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Ruth Alice Pech

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Ruth Alice Pech

Birth
Batavia, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
Death
8 Sep 1921 (aged 8 months)
Batavia, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Atlanta, Logan County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Plot
plot I-26
Memorial ID
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Ruth Alice was born premature (only 3 pounds?), unable to nurse even from a bottle, so a rag was dipped into milk and squeezed and drizzled into Ruth Alice's mouth to help her get any food at birth. She was always very weak, so was carried around lying on a bed pillow. She lived only 8 1/2 months.


Ruth Alice was born premature (only 3 pounds?), unable to nurse even from a bottle, so a rag was dipped into milk and squeezed and drizzled into Ruth Alice's mouth to help her get any food at birth. She was always very weak, so was carried around lying on a bed pillow. She lived only 8 1/2 months.



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