Wife of Samuel W.
Salida Record 25 Oct 1918
(The above newspaper is mentioned in the cemetery records as having information about Mrs. Bickel, however, this issue either needs to be read at the library or it's incorrect information as it is not found on-line under this date)
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Mrs. Mary Alice Bickel, wife of S. W. Bickel died Saturday of influenza, four hours after her little daughter, Josephine, aged 6 years and 5 months had passed away. Both were victims of influenza. Mr. Bickel is not ill, but two more children are in bed with the disease. Mrs. Bickel was aged 37 years, 2 months, and 8 days. A double funeral was held the same day from the family home.
--The Salida Mail (Salida, CO) Oct. 22, 1918
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If her age is the correct age in "The Salida Mail," then her birthdate would be Aug. 11, 1881. Which would mean that her birth year on the tombstone is incorrect. Newspapers were often wrong about ages, yet unsure which one has the wrong information.
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Salida Record 25 Oct 1918
(The above newspaper is mentioned in the cemetery records as having information about Mrs. Bickel, however, this issue either needs to be read at the library or it's incorrect information as it is not found on-line under this date)
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Mrs. Mary Alice Bickel, wife of S. W. Bickel died Saturday of influenza, four hours after her little daughter, Josephine, aged 6 years and 5 months had passed away. Both were victims of influenza. Mr. Bickel is not ill, but two more children are in bed with the disease. Mrs. Bickel was aged 37 years, 2 months, and 8 days. A double funeral was held the same day from the family home.
--The Salida Mail (Salida, CO) Oct. 22, 1918
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If her age is the correct age in "The Salida Mail," then her birthdate would be Aug. 11, 1881. Which would mean that her birth year on the tombstone is incorrect. Newspapers were often wrong about ages, yet unsure which one has the wrong information.
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Wife of Samuel W.
Salida Record 25 Oct 1918
(The above newspaper is mentioned in the cemetery records as having information about Mrs. Bickel, however, this issue either needs to be read at the library or it's incorrect information as it is not found on-line under this date)
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Mrs. Mary Alice Bickel, wife of S. W. Bickel died Saturday of influenza, four hours after her little daughter, Josephine, aged 6 years and 5 months had passed away. Both were victims of influenza. Mr. Bickel is not ill, but two more children are in bed with the disease. Mrs. Bickel was aged 37 years, 2 months, and 8 days. A double funeral was held the same day from the family home.
--The Salida Mail (Salida, CO) Oct. 22, 1918
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If her age is the correct age in "The Salida Mail," then her birthdate would be Aug. 11, 1881. Which would mean that her birth year on the tombstone is incorrect. Newspapers were often wrong about ages, yet unsure which one has the wrong information.
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Salida Record 25 Oct 1918
(The above newspaper is mentioned in the cemetery records as having information about Mrs. Bickel, however, this issue either needs to be read at the library or it's incorrect information as it is not found on-line under this date)
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Mrs. Mary Alice Bickel, wife of S. W. Bickel died Saturday of influenza, four hours after her little daughter, Josephine, aged 6 years and 5 months had passed away. Both were victims of influenza. Mr. Bickel is not ill, but two more children are in bed with the disease. Mrs. Bickel was aged 37 years, 2 months, and 8 days. A double funeral was held the same day from the family home.
--The Salida Mail (Salida, CO) Oct. 22, 1918
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If her age is the correct age in "The Salida Mail," then her birthdate would be Aug. 11, 1881. Which would mean that her birth year on the tombstone is incorrect. Newspapers were often wrong about ages, yet unsure which one has the wrong information.
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