willie - b. 24 June 1885 d. 7 Dec 1885
19 Dec 1885 CLARE, James William - d. 7 Dec 1885
26 Dec 1885 ALLEN, Ida
STOUT, 0. B. (GOLIAD GUARD)
SIMS, Solomon
RICHARDSON, B. J.
REEVES, John
2 Jan 1886 DAVIS, ___ - (Goliad)
McCRABB, Joseph - (Cuero)
9 Jan 1886 KING, Mrs. May
COLE, Amelia C. - d. 24 Dec 1885 (Goliad)
16 Jan 1886 THEUM, infant - d. 2 Jan 1886 (Goliad)
MERCER, Jemima - d. 9 Jan 1886 (Jackson County)
23 Jan 1886 WOODRUFF, Seth (Goliad)
HORD, Jesse, Reverend (Goliad)
Feb. 1886 Missing
27 Mar 1886 MILBY, ___(EDNA PROGRESS)
ROGERS, John (Indianola)
HARMON, Alfred
JACKSON, Steve (Indianola)
3 Apr 1886 TERNAU, Major Charles - d. 28 Feb 1886
10 Apr 1886 McCAMPBELL, W.E. - (GOLIAD GUARD)
RAHTGENS, John (CUERO STAR)
HARRIS, Sam
17 Apr 1886 BROWN, William (CUERO STAR)
EICHLITZ, Charles (Indianola)
24 Apr 1886 LEDISMA, Manuel (Refugio)
HAHN, Marguerite - b. 19 Aug 1808, d. 23 Apr 1886
8 May 1866 MERNITZ, Frederick
5 June 1886 St. JOHN, Albert
BOYCE, Dr. W. W. (CUERO BULLETIN)
12 June 1886 KELLEY, Tim (Jackson County)
26 June 1886 GUGENHEIM, Flor - b. 1818 d. 21 June 1886
BUHLER, Mrs. ____
3 July 1866 BICKFORD, Will
GREEN, Sanders
10 July 1686 SITTERLE, Bertha (Sister Scholastic)
31 July 1886 VAN BIBBER, Major - d. Feb 1884 (Probate)
TIPPETT, Katie
WHALEN, M. (Refugio)
21 Aug 1886 Indianola Storm
REED, Capt.
ROSENCRANZ, Dr. H.
LEWIS, Dr. ____
KLOPF family
SHEPHARD, Mrs. ____
LUTHER, Mrs. Max and 2 children
Unnamed woman
SHEPHARD, Henry
28 Aug 1886 Indianola Storm
HODGES, Mrs. Dr.
CROOKER, Mrs. L. M.
LUTHER, infant
HODGES, child
LEWIS, Dr. David
REED, Capt.
ROSENCRANZ, Dr. H.
CROCKETT, Jim, wife and mother-in-law
DAVIS, Ed and 3 children
EAGAN, Emma
unknown aged German
unknown Negro woman
EAGAN, Nancy

Lost at Saluria during Indianola storm
MEAD, Betty and 2 children

Lost in Matagorda Bay during Indianola storm
MOORE, Capt. William, wife and 3 children
MOORE, Adolph, wife and 3 children
4 Sept 1886 MORRIS, B. - d. 25 Aug 1886
NEID, John - d. 30 Aug 1886
18 Sept 1886 WILLIAMS, Mary T.
25 Sept 1886 POWER, James (Refugio)
2 Oct 1866 O'NEILL, Mary (Lavaca)
9 Oct 1886 PULLEN, Henry (Karnes County)
23 Oct 1886 SIMPSON, John - d. 7 Oct 1886
30 Oct 1886 TIPPETT, Amy - d. 17 Oct. 1886
6 Nov 1886 ROGERS, Maria - d. 2 Nov 1886
13 Nov 1886 PEEBLES, Marian Blake - d. 29 Oct 1886 (CUERO STAR)
20 Nov 1886 CLOVAN, Michael
GRIFFITH, infant
ALEXANDER, infant
O'Conner, infant
27 Nov 1886 WALTERS, Mrs. J. B. (San Antonio)
4 Dec 1886 DUKE, S. A. - d. 13 Nov 1886
SOUTH, Willie
KELLEY, John
18 Dec 1886 BENTLEY, W. F. (Abilene)
8 Jan 1887 SLOAN, Deputy Marshall L.A.
CLARK, Amelia Pauline - d. 31 Dec 1886
FENNER, Martha J. - d. 6 Jan 1887
BRIGHTWELL, C. R.
