The date of birth inscribed on her tombstone is May 11, 1857, but her obituary stated and most census records suggest she was born in 1856. When she married in March of 1876, the license indicated she was 20 years of age, but it's not uncommon to find on marriage documents the age that the bride or groom would reach on her/his next birthday.
If Amanda was born in 1856, she was a twin to a sister, Fanny, who died in infancy. If Amanda was born in 1857, then she and Fanny were born --exactly-- one year apart.~The Quill, page 1
Tuesday, April 16, 1918
Mrs. Joseph Dunn.
Mrs. Joseph Dunn died at the family home, on the J. W. Andrews farm, four miles southwest of LaHarpe, at 6 o'clock Sunday morning, April 14, 1918. Her maiden name was Amanda Seibert [sic] and she was 61 years, 11 months and 3 days old. Her birth occurred in McDonough county, Ill., May 11, 1856 and her entire life was passed in this vicinity. The family moved from Fountain Green to the Andrews farm in 1913. The husband and four sons, John, of Galesburg; Ernest, Clint and George, of the home neighborhood, survive. Two daughters preceded their mother in death, one of whom was the late Mrs. Jas. Andrews, of LaHarpe. She also leaves three sisters, Mesdames Sadie Tippet, of Fountain Green, Jane Chilling, of Carthage, and Mrs. Youngmeyer, of the Adrian country; and two brothers, John and Gabe Seibert [sic], of Fountain Green. She was an estimable woman and many friends will hold her in kindly remembrance.
The funeral occurred at the Ft. Green Methodist church this morning, Rev. Jacobs, of LaCrosse, officiating. Burial at Fountain Green.
If Amanda was born in 1856, she was a twin to a sister, Fanny, who died in infancy. If Amanda was born in 1857, then she and Fanny were born --exactly-- one year apart.~The Quill, page 1
Tuesday, April 16, 1918
Mrs. Joseph Dunn.
Mrs. Joseph Dunn died at the family home, on the J. W. Andrews farm, four miles southwest of LaHarpe, at 6 o'clock Sunday morning, April 14, 1918. Her maiden name was Amanda Seibert [sic] and she was 61 years, 11 months and 3 days old. Her birth occurred in McDonough county, Ill., May 11, 1856 and her entire life was passed in this vicinity. The family moved from Fountain Green to the Andrews farm in 1913. The husband and four sons, John, of Galesburg; Ernest, Clint and George, of the home neighborhood, survive. Two daughters preceded their mother in death, one of whom was the late Mrs. Jas. Andrews, of LaHarpe. She also leaves three sisters, Mesdames Sadie Tippet, of Fountain Green, Jane Chilling, of Carthage, and Mrs. Youngmeyer, of the Adrian country; and two brothers, John and Gabe Seibert [sic], of Fountain Green. She was an estimable woman and many friends will hold her in kindly remembrance.
The funeral occurred at the Ft. Green Methodist church this morning, Rev. Jacobs, of LaCrosse, officiating. Burial at Fountain Green.
The date of birth inscribed on her tombstone is May 11, 1857, but her obituary stated and most census records suggest she was born in 1856. When she married in March of 1876, the license indicated she was 20 years of age, but it's not uncommon to find on marriage documents the age that the bride or groom would reach on her/his next birthday.
If Amanda was born in 1856, she was a twin to a sister, Fanny, who died in infancy. If Amanda was born in 1857, then she and Fanny were born --exactly-- one year apart.~The Quill, page 1
Tuesday, April 16, 1918
Mrs. Joseph Dunn.
Mrs. Joseph Dunn died at the family home, on the J. W. Andrews farm, four miles southwest of LaHarpe, at 6 o'clock Sunday morning, April 14, 1918. Her maiden name was Amanda Seibert [sic] and she was 61 years, 11 months and 3 days old. Her birth occurred in McDonough county, Ill., May 11, 1856 and her entire life was passed in this vicinity. The family moved from Fountain Green to the Andrews farm in 1913. The husband and four sons, John, of Galesburg; Ernest, Clint and George, of the home neighborhood, survive. Two daughters preceded their mother in death, one of whom was the late Mrs. Jas. Andrews, of LaHarpe. She also leaves three sisters, Mesdames Sadie Tippet, of Fountain Green, Jane Chilling, of Carthage, and Mrs. Youngmeyer, of the Adrian country; and two brothers, John and Gabe Seibert [sic], of Fountain Green. She was an estimable woman and many friends will hold her in kindly remembrance.
The funeral occurred at the Ft. Green Methodist church this morning, Rev. Jacobs, of LaCrosse, officiating. Burial at Fountain Green.
If Amanda was born in 1856, she was a twin to a sister, Fanny, who died in infancy. If Amanda was born in 1857, then she and Fanny were born --exactly-- one year apart.~The Quill, page 1
Tuesday, April 16, 1918
Mrs. Joseph Dunn.
Mrs. Joseph Dunn died at the family home, on the J. W. Andrews farm, four miles southwest of LaHarpe, at 6 o'clock Sunday morning, April 14, 1918. Her maiden name was Amanda Seibert [sic] and she was 61 years, 11 months and 3 days old. Her birth occurred in McDonough county, Ill., May 11, 1856 and her entire life was passed in this vicinity. The family moved from Fountain Green to the Andrews farm in 1913. The husband and four sons, John, of Galesburg; Ernest, Clint and George, of the home neighborhood, survive. Two daughters preceded their mother in death, one of whom was the late Mrs. Jas. Andrews, of LaHarpe. She also leaves three sisters, Mesdames Sadie Tippet, of Fountain Green, Jane Chilling, of Carthage, and Mrs. Youngmeyer, of the Adrian country; and two brothers, John and Gabe Seibert [sic], of Fountain Green. She was an estimable woman and many friends will hold her in kindly remembrance.
The funeral occurred at the Ft. Green Methodist church this morning, Rev. Jacobs, of LaCrosse, officiating. Burial at Fountain Green.
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