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Galbreath - Mattie

Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal 3 Nov 1891 p 4

Mrs. ED Galbreath, of Linden, departed this life Oct 27, and went to her long home of rest. She died of erysipelas and pleurisy, leaving a husband and two children to mourn her loss. She was held in high esteem by her neighbors and had many friends throughout this and Tippecanoe counties. She was a true and devoted wife, a kind and loving mother. AMong her last words were - "I am going home." She has gone to meet her little boy, Chester who was taken from her last winter by that dreaded disease, diptheria. She was a member of the Reform Christian Church and had lived a quiet, Christian life for many years. Her body was interred in Linden cemetery - kbz

Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal Tuesday 3 Nov 1891

Mrs. E. D. Galbreath of Linden departed this life Oct. 27, and went to her long home of rest. She died of erysipelas and pleurisy, leaving a husband and two children to mourn her loss. She was held in high esteem by her neighbors and had many friends throughout this and Tippecanoe Counties. She was a true and devoted wife, a kind and loving mother. Among her last words were—“I am going home.” She has gone to meet her little boy, (Chester), who was taken from her last winter by that dreaded disease, diphtheria. She was a member of the Reform Christian Church and had lived a quiet, Christian life for many years. Her body was interred in the Linden Cemetery.