Linda How far back does the Salem Weekly News go? Kate Kellum Billett -----Original Message----- From: Linda L. Brandt <dbrandt@kci.net> To: IALEE-L@rootsweb.com <IALEE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 11:32 PM Subject: [IALEE] Charity (COOK) THATCHER >Posted on: Lee Co. Ia Obituaries >Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ia/LeeObits/167 > >Surname: COOK, THATCHER >------------------------- > >>From "Salem Weekly News", Salem, Henry co., Iowa dated Jan. 14, 1904: > >Charity COOK THATCHER died at her home in Asteria, California, December >9, 1903. > >She came to Iowa with her parents and settled near Salem in 1837, where >she lived and grew to womanhood. > >She was united in marriage to David THATCHER in 1850 and went west, settling >near Red Oak. > >About eight years ago they moved to California where they have lived until >she died. > >She has been a great sufferer. For the past five years she has been almost >helpless. > >Mrs. THATCHER was a sister to O. H. COOK of this place, and a good christian >woman. > >[Charity was the daughter of Nathan Cook & Sarah Denney] > > > >==== IALEE Mailing List ==== > > > >============================== >Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! >http://searches.rootsweb.com/ > >