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James McElwee

Birth
Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
17 Feb 1911 (aged 1 month)
Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Larksville, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Infant son of John and Sarah (Miller) McElwee

PLYMOUTH CHILD WAS SMOTHERED WHILE IN BED
When Mrs. John McElwee of Mountain Road, Plymouth, awoke this morning she was horrified to finder her six weeks-old son James cold in death. It is presumed that the one was smothered by bed clothes while its parents were asleep. Dr Lockard was summoned to the house, but upon examining the body stated that life had been extinct several hours. Mr. mad Mrs. McElwee are heart broken over the child's sad end and they have the sympathy of the neighbors. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock and the interment will be in the St. Vincent cemetery, Plymouth.

Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, The Evening News.
Friday 17 Feb 1911, Page 1
Courtesy of Newspapers.com
Infant son of John and Sarah (Miller) McElwee

PLYMOUTH CHILD WAS SMOTHERED WHILE IN BED
When Mrs. John McElwee of Mountain Road, Plymouth, awoke this morning she was horrified to finder her six weeks-old son James cold in death. It is presumed that the one was smothered by bed clothes while its parents were asleep. Dr Lockard was summoned to the house, but upon examining the body stated that life had been extinct several hours. Mr. mad Mrs. McElwee are heart broken over the child's sad end and they have the sympathy of the neighbors. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock and the interment will be in the St. Vincent cemetery, Plymouth.

Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, The Evening News.
Friday 17 Feb 1911, Page 1
Courtesy of Newspapers.com


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  • Created by: Betty Young
  • Added: Mar 27, 2021
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/225039469/james-mcelwee: accessed ), memorial page for James McElwee (7 Jan 1911–17 Feb 1911), Find a Grave Memorial ID 225039469, citing Saint Vincent DePaul Cemetery, Larksville, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Betty Young (contributor 46885431).