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Catherine BOYER WOOLFORD OBITUARY



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STREATOR DAILY FREE PRESS,

19 October, 1905

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NEARLY HUNDRED

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Catherine Wolford Died of Old Age

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Was 99 Years Old Last May-Was Born in Pennsylvania-

Three Sons and Four Daughters Living-Became

Resident in This City in 1864-Funeral Tomorrow.

Mrs. Catherine Wolford of 204 South Fifth Street

died of old age at 8 o’clock last night. She had

been confined to her bed for five weeks.

Had Mrs. Wolford lived until May 4, next year, she

would have been a centenarian. She was born in

Pennsylvania. Her maiden name was BOYER. Her

husband died in 1872.

Seven Children.

Three sons and four daughters survive her-Fred

(Jacob) of Marseilles, Henry of Cardiff, Joseph

(Josiah) of Millstone, Wis., Mrs. Sadie KEFFER of

Pennsylvania, Mrs. Nancy Wyatt of Ohio, Mrs.

Maggie Crew of the West Side, and Catherine

Woodford, residing out west.

The deceased came here from Pennsylvania in 1864.

The funeral services will be held at 10:30 tomorrow

morning at the Church of Christ, West Side. The

body will be buried in Moon (Moons Point) cemetery.

Sldr Charles D. Hougham will officiate


CERTIFICARE OF DEATH

LASALLE COUNTY, IL

BOOK 4, PAGE 252

Catherine Woolford

Age 87 Years

Place of Birth:Pennsylvania

Lived in Illinois 40 years

Housewife

Died 18th day of October 1905 at 8PM

Place of Death: 2nt Ward Streator, IL

Buried: Moon's Cemetery, October 20, 1905

Solon Bros. Undertaker

Serrile Gangrene - sepus

Old Age

Dr. Geo Dicus

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