Obituaries U-Z

PUBLISHED IN THE PIOCHE DAILY RECORD 1872 - 1878

Unnamed
Died February 21, 1873
China woman

Unnamed
Died June 11, 1873
Found dead at Four Miles Well

Unnamed
Died May, 1873
60 to 70 miles from Pioche, Nevada
Killed in fall from wagon - wagon drive.

UPHAM, William
Died November 6/7, 1873
From burns received at Belcher Mine fire.

VALENCIA, Miguel
Killed April 25, 1876
Border, California
Shot by J. E. GRIFFIN, a blacksmith, who accused the victim of having an affair with his wife.

VANATTA, Mary Jane
April 5, 1876
Salt Lake
The wife of a former Pioche resident was struck by a boulder due to an explosion at the Salt Lake Emporium.

VESEY, Horace M.
Died March 24, 1876
Lake House, Reno
Age 60. Native of Vermont. Old time resident of Gold Hill. Well known in Nevada and California.

WAB, Ah
Killed March 17, 1876
Eureka
Shot last night. Brother was Ah MOOK.

WADSWORTH, John
Suicide August 31, 1876
Denver
He killed himself with an overdose of Laudanum. He was a shoe salesman.

WAGNER, Child
Died October 20, 1873
Austin, Nevada
Age 1. Son of J. N. WAGNER.

WALKER, H.
Killed September 2, 1874
Rattlesnake Station, Winnemucca
Fourth victim of Robert DOUGLAS who escaped. Buried behind the station with the rest of the victims.

WALL, Asher
December 17, 1874
Canyonville, Oregon
Killed when stage overturned going down Myrtle Creek Hill.

WALLACE, John
Died January 5, 1873
County Hospital
Age 40. He died of delirium tremens.

WALSH, Alias "Garry Owens"
Killed December 17, 1874
Humboldt River
Shot by DUNN alias "Dublin Tricks". Both fugitives from Utah State Penitentiary.

WALSH, James
Died August 24, 1872

WALTON, George W.
Died November 26, 1874
Near Como.
Old resident Lyon County. Brother in Illinois.

WARD, Barney
Died May 7, 1876
Strangling hernia. Native of Ireland.

WARREN, 1st Lt. R. P.
Died January 23, 1876
Camp Douglas
Apoplexy. Regiment Quartermaster. Brother of General G. K. WARREN.

WATERS, James
Died September, 1873
Yellow Jacket Mine
Age 35.

WATERS, William
Died June 30, 1876
San Francisco Bay
A member of the crew of the R. S. Wood. He jumped overboard while the ship was anchored.

WATKINS, Charles
Died March 16/17, 1876
Oakland, California
Ran over by wagon from Piedmont Dairy. Father William WATKINS, switch tender. Driver arrested.

WATKINS, Leonard
Killed December 10, 1874
San Francisco, California
Shot with wife in planned murder. Native of England. Age 34.

WATKINS, Mrs. Leonard
Killed December 10, 1874
San Francisco, California
Murdered with husband Leonard. Native of New Orleans. Age 28.

WATT, Cunningham
Suicide June, 1876
Near San Francisco
Suicide by Laudanum aboard the ship Mary Whiteridge. Father William, dry goods merchant.

WATTY,
Died March 1, 1876
Off Vmatilla Scow
Explosion victim.

WEAVER, Henry
Died September 14, 1876
Near Caliente
Engineer. Hit by train.

WEAVER, V.
Died May 15, 1883
Pioche
He was an old Pioche resident in the lumber business. Age 53. Native of New York.

WEBB, Child
Died November 4, 1874
Virginia City - Gold Hill
Age 2 1/2. Daughter of W. T. WEBB.

WEBB, Child
Died November 5, 1874
Gold Hill
Age 4 1/2. Son of W. T. WEBB.

WEBBER,
Killed May 25, 1876
Elko, Nevada
Shot by John ABEL.

WEINER, Alfred
Suicide January 24, 1876
Swiss Hotel
Suicide by Chloroform. Native of Germany.

WEISBERGER, Philip
Died December 27, 1872
Died from the busting of blood vessel. Native of Bavaria.

WELCH, John
Died September, 1876
Centennial Mine
He was blown to bits when he was handed a box of giant caps of fulminate of mercury which exploded. Inquest.

WELCH, Thomas
Killed May 3, 1873
County Hospital
Shot. Native of Ireland.

WEST, E. J.
Died 1873.
While enroute to Arizona from Pioche. Brother teller at Pacific Bank of San Francisco.

WEST, John P.
Died July 8, 1876
Virginia City
He died of pneumonia at the Ashland House. Age 60.

WHICHLOW, Henry
Died January 10, 1872
Native of Oxford, England

WHITEHAIR, Stephen
Died July 15, 1876
Caledonia Mine
He fell down the shaft.

WILCOXEN, Samuel J.
Killed September 8, 1874
Of Virginia City. Shot by Glaze "Uncle Jim". Mexican War Veteran. Old sea captain. Proprietor of Eagle Saloon, Virginia City.

WILEY, H. P.
Died January, 1876
Eastern Railroad
Section master on the Virginia and Truckee Railroad.

