Deaths Reported by the "Long Islander" 1891-1900

Abstracted by David Roberts

“T” Surnames

TAFT George W. 36 years

d.23 February 1900 at Dobbs Ferry, N. Y.; interment at Riverhead; son of William H. Taft of Riverhead; formerly with the Riverhead News and the Northport Record and later with Aseveral large Manhattan printing houses@; employed by the Irving Press, Dobbs Ferry, at the time of his death

TAGG Charles F. 20 yrs 10 mos

d. 11 April 1896 at New York City; interment at Huntington; resident of New York City, who was Awell-known@ in Cold Spring

TAGG William Henry 59 years

d. 22 August 1893 at New York City; funeral at Brooklyn; interment atHuntington; brother‑in‑law of Edward Holmes

TAHEPPE Adolph 4 months

d. 19 July 1891 at Huntington

TALBOT Ann

d. 13 November 1895; Aafter a long and painful illness@; interment at Amityville; mother of Thomas J. Talbot

TALBOT Mary

d. 8 April 1891 at East New York; found dead in bed; funeral at Northport

TALIAFERRO Dr. Fountain Newton 33 years

d. 15 January 1895 at Aiken, South Carolina, where he had gone for Aa few month=s rest among the southern pines@; funeral 20 January 1895 at Hicksville German language funeral by Rev. Matschat of the Lutheran Church and English language funeral by Rev. Scofield of Woodbury M. E. Church; Aone of the largest funerals ever held in [Hicksville]@; husband of Johanna Augustin (m. ca. 1889); son-in-law of Julius Augustin; father of one son; native of Shelbina, Saline County, Missouri; raised in Virginia; graduate of the University of Virginia and the medical college at the University of City of New York (grad.1888); he located at Hicksville, where he built a large medical practice; long obit in 19 January 1895 paper; memorial notice from Hicksville Primrose Lodge I. O. O. F. in 23 February 1895 paper

TALMADGE Eliza 39 years

funeral 1 March 1896 at Glen Cove; interment at Cold Spring Harbor; wife of Dr. Thomas G. Talmadge; Aleaves six children@

TALMAGE Col. David Miller 73 years

d. 7 September 1900 at Whitestone; son of Thomas G. Talmage, former mayor of New York City; father of the pharmacist in Oyster Bay

TALMAGE Mary Jane 61 y 8 m 15 d

d. 5 April 1896 at Huntington; pneumonia; daughter of Rev. Dr. Robert and Adelaide T. Davidson; father was president of Transylvania College, Lexington, Kentucky, and pastor of Mc Cord Church, Lexington; granddaughter of Rev. Dr. Robert Davidson, president of Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania; sister of Dr. H. Davidson of Northport, E. D. Davidson of Huntington and the late Mrs. Charles Kellogg, who d. of fever while in Italy in 1870; widow of Thomas A. Talmage, who she m. 24 October 1860 at New York City; he developed consumption and died in July 1861, Aher married life was less than a year@; cousin of Rev. W. W. Knox of New Brunswick, New Jersey, Afor many years the beloved pastor of Second Presbyterian Church of Huntington@; native of Lexington, Kentucky, b. 16 July 1834; she grew up in New Brunswick, New Jersey, where her father served as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, following his service in Lexington; father became pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Huntington, in 1863, and, as a young widow, she moved to Huntington to be near her father; she was a resident of Huntington since that time; benefactor of the Huntington Public Library

TAPPAN Jackson 81 years

d. 25 October 1899 at Brookville; Afor many years a very successful grower of strawberries, sending large quantities of them to the Boston market@

TAPPAN John 68 years

d. 15 March 1895; funeral at East Norwich M. E. Church; interment at Locust Cemetery, between East Norwich and Jericho; Civil War veteran and member of Glen Cove Post G. A. R.

TAPPAN Phebe

interment 29 February 1892 at East Norwich; former resident of Oyster Bay

TARPY Peter E.

d. dateline 7 January 1893 at New York City; principal in the Long Island City public schools

TAYLOR Agnes E. 46 years

d. 4 April 1898 at Brooklyn; funeral at Brooklyn; daughter of William Wood, late captain of the steamer Croton which ran between Cold Spring and New York City; sister of the late Mrs. Leonard Turner; former resident of Cold Spring

TAYLOR Anna

d. 24 August 1899 at Yeadon, Pennsylvania; survived by husband and three Asmall children@; sister of Rev. J. C. Hume, formerly of Northport

TAYLOR Annie Lillian * 5 mos 3 days

d. 11 September 1896 at Huntington

TAYLOR Belle

d. 21 October 1894 at Westbury Aafter an illness of two weeks@

TAYLOR Edmund Dick 89 years

death noted from 5 December 1891 Chicago paper; father‑in‑law of Isaac Rogers, formerly of Huntington; Acousin of President Zachariah Taylor@; operated a general store in Springfield, Illinois; Athere he became acquainted with Abraham Lincoln, who was then a clerk at [New] Salem and Stephen A. Douglass, who was teaching a country school@; retired after long career to farm near Mendota, Illinois in 1876; long obituary in 19 December 1891 paper

