TOWNSEND-Nov. 7. Gilbert W. Townsend, aged 74 years and 9 months, of heart disease, at his late residence, River Forest. Funeral Tuesday at 10 a. m.
Published in the Chicago Tribune; Chicago, Illinois ; Tue, Nov 9, 1886 ; Page 8 ∼ There seems to be some confusion about the death information:
Obit on Nov 9, 1886 confirms accurate date of death and age
Nov 7, 1886 ; Aged 74 years and 9 months
Cook County Death Index: November 9, 1886 (inaccurate)
Butler Cemetery gravestone: 1885 (innacurate)
Re-interrement and stone misprint
York Township Cemetery (Torode) gravestone:
November 7, 1866 (accurate) , 34 years, 9 months (Inaccurate)
Original interment; Disinterred for cemetery relocation
Census and other statistical records confirm this information ∼ Grave moved from York Township (Torode) Cemetery to Bulter Cemetery circa 1961
Published in the Chicago Tribune; Chicago, Illinois ; Tue, Nov 9, 1886 ; Page 8 ∼ There seems to be some confusion about the death information:
Obit on Nov 9, 1886 confirms accurate date of death and age
Nov 7, 1886 ; Aged 74 years and 9 months
Cook County Death Index: November 9, 1886 (inaccurate)
Butler Cemetery gravestone: 1885 (innacurate)
Re-interrement and stone misprint
York Township Cemetery (Torode) gravestone:
November 7, 1866 (accurate) , 34 years, 9 months (Inaccurate)
Original interment; Disinterred for cemetery relocation
Census and other statistical records confirm this information ∼ Grave moved from York Township (Torode) Cemetery to Bulter Cemetery circa 1961
TOWNSEND-Nov. 7. Gilbert W. Townsend, aged 74 years and 9 months, of heart disease, at his late residence, River Forest. Funeral Tuesday at 10 a. m.
Published in the Chicago Tribune; Chicago, Illinois ; Tue, Nov 9, 1886 ; Page 8 ∼ There seems to be some confusion about the death information:
Obit on Nov 9, 1886 confirms accurate date of death and age
Nov 7, 1886 ; Aged 74 years and 9 months
Cook County Death Index: November 9, 1886 (inaccurate)
Butler Cemetery gravestone: 1885 (innacurate)
Re-interrement and stone misprint
York Township Cemetery (Torode) gravestone:
November 7, 1866 (accurate) , 34 years, 9 months (Inaccurate)
Original interment; Disinterred for cemetery relocation
Census and other statistical records confirm this information ∼ Grave moved from York Township (Torode) Cemetery to Bulter Cemetery circa 1961
Published in the Chicago Tribune; Chicago, Illinois ; Tue, Nov 9, 1886 ; Page 8 ∼ There seems to be some confusion about the death information:
Obit on Nov 9, 1886 confirms accurate date of death and age
Nov 7, 1886 ; Aged 74 years and 9 months
Cook County Death Index: November 9, 1886 (inaccurate)
Butler Cemetery gravestone: 1885 (innacurate)
Re-interrement and stone misprint
York Township Cemetery (Torode) gravestone:
November 7, 1866 (accurate) , 34 years, 9 months (Inaccurate)
Original interment; Disinterred for cemetery relocation
Census and other statistical records confirm this information ∼ Grave moved from York Township (Torode) Cemetery to Bulter Cemetery circa 1961
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