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Matilda Dumler

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Matilda Dumler

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19 May 1910 (aged 7)
Russell County, Kansas, USA
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Russell, Russell County, Kansas, USA
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The Death Records of St. John's Lutheran Church in Russell, KS (a copy is in my files) show that: "Mathilde Dumler, born 13 May 1903, died 19 May 1910 and was buried 20 May 1910".

May 20, 1910 issue of the Russell Reformer
Child Burned to Death
Yesterday afternoon the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Dumler, Jr. was burned to death at their home on the Schoonmaker place southwest of town. Her parents had gone a short distance from the house to plant cucumbers. After an absence of a few minutes they heard the child scream. They hurried to the house but the little girl had ran out a rod or two and fell down. Her clothes were practically burned off and but for the lower portion of her limbs, scarcely any part of her body was unscorched. Dr. Steward was called but just as he was in sight she died. Just how the trouble started is hard to determine. The younger children say that she did something to the fire and was going to make candy. At any rate she became saturated with coal oil and it got on fire. She was about seven or eight years old. Her death was a terrible one and her parents have the sympathy of the entire community.
The Death Records of St. John's Lutheran Church in Russell, KS (a copy is in my files) show that: "Mathilde Dumler, born 13 May 1903, died 19 May 1910 and was buried 20 May 1910".

May 20, 1910 issue of the Russell Reformer
Child Burned to Death
Yesterday afternoon the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Dumler, Jr. was burned to death at their home on the Schoonmaker place southwest of town. Her parents had gone a short distance from the house to plant cucumbers. After an absence of a few minutes they heard the child scream. They hurried to the house but the little girl had ran out a rod or two and fell down. Her clothes were practically burned off and but for the lower portion of her limbs, scarcely any part of her body was unscorched. Dr. Steward was called but just as he was in sight she died. Just how the trouble started is hard to determine. The younger children say that she did something to the fire and was going to make candy. At any rate she became saturated with coal oil and it got on fire. She was about seven or eight years old. Her death was a terrible one and her parents have the sympathy of the entire community.

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"Daughter of D. and A. Dumler"

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  • Created by: Glenda B.
  • Added: Feb 13, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84951889/matilda-dumler: accessed ), memorial page for Matilda Dumler (13 May 1903–19 May 1910), Find a Grave Memorial ID 84951889, citing Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery, Russell, Russell County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Glenda B. (contributor 47182102).