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Mary Melinda <I>Booth</I> Beckwith

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Mary Melinda Booth Beckwith

Birth
Indiana, USA
Death
5 Aug 1878 (aged 36)
Story County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Nevada, Story County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block 14, Row 2, Plot 22. Lot 22
Memorial ID
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Daughter of Elijah S. Booth and Sarah Beckley.

From Nevada Representative August 6, 1878

Mrs. Beckwith, wife of Mr. S. H. Beckwith, of Grant township, and mother of the unfortunate young lady who burned to death by the kerosene explosion of a kerosene lamp a few weeks ago, was buried in the Nevada Cemetery yesterday. Her funeral was attended by all of her neighbors, by whom she was highly respected. A husband and five children, the youngest three years old, are left to mourn her loss.
Daughter of Elijah S. Booth and Sarah Beckley.

From Nevada Representative August 6, 1878

Mrs. Beckwith, wife of Mr. S. H. Beckwith, of Grant township, and mother of the unfortunate young lady who burned to death by the kerosene explosion of a kerosene lamp a few weeks ago, was buried in the Nevada Cemetery yesterday. Her funeral was attended by all of her neighbors, by whom she was highly respected. A husband and five children, the youngest three years old, are left to mourn her loss.


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