James Pratt
Sept. 22, 1820-Dec. 17, 1865

Niles Republican I (Niles, Michigan), Saturday, December 30, 1865, page 3, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

In San Francisco, California, December 17th, 1865, JAMES PRATT, Esp, aged 44 years.

The eldest son of the late Daniel Pratt, of this city.

Thomas Hathorn
1839-Dec. 23, 1865

Niles Republican I (Niles, Michigan), Saturday, December 30, 1865, page 3, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

In Niles city on Saturday, December 23rd, of Typhoid Fever, THOMAS HATHHORN, aged 25 years.

Detroit papers please copy.

John Bond
April 22, 1803*-Nov. 4, 1865

Niles Republican I (Niles, Michigan), Saturday, November 11, 1865, page 3, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

DIED—In this city, on Saturday, Nov. 4, of apoplexy, JOHN BOND, son of the late JOHN G. BOND, aged 62 years, 6 months and 13 days.

The community mourns when such a man as John Bond is taken from among us by death. It is a public calamity. He was beloved and respected by all who knew him, and we don not believe he had an enemy in the world. He was strictly honest, and eminently distinguished for his purity of thought and purpose. He leaves a large family, with whom we sympathize in their bereavement.

Note: Date of birth was calculated from age at date of death as set forth in this obituary

August Wachmuth
1794-Dec. 19, 1865

Niles Republican I (Niles, Michigan), Saturday, December 23, 1865, page 3, col 2, microfilm Niles District Library

KILLED—On Wednesday last a gentleman name Watchmuth, aged about 70 years, was killed while engaged in felling trees in Leech's woods just north of this city. It appears that a tree had lodged on another and in his attempting to dislodge it was caught be the falling tree and [he was] killed. He was not discovered until about half an hour after the accident. The deceased resided with his son at the time of his death and we believe had no family.

Note: Text in brackets added to clarify original.

Hattie Bell Dewey
June 24, 1858*-Oct. 31, 1865

Niles Republican I (Niles, Michigan), Saturday, November 4, 1865, page 3, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

DIED—Tuesday morning, October 31^st at 10 minutes before one o'clock, of consumption, HATTIE BELL, only daughter of Emma B. and George M. Dewey, Esq., aged seven years, four months and seven days.

There is a painful and affecting story connected with the demise of this little girl. She has been sick a long time, and her sufferings have been of the most painful character, but her path way to the tomb was guarded by kid and faithful friends, who only separated from her when the angels received her spirit, and carried it away to Heaven. During her illness, she bore her terrible afflictions with a fortitude wonderful for one so young.

Her winning manners and graceful ways, her purity of thought and purpose, had won many loving and faithful friends, who, with her relatives now mourn her loss. The fairest flowers soonest fade. In this deep affliction her parents and friends have our unfeigned sympathy. But she has simply been transferred to a better world, where sorrow and death are known no more:

Note: DOB computed from age at DOB as stated in obituary.

Julia E. Hull
May 16,1845*-Nov. 29, 1865

Niles Republican I (Niles, Michigan), Saturday, December 30, 1865, page 3, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Died—In Niles, Michigan, on the evening of the 29th of November, 1865, after a lingering illness, JULIA E., Daughter of Isaac and Mary M. Hull, formerly of N.Y., aged 20 years, 6 months and 13 days.

The above announcement will carry grief to a large circle of friends. The news of her death coming so sudden, to many is but illustrative of the workings of an all wise providence.

The mystic cloud that bound her to his world has been suddenly severed—and the loving spirit that made her so many warm friends, has been wafted across the dark waters and ushered into its maker's presence.

While we mourn with her parents and friends, her early death, we must not forget that God is just, that in this hour of sad bereavement, his mercy will not forsake us, but bowing in mere submission to the changeless one, may not mine but “thy will be done.”

Weep not for those who sink within the arms of death,

Ere yet the chilling, wintry breath

     Of sorrow o'er them blows.

But weep for those who here remain

The mournful heritors of pain,

Condemned in ere each bright joy fade,

And mock grief's melancholy shade

    Flung o'er hopes fairest rose.

S. To N.H

*DOB calculated from age at date of death per obituary