Mary Horning, a native of Maytown in Lancaster
She died of typhoid-pneumonia. Typhoid fever is an acute
infectious disease accompanied by fever, headache, and abdominal symptoms. The
incubation period is generally two to three weeks.
Her death notice reads:
The Osage county, Kansas , Herald brings us news of the death in
Osage, Kansas ,
Sept. 23, 1880, from typhoid-pneumonia, of Mrs. Mary E. Horning, aged 28 years
and 3 days.
She was born in Maytown, Lancaster county, where she lived until her
parents moved to Duncansville, Blair county, Pa. She was one of a large family,
consisting of six daughters and one son. This is the first link broken in the
chain. She was married in 1877 and they resided in Altoona until Mr. Horning went West. They
first located in Osborne City , Osborne county, Kan. , where Mrs. Horning made many true and
sincere friends who will hear of her decease with sadness. Her disposition was
naturally a very pleasant one, while her sympathy for others in trouble was
easily awakened, and adding to this, her kindness of speech and gentle manners,
it is not strange that she numbered so many friends and no enemies. Her illness
was very brief extending over only thirteen days, her death occurring on the
fourteenth day, at 3 o’clock p.m. Her husband, who was East on business, was
telegraphed for responded at once and remained at her bedside night and day.
She had but lately become a member of the Presbyterian church of Osage ,
having been a professor of religion for ten or twelve years.
Sources:
The
Daily Intelligencer. (Lancaster , PA ), 4 October 1880. Chronicling America :
Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
Sunday’s Obituary is a genealogical prompt of GeneaBloggers.
© Jeanne Ruczhak-Eckman, 2015
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