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Minnie Correll

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Minnie Correll

Birth
Death
2 Jan 1916 (aged 4)
Burial
Happy Valley, Blount County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Family legend states that Minnie and Ruby Correll drowned in the snowy, swollen creek near their home. Their older sister , Ollie was walking to work. The family lived on a mountain in Happy Valley , Tennessee.

Ollie's boyfriend would come and walk Ollie to her job. Unknown to the couple Minnie and Ruby followed them. They tried to cross the creek on a makeshift bridge, while the creek was swollen from recent rainfall. They both fell in and when they were found, they were still holding each other's hand.

They were buried together.
Family legend states that Minnie and Ruby Correll drowned in the snowy, swollen creek near their home. Their older sister , Ollie was walking to work. The family lived on a mountain in Happy Valley , Tennessee.

Ollie's boyfriend would come and walk Ollie to her job. Unknown to the couple Minnie and Ruby followed them. They tried to cross the creek on a makeshift bridge, while the creek was swollen from recent rainfall. They both fell in and when they were found, they were still holding each other's hand.

They were buried together.


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  • Created by: MJ
  • Added: Oct 30, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43721222/minnie-correll: accessed ), memorial page for Minnie Correll (25 Apr 1911–2 Jan 1916), Find a Grave Memorial ID 43721222, citing Chilhowee Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Happy Valley, Blount County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by MJ (contributor 47044880).