Sunday, February 24, 2013

Sunday's Obituary - James E. Creeden


This is from an obit card at the Mercer County Library in Ohio. Thanks again to Marj for sending them to me!

CREEDEN, JAS. E.
   b. Clinton Co., OH.  age, 17 yrs., 11 mo., 2 d.
   d. 13-October-1889  Hopewell Twp.
   status - single
   cause of death - typhoid

James was the son of Timothy Creeden and Mary Ann Matson. He is buried in the Old Buck Cemetery in Mercer County, OH next to Mary's brother John Matson.

Picture courtesy of Cousin Becky on FindAGrave


His gravestone says that he died on October 3, 1889 and was 17 yrs., 11 mo., and 3 days old. If that is accurate, James was born around November 11, 1871.



The only census record that James appears in is the 1880 census. He was 8 years old when the census was taken in June 1880 and was living with his family in Clinton County, Ohio.

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