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Bessie Elizabeth Caldwell

Birth
Death
30 Jul 1903 (aged 20)
Gallia County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Guyan Township, Gallia County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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Sad Death
Miss Elizabeth Caldwell Dies From Having Taken Paris Green

Miss Elizabeth Caldwell, of Guyan township, of whose attempted suicide we spoke a day or two ago died Thursday morning at 4 o'clock, despite the best efforts of Dr. L.A. Williams to save her life. On the Monday previous, she had given birth to a still born child. On the Saturday before she had taken Paris Green to kill a half dozen persons, and was persistant in wanting to die. She said her downfall was due to a Columbus man, whose name she gave, but which has not been revealed.

She was the daughter of Mrs. Sarah Caldwell, widow of Steven Caldwell and had been at Columbus engaged in some employement for the past year, coming home about three weeks ago.

She was buried at the Brice Sheets graveyard by Undertaken Trobridge.
Sad Death
Miss Elizabeth Caldwell Dies From Having Taken Paris Green

Miss Elizabeth Caldwell, of Guyan township, of whose attempted suicide we spoke a day or two ago died Thursday morning at 4 o'clock, despite the best efforts of Dr. L.A. Williams to save her life. On the Monday previous, she had given birth to a still born child. On the Saturday before she had taken Paris Green to kill a half dozen persons, and was persistant in wanting to die. She said her downfall was due to a Columbus man, whose name she gave, but which has not been revealed.

She was the daughter of Mrs. Sarah Caldwell, widow of Steven Caldwell and had been at Columbus engaged in some employement for the past year, coming home about three weeks ago.

She was buried at the Brice Sheets graveyard by Undertaken Trobridge.


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