Wife of Samuel Smith Batton
They were married on March 17, 1904 in Fayetteville, WV
He was 28 and she was 19
Cause of Death: Pulmonary Embolism
She was only 37
Year of birth is approximate.
Her death certificate says she was 37 in 1916. This would make her year of birth as 1879/1878.
Marriage records say she was 19 when they married in 1904. That would make her year of birth as 1885/1884.
If she was born in 1879/78 and was married in 1904, that would make her age 25 or 26.
The Hinton Daily News and Leader, Hinton, West Virginia
Saturday, January 29, 1916, page 2
News From Alderson
Alderson, Jan 29 -
Mrs Cordie Batton died Wednesday morning at McKendree Hospital, where she went on Saturday morning to undergo an operation. The deceased, whose home was at Kilsyth, was 32 years old, a daughter of Mrs Alice Jones of Alderson and was born and raised here. She is survived by her husband and six children, her mother, five sisters and three brothers.
Wife of Samuel Smith Batton
They were married on March 17, 1904 in Fayetteville, WV
He was 28 and she was 19
Cause of Death: Pulmonary Embolism
She was only 37
Year of birth is approximate.
Her death certificate says she was 37 in 1916. This would make her year of birth as 1879/1878.
Marriage records say she was 19 when they married in 1904. That would make her year of birth as 1885/1884.
If she was born in 1879/78 and was married in 1904, that would make her age 25 or 26.
The Hinton Daily News and Leader, Hinton, West Virginia
Saturday, January 29, 1916, page 2
News From Alderson
Alderson, Jan 29 -
Mrs Cordie Batton died Wednesday morning at McKendree Hospital, where she went on Saturday morning to undergo an operation. The deceased, whose home was at Kilsyth, was 32 years old, a daughter of Mrs Alice Jones of Alderson and was born and raised here. She is survived by her husband and six children, her mother, five sisters and three brothers.
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