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 Christy A. “Puss Newport” <I>Finlayson</I> Grover

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Christy A. “Puss Newport” Finlayson Grover

Birth
Scotland
Death
19 Feb 1882 (aged 31–32)
Laramie, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
Burial
Laramie, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
Plot
Row UO Lot 128 Space 8
Memorial ID
77703923 View Source

Inquest says she committed suicide.
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Christy A. Finlayson and John A. Grover were married in Denver, Colorado, 17 Sep 1881. She was Mr. Grover's 2nd wife.

She died in Laramie by a self-inflcted gunshot wound.

Christy was a prostitute. Her newspaper death notice (Laramie Weekly Sentinel, 25 Feb 1882) was a moral commentary about the profession.

When her personal property was put into probate with her husband (a licensed gaming operator) as executor, it was appraised at c. $6,200.00. (2015 value: c. $150,000).

Christy is buried in the same cemetery lot as Mr. Grover's 3rd wife, Mamie Lambert ("Mrs. Monte" Grover).

Bio info courtesy of Obituary courtesy of Clint Black.

Inquest says she committed suicide.
_____________________________________

Christy A. Finlayson and John A. Grover were married in Denver, Colorado, 17 Sep 1881. She was Mr. Grover's 2nd wife.

She died in Laramie by a self-inflcted gunshot wound.

Christy was a prostitute. Her newspaper death notice (Laramie Weekly Sentinel, 25 Feb 1882) was a moral commentary about the profession.

When her personal property was put into probate with her husband (a licensed gaming operator) as executor, it was appraised at c. $6,200.00. (2015 value: c. $150,000).

Christy is buried in the same cemetery lot as Mr. Grover's 3rd wife, Mamie Lambert ("Mrs. Monte" Grover).

Bio info courtesy of Obituary courtesy of Clint Black.

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  • Created by: Lostnwyomn
  • Added: 5 Oct 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 77703923
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77703923/christy-a-grover: accessed ), memorial page for Christy A. “Puss Newport” Finlayson Grover (1850–19 Feb 1882), Find a Grave Memorial ID 77703923, citing Greenhill Cemetery, Laramie, Albany County, Wyoming, USA; Maintained by Lostnwyomn (contributor 47168791).