GARDNER, Minerva 'Minnie' (Tomkins) died 1878

GARDNER, TOMPKINS

Posted By: S. Ferrall - IAGenWeb volunteer
Date: 1/27/2025 at 12:42:08

DIED - Minnie, wife of Clint Gardner, died in South Lansing last Friday at 6 p.m., of dropsy of the heart; aged 19 years. She was the daughter of Mr. R. Tomkins, of Columbus, and leaves a child six months old.

~North Iowa Journal, Wednesday, March 13, 1878; pg 4

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DIED - In South Lansing, on the 8th inst., of Dropsy of the heart, Minerva, wife of Clinton M. Gardner, aged 19 years.

The deceased leaves a sorrowing husband and a sweet child but six months old, to mourn her loss. Cut off at a period in life when she was but entering upon the threshhold of mature years, her death brings with it associations of unusual saddness.

The remains were taken to the Cemetery for interment, on Saturday, followed by a large number of friends and relatives of the family.

~Lansing Mirror, Friday, March 15, 1878; pg 3

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Note: burial is in Oak Hill cemetery