Infant child of Robert Mathews (1889)

MATHEWS

Posted By: Kent Transier
Date: 11/8/2023 at 18:03:21

The Winterset News
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, December 26, 1889
Page 1, Column 6

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mathews, a child on last Tuesday. The mother is in a very serious condition.
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The Winterset News
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, January 9, 1890
Page 5, Column 3

Douglas Doings

…and Robert Mathes (sic) buried his baby on Wednesday of last week.
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Coordinator's note: Per the obituary, the burial was on January 1, 1890. It was common in that era to bury the dead the day after they died so the presumption is that the baby died on Dec 31, 1889.