Thursday, Aug. 15, 1901
The remains of Mrs. William H. Bixler, of Huntington, were brought here Tuesday afternoon and interred at Maplewood cemetery. Quite a number of people accompanied the remains and they were met at the depot by the many relatives and friends from this county and by the Rathbone sisters in a body. Mrs. Bixler died Saturday evening at five o'clock as the result of a surgical operation to remove a tumor. She was thirty-seven years of age the 7th of last April and was born in this county, her parents being Mr. and Mrs. John Hower, of Kirkland township, both of whom have been death several years. She was married to Mr. Bixler Christmas eve of the year 1882, the ceremony having been performed by Rev. Dustman. They removed to Huntington in 1888 and have since resided there. She has been an invalid for four years past and struggled bravely for recovery, but to no avail. She was a member of the Rathbone sisters and of the Court of Honor, carrying $1,000 insurance in the latter order. She leaves her husband and the following brothers and sisters: James, Dayton and John Hower, Mrs. Reuben Briner, Mrs. William Briner and Mrs. Solomon Billman, of this county; Mrs. Fred Oakes and Mrs. Suttles, Huntington, and Mrs. Joseph Hower, of Van Wert.
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Mrs Ella Bixler
in the Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011
Name: Mrs Ella Bixler
[Mrs Ella Hower]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 37 years, 3 months, 3 days
Birth Date: abt 1864
Birth Place: Adams Co Ind
Death Date: 10 Aug 1901
Death Place: Huntington, Huntington, Indiana, USA
Father: John Hower
Mother: Barbara Calvin
Informant: Wm. Bixler
Burial: Aug. 13, 1901; Decatur, Ind.
Thursday, Aug. 15, 1901
The remains of Mrs. William H. Bixler, of Huntington, were brought here Tuesday afternoon and interred at Maplewood cemetery. Quite a number of people accompanied the remains and they were met at the depot by the many relatives and friends from this county and by the Rathbone sisters in a body. Mrs. Bixler died Saturday evening at five o'clock as the result of a surgical operation to remove a tumor. She was thirty-seven years of age the 7th of last April and was born in this county, her parents being Mr. and Mrs. John Hower, of Kirkland township, both of whom have been death several years. She was married to Mr. Bixler Christmas eve of the year 1882, the ceremony having been performed by Rev. Dustman. They removed to Huntington in 1888 and have since resided there. She has been an invalid for four years past and struggled bravely for recovery, but to no avail. She was a member of the Rathbone sisters and of the Court of Honor, carrying $1,000 insurance in the latter order. She leaves her husband and the following brothers and sisters: James, Dayton and John Hower, Mrs. Reuben Briner, Mrs. William Briner and Mrs. Solomon Billman, of this county; Mrs. Fred Oakes and Mrs. Suttles, Huntington, and Mrs. Joseph Hower, of Van Wert.
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Mrs Ella Bixler
in the Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011
Name: Mrs Ella Bixler
[Mrs Ella Hower]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 37 years, 3 months, 3 days
Birth Date: abt 1864
Birth Place: Adams Co Ind
Death Date: 10 Aug 1901
Death Place: Huntington, Huntington, Indiana, USA
Father: John Hower
Mother: Barbara Calvin
Informant: Wm. Bixler
Burial: Aug. 13, 1901; Decatur, Ind.
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