Luverne Cairy (1896 - abt. 1897)

Born 27 May 1896 in Hurley, Turner, South Dakota

Ancestors

Died about 23 Feb 1897 at about age 0 in Hurley, Turner, South Dakota

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Biography

Luverne's tombstone shows her birthdate as May 27, 1896, but I have never found a birth record for her, but she was the daughter of Andrew Cairy and Mary Ely. If the birthdate on her tombstone is right, then she may have been born very prematurely, as her birth follows only 6 months after Mrs. Cairy had son Bruce Ely Cairy.

Confusingly, the tombstone states she died 27 Feb., 1897, but the Turner County Herald printed her death notice on 25 February, and stated that she had died the previous Tuesday, or 23 February. I am using the death date of 23 February, because I don't know how she could have died 2 days after the newspaper reported her death.

Sources

• Death Notice in Turner County Herald, dated Thursday, 25 February 1897 reports the death of Luverne two days prior, on the previous Tuesday - which would have been 23 February. A copy of this death notice is in my family papers, but also found at: [1]

• Find A Grave: [2].