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Berma Glynn Tompkins

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Berma Glynn Tompkins

Birth
Somers, Westchester County, New York, USA
Death
28 Jan 1914 (aged 5)
Speedsville, Tompkins County, New York, USA
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Speedsville, Tompkins County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Daughter of Briggs Perry Tompkins and Nellie Marie Barrett. She was burned while her mother was doing some embroidery. Her brother Leonard Knox Tompkins wrote about the accident over 50 years later in a letter:
"Berma Glenn Tompkins was my youngest sister. When she was about six years old, the bottom of her dress caught on fire from a wood burning stove. My mother's hands were badly burned putting the fire out, but did not make it on time. The little girl died that night. It is nearly 50 years ago, but it still hurts when I think of it."
Daughter of Briggs Perry Tompkins and Nellie Marie Barrett. She was burned while her mother was doing some embroidery. Her brother Leonard Knox Tompkins wrote about the accident over 50 years later in a letter:
"Berma Glenn Tompkins was my youngest sister. When she was about six years old, the bottom of her dress caught on fire from a wood burning stove. My mother's hands were badly burned putting the fire out, but did not make it on time. The little girl died that night. It is nearly 50 years ago, but it still hurts when I think of it."

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  • Created by: kelly
  • Added: Aug 5, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15160019/berma_glynn-tompkins: accessed ), memorial page for Berma Glynn Tompkins (17 Dec 1908–28 Jan 1914), Find a Grave Memorial ID 15160019, citing Speedsville Cemetery, Speedsville, Tompkins County, New York, USA; Maintained by kelly (contributor 46796773).