Calhoun County
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| GILBERT, ADDIE - The Battle Creek
Journal, Sunday, Dec. 12, 1909 Mrs. Addie Gilbert, wife of Charles Gilbert, died this morning at the family residence, 168 Coldwater street. Deceased was 54 years of age and is survived by her mother and husband. Funeral announcement will be made later. |
| GOODENOW, GEORGE - Battle Creek Journal, Page 8, Column 2
LAST SAD RITES OF THE ORPHAN HOME FIRE: Burial of the Victims' Remains. Memorial services for Lena McClavney, Cecil Countant and George Goodenow, the three little victims of the recent Haskell Home disaster, were held this (Saturday). Brief addresses were given by Elder L. McCoy, Elder T. C. Tenney, Rev. B. F. Taber and Manager R. S. Owen. The children from the Orphange attended the services. Burial services for the victims were hel Friday afternoon, and burial was in the Haskell Home Cemetery. FROM THE PAGE TITLED VICTIMS OF THE HASKELL HOME FIRE (WILLARD LIBRARY, BATTLE CREEK, MI): TWO GIRLS AND ONE BOY LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE EARLY MORNING FIRE THAT DESTROYED THE HASKELL HOME ON FEBRUARY 5, 1909. THE GIRLS WERE CECIL COUTANT AND LENA MCKELVEY. THE BOY WAS GEORGE GOODENOW. THE REMAINS OF THE CHILDREN WERE BURIED IN THE HASKELL HOME CEMETERY IN A SINGLE CASKETT FURNISHED BY THE BROTHERS OF LENA MCKELVEY. GEORGE GOODENOW was the only boy who died in the tragedy. He was a 10 year old black child who had been brought to the Home from Chattanooga, Tennessee. He was am orphan and had been there less than a year. NOTE: Haskell Home Cemetery No Longer Exists Contributed by Robin (McNees) Ellis |
| GRAHAM, MRS. W. B. - SUNDAY MORNING
CALL, MAR. 7, 1886 Mrs. W. B. Graham, oldest daughter of Andrew Helmer, died at 2:30 oclock, Monday afternoon of typhoid fever, in South Battle Creek. The funeral was held at the late home Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock. |
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