She married George Washington Burrell April 29, 1866 in Taylor County, Iowa.
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa)
Thursday November 12, 1925 p. 3
Mrs. Lurita Burrell Died Last Wednesday
Old Resident of County Left Fifty-Eight Descendants.
Mrs. Lurita Burrell died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mary L. [ucinda] Severn of Lenox, Wednesday morning, Nov. 4th, aged 82 years.
Lurita Baker was born in Clayborn [Claiborne] County, Tenn., on June 29, 1842. She came to Taylor County in 1856, and resided in the county until her death. In April 1866, she was married to [George] Washington Burrell, a soldier of the Civil War.
She is survived by five children, R. [ichard] T. Burrell, prominent local attorney; Elihu Burrell of Topeka, Kans.; Fred W. [ashington] Burrell of Fraser, Colo.; Mrs. Mary L.[ucinda] Severn of Lenox, and Mrs. Doris Schmitt of Des Moines.
Two of the sons were unable to attend the funeral. Elihu was prevented from making the trip, as the family was under quarantine for a contagious disease. Fred W. was also unable to reach here.
She leaves 22 grandchildren and 31 great grand children. Funeral services were held at the Christian church in Lenox on Friday, with Rev. Miller of Lenox in charge. Interment was made in the family lot in the Grove township cemetery.
Her husband preceded her in death on Jan. 15, 1894.
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa)
Thursday November 12, 1925 p. 3
Mrs. Lurita Burrell Died Last Wednesday
Old Resident of County Left Fifty-Eight Descendants.
Mrs. Lurita Burrell died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mary L. [ucinda] Severn of Lenox, Wednesday morning, Nov. 4th, aged 82 years.
Lurita Baker was born in Clayborn [Claiborne] County, Tenn., on June 29, 1842. She came to Taylor County in 1856, and resided in the county until her death. In April 1866, she was married to [George] Washington Burrell, a soldier of the Civil War.
She is survived by five children, R. [ichard] T. Burrell, prominent local attorney; Elihu Burrell of Topeka, Kans.; Fred W. [ashington] Burrell of Fraser, Colo.; Mrs. Mary L.[ucinda] Severn of Lenox, and Mrs. Doris Schmitt of Des Moines.
Two of the sons were unable to attend the funeral. Elihu was prevented from making the trip, as the family was under quarantine for a contagious disease. Fred W. was also unable to reach here.
She leaves 22 grandchildren and 31 great grand children. Funeral services were held at the Christian church in Lenox on Friday, with Rev. Miller of Lenox in charge. Interment was made in the family lot in the Grove township cemetery.
Her husband preceded her in death on Jan. 15, 1894.
She married George Washington Burrell April 29, 1866 in Taylor County, Iowa.
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa)
Thursday November 12, 1925 p. 3
Mrs. Lurita Burrell Died Last Wednesday
Old Resident of County Left Fifty-Eight Descendants.
Mrs. Lurita Burrell died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mary L. [ucinda] Severn of Lenox, Wednesday morning, Nov. 4th, aged 82 years.
Lurita Baker was born in Clayborn [Claiborne] County, Tenn., on June 29, 1842. She came to Taylor County in 1856, and resided in the county until her death. In April 1866, she was married to [George] Washington Burrell, a soldier of the Civil War.
She is survived by five children, R. [ichard] T. Burrell, prominent local attorney; Elihu Burrell of Topeka, Kans.; Fred W. [ashington] Burrell of Fraser, Colo.; Mrs. Mary L.[ucinda] Severn of Lenox, and Mrs. Doris Schmitt of Des Moines.
Two of the sons were unable to attend the funeral. Elihu was prevented from making the trip, as the family was under quarantine for a contagious disease. Fred W. was also unable to reach here.
She leaves 22 grandchildren and 31 great grand children. Funeral services were held at the Christian church in Lenox on Friday, with Rev. Miller of Lenox in charge. Interment was made in the family lot in the Grove township cemetery.
Her husband preceded her in death on Jan. 15, 1894.
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa)
Thursday November 12, 1925 p. 3
Mrs. Lurita Burrell Died Last Wednesday
Old Resident of County Left Fifty-Eight Descendants.
Mrs. Lurita Burrell died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mary L. [ucinda] Severn of Lenox, Wednesday morning, Nov. 4th, aged 82 years.
Lurita Baker was born in Clayborn [Claiborne] County, Tenn., on June 29, 1842. She came to Taylor County in 1856, and resided in the county until her death. In April 1866, she was married to [George] Washington Burrell, a soldier of the Civil War.
She is survived by five children, R. [ichard] T. Burrell, prominent local attorney; Elihu Burrell of Topeka, Kans.; Fred W. [ashington] Burrell of Fraser, Colo.; Mrs. Mary L.[ucinda] Severn of Lenox, and Mrs. Doris Schmitt of Des Moines.
Two of the sons were unable to attend the funeral. Elihu was prevented from making the trip, as the family was under quarantine for a contagious disease. Fred W. was also unable to reach here.
She leaves 22 grandchildren and 31 great grand children. Funeral services were held at the Christian church in Lenox on Friday, with Rev. Miller of Lenox in charge. Interment was made in the family lot in the Grove township cemetery.
Her husband preceded her in death on Jan. 15, 1894.
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