This information appeared in The Frostburg (Maryland) Mining Journal of 30 Jul
1892. Note the connections to BlaenAvon...Lewis, Price and not listed but part
of this same trip from BlaenAvon was Dando and Williams.
Connie
According to the family tree
chart, Jane's son Edward Price 1838-1897 married John's daughter Ann (b.
1841). So
here is the obit. "Double Bereavement". John W. Lewis, aged 84 years, 6
months and 7 days, died at the home of his son-in-law, Edward Price,
last
Saturday. He was born in Blaenavon Wales and had been a resident of this
vicinity and since 1866 a member of Mr. Price's family. The funeral took
place Monday. Rev. Henry Thomas, of the Welsh Baptist Church, officiating.
The pallbearers were Messrs. Richard Gunter, John Lewis, of Allegany, John
Lewis of Welsh hill, Thomas Evans, Henry Williams and John Meyers. Mr. Lewis
had known the four first named since they were children. Interment in the
Percy Graveyard. Mr. Price had been away at work and did not know or hear of
Mr. Lewis's death until he reached home during the afternoon Before he had yet
reached the house, his daughter, Mrs. James Stewart
arrived, and during a few moments talk by the family concerning Mr.
Lewis's
death, little Mary Ann, an infant daughter of Mrs. Stewart ran into the
room
where the corpse was lying and took a sip from the saucer containing the
embalming fluid sitting nearby. A physician was called at once and the
usual
remedies were appliedand all was thought to be well. The little one
went up
the street twice after the occurence. At eight o'clock, however, she
was
taken ill and 3 o'clock Sunday morning she died. No blame attaches to
anyone. The little one had run into the room and taken the fatal
draught
before she was missed. She was two years 11 months and 21 days old.
Her
funeral took place an hour after that of her great-grandfather's.
Interment
in Allegany cemetery . The fact that two corpses laid in Mr. Price's
house
all of Sunday and two funerals were held there Mondayattracted a great
deal
of sympathetic notice and both Mr. Price and Mr. Stewart request the
Journal
to say they are duly grateful. Little Mary Ann's pallbearer's were
Master's
Gearge Lapp, John Duffy, James Nevins, William Pfieffer and James Close