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The Daily Pittsburgh Gazette September 15, 1854 Cholera. – This disease broke out with great virulence in the city on Monday night, and continued to rage with a violence unusual for this locality, during the greater part of Thursday. Up to ten o’clock last evening, there were fifty-three authenticated cases of Asiatic Cholera reported, thirty-eight … Read more
Daily Morning PostPittsburgh, Pa September 15, 1854 Friday CHOLERA This singular disease, after having almost entirely disappeared from our neighborhood, has again broken out, and a number of deaths reported. Innumerable rumors were current yesterday, of the violent manner in which the epidemic was raging in different parts of the city, but after the most … Read more
OLD MT. LEBANON GRAVEYARDST. CLAIR UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,ST. CLAIR TOWNSHIP,ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS.(only old stones copied). Col. Alexander Carnahan, Born 11 Nov. 1789, Died 2 July 1878. Nancy Smith, Wife of Col. Alexander Carnahan, Born 3 May 1793, Died 18 Jan. 1849. Daniel Carnahan, Died 1 Jan. 1865, Aged 63 years. Hon. William Kerr, … Read more
OLD BETHEL GRAVEYARD,ST. CLAIR TOWNSHIPALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA (only old stones copied) Rev. Wm. Woods, Born 6 Mch 1771, Installed pastor Bethel Church, 25 June 1797, Died 17 Oct. 1834, aged 64 yrs. Frances Woods, Wife of Rev’d William Woods, Died 12 Aug. 1826, Aged 66 years. Maria Woods, Died 4 May, 1815, Aged 7 years. … Read more