Henry Newbegin

Henry Newbegin, one of the most competent lawyers in Northwest Ohio and since 1862 a resident of the city of Defiance, died on Sunday morning about half past one o'clock in his residence No. 308 Jackson Ave. after a short illness, from pneumonia. Born on the 2nd of May 1833 on a farm near Pownal, Maine, he attended the public schools and later a few higher institutions in his home state. From 1858 to 1862 he was the schoolmaster and Superintendent of Schools in Bryan, O., then he settled in Defiance as an attorney and practiced this profession with diligence and success up until his death. He was twice married and both spouses as well as the son Edward Henry, preceded him in death. Surviving are the sons Robert in Toledo and Parker Cleveland in Houlton, Maine. On the 2nd of May of this year he would have been 84 years old. On Wednesday morning his remains were taken from the former residence to the grave in the Riverside Cemetery under the direction of Pastors F. A. Zimmermann and B. W. Slagle.

[birth: 02 May 1833 Pownal, Maine]
[death: 07 Jan 1917 Defiance, Defiance Co., Ohio]
[burial: 10 Jan 1917 Riverside Cemetery, Defiance, Ohio]
[parents: John Newbegin, Asenath Knight]

Mrs. Elisabethe Hehr

Mrs. Elisabethe Hehr, a born Lutz and wife of Tobias Hehr, died on Sunday morning about 4 o'clock in her residence No. 1141 Ottawa Ave, at the age of 72 years and about 4 months from a complicated complaint. She hailed from Germany and came many years ago to America; she had resided in Defiance for over thirty years. She was twice married. The first spouse, who was named Seeger, died about 30 years ago; the second, Tobias Hehr, survives her. From the first marriage are the following children, who all reside here: William Seeger, Mrs. Anna Meyer, Mrs. Clara Dusaberg, Mrs. Pauline Rulf and Miss Lucy Seeger. Additionally there are eight grandchildren surviving. The deceased belonged to the Women's Society of the St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran congregation and the German Women's Sickness Support Society. On Tuesday afternoon at the burial, which took place at half past 1 o'clock from the St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church under the direction of Pastor H. Fölsch in the Riverside Cemetery; both societies gave her a funeral cortege.

[birth: 1844 Germany]
[death: 07 Jan 1917 Defiance, Defiance Co., Ohio]
[burial: 09 Jan 1917 Riverside Cemetery, Defiance, Ohio]
[parents: Michael Lutz, Agnes Kotle]
[spouse: Tobias Hehr]

Lydia Stock

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William S. McClarey

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Jessie E. Dunn

Jessie E. Dunn, for more than forty years a faithful teacher of the little ones in our city schools, died Sunday evening shortly after 7 o'clock in her residence No. 820 Jefferson Ave. after a lengthy illness. She leaves behind one brother and two sisters. Her mortal remains were taken from the former residence and the Presbyterian Church under the direction of Pastor shield to the grave in the Riverside Cemetery. Miss Dunn had brought her age to 61 years, 2 months and 28 days. Her memory will be held in honor by us in the recognition of her services to the schoolchildren! During the burial services, instruction in the public schools was suspended.

[birth: 30 Oct 1855 Ohio]
[death: 28 Jan 1917 Defiance, Defiance, Ohio]
[burial: 30 Jan 1917 Riverside Cemetery, Defiance, Ohio]
[parents: P. W. Dunn, Jean R. Mullen]