TAYLOR Edward * 81 years

d. 15 November 1896 at Huntington; found dead in bed from heart disease; Alast Sunday he was not seen about at his usual hour, and it was noticed that the little house in which he lived remained darkened. Fearing that the old man might be sick, Townsend Jarvis, his nearest neighbor, sent his boy over to Taylor=s place. The boy found the door locked and could get no response to his knocking. Later in the day Jarvis went to the house ...... he broke the door down@ finding Taylor dead in the bed; Aan old colored man who was a familiar figure about our village@; a former slave, Aat the close of the Rebellion he came to this place [Huntington] and has since lived here@; servant of General Woodbury

TAYLOR Francis J. 84 years

funeral 3 December 1900 at Farmingdale M. E. Church; survived by an unnamed widow; father of Mrs. William Denton of Farmingdale, Frank Taylor of Pennsylvania, John Taylor of Jersey City, N. J., and Samuel Taylor of Syracuse, N. Y., a professor of philosophy at Syracuse University; native of Oldham, England; a resident of the U. S. for about 50 years; for Amany years@ a member of the Farmingdale M. E. Church

TAYLOR Mrs. Hugh W. 80 years

funeral 21 May 1893 at Mill Neck; her first husband was Thomas A. Cock

TAYLOR John

d. 14 March 1897; funeral at St. Patrick=s R. C. Church, Glen Cove; interment at Brookville; Civil War veteran and member of Daniel L. Downing Post, G. A. R., whose members were pall bearers at the funeral; Ahad been a resident of this place [Glen Cove] nearly forty years@

TAYLOR John Sherman 61 years

d. 14 May 1897 at Greenlawn; Agreat-grandson of Roger Sherman, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence and first cousin of John Sherman, the present Secretary of State@; Afor many years prominent in financial circles in New York and Brooklyn, but about ten years ago retired from business and sought a quiet home in this place [Greenlawn]@

TAYLOR Louisa E. S. * 79 y 4 m 18 d

d. 25 February 1896 at Huntington; interment African M. E. Church burial ground, Huntington; funeral by Rev. Judd of Huntington M. E. Church; widow of Abram A. Stokeley, who d. 1864; after 18 years of widowhood, she m. Edward Taylor, ca.1882; mother of 11 children, 9 of whom were still living: Mary J. Stokeley, Julia A. Stokeley, Virginia E. Stokeley, Catharine L. Stokeley, Mrs. Isabella Frazier, Mrs. Silas Simms, Abram M. Stokeley, Luybram E. Stokeley and Herbert H. Stokeley; deceased children were Harriet L. Stokeley and Allen I. Stokeley; sister of Mrs. M. J. Simonds of Brooklyn and Rev. George A. Mill of Allentown, New Jersey; native of Jerusalem; resident of Huntington since childhood; had been an invalid for a number of years; Aone of the .... most respected colored people in this town@

TAYLOR Patrick

murdered 10 July 1892 by Frederick Flemming, son of Agnes Flemming, Athe authoress@; Flemming found guilty of second degree murder by a jury in Brooklyn 12 January 1893

TAYLOR Sarah Pope 81 years

d. 6 September 1897 at Huntington; interment at Huntington Rural Cemetery, Huntington; widow of George Taylor

TAYLOR Washington E. 14 y 5 m 27 d

d. 18 (28) July 1898 at Cold Spring Harbor; [28 July date from Cold Spring column appears more accurate because it mentions days of the week which match this date]; appendicitis; guest at Gerard=s Hotel; specialist from Athe city@ came to operate, but the boy died; remains were taken to Athe city@

TAYLOR William 30 years

d. 4 August 1895 at Northport; consumption; interment at Northport; grandson of Capt. Mapes

TEMPLE Kate C. 44 years

d. 21 April 1900 in a New York City hospital; surgical operation; funeral at Huntington by Rev. Walter; husband is probably James H. Temple of Huntington; mother of James Temple, a student at Yale College, Kate Temple and Mary Temple; daughter of Mrs. Isaac Brown, who survives; Aeasily won and retained friends@; Aher charities were many .... [and] endeared her to the whole community@; letter of thanks and appreciation in 27 April 1900 paper from James H. Temple of Huntington

TENNYSON Alfred

d. 6 October 1892 at London, England; famous poet; see biography in 8 October 1892 paper

TERAHIN John 31 years

d. 21 October 1898 at St. John=s Hospital, Long Island City; hit by railroad train at Mineola on evening of 20 October 1898; his wagon was wrecked and he was thrown out and had his skull crushed; funeral at St. Ignatius R. C. Church, Hicksville, by Father Fuchs of Hicksville and Father Crowley of Brooklyn; son of Thomas Terahin of Hicksville; son-in-law of Peter Butterly of Jericho; native of County Waterford, Ireland; came to America as an infant

TERRELL Jesse M.

