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Facts and Events
References
- ↑ International Genealogical Index
Bat/Sht 822460272 LC# Source Doc 0884948.
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- ↑ Fern Arnspiger Hyten, Arnspiger-Hyten to Arnspiger, ca 1980, Recipient: Jo Arnspiger, Author Address: Kansas (.
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapman, Carolyn, Journal, JP Hieronymus.
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- ↑ Suicide||This is from an entry in son-in-law J.p.. Hieronymus' journal. "Grandma Howser Hanley jumps in stockwell and is drowned north of barn." The next day's entry says, "Grandma's funeral and burial." Across the page in the leger are the following expense entries: Coffin 34, Shroud 7, Hearse 6.50. (Grandma Hanley) Telegram to E. Lorey .50."
The following is from the Atlanta Argus, June 8, 1888, page 4, column 3. Mrs. Barbara Hanley Takes her own Life. The news was brought to town last Saturday forenoon that Mrs. Barbara Hanley, an aged lady, had ended her life by drowning in a well on the farm of her son-in-law J.P. Hieronymus, one mile west of town. The particulars of the tragedy are as follows: Mrs. Hanley came here from Kansas last fall to reside with her daughter, Mrs. J.P. Hieronymus. For the past ten or twelve years she has been in very poor mental and bodily health, and for the past eighteen months has been constantly under the doctor's care. She was almost constantly complaining that she believed she was losing her mind. In 1849 her father and husband went to California, where they both died inside of two weeks of their arrival. This sad blow nearly made her crazy, and she always contended after that her mind was in a measure unsettled from its effects. On Thursday she appeared to be in better health and spirits than usual, and ate a hearty supper, but Friday she complained of being ill and was low spirited. Saturday morning she arose as usual, ate a light breakfast, put on her shawl and started out, as the members of the family thought, for usual morning walk. Being absent longer than usual Mrs. Hieronymus sent one of the younger girls to look for her. A continued search was unsuccessful, but coming back near a stock well she saw the old lady's shawl beside it, and the fear at once seized her that her grandmother had jumped in the well. She ran to the house and other members of the family at once hurried to the spot, where they found Mrs. Hanley dead in the water. There being no men folks at home, Jack Brandt and Fred Huber, who were at work in a neighboring field, were called and the body was taken from the water and carried to the house. The news was brought to town and coroner Birmingham notified, who came up on the afternoon train. A jury was empaneled, who, after listening to the evidence, returned a verdict of suicide. The act was evidently premeditated, as she had taken off her bonnet and shawl before throwing herself in the water. Her death is a sad blow to her many friends. The funeral took place Sunday at the Ewing church, Rev. Holton officiating.
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