The Iron Era newspaper in 1881 did not publish a separate Necrology as it did in later years. In this Holiday edition there were two main sections: The Record of 1880, a month by month recap, and Interesting Facts. From The Iron Era Holiday Edition published on December 17, 1881 we have: The Record of 1880
A synopsis of Local Events [edited] January - 5 Justice Isaac Bird, of Morristown, died
- 8 Wm. A. Condict, of Parsippany, died
- 12 E. A. Muir, of Morristown, died
- 26 Wm. Tonking, of Port Oram, died
- 27 Mahlon Munson, of Dover, died
- 27 Mr. & Mrs. John Hall, of Denville, celebrate their golden wedding
- 29 Harry Williams killed in Richard mine
February - 3 Mrs. Elisba Skellanger, of Ironia, fatally burned
- 13 Mrs. D.B. Overton, Dover, died
- 13 M.L. Burnet, Madison, died
- 14 Wm. Pearce fatally injured in Dickerson mine
- 15 Deaths of Wm. Taylor and Lillian Halloway, of Dover
- 16 Henry C. Byram, of Dover, died
- 22 Thos. L. King, Drakesville, died
- 24 Cornelius S. Dickerson, McCainsville [Kenvil], died
March - 2 Jonathan H. Smith, of Morris township, died at the age of 91
- 3 House of Chas. Trowbridge, Shongum, burned
- 6 Aaron White, brakeman, died from injuries received at Whitehall
- 11 Johanna Dalton killed on railroad at Boonton
- 12 Wm. Stilt, Bloomingdale, fatally injured
- 15 Ashbel Carter, Madison, died
- 16 Unknown man killed on railroad at Morristown
- 20 Isaac Van Pelt, Morritown, died
- 25 John Dunn killed in Dalrymple mine
- 27 House of Mrs. Hunting, Madison burned. Loss $32,000
April - 3 Father Sheeran, Morristown, died
- 3 House of Jas. Fogarty, Boonton, burned
- 4 Jas. Maher killed in Baker mine
- 4 Edward C. Grovier, near Morristown, committed suicide
- 4 Dr. E.B. Gaines, Boonton, died
- 6 Harvey Tucker, Powerville, drowned
- 6 Col. Hopkins, Morristown, died
- 8 A.G. King, Stanhope, died
- 11 Henry Keene, Franklin, seriously stabbed by Wm. Cooper
- 11 Amzi Compton dies, pending his trial for forgery
- 14 John Waer, Dover, dies on his 80th birthday
- 14 Mrs. Sarah Russell, Madison, drops dead
- 16 Dayton Martin, Madison, died, aged 98
- 16 Son of Jas. Earls, Whippany, drowned
- 20 Aug. W. Bell, Morristown, dies suddenly
- 28 Barn of Warren King, Mine Hill, burned
- 29 Michael Haggerty, Mine Hill, died, aged 87
- 29 Jos. Mount, Whippany, died, aged 92
- 30 Mary and Lilly Woolcock killed on railroad at three-span bridge, near Dover
- 30 Clarence Stackhouse, Stanhope, drowned
May - 1 Ice formed in this vicinity
- 18 Giles Jacobus, Montville, died suddenly
- 30 Dr. F.J. Van Wagner, Madison, died suddenly
June - 6 Akfred Strumpf, McCainesville, drowned
- 15 Samuel B. Harison, Parsippany, died, aged 79
- 16 Daniel T. Leek, Mendham, died suddenly
- 18 Hubbard Stickle, Rockaway, died, aged 97
- 23 Isaac Ouderdonk, Dover, killed by fall from building
- 25 Dr. Wm. B. LeFevre, Dover, died, aged 77
- 30 Chas. D. Tuttle, Rockaway, died
- 30 House of John Pinkerton, near Boonton, burned
July - 2 News of the shooting of the President [Garfield] received; great excitment throughout the country
- 2 Boy named Hosking drowned at Luxemburg
- 2 House of Chas. Gilles, near Dover, burned
- 2 Distilliery of Wm. M. Budd, Chester, burned
- 3 Jacob Miller, Flanders, died suddenly at Newton
- 19 Mrs. Wm. M. Budd, Chester, died
- 19 Child of Wm. Donaldson, Dover, fatally burned
- 21 Three miners injured in the Byram mine
- 26 Mrs. Vanatta died at Morristown
- 27 David Miller killed in the Baker mine
- 31 Geo. W. Nelson burned to death in Dakota
- 31 Fifty poor children of New York sent to Succasunna
August - 5 Orvil Grant died in Morris Plains Asylum