Arecent death@; member of Board of Highway Commissioners of the Town of Hempstead; 2 November 1895 paper

TERRY Albert

d. 16 March 1897 at Melville Aafter a long and painful illness@; funeral at Melville; interment at Amityville; unnamed widow survives; father of one unnamed son, Mrs. Charles White of Huntington and Sadie (Mrs. George S.) Thompson; Awell known in the towns of Huntington and Babylon@; Afor many years [he] conducted successfully a meat market in Amityville, but sold out his business in order to run the large farm belonging to his father-in-law Samuel Bedell@

TERRY Capt. Albert 68 years

d. 19 December 1897 at East New York; funeral at M. E. Church, Mattituck; interment at Mattituck; father of Fannie (Mrs. Jacob S.) White of Oyster Bay; Ida (Mrs. H. H.) Porter of East New York, Edward Terry of Flatlands, Laura Terry of East Marion and Ira Terry of Riverhead; Aspent most of his life as a sea captain and was on several whaling voyages to the Pacific Ocean@

TERRY John Smith 65 years

d. South Norwalk, Connecticut; interment at Stony Brook; former resident of Sayville; 13 August 1892 paper

TERRY Mary 37 years

d. 2 July 1895 at Hempstead; Asuddenly@ of heart disease; interment at Hempstead; daughter of Mrs. Henry Schuckmann; was widow Mrs. Mary Miltenberger when she m. Robert Terry on 23 June 1895 at Hempstead; leaves four small children; Awide circle of friends .... were surprised and pained to hear of her death@; former resident of Hicksville

TERRY Rachael J. 59 years

d. 28 April 1892 at Riverhead; consumption; interment at Mattituck; wife of Albert H. Terry; mother of [Mrs.] Jacob S. White

TERRY Timothy J.

late of Amityville; grandfather of Mrs. Alma White, Mrs. Sarah W. Thompson, Timothy J. Terry and William H. Weed; account of contested will in 6 May 1899 paper

THALL Mrs. Richard 33 years

d. 9 June 1896 at Brooklyn; interment at Green-Wood, Brooklyn; daughter of J. O. Brownell; former resident of Glen Cove

THAYER M. G. ca. 35 years

d. 4 November 1895 at Hicksville; railroad man Aat the H. J. Heinz Company=s side track@; Awas standing on the rear platform of the caboose and he gave the signal to the engineer to back up the train. As the cars came together, he lost his balance and fell on the track ... The caboose and the freight cars passed over him, killing him almost instantly@; Ahad only been employed on the Long Island road a short time@; survived by unnamed widow who resides at Hartford, Connecticut; detailed account of the inquest 16 November 1895 paper; Hicksville item

THEALL Mary V. 63 yrs 10 mos

d. 4 January 1893 at Cold Spring Harbor; interment at Cypress Hills; mother of Mrs. Balowsky, a summer resident of Cold Spring

THOMAS Abel 73 years

d. 2 April 1891 at Wheatley Pond; found dead on the floor of his bedroom

THOMAS Albert 62 years

d. 17 December 1896 at Westbury; Awhile assisting some men kill and dress his hogs in the barnyard [,] without any premonition he fell to the ground and was picked up lifeless@; father of Albert Thomas and Kate Thomas; Awell known and highly respected citizen of this place [Westbury] where he has resided for many years@

THOMAS David 77 yrs 3 days

d. 1 September 1891 at Huntington; father of Mrs. Dr. Walter Lindsay of Huntington, Rev. William H. Thomas Aeminent minister of the M. E. Church,@George Thomas of San Francisco, David Thomas of San Francisco, Maggie Thomas of Huntington and Ella Thomas of Huntington; b. Wales; came to USA at the age of 6; left as an orphan at an early age; sail maker and for 20 years foreman of a sail loft in New York City; resident of Huntington since ca. 1873; Methodist; Republican

THOMAS Ella

d. 21 May 1896 at Huntington, suddenly from apoplexy; daughter of late David Thomas; sister of Mrs. Dr. Walter Lindsay and Maggie Thomas; Along been a member and active worker in the [Huntington] M. E. Church, where for years she acted as organist and choir leader@

THOMAS George W.

d. at San Francisco, California; news of death reached Huntington 15 November 1894; blood poisoning; brother of Mrs. Dr. Lindsay of Huntington; nephew of David Thomas of San Francisco; graduate of Huntington High School in 1878; resided in Mamaroneck, N. Y. and Santa Fe, New Mexico, before settling in San Francisco

THOMAS Isaac W. 52 years

d. 2 September 1898 at Wheatley

THOMAS John Peter