Hogue Family Genealogy

William Hogg
1845 - 1906

Obituary

DEATH MYSERY TO BE PROBED.
William Hogg Died Shortly After Medical Treatment of Doctor.

The death of William Hogg, oldest of the family of the late Wilson and Agnes Reid Hogg, occurred at the homestead farm on the Lyndon road, last Saturday morning. Deceased was born Nov. 10, 1845, on the same farm on which he died. At 18 years of age, in 1863, he enlisted in the navy and his squadron fought its way down the Mississippi, and was under Admiral Farregut at the siege and surrender of Mobile.

He was married June 19, l868, to S. Eliza Kellogg, daughter of Warren Kellogg, of East Hill, who survives him, their only daughter, Miss Sadie A. Hogg, having died June 9, 1895. In January, 1873, he went to the oil fields Butler county, Pa., going from there in 1879 to Colorado for a few months, and then located at Gettysbury, Graham Co,, Kansas, but returned to Franklinville in 1880; then went to Bradford oil fields, living at Duke Centre, Pa., , N. Y; then at Bolivar N.Y., then at Washington. Pa.; from there to Verona, Pa., where he lived until he became so lame from rheumatism hat he could not follow his vocation as contracting driller. He was known as the oldest driller In the field. He returned to Franklinville in April, 1905, and went onto the old farm where he died.

Besides the widow, Mr. Hogg is survlved by brothers and sisters as follows: Mrs. Buel Rose, of Lyndon; John W. Kales, Franklinville; Miss Jennie A. Hogg, Franklinville; Wilson Hogg, Waynesburg, Pa.; Nathan R. Hogg, Seattle, Wash., and George T. Hogg, New York.
Among those from out of town who attended the funeral Tuesday were Frank Fox, Plttsburg, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Hogan, Verona, Pa; J. H. Waring, Olean; Geo, T. Hogg, New York; Geo. E. Hogue, Arcadia; Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Rogue, Angelica; Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Hogue, Waynesburg, Pa; E. L. Kellogg, Black Creek; John Kellogg and family, Abbotts, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chamberlin, Ischua.

The death of Mr. Hogg was accompanied by very much excitement in the village, due to the unusual circumstances attending it. It was known that he and his brother-in-law, Dr. Kales, had been having some difficulty over matters concerning the farm on which Mr. Hogg lived. In fact the very time at which they were in animated discussion over this difference the Doctor had treated him for rheumatic pains in his knee, by giving him morphine injections. The Doctor gave him four treatments in the space of two hours, using a quarter grain of morphine at each treatment. Later Mr Hogg's condition became such as to alarm his wife, who at once sent for Dr. Kelley. Upon Dr. Kelley's arrival he diagnosed his ailment as morphine ph poisoning, and declined to treat the patient without other medical assistance so Dr. Randall was hurriedly summoned. The two doctors worked over him all night, notwithstanding which in the morning he died. Dr.Randall is the coroner, and believing as death to be due to the morphine administered, notified District Attorney Cole by telephone. The District Attorney instructed City Chemist Hill of Buffalo to come here at once to hold an examination. Chemist Hill accompanied by Drs. Williams and Russel arrived that evening and Sunday in cornpany with the local doctors, Findlay, Randall and Kelley - held an examination. The result, of course, is not made public and until the chemists finish their examination of the organs, which were taken to Buffalo for the purpose, and send their findings to the District Attorney nothing further will be done. It Is expected these reports will be finished to-day, and an autopsy at once follow.

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