WILLARD, E. H.
Died October 28, 1873
Eureka, Nevada
Father Dr. E. L. WILLARD.

WILLETT, Lewis
Died January 16, 1872

WILLIAMS, Alfred
Died January 21, 1873
Injured Empire Mine - Windlass Shaft. Nephew of Elijah WILLIAMS of Pioche.

WILLIAMS, Carried
Died June 29, 1873
Oakland, California
Age 11 months. First child of Gardner and Fannie L. WILLIAMS.

WILLIAMS, Edward
Killed January 22, 1876
Barberville, West Virginia
He was seized from jail and hung by mob.

WILLIAMS, Edwin
Died August 7, 1876
Virginia City
He was a member of the I.O.O.F. Lodge #23, Pioche.

WILLIAMS, Frank
Killed May, 1875
La Plata Oro Mine, Gold Hill
Believed murdered by two Portuguese brothers. He was found in the shaft dead.

WILLIAMS, James H.
Died April 7, 1873
Age 7 months. Son of Joseph WILLIAMS.

WILLIAMS, John
Died February 3, 1873
In County Hospital.

WILLIAMS, Jonathan
Suicide January 13, 1876
Mrs. Croyland’s Boarding House.
He left a note saying "I have done too much for others, and none appreciate it". Native of Frankford, Pennsylvania. Age 50.

WILLIAMS, Samuel
Died July 17, 1873
Pioche, Nevada
Killed at Newark Hoisting Works. Age 38.

WILLIAMS, W. E. W.
Suicide February 9, 1876
Suicide by morphine. Note found. Disinherited by his family. Impoverished writer for Summer, Whitney & Co.

WILLIAMS, William
Died August 28, 1873
County Hospital
Heart. Native of Wales. Age 50.

WILLIAMS, Jack
Died November 15, 1876
Austin
He was an early settler of Lander County. He died from injuries he received chopping wood. Funeral at Fireman’s Hall.

WILLIS, Frank
Killed December 29, 1872
Shot. From Bullionville.

WILMANS, Martha Ivy
Died December 21, 1872
Age 3.

WILSON,
Died September 25, 1872.

WILSON,
Killed April, 1876
Empire City
He was killed by PIERCE.

WILSON, George
Killed September 13, 1872
Douglas County?
Half drunk, invalid, helpless, a gambler. Shot by PIERCE.

WILSON, George
Died January, 1874
On the cars between Salt Lake City and Omaha. Well known Nevadan.

WILSON, Ida
Died February 19, 1873
Hiko, Nevada
Infant child of W. M. and Maggie WILSON.

WILSON, Mollie
Died March 24, 1873
Pioche, Nevada
Throat disease. Age 28. Episcopal.

WILSON, P. S.
Died September 1, 1876
Virginia City
He was killed when a cable broke and fell on him in the Dayton Shaft.

WILSON, William G. "Bill"
Died February 23, 1874
Drove the first stage coach between Carson and Virginia. He died from pneumonia.

WINKLEMAN, Herman
Suicide February 5, 1874
Wasson Ranch, Genoa, Nevada
Suicide. German farmer worth $20,000. Left two year old daughter.

WOODLAND, Horatio "Raish"
February, 1876
3 miles from Garden Pass.
Had lived in Pioche, Austin and Hamilton.

WOODS,
Died January 31, 1874
Gold Hill, Nevada
He was struck by giraffe car at the Belcher Mine. He was age 35.

WOODS, Margaret
Died September 13, 1873
Infant daughter of Benjamin and Margaret WOODS.

WORKMAN, W. H.
Suicide May 17, 1876
Shot himself. Depressed over Sheriff’s sale of his property. Former banker and partner of F. F. TEMPE.

WORLEY, Infant
Died April 15, 1873
Bullionville, Nevada
Fell in tub of hot water. Died three hours later. Father B. K. WORLEY.

WORLEY, Lucinda H.
Died April 11, 1876
Salt Lake
She died suddenly of natural causes. She was the wife of John. Left four children. She was the daughter of Jacob HOUTZ.

WRIGHT, Gus
Died May 17, 1873
Coyote Springs, Nye County, Nevada
Found dead with Chas. SANBURNE.

WRIGHT, William
Died May 16, 1873
San Francisco, California
Age 55.

YERINGTON, Mrs. H. M.
Died May, 1874
Carson City, Nevada
Largest funeral ever known in this town.

YOUNG, George
Suicide January 2, 1876
Phoenix, Arizona Territory
He hung himself after murdering Louis BAILY with a shotgun while drunk.

YOUNG, Homer
Killed June, 1877
Lake Tahoe
He was shot by R. G. HAMMOND when YOUNG "jumped" timber land owned by HAMMOND.

YOUNG, Nellie
Died April 12, 1873
Spotted fever. Age 3 months. Father C. N. YOUNG. Parents recently from Idaho Territory. 1st child.

ZEMMER, Frederick
Died March 6, 1876
Near Oakland.
Coat capsized while sailing to Oakland. Brother John rescued by the steamer Oakland. Exhausted and near perishing.

Transcribed and contributed 2001 by Patricia A. Scott