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James W. Albaugh

Birth
Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
Death
19 Jan 1911 (aged 21)
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA
Burial
Batavia, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Obituary published in The Gospel Messenger, February 11, 1911, page 94:

Albaugh, James W., son of David Albaugh, born in Jefferson County, Iowa, Aug. 24, 1889, died in the hospital in Omaha, Nebr., Jan. 19, 1911, aged 21 years, 4 months and 26 days. He leaves a father, mother, three sisters and one brother. His remains were brought to Batavia, Iowa, where services were held in the Brethren church Jan. 25 by the writer. Text, Psa. 90: 12. Interment in the Brethren cemetery southeast of town. – W. N. Glotfeity, Batavia, Iowa.

Obituary submitted by Rebecca Brubaker Freeman (#47513221)

"It is my opinion that whoever wrote the obituary that they did not know that James' father died in 1904, his mother was placed in an insane asylum in 1905 (and remained there until her death in the 1940s and was catatonic, so, therefore, his remains would have been shipped to siblings."
Thanks to Contributor: Dr. Gerald M. Zidak, Jr (47680284) •
Obituary published in The Gospel Messenger, February 11, 1911, page 94:

Albaugh, James W., son of David Albaugh, born in Jefferson County, Iowa, Aug. 24, 1889, died in the hospital in Omaha, Nebr., Jan. 19, 1911, aged 21 years, 4 months and 26 days. He leaves a father, mother, three sisters and one brother. His remains were brought to Batavia, Iowa, where services were held in the Brethren church Jan. 25 by the writer. Text, Psa. 90: 12. Interment in the Brethren cemetery southeast of town. – W. N. Glotfeity, Batavia, Iowa.

Obituary submitted by Rebecca Brubaker Freeman (#47513221)

"It is my opinion that whoever wrote the obituary that they did not know that James' father died in 1904, his mother was placed in an insane asylum in 1905 (and remained there until her death in the 1940s and was catatonic, so, therefore, his remains would have been shipped to siblings."
Thanks to Contributor: Dr. Gerald M. Zidak, Jr (47680284) •


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