Age: 50 Years, 6 Months, 14 Days.
THE LINN COUNTY PATRIOT, PUBLISHED IN MARION, IOWA ON THURSDAY AUGUST 11, 1864 - A MR. LORENZO PARSONS OF MUSCATINE COUNTY DIED RECENTLY FROM THE BITE OF A RATTLESNAKE (This information from CJeanealogy)
Lorenzo D. Parsons was the son of Simeon Parsons and Saloma Parsons. Lorenzo's first wife was Catherine McKinley and they had a son Simeon Parsons. He later married Lucinda Curtis and then Jane Frances Drury Davis. Lorenzo and Jane's children were Mary Adeline, Eliza Jane, Phoebe Clorinda and Chester B. Parsons. This obituary was taken from the Muscatine Weekly Journal, Friday, August 5, 1864, page 3, col.1.
DEATH FROM THE BITE OF A RATTLESNAKE - Lorenzo Parsons, a farmer in this county, was bitten on the forefinger of his hand by a rattlesnake, on Saturday, the 23d ult., from the effects of which he died last Saturday forenoon. At the time of receiving the bite, he was in the act of taking some corn out of a crib on the premises of Mr. Truitt. The snake, it is supposed, was concealed in the husks, and if it sounded its rattle the noise was not heard because of the rustling of the husks. The reptile was afterwards killed, and proved to be a small one, with only one rattle and a "button" on its tail-indicating its age to be a year and a half. Mr. Parsons seemed but little concerned about the bite. He put some tobacco on the wound and went to work in the field, but in less than two hours was seized with vomiting. His arm became badly swollen, and the swelling soon extended to his body, causing intense suffering and the purging of blood. In this condition he lingered for a week, when death ended his suffering.
The deceased was about fifty years of age, and was one of the oldest residents of the county. He was a local preacher of the Methodist Church, an exemplary Christian, a valued neighbor and a respected citizen.
THE LINN COUNTY PATRIOT, PUBLISHED IN MARION, IOWA ON THURSDAY AUGUST 11, 1864 - A MR. LORENZO PARSONS OF MUSCATINE COUNTY DIED RECENTLY FROM THE BITE OF A RATTLESNAKE (This information from CJeanealogy)
Lorenzo D. Parsons was the son of Simeon Parsons and Saloma Parsons. Lorenzo's first wife was Catherine McKinley and they had a son Simeon Parsons. He later married Lucinda Curtis and then Jane Frances Drury Davis. Lorenzo and Jane's children were Mary Adeline, Eliza Jane, Phoebe Clorinda and Chester B. Parsons. This obituary was taken from the Muscatine Weekly Journal, Friday, August 5, 1864, page 3, col.1.
DEATH FROM THE BITE OF A RATTLESNAKE - Lorenzo Parsons, a farmer in this county, was bitten on the forefinger of his hand by a rattlesnake, on Saturday, the 23d ult., from the effects of which he died last Saturday forenoon. At the time of receiving the bite, he was in the act of taking some corn out of a crib on the premises of Mr. Truitt. The snake, it is supposed, was concealed in the husks, and if it sounded its rattle the noise was not heard because of the rustling of the husks. The reptile was afterwards killed, and proved to be a small one, with only one rattle and a "button" on its tail-indicating its age to be a year and a half. Mr. Parsons seemed but little concerned about the bite. He put some tobacco on the wound and went to work in the field, but in less than two hours was seized with vomiting. His arm became badly swollen, and the swelling soon extended to his body, causing intense suffering and the purging of blood. In this condition he lingered for a week, when death ended his suffering.
The deceased was about fifty years of age, and was one of the oldest residents of the county. He was a local preacher of the Methodist Church, an exemplary Christian, a valued neighbor and a respected citizen.
Age: 50 Years, 6 Months, 14 Days.
THE LINN COUNTY PATRIOT, PUBLISHED IN MARION, IOWA ON THURSDAY AUGUST 11, 1864 - A MR. LORENZO PARSONS OF MUSCATINE COUNTY DIED RECENTLY FROM THE BITE OF A RATTLESNAKE (This information from CJeanealogy)
Lorenzo D. Parsons was the son of Simeon Parsons and Saloma Parsons. Lorenzo's first wife was Catherine McKinley and they had a son Simeon Parsons. He later married Lucinda Curtis and then Jane Frances Drury Davis. Lorenzo and Jane's children were Mary Adeline, Eliza Jane, Phoebe Clorinda and Chester B. Parsons. This obituary was taken from the Muscatine Weekly Journal, Friday, August 5, 1864, page 3, col.1.
DEATH FROM THE BITE OF A RATTLESNAKE - Lorenzo Parsons, a farmer in this county, was bitten on the forefinger of his hand by a rattlesnake, on Saturday, the 23d ult., from the effects of which he died last Saturday forenoon. At the time of receiving the bite, he was in the act of taking some corn out of a crib on the premises of Mr. Truitt. The snake, it is supposed, was concealed in the husks, and if it sounded its rattle the noise was not heard because of the rustling of the husks. The reptile was afterwards killed, and proved to be a small one, with only one rattle and a "button" on its tail-indicating its age to be a year and a half. Mr. Parsons seemed but little concerned about the bite. He put some tobacco on the wound and went to work in the field, but in less than two hours was seized with vomiting. His arm became badly swollen, and the swelling soon extended to his body, causing intense suffering and the purging of blood. In this condition he lingered for a week, when death ended his suffering.
The deceased was about fifty years of age, and was one of the oldest residents of the county. He was a local preacher of the Methodist Church, an exemplary Christian, a valued neighbor and a respected citizen.
THE LINN COUNTY PATRIOT, PUBLISHED IN MARION, IOWA ON THURSDAY AUGUST 11, 1864 - A MR. LORENZO PARSONS OF MUSCATINE COUNTY DIED RECENTLY FROM THE BITE OF A RATTLESNAKE (This information from CJeanealogy)
Lorenzo D. Parsons was the son of Simeon Parsons and Saloma Parsons. Lorenzo's first wife was Catherine McKinley and they had a son Simeon Parsons. He later married Lucinda Curtis and then Jane Frances Drury Davis. Lorenzo and Jane's children were Mary Adeline, Eliza Jane, Phoebe Clorinda and Chester B. Parsons. This obituary was taken from the Muscatine Weekly Journal, Friday, August 5, 1864, page 3, col.1.
DEATH FROM THE BITE OF A RATTLESNAKE - Lorenzo Parsons, a farmer in this county, was bitten on the forefinger of his hand by a rattlesnake, on Saturday, the 23d ult., from the effects of which he died last Saturday forenoon. At the time of receiving the bite, he was in the act of taking some corn out of a crib on the premises of Mr. Truitt. The snake, it is supposed, was concealed in the husks, and if it sounded its rattle the noise was not heard because of the rustling of the husks. The reptile was afterwards killed, and proved to be a small one, with only one rattle and a "button" on its tail-indicating its age to be a year and a half. Mr. Parsons seemed but little concerned about the bite. He put some tobacco on the wound and went to work in the field, but in less than two hours was seized with vomiting. His arm became badly swollen, and the swelling soon extended to his body, causing intense suffering and the purging of blood. In this condition he lingered for a week, when death ended his suffering.
The deceased was about fifty years of age, and was one of the oldest residents of the county. He was a local preacher of the Methodist Church, an exemplary Christian, a valued neighbor and a respected citizen.
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