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John Sackett Martindale

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John Sackett Martindale

Birth
Pennsylvania, USA
Death
12 Feb 1911 (aged 73)
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Myrtle, lot 151
Memorial ID
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John E. Martindale (36606188) - Source: LA Times, 2/13/1911. Abstract: "John E. Martindale, 74, committed suicide last night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. H.V. Johnson, by choking himself to death. He had taken his handkerchief, fastened it around his neck and then using his knife as a lever, had made a tourniquet of the handkerchief and twisted it until he choked to death. He came here from New York five years ago. He has a brother Lloyd S. living in this city (Long Beach) and another brother, Emory D., an attorney in Los Angeles. He had recently sustained some money losses which might have been the cause of his actions. - provided by Claudine Burnett

Birth years listed anywhere from 1833 on death certificate to 1836 on 1900 census.
John E. Martindale (36606188) - Source: LA Times, 2/13/1911. Abstract: "John E. Martindale, 74, committed suicide last night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. H.V. Johnson, by choking himself to death. He had taken his handkerchief, fastened it around his neck and then using his knife as a lever, had made a tourniquet of the handkerchief and twisted it until he choked to death. He came here from New York five years ago. He has a brother Lloyd S. living in this city (Long Beach) and another brother, Emory D., an attorney in Los Angeles. He had recently sustained some money losses which might have been the cause of his actions. - provided by Claudine Burnett

Birth years listed anywhere from 1833 on death certificate to 1836 on 1900 census.


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