Aged 32y; suicide. An infant, Robert Dale Maddox, who died Sept. 6, 1939, was buried in the same grave as Barton.
Tombstone dates differ from obituary and cemetery records, which state he was born in 1879 and died Monday, 12-4-1911. The tombstone also has his name inscribed as L. Barton Reynolds.
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Barton Lysander Reynolds of Riverton shot himself through the head last night in the toilet room of the Union depot here, and was found shortly afterwards. He died at 1:30 o'clock Tuesday morning. Reynolds is 32 years of age. He wrote in a letter found on his person that he was tired of life.
He was the son of Mrs. Phoebe Cook and his step-father was Robinson Cook; sister Bertha Maddox was living in Clifford, N.D. He stated he was born in Fithian, Ill., was born in 1879 and was a farmer by trade.
IL State Register, Springfield, IL 12-8-1911
Tombstone dates differ from obituary and cemetery records, which state he was born in 1879 and died Monday, 12-4-1911. The tombstone also has his name inscribed as L. Barton Reynolds.
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Barton Lysander Reynolds of Riverton shot himself through the head last night in the toilet room of the Union depot here, and was found shortly afterwards. He died at 1:30 o'clock Tuesday morning. Reynolds is 32 years of age. He wrote in a letter found on his person that he was tired of life.
He was the son of Mrs. Phoebe Cook and his step-father was Robinson Cook; sister Bertha Maddox was living in Clifford, N.D. He stated he was born in Fithian, Ill., was born in 1879 and was a farmer by trade.
IL State Register, Springfield, IL 12-8-1911
Aged 32y; suicide. An infant, Robert Dale Maddox, who died Sept. 6, 1939, was buried in the same grave as Barton.
Tombstone dates differ from obituary and cemetery records, which state he was born in 1879 and died Monday, 12-4-1911. The tombstone also has his name inscribed as L. Barton Reynolds.
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Barton Lysander Reynolds of Riverton shot himself through the head last night in the toilet room of the Union depot here, and was found shortly afterwards. He died at 1:30 o'clock Tuesday morning. Reynolds is 32 years of age. He wrote in a letter found on his person that he was tired of life.
He was the son of Mrs. Phoebe Cook and his step-father was Robinson Cook; sister Bertha Maddox was living in Clifford, N.D. He stated he was born in Fithian, Ill., was born in 1879 and was a farmer by trade.
IL State Register, Springfield, IL 12-8-1911
Tombstone dates differ from obituary and cemetery records, which state he was born in 1879 and died Monday, 12-4-1911. The tombstone also has his name inscribed as L. Barton Reynolds.
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Barton Lysander Reynolds of Riverton shot himself through the head last night in the toilet room of the Union depot here, and was found shortly afterwards. He died at 1:30 o'clock Tuesday morning. Reynolds is 32 years of age. He wrote in a letter found on his person that he was tired of life.
He was the son of Mrs. Phoebe Cook and his step-father was Robinson Cook; sister Bertha Maddox was living in Clifford, N.D. He stated he was born in Fithian, Ill., was born in 1879 and was a farmer by trade.
IL State Register, Springfield, IL 12-8-1911
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