Daughter of Jacob George and Rebecca Smith - Priarie City, Iowa
wife of James D. Calahan d. December 15, 1915, in Norwich, SD cemetery
Letter regarding the Death of Elizabeth (George) Calahan, written by daughter, Leona Ruth Wolaver
Jefferson, Texas - August 16, 1922
Dear Pat [O'Brian],
Our mother died Monday night about 7:45 in the evening. She took sick Saturday night with an aching in her breast. We went to the Doctor Sunday and he said it was Acute Indegestion. We gave her the medicine and thought she was getting better. Monday evening after six o'clock she said "I belive I will go to bed. " She went in and undressed herself and hung up her clothes. Pretty soon the boys came in and were talking to her; must have been about seven o'clock, she told them the aching had left her breast but she was weak. They ate supper and Leigh went in and leaned down to see if she was asleep and she was breathing alright. That must have been about 7:30. We thought that she was all right and were going to bed, but Mark went to her bed to make sure and she was dead. It was a alful shock. I belive it was heart trouble, after all.We buried her in a dove colored brocaded velvet casket and she looked so sweet. When I can I am going to bring her back to Norwich and put her beside Daddy. She wanted so much to be buried there. With the strike on I wouldn't dare to start out with her.Saturday night when she was taken sick, she thought she was going to die and she asked me to write to all you folks and tell you good-by for her. So will you show this letter to Gene and Frank & Hazel and Jim and Maud, Harry and Nell. I will write to Gerty and Mildred. She thought an alful lot of all of you and used to wish she could see you again. She didn't get to Jefferson to have the deed of her place made out to me so I will have to have it probated again. I wish you would see to renting it to some one who you think won't harm it. I want to sell it as soon as I get title to it and then move her back there and put up a head stone. Then what is left we will divide. You can rent it for six dollars a month, the same as last year.
She went so sudden I just [can't belive it. ](?) Every day I go about the house I see her things and its awful hard. With Love, Lonie [Wolaver]
wife of James D. Calahan d. December 15, 1915, in Norwich, SD cemetery
Letter regarding the Death of Elizabeth (George) Calahan, written by daughter, Leona Ruth Wolaver
Jefferson, Texas - August 16, 1922
Dear Pat [O'Brian],
Our mother died Monday night about 7:45 in the evening. She took sick Saturday night with an aching in her breast. We went to the Doctor Sunday and he said it was Acute Indegestion. We gave her the medicine and thought she was getting better. Monday evening after six o'clock she said "I belive I will go to bed. " She went in and undressed herself and hung up her clothes. Pretty soon the boys came in and were talking to her; must have been about seven o'clock, she told them the aching had left her breast but she was weak. They ate supper and Leigh went in and leaned down to see if she was asleep and she was breathing alright. That must have been about 7:30. We thought that she was all right and were going to bed, but Mark went to her bed to make sure and she was dead. It was a alful shock. I belive it was heart trouble, after all.We buried her in a dove colored brocaded velvet casket and she looked so sweet. When I can I am going to bring her back to Norwich and put her beside Daddy. She wanted so much to be buried there. With the strike on I wouldn't dare to start out with her.Saturday night when she was taken sick, she thought she was going to die and she asked me to write to all you folks and tell you good-by for her. So will you show this letter to Gene and Frank & Hazel and Jim and Maud, Harry and Nell. I will write to Gerty and Mildred. She thought an alful lot of all of you and used to wish she could see you again. She didn't get to Jefferson to have the deed of her place made out to me so I will have to have it probated again. I wish you would see to renting it to some one who you think won't harm it. I want to sell it as soon as I get title to it and then move her back there and put up a head stone. Then what is left we will divide. You can rent it for six dollars a month, the same as last year.
She went so sudden I just [can't belive it. ](?) Every day I go about the house I see her things and its awful hard. With Love, Lonie [Wolaver]
Daughter of Jacob George and Rebecca Smith - Priarie City, Iowa
wife of James D. Calahan d. December 15, 1915, in Norwich, SD cemetery
Letter regarding the Death of Elizabeth (George) Calahan, written by daughter, Leona Ruth Wolaver
Jefferson, Texas - August 16, 1922
Dear Pat [O'Brian],
Our mother died Monday night about 7:45 in the evening. She took sick Saturday night with an aching in her breast. We went to the Doctor Sunday and he said it was Acute Indegestion. We gave her the medicine and thought she was getting better. Monday evening after six o'clock she said "I belive I will go to bed. " She went in and undressed herself and hung up her clothes. Pretty soon the boys came in and were talking to her; must have been about seven o'clock, she told them the aching had left her breast but she was weak. They ate supper and Leigh went in and leaned down to see if she was asleep and she was breathing alright. That must have been about 7:30. We thought that she was all right and were going to bed, but Mark went to her bed to make sure and she was dead. It was a alful shock. I belive it was heart trouble, after all.We buried her in a dove colored brocaded velvet casket and she looked so sweet. When I can I am going to bring her back to Norwich and put her beside Daddy. She wanted so much to be buried there. With the strike on I wouldn't dare to start out with her.Saturday night when she was taken sick, she thought she was going to die and she asked me to write to all you folks and tell you good-by for her. So will you show this letter to Gene and Frank & Hazel and Jim and Maud, Harry and Nell. I will write to Gerty and Mildred. She thought an alful lot of all of you and used to wish she could see you again. She didn't get to Jefferson to have the deed of her place made out to me so I will have to have it probated again. I wish you would see to renting it to some one who you think won't harm it. I want to sell it as soon as I get title to it and then move her back there and put up a head stone. Then what is left we will divide. You can rent it for six dollars a month, the same as last year.
She went so sudden I just [can't belive it. ](?) Every day I go about the house I see her things and its awful hard. With Love, Lonie [Wolaver]
wife of James D. Calahan d. December 15, 1915, in Norwich, SD cemetery
Letter regarding the Death of Elizabeth (George) Calahan, written by daughter, Leona Ruth Wolaver
Jefferson, Texas - August 16, 1922
Dear Pat [O'Brian],
Our mother died Monday night about 7:45 in the evening. She took sick Saturday night with an aching in her breast. We went to the Doctor Sunday and he said it was Acute Indegestion. We gave her the medicine and thought she was getting better. Monday evening after six o'clock she said "I belive I will go to bed. " She went in and undressed herself and hung up her clothes. Pretty soon the boys came in and were talking to her; must have been about seven o'clock, she told them the aching had left her breast but she was weak. They ate supper and Leigh went in and leaned down to see if she was asleep and she was breathing alright. That must have been about 7:30. We thought that she was all right and were going to bed, but Mark went to her bed to make sure and she was dead. It was a alful shock. I belive it was heart trouble, after all.We buried her in a dove colored brocaded velvet casket and she looked so sweet. When I can I am going to bring her back to Norwich and put her beside Daddy. She wanted so much to be buried there. With the strike on I wouldn't dare to start out with her.Saturday night when she was taken sick, she thought she was going to die and she asked me to write to all you folks and tell you good-by for her. So will you show this letter to Gene and Frank & Hazel and Jim and Maud, Harry and Nell. I will write to Gerty and Mildred. She thought an alful lot of all of you and used to wish she could see you again. She didn't get to Jefferson to have the deed of her place made out to me so I will have to have it probated again. I wish you would see to renting it to some one who you think won't harm it. I want to sell it as soon as I get title to it and then move her back there and put up a head stone. Then what is left we will divide. You can rent it for six dollars a month, the same as last year.
She went so sudden I just [can't belive it. ](?) Every day I go about the house I see her things and its awful hard. With Love, Lonie [Wolaver]
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