- 6 Great thunder storms at German Valley; barn of Philip Hoffman burned
- 11 Barn of Patrick Ryan, Mine Hill, burned
- 12 Store of D. Stryker, Ironia, burned; child perishes in the flames
- 14 Dr. Chambre died at Haverstraw
- 15 house of Jos. Hyer, New Vernon, burned
- 18 Francisco Sergies fatally injured on gravel train at Port Oram
- 18 Daniel D. Briant, Cranetown, died
- 21 Wm. Sayre died at Morristown
- 23 Wm. Glover, Chester, died
- 24 Terrible accident in Hacklebarney mine; Chas. Jones, Wm. Gulick and Chas. Zeek instantly killed
- 31 Brotherton House at Mine Hill burned
September - 7 Selvin Condict, Boonton, committed suicide
- 10 Only three wells in Chester contained water
- 10 For week just ended thermometer ranged from 95-106 every day
- 10 Jacob Guest fatally injured on railroad at German Valley
- 19 President Garfield died; the news told in Dover by midnight bells
- 19 Geo. Drayton, Boonton, killed on railroad at Hackensack
- 20 House of Lewis Ketcher, Myerstown, burned
- 22 Mr. Williams killed in Ever{?} mine, Mine Hill
- 26 President Garfield buried; business suspended throughout the country andmemorial services held in the churches
- 26 Barn of Mrs. Parker, Chester, burned
- 30 Isaac Alward, Succasunna, died suddenly
October - 5 Jas. V. Bently, Morristown, died
- 5 Wm. N. Spencer, Berkshire Valley, died
- 5 John D. King, Port Oram died
- 7 Mrs. M. Mills, Madison, aged 38, drops dead
- 11 House of Mrs. Geo. Larison, Flanders, burned
- 12 E.C. Tunis, postmaster of Madison, confirmed
- 12 Luke Conney killed in Weldon mine
- 15 Henry Atno, of Randolph, died
- 19 Golden wedding of Judge and Mrs. Freeman Wood, of Dover
- 20 Geo. W. Allen, Mt. Freedom, died
- 20 David Baker, Dover, died
- 21 Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Van Liew, Liberty Corner, died
- 21 Farm building of John Schuyler, Bloomingdale, burned
- 25 Andrew Compton and wife, Liberty Corner, died
- 27 Nicholas Hart, Hibernia Mine, fatally injured
November - 1 Martin Slaght killed on Railroad at Port Morris
- 9 Capt. Jas. Berryman killed in the mine at Hibernia
Interesting Facts - The first M.E. Church in Dover was built in 1838
- Washington township was founded in the year 1798
- Chester township was formed from Roxbury in 1799
- The first house in Dover to be painted white was in 1841
- The wife of ex-President Fillmore was a native of Morristown
- In 1664 two men bought up all New Jersey for ten shillings
- In 1795 Morristown was the only post town in Morris County
- Rev. James Tuttle was the first clergyman settled at Parsippany in 1763
- A militia company in Dover in 1833 was known as the Randolph cadets
- In 1776 there was a school in Dover on the site of Vought & Killgore's store
- The census taken last August showed 930 children of school age in Dover
- The last year Port Oram furnace was ran it made nearly 18,000 tons of iron
- Schooley's Mountain derived its name from Wm. Schooley, an early settler
- Log school houses were erected at Pine Brook and Lowere Montville about 1760
- A nest of tories made their headquarters at Rockaway Valley during the Revolution
- The date of the settlement of Morristown is not certainly known, but it was about 1710
- The first church in Morris County was the Presbyterian church at Whippany built in 1718
- On Jan. 1st, 1781, the Pennsylvania troops of the volutionary army at Morristown revolted
- In the war of the Revolution the village of Morristown numbered a population of about 250
- The first Military Company in Morris County was formed at Whippany in 1775 under Capt. Morris
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