The date of death on the headstone reads 6 Jan 1895. This is most likely incorrect given the obituary that appeared in the Russell Record of Russell Kansas on 16 Jan 1897. A clipping of the obituary has been posted as a photo. The transcription:
Mrs. O. B. Abbott, of Fairport, died Tuesday morning at 1 o'clock, after an illness of about 18 hours, from neuralgia of the stomach. She leaves a husband and six children to mourn their loss. Burial Wednesday afternoon in the Fairport Cemetery.
Mrs. O. B. Abbott, of Fairport, died Tuesday morning at 1 o'clock, after an illness of about 18 hours, from neuralgia of the stomach. She leaves a husband and six children to mourn their loss. Burial Wednesday afternoon in the Fairport Cemetery.
The date of death on the headstone reads 6 Jan 1895. This is most likely incorrect given the obituary that appeared in the Russell Record of Russell Kansas on 16 Jan 1897. A clipping of the obituary has been posted as a photo. The transcription:
Mrs. O. B. Abbott, of Fairport, died Tuesday morning at 1 o'clock, after an illness of about 18 hours, from neuralgia of the stomach. She leaves a husband and six children to mourn their loss. Burial Wednesday afternoon in the Fairport Cemetery.
Mrs. O. B. Abbott, of Fairport, died Tuesday morning at 1 o'clock, after an illness of about 18 hours, from neuralgia of the stomach. She leaves a husband and six children to mourn their loss. Burial Wednesday afternoon in the Fairport Cemetery.
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