Deaths Reported by the "Long Islander" 1891-1900

Abstracted by David Roberts

“W” Surnames

WADDING Griffin* about 80 years

d. at Jericho; found in the woods Anearly dead@; moved to a nearby house, where he died; resident of Old Westbury who Ahad been working around among the farmers in that vicinity [Old Westbury] for years@; 29 October 1898 paper, Hicksville item; inquest ruled he died from pneumonia, 5 November 1898 paper

WADDINGTON Mrs. 87 years

d. 19 April 1896 at Brooklyn; grandmother of Mrs. B. F. Carr; Central Park item

WADE young man 20 years

killed at Morris Park Alast week@ when he was hit by a railroad train; son of Charles Wade of Hicksville; 4 February 1899 paper

WADE Eliza 63 years

d. 28 July 1898 at Cold Spring Harbor; cancer in the face; Asuffered greatly from her disease@; funeral at Cold Spring Harbor; interment at Huntington Rural Cemetery; wife of John Wade; mother of John DeGray; Aa worthy member of the M. E. Church of the village [Cold Spring Harbor]@

WADE William A. B. 75 years

d. 13 December 1895 at Brooklyn; interment at Huntington

WADE William H. 41 years

d. 16 February 1897 at New York City; interment at Huntington; son of late William Wade; survived by unnamed widow and three children

WAGNER Barbara 64 years

d. 20 June 1898 at Hicksville; funeral at German Lutheran Church, Hicksville, by Rev. Matschat; Achildren of the deceased are all grown and part of them married@; Aone of Hicksville=s most estimable ladies@; resident of Hicksville for 25 years

WAGNER Charles 55 years

d. 20 August 1895 at Frankfurt, Germany, while on a visit; Aremains will be brought to Lindenhurst@; native of Germany; resident of Lindenhurst for 20 years; served as Justice of the Peace for the Town of Babylon and postmaster of Lindenhurst; Aa rich merchant and prominent in Democratic politics in Suffolk County@

WAGNER Paul 25 years

suicide night at 30-31 August 1897 at Hicksville; hanged himself in barn; conflict with his parents over his proposed marriage to Miss Lizzie Soffel, who was Anot of their religious views@; caused Aa breach between father and son@; account of suicide in 4 September 1897 paper; son of Adolph Wagner

WAHLSTRON Mary Charlotte 80 years

d. 28 April 1891 at Huntington

WAKEMAN Miss ca. 70 years

d. 29 October 1893 at Oyster Bay; interment at Green‑Wood, Brooklyn; Ashe came to this village [Oyster Bay] to make a visit and was taken sick@; funeral at residence of Elbert Ludlum of Oyster Bay

WALDEN James

murdered by his wife Annie Walden, who received a life sentence 29 April 1892 from a court in New York City

WALDRIDGE Mr.

d. at Centre Island; 27 August 1892 paper

WALDRON Isaac 93 years

d. 5 February 1893 at Jericho; interment at Brookville

WALKER Annie 70 years

d. 3 February 1893 at Commack; wife of George Walker

WALKER Clara J. 10 months

d. 12 August 1891 at Fresh Pond

WALKER Nellie

d. at New York City; 14 November 1891 paper; daughter of Louis A. Walker; Mount Sinai item

WALL Patrick Aold citizen@

d. 29 October 1891; interment at Westbury; Hicksville item

WALLACE Elizabeth 54 years

d. 8 April 1900 at Hicksville at the home of Henry J. Molloy; funeral at Hicksville by Rev. Gutweiler

WALLACE Jane 80 years

d. 3 December 1892 at Marquette, Michigan; interment at Huntington; widow of Robert Wallace; former resident of Cold Spring

WALLACE John 61 years

d. 14 April 1899 at Marquette, Michigan; interment at Huntington Rural Cemetery; graveside service by Rev. Seem of Second Presbyterian Church; native of Cold Spring Harbor, Agoing to Michigan many years ago and engaging in the mercantile business, in which he gained quite a competency. He never married@

WALLACE John 52 years

d. 25 April 1899 at De Land, Florida; consumption; had gone to Florida for his health; interment at Brooklyn; unnamed widow and 7 children survive; brother of Mrs. Matthew McGunigle of Hicksville; resident of Brooklyn

WALLACE Lydia 13 years

d. 13 June 1893; scarletina; interment at Plain Edge; daughter of John Wallace; granddaughter of Stephen Wallace; Hicksville item

WALLACE Mary Jane 65 years

d. 20 April 1891 at Comac; sister of Mrs. George Walker

WALLACE Stephen 69 y 11 m 24 d

d. 17 January 1894 at Hicksville; interment at Plain Edge; former teacher at Hicksville and employee of the Queens County Clerk=s office at Jamaica; resident of Hicksville for 35 years

WALLMULLER infant

d. 15 August 1897 at Westbury; interment at Friends= Cemetery, Westbury; child of Alexander Wallmuller; cousin of Mrs. Wigel of Mineola; Hicksville and Mineola item

WALSH William

d. Alast week@; Riverhead item 24 January 1891 paper

WALTER child 3 years

d. 21 February 1898; diphtheria; child of Frank Walter; Glen Cove item

WALTERS Capt. Abram ca. 70 years

d. 25 February 1900 at Oyster Bay; pneumonia; funerals at Oyster Bay by Rev. Washburn and at St. John=s Episcopal Church, Cold Spring Harbor, by Rev. Baker; interment at Memorial Cemetery, Cold Spring Harbor; father of Mrs. Florence Herbert of Oyster Bay and Mrs. Henry Stilwell of Huntington; brother of Capt. Albert Walters and Mrs. George Van Ausdall, both of Cold Spring Harbor, George Walters of Brooklyn, and the late John Walters

