A. A. 'Ad' Springston
(June 24, 1879 ~ April 09, 1897)
***
Empire City Journal (Empire City, Kansas)
Thursday, 15 April 1897,
Page: 7 of 9; Column: 1 of 4
DIED.
At the home of his parents one mile north of this city on Friday, April 9, 1897, at 11:30 o'clock. Ad Springston aged 17 years, of consumption. The funeral was held at the home Saturday afternoon, the interrment (sic) [interment] being made in the Stephen's (sic) [Stephenson's] cemetery three and a half miles south of this city. Six months ago he was taken sick with measles and caught cold, which turned to consumption ending his young life.
Contributor: Mel Davis (#49103460) •
Also:
Empire City Journal (Empire City, Kansas)
Thursday, 15 April 1897,
Page: 6 of 9; Column: 1 of 4
~*~
A Springston (1879 - 1897) – Stevenson Cemetery –
Suggested By: Mel Davis #49103460, 8 March 2020.
Death Date: 19 April 1897; 9 April 1897.
~*~
*~*
Calculate birth date from death date and age at death
Month Day
1 to 31 Year
1600-2099
Death date: April 9, 1897
Years Months Days
Age at death:
17Y 9M 15D
Years Months Days Calculation Method
1879 June 24 Assume 30-day months
1879 June 25 Borrow from month before death
1879 June 24 Days alive in birth and death months
~*~
*~*∼Son of AJ and Elizabeth L Hilborn Springston
(June 24, 1879 ~ April 09, 1897)
***
Empire City Journal (Empire City, Kansas)
Thursday, 15 April 1897,
Page: 7 of 9; Column: 1 of 4
DIED.
At the home of his parents one mile north of this city on Friday, April 9, 1897, at 11:30 o'clock. Ad Springston aged 17 years, of consumption. The funeral was held at the home Saturday afternoon, the interrment (sic) [interment] being made in the Stephen's (sic) [Stephenson's] cemetery three and a half miles south of this city. Six months ago he was taken sick with measles and caught cold, which turned to consumption ending his young life.
Contributor: Mel Davis (#49103460) •
Also:
Empire City Journal (Empire City, Kansas)
Thursday, 15 April 1897,
Page: 6 of 9; Column: 1 of 4
~*~
A Springston (1879 - 1897) – Stevenson Cemetery –
Suggested By: Mel Davis #49103460, 8 March 2020.
Death Date: 19 April 1897; 9 April 1897.
~*~
*~*
Calculate birth date from death date and age at death
Month Day
1 to 31 Year
1600-2099
Death date: April 9, 1897
Years Months Days
Age at death:
17Y 9M 15D
Years Months Days Calculation Method
1879 June 24 Assume 30-day months
1879 June 25 Borrow from month before death
1879 June 24 Days alive in birth and death months
~*~
*~*∼Son of AJ and Elizabeth L Hilborn Springston
A. A. 'Ad' Springston
(June 24, 1879 ~ April 09, 1897)
***
Empire City Journal (Empire City, Kansas)
Thursday, 15 April 1897,
Page: 7 of 9; Column: 1 of 4
DIED.
At the home of his parents one mile north of this city on Friday, April 9, 1897, at 11:30 o'clock. Ad Springston aged 17 years, of consumption. The funeral was held at the home Saturday afternoon, the interrment (sic) [interment] being made in the Stephen's (sic) [Stephenson's] cemetery three and a half miles south of this city. Six months ago he was taken sick with measles and caught cold, which turned to consumption ending his young life.
Contributor: Mel Davis (#49103460) •
Also:
Empire City Journal (Empire City, Kansas)
Thursday, 15 April 1897,
Page: 6 of 9; Column: 1 of 4
~*~
A Springston (1879 - 1897) – Stevenson Cemetery –
Suggested By: Mel Davis #49103460, 8 March 2020.
Death Date: 19 April 1897; 9 April 1897.
~*~
*~*
Calculate birth date from death date and age at death
Month Day
1 to 31 Year
1600-2099
Death date: April 9, 1897
Years Months Days
Age at death:
17Y 9M 15D
Years Months Days Calculation Method
1879 June 24 Assume 30-day months
1879 June 25 Borrow from month before death
1879 June 24 Days alive in birth and death months
~*~
*~*∼Son of AJ and Elizabeth L Hilborn Springston
(June 24, 1879 ~ April 09, 1897)
***
Empire City Journal (Empire City, Kansas)
Thursday, 15 April 1897,
Page: 7 of 9; Column: 1 of 4
DIED.
At the home of his parents one mile north of this city on Friday, April 9, 1897, at 11:30 o'clock. Ad Springston aged 17 years, of consumption. The funeral was held at the home Saturday afternoon, the interrment (sic) [interment] being made in the Stephen's (sic) [Stephenson's] cemetery three and a half miles south of this city. Six months ago he was taken sick with measles and caught cold, which turned to consumption ending his young life.
Contributor: Mel Davis (#49103460) •
Also:
Empire City Journal (Empire City, Kansas)
Thursday, 15 April 1897,
Page: 6 of 9; Column: 1 of 4
~*~
A Springston (1879 - 1897) – Stevenson Cemetery –
Suggested By: Mel Davis #49103460, 8 March 2020.
Death Date: 19 April 1897; 9 April 1897.
~*~
*~*
Calculate birth date from death date and age at death
Month Day
1 to 31 Year
1600-2099
Death date: April 9, 1897
Years Months Days
Age at death:
17Y 9M 15D
Years Months Days Calculation Method
1879 June 24 Assume 30-day months
1879 June 25 Borrow from month before death
1879 June 24 Days alive in birth and death months
~*~
*~*∼Son of AJ and Elizabeth L Hilborn Springston
Inscription
AGED
17Y 9M 15D
Gravesite Details
Tombstone photo death date looks like Apr. 19, 1897, yet the newspaper date is Thursday, 15 April 1897.
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