The following transcription was submitted by Teri Hewitt of Belle Vernon, PA for inclusion at the Genealogy in Washington Co., PA web site in February 2000.
Teri writes:
This information is transcribed from handwritten notes and dates that came from a scrapbook kept by AvaRilla Hess (1871-1857), daughter of Hiram and Martha Jane Bell.
SCRAPBOOK OF AVARILLA HESS (PGS 1-10)
Frank WILLIAMS got hurt on June 6 and buried on June 9, 1960; age 38, 11 months, 19 days.
July 2nd 1910, ferry flat at Allenport went down with 2 horses and wagon and 3 men. Horses drowned and men safe. Mr. JONES being one of them. Horses belonging to ALLEN.
Charlie SMITH born October 9, 1887 drowned August 9, 1910 and buried on 12 th of August. Married near 9 years.
Mr. Joe MC KEEY died April 27, 1911 resident of Fayette City.
Mrs. Jane RIGGS died June 1, 1911 buried on 3rd of the month.
Mr. Dan CORRIDA died June 8, buried on 11th of June, 1911.
Tom WILSON killed June 10, 1911 buried June 13, 1911.
Edna HARDON died August 5 buried on the 7th, 1911
Mr. George DURST got killed at Jones Mines on the 27th of September, buried on the 29th, 1911.
Mrs. Bertha LUNDA died October 19, 1911.
Mr. William WEST died December 7, 1911.
Mrs. Bell JONSON died December 9, 1911.
Ella TIPPINS married December 27, 1911.
Elick BLATCHFORD married August Wednesday 23, 1911.
Mrs. Lizzie KINT died January 8, 1912.
Bill RILEY got hurt March 19, 1912 died the same day.
Don BLACK married April 15, 1912.
David HUSHER died August 4, 1912.
Carry BALMER married July 16, 1912 baby born August 23, 1912.
David CASSIDY got killed October 19, 1912 by street car under Vest tipple.
Eley SMITH died October 24, 1912.
Lucy KIEFER died 21st of November 1912.
Mrs. Salie GARLICK died January 1, 1913.
Albert MC FEELY married December 25, 1912.
Snider CONAWAY killed at Beechwood by train February, 29, 1913.
B. HALL married March 8, 1915.
Joseph ROLEY of Belle Vernon was killed by auto at Uniontown March 2nd, 1913.
Mr. Henry SHEETS got both legs cut off at Fayette City and died the same day, April 12, 1913.
Joe Feeny MC FEELY age 17 years 21 days died June 23, 1913 buried June 27, 1913.
Mrs. Marry KENNEDY died July 3, buried on the 5, 1915.
Frank HOAG drowned at Brown's landing Tuesday 13, 1915 July.
Pat COMER got killed at Fayette City Mines August 16, 1915.
Howard KRAFT baby born May 31st died August 31, 1915.
Mr. ROBERTS got shot August 28 by Mr. BROWN at Vest. 1915.
Ed RILEY hurt with the street car November 13, 1915.
John FURLONG got hurt with the train at Johnson Tipple and died the same day Nov. 25, 1915.
Mr. L. NICHOLAS died Oct. 17, 1915.
Mr. J. CARL died Oct. 17, 1915.
Charley ELOTT died got killed January 12, 1916.
Mrs. Tom STITCH died in January 1916.
Thomas STITCH died August 21st at Fayette City 1916.
Frank NEWMAN was killed at Speers Aug. 13 by express 903 in morning.
Norman BROWN of Charleroi was killed by motorcycle at Lock 4 Bridge on Saturday August 19, 1916.
Miss LENHART got drowned July at Dunlevy 1916.
Noa CARSON wife died Oct. 4, 1916.
Mr. CASTELLA got hurt at Fremont Nov. 29 died 30th Thanksgiving Day.
Carl FRANTZ married Dec. 20, 1916.
July ROSINERY married Dec. 27, 1916.
Mrs. Lizza DOWNER died January 25, 1917.
HUGA died at Dunlevy January 26, 1917.
Mrs. Charles MOODY died at Vesta Jan. 17, 1917.
Mrs. Lizza JONSON died Dec. 31st buried January 1917.
Mrs. HANDLEY got killed at Speers March 6, 1917 and granddaughter.
Ina Pearl MILLER got married June 25, 1917.
Mrs. CHITTELTON died June 22, 1917.
Man got knocked off street car at Krepps July 2, 1917, Steve A. TEPLICAN.
Gertrude RUPARD married June 26, 1917.
Albert DOWNER married August 1, 1917.
David KREPPS died October 11, 1917.
Henry ABBOTT got killed September 7, 1917.
Oliver FURMIER wife died November 6, 1918.
John CURRY died on Dec. 8, 1918.
Ed JONES died Dec. 4, 1918.
Jessie GORMANACK died the 28th, 1919.
Alfred LANG'S son died March 31, 1914.
Alfred LANG died Sunday May 1914.
Florance LANG "" BAMPHER died April 1914.
Simtha LANG died Oct. 5, 1918.
Wreck at the Eclipse mines: Frank BRIGGS killed, John CUSK killed and
Charley LANG killed, hurt Buck ROBERTS November 16, 1917.
Albert DOWNER died October 8th 1901.
Helen DOWNER died June 1st, 1889.
Agnes CARSON died Oct the 4th, 1916.
Dr. William MITCHELL died April 28th, 1899.
George WOLF died April 26th, 1896.
Malery ABBOTT died Jan. 17th, 1893.
Thomas MALY died April 20th, 1882.
Elizabeth MALY died July 3rd, 1906.
Elizabeth BALMER died May 11, 1904.
John BALMER died March 26th, 1905.
Robert HERON died Nov. 23, 1910.
Ellen BILES died Oct. 6th, 1885.
John BILES died June 10, 1890.
Mary Ann BILES died Dec. 26, 1891.
Jessie BARNUM died April 18, 1887.
Isaac PHILIPS died April, 1905.
James DONALSON died Dec. 13, 1892.
Mary DONALSON died March 11, 1873.
John DONALSON died May 19, 1880.
Mary TIPPINS died Aug. 19, 1880.
David KREPPS died Oct. 18, 1918.
Emma DALE died 1892.
Adam DALE died 1892.
Julia BECKWITH died Aug 12, 1895.
William BECKWITH died May 28, 1893.
Charley YOUNG died Dec. 8, 1917.
thoms ROBISON died July 24, 1887.
Samuel ROBISON died 1908.
Mary Ann CHESTER died Sept. 13, 1866.
Martha CHESTER died Oct. 26, 1866.
Isaiah FROST died 1903.
Mary KREPPS September 7, 1893.
Susan TODD died Oct. 28th, 1892.
Ostrander TODD died Dec. 14, 1880.
Sarah FROST May 8th, 1871.
Melissia JONES died Dec. 30, 1872.
Thomas JACKSON died June 14, 1898.
Arthur DALE died 1902.
Sarah MILLER died 1901.
Charley BELL, Jr. died Feb. 19, 1919.
Frank N. BELL died Feb. 14, 1919.
Dad EALLY got killed Jan. 2, 1918.
Mrs. HENDERSON died June 26, 1918.
Dewey CRAFFY got killed July 19, 1919.Genealogy in Washington County, Pennsylvania
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