14 Jan 1887 WIMBISH, J. A.
15 Jan 1887 FENNER, Martha J. - b. 18 Oct 1828 d. 6 Jan 1887 (obituary)
22 Jan 1887 TARDE, Victoria - (Castroville)
BYRNE, Daisy
OLIVER, Robert
SLOAN, Llewyn - (Obituary)
29 Jan 1887 GIVENS, John S. (CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER)
PATTON, Mrs. Jno. W. (GOLIAD GUARD)
FRY, Benson (GOLIAD GUARD)
5 Feb 1887 HOARD, Daniel (probate)
WILLIAMS, Little Joe (GONZALES INQUIRER)
BROWN, Mollie (HALLETSVILLE HERALD)
JANIESON, Eugenie - d. 3 Feb 1887
12 Feb 1887 SITTERLE, Mrs. Agnes - b. 7 Apr 1822 d. 6 Feb 1887
19 Feb 1887 WILSON, Mrs. Julia
26 Feb 1887 STONEBREAKER, Mrs. Cora (CUERO STAR)
TYLER, Mamie (GONZALES GAZETTE)
5 Mar 1887 WEBB, ____ (GONZALES INQUIRER)
GUGENHEIM, Mike
12 Mar 1887 MENKIN, Mrs. F. 0. (HALLETSVILLE HERALD)
WHIPS, Emma (infant)
ROBERTSON, Felicia - d. 4. Mar 1887
GIESLER, _____
19 Mar 1887 SEELIGSON, Henry (GALVESTON NEWS)
BURKETT, Mrs. Mary (CUERO BULLETIN)
CUMMINGS, Mrs. Annie - d. 5 Mar 1887 (GOLIAD GUARD)
MACIZE, Miss Bertha (GOLIAD GUARD)
CLARK, Mrs. H. (HALLETSVILLE HERALD)
KRAHMLER, Mrs. Catherine - d. 17 Mar 1887
2 Apr 1887 BARROW, R. H. (probate)
SCHUETTE, Fred
9 Apr 1887 FENNESSEY, Mrs. Mary (Refugio)
MAY, Pat (CUERO STAR)
PALMER, Mrs. ____ (CUERO STAR)
CLARE, Infant (BEEVILLE BEE)
PETTUS, MRS. J.M. - d. 26 Mar 1887 (GOLIAD GUARD)
HEATH, Ada
16 Apr 1887 HEATH, Ada Cornelia - d. 4 Apr 1887
PUTMAN, Mitchell (GONZALES INQU1RER)
PETTUS, Fannie Foster (CUERO BULLETIN)
HEATON, MRS. J. C. (burial)
23 Apr 1887 WOFFORD, Webb (CUERO BULLETIN)
BURKHART, George - d. 6 Apr 1887 (WHARTON INDEPENDENT)
BILSTINE, Aug.
FOX, Valley (EDNA)
30 Apr 1887 LOOT, ____ (GOLIAD GUARD)
7 May 1887 LAND, ____
14 May 1887 ALDRETE, Senor Da. Candelaria de Leon - d. 2 May 1887
27 May 1887 HUFF, Wm. (Goliad)
4 June 1887 SCHLEY, Julius
GOUX, Mother Superior Aglae (CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER)
18 June 1887 SCHELLENTRAGER, H. (probate)
SCHUETTE, Frederick (probate)
25 June 1887 BROWN, Col. W. N. (Gonzales)
STUART, Elenore Mary - b. 28 Feb 1870 d. 21 June 1887
2 July 1887 FLOYD, Birdie
DAWKINS, Susan
THOMAS, Willie (infant)
16 July 1887 URBAN, Anna
TAYLOR, Sam T. (Waelder)
23 July 1877 DICKSON, Mrs. Alice W. - d. 19 July 1887
30 July 1887 PERRY, Gallam - d. 20 July 1887
6 Aug 1887 LOVETT, George (Inez)
13 Aug 1887 HYNES, Judge John - d. 6 Aug 1887 (Refugio)
20 Aug 1887 McKINNEY, Ansell - d. 6 Aug 1887 (Goliad)
SCHMIDT, ____ (child)
27 Aug 1887 TRAYLOR, Willie B. - d. 22 Aug 1887