WALTERS Charity

d. 30 March 1891 at Oyster Bay; widow of Treadwell Walters; sister of Mrs. Ludlum of Oyster Bay; former resident of Syosset

WALTERS Elizabeth 16 years

drowned 28 July 1893 at Rockville Centre; resident of Brooklyn

WALTERS George J. 15 years

d. 24 August 1900 at Oyster Bay; typhoid fever; Asick but a short time@; funeral at St. Dominic=s R. C. Church, Oyster Bay, by Father Powers; interment at Catholic Cemetery, Brookville

WALTERS James 80 years

d. 6 January 1893 at Pearsalls; Aleaves eleven children@; celebrated 58th wedding anniversary in the summer of 1891; resident of Mineola who Afor many years kept a grocery store at Mineola@; Democrat who voted for every Democratic Acandidate for President since Andrew Jackson=s time@

WALTERS Mrs. James

d. 26 January 1896 at Brooklyn; mother of Sidney Walters of Oyster Bay

WALTERS Jessica 18 mos 15 days

d. 13 September 1891 at Cold Spring Harbor; daughter of Samuel A. and Mary I. Walters

WALTERS John

Ainstantly killed@ 14 June 1900 at Floral Park; struck by lightning during an Aunusually severe electric storm@; John, his brother Charles Walters, and Jacob Statel hid beneath a farm wagon, while out working in a large field; lightning struck and killed the two farm horses attached to the wagon; it traveled through the wagon, killing John and seriously injuring the other two

WALTERS Louisa 3 years

d. at New Hyde Park; drank water in which poisonous fly paper was soaking; daughter of Herman Walters; 10 October 1891 paper

WALTERS Martha B.

d. at Brooklyn; interment 21 January 1896 at Plain Edge; widow of James Walters

WALTERS Mrs. Samuel

d. 15 November 1893; funeral at Cold Spring

WANSOR Mrs. Edward

d. 25 March 1900 at Sea Cliff; funeral at St. Boniface R. C. Church, Sea Cliff

WANSOR Elisha 40 years

d. 13 March 1895 at Locust Valley; funeral Reformed Church, Locust Valley; resident of Locust Valley

WANSOR Sarah E. 7 years

d. 18 September 1900 at Locust Valley; daughter of Charles Wansor

WARD Blance May 11 months

d. 11 April 1891 at West Neck

WARD Mrs. Elijah

d. 18 January 1893 in California, where she had gone Afor the benefit of her health@; interment at Riverside, N. Y.; General Ward=s body was disinterred 24 January 1893 from Roslyn Cemetery and taken to Riverside for re‑burial next to his wife; AThe Elijah Ward Post, G. A. R. escorted the General=s body to the depot and a guard of honor accompanied the body to New York@; Westbury item; [Elijah Ward buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City, according to Biographical Directory of the American Congress 1774-1971]

WARD Ellen E.

d. 18 January 1893; widow of Lt. A. Ward, U. S. Navy; account of her will in 18 February 1893 paper left $5,000 to Children's Home of Mineola; estate of $3,000,000 admitted to probate at Queens County Surrogate=s office 27 April 1893; list of religious and charitable bequests in 6 May 1893 paper; resident of Roslyn; memorial gifts presented by her children to Trinity Episcopal Church, Roslyn 5 August 1893 paper; [see Weidman and Martin Nassau County Long Island in Early Photographs 1869-1940 (1981) which states Athe famous Roslyn Clocktower, erected in 1895 in honor of Ellen E. Ward, widow of Elijah Ward@ (p. 15); this would indicate that these two WARD citations refer to the same person. It is unclear who Lt. A. Ward, U. S. Navy, would be]

WARDELL Mary A.

d. 3 December 1891 at Hempstead; interment at Cypress Hills; daughter of J. K. Gittens; sister of William Gittens

WARING Col. George E.

d. 29 October 1898 at New York City; yellow fever, which he caught in Cuba; returned from Havana, Cuba, Awhere he had been sent by President McKinley to inspect the sanitary conditions of that city@; former street cleaning commissioner for New York City

WARING Robert 57 years

suicide AWednesday morning@ [badly torn page, probably from 8 January 1898 issue] at Hicksville; took Paris Green; native of Kent, England; [badly torn obit indicates that he had something to do with the Garden City Cathedral, but due to condition of page, it is unclear what his connection was]

WARNER Charles Dudley 71 years

d. 20 October 1900 at Hartford, Connecticut; Adropped dead@; Aeminent author@; Acompetent as an editor, novelist, essayist and poet@; following the death of George William Curtis in 1884, he took over the AEditor=s Easy Chair@ at Harper=s Magazine

WARNER E. D.

death recorded 21 May 1892 paper; interment at Roslyn; resident of East Williston

WARNER Dr. Egbert

d. 1 January 1892 at Seymour, Ohio; brother of Mrs. George H. Brock of Huntington

WARREN Mr. Anearly@ 60 years

d. 23 October 1896 at Oyster Bay; interment at Memorial Cemetery, Cold Spring; father of two daughters and one son; veteran of the Civil War

WARREN