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Note N3903 Index

"KILLED BY A BLAST --Two Men Instantly Killed and Several Injured.--Chicago, Dec 23. A frightful dynamite explosion occurred this afternoon on section 14 of the drainage canal, about a mile from the small town of Romeoville. Two men were instantly killed and five fatally and two severely injured. The dead are: JAMES McKNIGHT, DANIEL McALLISTER. The fatally injured are: GEORGE McFITRICK, JOHN McFITRICK, BARNEY O'ROURKE, LOUIS KEARNEY, JOHN MICHUE. Seriously hurt are :MICHAEL HARRISON, HIGH O'ROURKE.
The mangled remains of the men killed were removed to the town of Lockport. The injured victims were taken to St. Joseph's hospital, Joliet. Men were preparing a blast with dynamite cartridges, one man holding the drill while another tapped it gently, forcing the dynamite down into the hole prepared by the frill. The blast was almost ready for firing when a blow too hard or a blow too many was given, and the two men who were preparing the blast and seven others who were working close by went up into the air. The two men were literally torn to pieces, and the others were shockingly mangled."--The (Davenport IA) Morning Democrat, 24 Dec 1895.

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Note N3904 Index

"Mary Gardner Wood was born 6 Sep 1765 in New Jersey, the daughter of William and Ann Gardner, and married about 1785 a Daniel Wood in Morris Co., New Jersey. Daniel was apparently a widower with older children when he married Mary. Mary had two children by Daniel: Joseph, born 1786, and Rhoda, born 1788. Between 1788 and 1790 this family migrated to Cumberland Twp., Washington Co. (now Greene Co.), Pennsylvania. Daniel died there in 1792.
Following Daniel's death, Mary apparently moved to Kentucky to join her brother Joniah Gardner who moved about 1794 to Fleming Co., Kentucky, with his wife and children. (Mary's children apparently remained in Pennsylvania with their older step-brother.)

Ref. Information on Mary Wood comes from Nancy Reynolds of Tennessee, JEFFNAN65@aol.com.
It was likely in Fleming Co. that Mary became acquainted with Rev. George Tarvin, a prominent member of the community, whose wife, Sarah, had died in 1806. She married 27 March 1807 Rev. George Tarvin in Fleming Co., Kentucky, and they moved about 1809 to Bracken Co. They had no children together. Mary became his widow when he died in 1813 and received the remains of his estate after a probate period of over three years.
In 1825, Mary married third the Rev. Abel Sargent in Fleming Co., Kentucky, becoming his third wife. She moved with him to Cincinnati and then to Indiana. She apparently left him about 1835. Rev. Sergent, well published in religious tracts, printed a notice in the Bloomington, Indiana, newspaper that he would no longer stand for her debts and accused her of stripping and robbing his house of all his goods. (See http://www.sidneyrigdon.com/dbroadhu/IL/miscill1.htm#122735 )

(It seems this Abel Sergent was an interesting character in American religious history. Dale Broadhurst has assembled quite a saga about him at http://solomonspalding.com/SRP/saga/saga01b.htm including some comments about Mary Gardner Wood Tarvin Sargent.)

She died sometime after 1835."--http://www.tarvinfamily.org/revgeorge.php

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Note N3905 Index

"MR. J.M. JOHNSON DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS --Mr. Joe Matt Johnson, 80, whose health had been growing steadily worse for years, died Sunday morning.
Mr. Johnson had spent his life in the vicinity of Jasper. We had been personal friends for fifty-one years and during all that time we never knew him to do any thing that was not honorable and above board. He was a member of the Baptist church.
Funeral services were held Monday, July 7, from Philadelphia Baptist churchh with Rev. Dewey Tucker, Rev. S.L. Padgett and Rev. Clay Westbrook officiating. Pickens Star Lodge No. 220 F.&A.M. had charge of graveside services. The Chapman Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
He is survived by four sons, Mr. Carl Johnson, Mr. Hardy Johnson, Mr. Cecil Johnson and Mr. Marion Johnson; four daughters, Mrs. Elgin Stell, Mrs. Vernon Kincaid, Mrs. Jack Hamrick and Mrs. Houston Padgett all of near Jasper, one brother, Mr. charlie Johnson, Griffin; two sisters, Mrs. Sarah Hughes, Kennesaw, and Mrs. J.J. Stipp, Jasper, 29 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren."--Pickens (GA) Progress, 6 July 1958

Alternate place of death is Dalton, Whitfield county, Georgia, per Find-a-grave

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Note N3906 Index

"Mr. Josiah Johnson died at his home near town Saturday at the age of 84. It will be remembered that he fell at his home on August 24th at which time he received injuries from when he never recovered. Mr. Johnson was born in what is now Pickens county 84 years before the county was laid out and 10 years before the Indians were removed from North Georgia. (sic) he knew all the hardships of a pioneer life. He was a member of Philadelphia church for 65 years and was Justice of the Peace for Town district for a number of years. He was married three times. His first wife was miss Jane Kennedy and to this union several children were born of which the following survive: Mssrs. Andrew of Augusta; Albert of marietta; Edward and J.M. of Jasper; mrs. D.H. hughes and mrs. J. T. Martin of Marietta and Mrs. J.J. Stipp of Jasper. After the death of his first wife he married miss Bessie Cox. Three children survive this marriage, viz. Messrs Charlie and Arthur Johnson of Jasper and Mrs. E.M. Brown of Blue Ridge. His third wife was Miss Mary R. Pettett, who died monday, August 26th following his fall on the Saturday before. No children were born of this union. He was a charter member of the Talking Rock Lodge, I.O.O.F. and they were in charge of the burial service at Philadelphia Sunday, Rev. J.W. Walker and Rev. W.I. McVey preached the funeral sermon."--Find-a-grave