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Sophronia P <I>Seney</I> Barnes

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Sophronia P Seney Barnes

Birth
Macon County, Missouri, USA
Death
22 Mar 1917 (aged 75)
Caldwell Township, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Exline, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec. 2, Row 21
Memorial ID
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Sec.2 Row 21

After her husband died she sold her property and moved to Mendota, Missouri in 1884. Went through Mendota during a Fourth of July celebration. Made carpets out of rags from tying, dyeing, and weaving. She had to take over responsibilities of a man as a widow--wrestled hogs, made lard in large vats, etc. [according to grandson Ival Moore, 1976]
Sec.2 Row 21

After her husband died she sold her property and moved to Mendota, Missouri in 1884. Went through Mendota during a Fourth of July celebration. Made carpets out of rags from tying, dyeing, and weaving. She had to take over responsibilities of a man as a widow--wrestled hogs, made lard in large vats, etc. [according to grandson Ival Moore, 1976]


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