MARTIN FARRELL
Arizona Republican Newspaper
August 29 ,1904
News reached this city by wire last night to the effect
that Martin Farrell who for some years past has conducted
a cigar factory at Jackson Street and Ninth Avenue died
yesterday morning at Prescott of consumption from which
he had long been a sufferer. He leaves a wife and son.
They were with him at the time of his passing. He had
been at Prescott for two weeks where he had gone hoping
to recuperate his failing strength. He was about twenty
eight years of age and had been here about seven years.
His remains will reach Phoenix this morning.
W.C. FERRELL
Arizona Republican Newspaper
November 11, 1904
W.C. Ferrill who came here from Brainerd Minnesota died
Tuesday morning at his temporary home, five miles in the
country. He was about 50 years old and had no relatives
here. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles
under the auspices of which society the funeral will be
held at 4 o'clock this afternoon at the undertaking
parlors of Easterling and Whitney.
TONEY FERRIS
June 2, 1898, Arizona Republican
Many old timers of this city will recall old Toney Ferris
and as they read the story of his sad ending will no doubt
extend the sympathy that always goes out to the sufferer
who can no longer bear the burden of his pain. The
following is from the Tucson Star:
"Old Toney Ferris is dead. He died at his own hands by
shooting a bullet through his head. The tragedy was
enacted at Hart's Ranch, eighteen miles south of Tucson
on Thursday. A note was received at J.K. Brown's Ranch,
yesterday from Toney informing them where they would find
his body. They went over to the ranch, one mile and a
half distant and found him a corpse, and a pistol lying
by his side. The deceased was 69 years old, and a
native of New York. He has lived in Arizona about
thirty five years. In early days he was a ferryman
at Wickenburg. He afterwards lived in Prescott where
he was prosperous and owned some property. The deceased
had lived in Tucson about twenty five years. He has
for years been afflicted by a cancer on his lip which
gave him much pain and made life miserable. The death
of Ferris is he third suicide committed on Hart's Ranch
during that many years. A.C. Malin, the undertaker
went out yesterday and brought in the remains which
are now in his undertaking parlors.
A.E. FEUERSTEIN
Arizona Republican Newspaper
September 11, 1904
A.E. Feurstein died yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at
the residence of Mrs. Charles Besse on East Monroe Street,
that having been his home while in the city for a number
of years. Mr. Feuerstein was born in Philadelphia and was
something over thirty years old. He contracted lung trouble
a great many years ago and in 1896 came to Phoenix for the
benefit of his health.
He was a musician by profession and a most accomplished
violinist and orchestra leader. For a number of years
he had a good orchestra here and was in great demand at
all social functions where music formed an important part.
But his ailment gradually grew worse and for the last
two or three years he has spent much time in the mountains.
During the last eight months he has lived on a ranch
northeast of the city until about two weeks ago when he
returned to town. He was a most exemplary young man and
had a host of friends who will mourn his untimely death.
He has a couple of brothers and other relatives in
Philadelphia who have been communicated with and though
nothing has been determined it is expected the body
will be sent there for interment.
JESSE FIELDS
Arizona Republican Newspaper
January 26, 1904
Jesse Fields, an ore trammer was killed in the Old Dominion
rock house near the old shaft at Globe a week ago last night,
the Arizona Silver Belt says. There was no witness to the
accident. Charles Relli, the toplander wondering that Fields
did not return to the shaft went to the rock house and found
him suspended by the head, which was firmly held between the
body of the car and the timber on which the track was laid.
When the body of Fields was extricated life was extinct; the
back of the skull was crushed and the neck broken.
There was no floor on either side of the tract, a board being
laid for the trammers to walk on. This board was broken.
Either it broke under Fields weight and he pulled the loaded
car over onto himself or else in attempting to dump the car
on the side opposite to where he stood he slipped and the car
swung back upon him breaking the board at the same time.
An inquest was held by Acting Coroner Carico and the jury
rendered a verdict of accidental death in accordance with
the testimony adduced. The deceased left a wife and two
small children. The family came here from Safford. The
funeral took place on Monday afternoon from the residence
in North Globe.
