Imogene Reeder (1924 - 1925)

Born 28 May 1924 in Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois

Died 28 Mar 1925 at age 0 in Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois

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March 18, 1925 The Day the Great Winds Blew

Biography

Imogene Reeder died of disease following the Tri-State Tornado on 18 Mar 1925

Imogene Reeder passed away in 28 Mar 1925. She was the daughter of Ruby Ellis and Olas Alvie Reeder. She died of meningitis complicated with Bronchial Pneumonia.

There is another Imogene Reeder, but she survived the storm, married, and died 2010. see Reeder, Hugh D

REEDER IMOGENE F/W 2390074 1925-03-28 MURPHYSBORO JACKSON IL

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Research Collaboration

A stranger found this posting of Imogene, and wondered if "my" Imogene was his Imogene. All he knew was his grandmother had a baby that died before his mother had been born. He promised to send the DC when he got it. True to his word, I received a photo of the DC. She was his Imogene. Thank you Earl, for identifying her.

On a side note, Earl said his cousin recorded some Jesters in Southern IL. Yep, they be my Jesters.

I added Imogene simply because she died 10 days after the Tri-State tornado and is not known whether she died as a direct result of the storm or from complications of injuries, if she was infant or elderly who didn't have the strength to make it, I feel it was storm related. The only record I found was her DC record. No idea where or when she was born. No one should die anonymously. At the time of my search I could not find anything in Familysearch.org that I can identify as her.