This excerpt was taken from a history that Retta Elizabeth Howard wrote about her parents. Please note: The woman referred to as "Betty" is Elizabeth Story Munford.
"The first tragedy in Betty's life came nine days after her 16th birthday. On October 15, 1869, five days before his 15th birthday, her brother, John---her constant companion and helpmate---was thrown from a horse and instantly killed. Betty was almost overcome with grief, and hardly knew how she could go on without him. But she had no time to mourn as her little brothers and sisters must be cared for, as well as her invalid mother..."
The information above and the letter in the "photo" at right, which serves as verification of John's burial in this cemetery, were graciously provided by Holly F.
"The first tragedy in Betty's life came nine days after her 16th birthday. On October 15, 1869, five days before his 15th birthday, her brother, John---her constant companion and helpmate---was thrown from a horse and instantly killed. Betty was almost overcome with grief, and hardly knew how she could go on without him. But she had no time to mourn as her little brothers and sisters must be cared for, as well as her invalid mother..."
The information above and the letter in the "photo" at right, which serves as verification of John's burial in this cemetery, were graciously provided by Holly F.
This excerpt was taken from a history that Retta Elizabeth Howard wrote about her parents. Please note: The woman referred to as "Betty" is Elizabeth Story Munford.
"The first tragedy in Betty's life came nine days after her 16th birthday. On October 15, 1869, five days before his 15th birthday, her brother, John---her constant companion and helpmate---was thrown from a horse and instantly killed. Betty was almost overcome with grief, and hardly knew how she could go on without him. But she had no time to mourn as her little brothers and sisters must be cared for, as well as her invalid mother..."
The information above and the letter in the "photo" at right, which serves as verification of John's burial in this cemetery, were graciously provided by Holly F.
"The first tragedy in Betty's life came nine days after her 16th birthday. On October 15, 1869, five days before his 15th birthday, her brother, John---her constant companion and helpmate---was thrown from a horse and instantly killed. Betty was almost overcome with grief, and hardly knew how she could go on without him. But she had no time to mourn as her little brothers and sisters must be cared for, as well as her invalid mother..."
The information above and the letter in the "photo" at right, which serves as verification of John's burial in this cemetery, were graciously provided by Holly F.
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