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Violet Winchester

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Violet Winchester

Birth
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
Death
8 Dec 1918 (aged 5–6)
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block 23, Sec 1, 7, 2; unmarked
Memorial ID
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Violet and her mother are buried in a small section of the southwest area of Block 23, in unmarked graves. Her father Jeth is also buried in an unmarked grave in this section. Cemetery office has confirmed there are only 3 stones in this part of the Block and that the Winchesters have no stones.
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Double funeral services for Mrs. Lola Winchester and small daughter, Violet, 508 South Eleventh street, who died at the Isolation hospital of pneumonia, will be held at 1 o'clock this afternoon at the undertaking establishment of Charles T. Bisch & Son. Rev. Wilbert Dowson, pastor of Kumler Methodist church will officiate, and the bodies will be interred beside each other in Oak Ridge cemetery. The husband and father, Jetho Winchester, remains in a serious condition suffering from pneumonia, together with four of his six children.

IL State Journal, Springfield, IL 12-10-1918
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Age: 6
Estimated Birth Year: 1912
Birthplace: Springfield, Ill.
Father: Jetho Winchester
Father's Birth Place: Clay County, Ill.
Mother: Lola Baylor
Mother's Birth Place: Clay County, Ill.
Occupation: student
Burial Date: 10 Dec 1918
Cemetery: Oak Ridge
Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947
Violet and her mother are buried in a small section of the southwest area of Block 23, in unmarked graves. Her father Jeth is also buried in an unmarked grave in this section. Cemetery office has confirmed there are only 3 stones in this part of the Block and that the Winchesters have no stones.
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Double funeral services for Mrs. Lola Winchester and small daughter, Violet, 508 South Eleventh street, who died at the Isolation hospital of pneumonia, will be held at 1 o'clock this afternoon at the undertaking establishment of Charles T. Bisch & Son. Rev. Wilbert Dowson, pastor of Kumler Methodist church will officiate, and the bodies will be interred beside each other in Oak Ridge cemetery. The husband and father, Jetho Winchester, remains in a serious condition suffering from pneumonia, together with four of his six children.

IL State Journal, Springfield, IL 12-10-1918
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Age: 6
Estimated Birth Year: 1912
Birthplace: Springfield, Ill.
Father: Jetho Winchester
Father's Birth Place: Clay County, Ill.
Mother: Lola Baylor
Mother's Birth Place: Clay County, Ill.
Occupation: student
Burial Date: 10 Dec 1918
Cemetery: Oak Ridge
Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947


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  • Created by: BjJ
  • Added: Oct 22, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43420080/violet-winchester: accessed ), memorial page for Violet Winchester (1912–8 Dec 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 43420080, citing Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by BjJ (contributor 46902476).