Wife of Leicester Day
Aged 78 years 1 month 7 days
The Burrton Graphic
Burrton, Kansas
Friday, November 22, 1901
page 1
Death of Grandma Day.
Mrs. Leicester Day died suddenly at her home in this city last Saturday, of heart failure. She had been in her usual health and the only indication of an approaching end was when she dropped into a chair and breathed her last.
Christine Curley was born Oct. 8, 1823, in Livingston Co., New York. Was married to Leicester Day in Trumble Co., Ohio, on the 31st day of Dec. 1844, resided in the state of Ohio about 11 years from there they removed to Grand Co., Wisconsin, where they resided until 1871, when they moved to Kansas, near Burrton, at which place she resided until her death Nov. 15, 1901, aged 78 years, 1 month and 7 days.
She was left a widow in 1897, her companion having preceded her to this eternal home on the fourth day of August. She was the mother of nine children, one Estella, dying in infancy, and Kate hale, deceased. She leaves three sons and four daughters to mourn her loss, all living near Burrton, with the exception of one daughter, Elmina Darstow, who resides in California.
The funeral services were held from the Christian church Sunday afternoon and were conducted by Rev. Hensley of Halstead. The remains were laid to rest in the Burrton cemetery.
(transcribed by Judy Mayfield) Nov. 2022
Aged 78 years 1 month 7 days
The Burrton Graphic
Burrton, Kansas
Friday, November 22, 1901
page 1
Death of Grandma Day.
Mrs. Leicester Day died suddenly at her home in this city last Saturday, of heart failure. She had been in her usual health and the only indication of an approaching end was when she dropped into a chair and breathed her last.
Christine Curley was born Oct. 8, 1823, in Livingston Co., New York. Was married to Leicester Day in Trumble Co., Ohio, on the 31st day of Dec. 1844, resided in the state of Ohio about 11 years from there they removed to Grand Co., Wisconsin, where they resided until 1871, when they moved to Kansas, near Burrton, at which place she resided until her death Nov. 15, 1901, aged 78 years, 1 month and 7 days.
She was left a widow in 1897, her companion having preceded her to this eternal home on the fourth day of August. She was the mother of nine children, one Estella, dying in infancy, and Kate hale, deceased. She leaves three sons and four daughters to mourn her loss, all living near Burrton, with the exception of one daughter, Elmina Darstow, who resides in California.
The funeral services were held from the Christian church Sunday afternoon and were conducted by Rev. Hensley of Halstead. The remains were laid to rest in the Burrton cemetery.
(transcribed by Judy Mayfield) Nov. 2022
Wife of Leicester Day
Aged 78 years 1 month 7 days
The Burrton Graphic
Burrton, Kansas
Friday, November 22, 1901
page 1
Death of Grandma Day.
Mrs. Leicester Day died suddenly at her home in this city last Saturday, of heart failure. She had been in her usual health and the only indication of an approaching end was when she dropped into a chair and breathed her last.
Christine Curley was born Oct. 8, 1823, in Livingston Co., New York. Was married to Leicester Day in Trumble Co., Ohio, on the 31st day of Dec. 1844, resided in the state of Ohio about 11 years from there they removed to Grand Co., Wisconsin, where they resided until 1871, when they moved to Kansas, near Burrton, at which place she resided until her death Nov. 15, 1901, aged 78 years, 1 month and 7 days.
She was left a widow in 1897, her companion having preceded her to this eternal home on the fourth day of August. She was the mother of nine children, one Estella, dying in infancy, and Kate hale, deceased. She leaves three sons and four daughters to mourn her loss, all living near Burrton, with the exception of one daughter, Elmina Darstow, who resides in California.
The funeral services were held from the Christian church Sunday afternoon and were conducted by Rev. Hensley of Halstead. The remains were laid to rest in the Burrton cemetery.
(transcribed by Judy Mayfield) Nov. 2022
Aged 78 years 1 month 7 days
The Burrton Graphic
Burrton, Kansas
Friday, November 22, 1901
page 1
Death of Grandma Day.
Mrs. Leicester Day died suddenly at her home in this city last Saturday, of heart failure. She had been in her usual health and the only indication of an approaching end was when she dropped into a chair and breathed her last.
Christine Curley was born Oct. 8, 1823, in Livingston Co., New York. Was married to Leicester Day in Trumble Co., Ohio, on the 31st day of Dec. 1844, resided in the state of Ohio about 11 years from there they removed to Grand Co., Wisconsin, where they resided until 1871, when they moved to Kansas, near Burrton, at which place she resided until her death Nov. 15, 1901, aged 78 years, 1 month and 7 days.
She was left a widow in 1897, her companion having preceded her to this eternal home on the fourth day of August. She was the mother of nine children, one Estella, dying in infancy, and Kate hale, deceased. She leaves three sons and four daughters to mourn her loss, all living near Burrton, with the exception of one daughter, Elmina Darstow, who resides in California.
The funeral services were held from the Christian church Sunday afternoon and were conducted by Rev. Hensley of Halstead. The remains were laid to rest in the Burrton cemetery.
(transcribed by Judy Mayfield) Nov. 2022
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