George Messenger (1835 - 1890)

Born 21 Feb 1835 in Marion County, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Died 24 Apr 1890 at age 55 in Marion County, Ohio, United States

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Biography

George was born in 1835. He was the son of Newton Messenger and Patience Bickford. He passed away in 1890.

From the The Marion Star, Friday, April 25, 1890:

A SUDDEN DEATH

George Messenger of Agosta Dies on His Way Home

But very meager particulars were obtainable this morning concerning the death of George Messenger at Agosta Thursday evening.

Messenger lives at Gurleys and, in company with another man, had visited Agosta in the evening. During his stay in town, he had been drinking with companions, and on his way home, was taken fatally ill, dying before medical aid could be summoned.

It is stated by the party with Messenger that the man had only drank four glasses of beer while in town and there is a suspicion among his friends that he had received some poison.

Messenger was a drinking man and there is not much credence given the story of poison. However the coroner was called to Agosta today and his examination will probably determine the cause of death.

Messenger was a man of between 40 and 50 years of age. He was a soldier of the late war and had many relatives and acquaintances about the county.

The funeral will occur Saturday at 2 o'clock at the Pleasant Hill church.

Sources

• "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZC8-RM9 : 29 September 2021), George Messenger and Amanda E. Shiry, 1868.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQL-WS2 : 21 December 2020), George Messenger in household of Newton Messenger, Big Island, Marion, Ohio, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX6R-RNP : 28 May 2021), George Messinger, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFPF-TRW : 14 January 2022), George Messenger, Marmaton Township, Allen, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
• The Marion Star, Marion, Ohio, Friday, April 25, 1890, p 4, col 4.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35685435/george-messenger : accessed 14 January 2022), memorial page for George Messenger (21 Feb 1835–24 Apr 1890), Find A Grave: Memorial #35685435, citing Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Big Island, Marion County, Ohio, USA.