Emily Truitt ¹⁶⁹³

   Cause of her death was Senile Debility.¹⁷⁹⁷

  General Notes:

OBITUARY

"Thurman--The funeral of Emory (sic) Thurman, age 86, who died yesterday at 1414 Alive avenue, will be held tomorrow at Rockford. He (sic) is survived by five sons, William, Thomas, Edwin, Hardy and Charles; one daughter, Mrs. Lettie (sic) Smith; one brother, William Truitt of Rockford, and two sisters, Mrs. Henrietta Bents (sic) of Colorado and Mrs. Julietta Hall of Montana.

The Spokesman Review; Nov. 27; 1919; page 7. There were several misspellings / typos in the obituary. A word for word transcription of the obituary follows. The notes in parenthesis were added by Lottie Hendricks: ¹⁷⁹⁷

  Research Notes:

Death Certificate for "Emily Thurman"

--Place of Death = W. 1414 Alive Avenue
--Full name = Emily Thurman
--Residence No. = W. 1414 Alive Avenue
--How long in Spokane = 8 years
--Sex = Female
--Race = White
--Marital status = Widowed
--Husband's name = Thomas Thurman
--Date of Birth = Nov. 10, 1833
--Age = 86 years, no months, 16 days
--Birthplace = Ohio
--Name of father = Mr. Truitt
--Birthplace of Father = "Unobtainable."
--Maiden name of Mother = "Unobtainable."
--Birthplace of Mother = "Unobtainable."
--Occupation = At home
--Date of death = 26 Nov 1919
--Cause of death = Senile debility
--Place of burial = Rockford, Wash. (no cemetery listed)
--Date of burial = 28 Nov 1919
-Undertaker = Turnbull Co.
--Address = Spokane
--Informant = "Hardy Thurman; W. 1414 Alice Avenue."
--Filed = Nov. 26, 1919; Ralph Hendricks M.D., Registrar; by May E. Bartlett, Dep.
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Emily married Thomas Thurman on 30 Sep 1857 in Knox County, Illinois, USA.¹⁷⁹⁷ (Thomas Thurman was born in Jun 1830 in Knox County, Illinois, USA ¹⁷⁹⁷ and died in Adair County, Iowa, USA ¹⁷⁹⁷.)