** Date of newspaper is not always the date of the incident - this was a weekly, and stories were written, set, and the printing was done after the facts were typeset, often days later.

The Weekly Butte Record, Saturday Morning, December 18, 1880, pg 2 col 1: Death of Dr. Joseph F. Wayland. Dr. Wayland departed this life at twenty minutes past 12 this morning, after an illness of some days, contracted by a profession trip to Butte Meadows, in the last severe storm, resulting in a severe attack of pneumonia. His age was 58 years. He was a native of Waynesborough, Augusta county, Virginia. He graduated at the Louisville Medical College, and removed with his father's family to Alexandria, Clark county, Missouri, where he practiced his profession for some years. He was for some years professor of medicine in the medical college of Keokuk, Iowa. He came to California in 1868, and has since resided here in the practice of his profession. During his residence here in the philanthropic practice of his profession, he had made an extensive acquaintance and acquired many friends. He leaves a wife and family to mourn his untimely death. The funeral services will take place form the residence of the family on Broadway tomorrow (Wednesday) at 2 P.M.

The Weekly Butte Record, Saturday Morning, December 18, 1880, pg 3 col 3: Doctor Wayland's Funeral. The funeral of the late Dr. Wayland, whose death took place at twenty minutes past twelve yesterday morning, took place from the residence of the deceased at 2:30 today. A large number of friends followed the remains to their last earthly abode in the Chico Cemetery. Many others would have been in attendance had not the rain fallen in such incessant showers during the day and made it extremely disagreeable to be out.

" ... Dr. Joseph Wayland graduated from the Louisville Medical College at Louisville, Ky., with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. He practiced medicine in Missouri, and in that state he married Emma S.R. McCullough, a native of North Carolina and a daughter of Michael Murray McCullough, who was born in Ireland, of Scotch descent. The latter was a Presbyterian in religious belief. He came to North Carolina and was engaged in mercantile pursuits at Salisbury, and afterwards at Camden, S. C., where he died. In 1866, Dr. Wayland moved from Missouri to Keokuk, Iowa, and while there he met a gentleman named Wesley Lee, who was the leading druggist and a prominent man in Chico, Cal., and they became very warm friends.

In 1868, Dr. Wayland, with his wife and four children, migrated to California. On account of his close acquaintance with Mr. Lee, the doctor went at once to Chico. While in Iowa, the Doctor had lectured at the Keokuk Medical College, and after locating in California, his abilities as an instructor having become known, he was offered a position as a lecturer at Lane Medical College in San Francisco, but declined the honor. He began to build up a practice at Chico and it was but a short time until he had a practice that extended over a wide area of Butte County, and he was considered a leader in his profession. He continued in active work until he died, in December, 1881, aged fifty-two years. His widow survived him and was tenderly cared for by her daughter, Mrs. Kennedy, until the mother's death, in 1906, aged eighty-two. She was the mother of four children: Emma, who married Gen. H.B. Davidson, and died in Chico; John A., who was a prominent businessman of Chico until his death; Cora Wayland, who is the subject of this narrative; and Frank G., who became one of the well-known ranchers of Butte County, and is now deceased." Source: Biography of Cora Wayland Kennedy, "History of Butte County, Cal.," by George C. Mansfield, Pages 820-821, Historic Record Co, Los Angeles, CA, 1918.