MRS. J.F.G. FINLEY
Arizona Republican Newspaper
March 30, 1904
Mrs. J.F.G. Finley, wife of the presiding elder of the Arizona
district of the M.E. Church south, died yesterday afternoon
of pneumonia after an illness of two weeks. A brother and
his wife who reside in Los Angeles were summoned and reached
here before she died. Mrs. Finley was 35 years of age and
has lived here this time about two years though she was here
a couple of years previous to ten years ago when her husband
held the same position as at present. They were married
about fourteen years ago in California. Mrs. Finley leaves
no children. A brief funeral service will be held in the
M.E. church south this afternoon at 3 o'clock and the body
will be taken to Los Angles for burial.
Mrs. Frankenberg
December 3, 1904
Arizona Republican Newspaper
A little before noon yesterday Mrs. E.G. Frankenberg
died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C.G. Jones.
She has been in declining health for the past six months
and some time ago all hopes of her recovery were given
up. The funeral services will be held this morning at
10 o'clock from the home of Grant Jones and the remains
will be interred in the Double Butte Cemetery. The
services will be in charge of Rev. C.P. Wilson.
ALFRED FREDERICK
Arizona Republican Newspaper
June 9, 1904
Alfred W. Frederick who came to Phoenix in 1898 being then
in bad health died yesterday and his funeral will be held
Friday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock under the auspices of the
Masonic Lodge. Mr. Frederick is survived by a wife and
children to whom he was devoted as they were also to him.
He was a lawyer by profession and an able one.
Mr. Frederick was born March 27, 1831 in Rose Township,
Carroll County Ohio. He was married October 25, 1853 to
Miss Hale near Fostoria Ohio. In 1861 he was elected probate
judge of Hancock County Ohio which office he held till the
fall of 1870. At that time his health began to fail and he
moved west settling in Cameron Missouri. There he continued
the practice of law till the following when he was appointed
judge of the court of common pleas by Governor B. Gratz
Brown. In 1878 he was elected judge of Clinton County
and was considered one of the ablest attorneys in northeast
Missouri.
J.D. McBRAYER
December 17, 1909
The funeral of J.D. McBrayer was held from the tabernacle
yesterday morning at 10 o'clock. A large number of friends
were in attendance. Bishop Horne, M.A. Stewart and A.S.
Phelps presided and Mr. and Mrs. Cal Phelps sand several
selections.
ELISHA McCLOUD
September 21, 1909
Elisha McCloud, living on the old Sebrick place on the school
section northwest of Mesa, died suddenly Sunday morning as a
result of heart failure at the age of sixty seven and one half
years of age.
The deceased was alone at the time of death which made a
coroner's jury necessary but it required but a short time to
arrive at a verdict for the effect that death had resulted
from heart failure. Mrs. McCloud stated to the jurymen that
her husband had been affected with heart trouble for a number
of years but had not complained of the ailment for some time.
Justice Irwin summoned the following men who made up the jury
and passed upon the case: Foreman, Ed Jones, William Passey,
W. Aird MacDonald, Oris Holdren, D. MacDonald and Ed Bloomer.
According to Mrs. McCloud, her husband arose Sunday morning
as usual and after milking the cows and doing other chores
about the ranch he ate a hearty breakfast and appeared to be
in the best of health. He left the house shortly after
finishing his meal and was next seen by S.D. Shumway, a
neighbor attempting to drive a cow back into his pasture
after the animal had broken out. The task proved a harder
one than he had anticipated for he was compelled to run a
good many steps and after considerable exertion succeeded
in getting the animal in the lot. It appears that he ent
next to the toilet where he was found a few minutes later
by his wife after the death had taken place. Mrs. McCloud
after calling her husband several times went to find him
and at first thought he had fainted. She started to bathe
his face in cold water and as he did not revive she called
to the neighbors who soon learned the true condition of the
man and notified the undertaker and the Justice of the
Peace Irwin. The funeral was held yesterday morning at
ten o'clock and the body was buried in Mesa Cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. McCloud came here two years ago from Ogden
Utah. They located on the school land which has since
been their home.
