Steve, I checked the three KC newspapers (Times, Star, and Journal) and found Mary but not with a lot of info. Do you know how old your Mary was when she died? I also looked for an article about the stove explosion that occurred on November 15. Didn't find anything. Here's what I found: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The Kansas City Times" (Missouri) Friday, November 22, 1907 (page 4) HER BURNS WERE FATAL. Mrs. Mary ATCHISON, 42 years old, died yesterday morning at Red Bridge, Mo., from injuries received in a gasoline stove explosion last Friday. Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock this morning at Carroll-Davidson's undertaking rooms. Burial will be in Union Cemetery. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The Kansas City Times" (Missouri) Friday, November 22, 1907 (page 11) DIED. ATCHISON, Mrs. Mary, 42 years old, died yesterday at Red Bridge, Mo. Funeral services at 10 o'clock this morning at Carroll-Davidson's undertaking rooms, Burial in Union Cemetery. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the Union Cemetery book ("Tombstone Inscriptions"), Mary is listed as follows: Section 14.1, Lot 17R Mary ATCHISON - born 1866; died 1908; mother (stone placed many years after death) As you can see, the death year is in error. (Could be a book transcription error.) If you think that this is your Mary, you should contact the Union Cemetery office to see if they have any other information. The book is in alphabetical order rather than in section, lot order. The cemetery office should be able to tell you who else is buried in the same lot. Union Cemetery Historical Society 227 E. 28th Terr Kansas City, MO 64108 phone: 816-472-4990 John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Gillispie" <> To: "John O'Brien" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 5:12 PM Subject: Mary Atchison death > John, > > The Missouri Archives death records show a Mary Atchison died 21 Nov 1907 > in > Red Bridge of shock from burning. The next time you are at the library > could you check to see if the Kansas City newspapers had anything to say > about this? I don't know if this is my Mary or not, but I'm sure she was > somebody's Mary. > > Thanks very much, > Steve >

Thanks very much, John. My Mary was born in 1859. It's too bad the newspapers didn't list her children, even though the tombstone says 'Mother'. However, too many of the details don't sound quite right, so I guess I still need to keep looking. Thank you again. > Steve, I checked the three KC newspapers (Times, Star, and Journal) and > found Mary but not with a lot of info. Do you know how old your Mary was > when she died? I also looked for an article about the stove explosion that > occurred on November 15. Didn't find anything. > > Here's what I found: > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > --------------- > "The Kansas City Times" (Missouri) Friday, November 22, 1907 (page 4) > > HER BURNS WERE FATAL. > > Mrs. Mary ATCHISON, 42 years old, died yesterday morning at > Red Bridge, Mo., from injuries received in a gasoline stove explosion > last Friday. Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock this morning at > Carroll-Davidson's undertaking rooms. Burial will be in Union Cemetery. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > --------------- > "The Kansas City Times" (Missouri) Friday, November 22, 1907 (page 11) > > DIED. > > ATCHISON, Mrs. Mary, 42 years old, died yesterday at Red Bridge, Mo. > Funeral services at 10 o'clock this morning at Carroll-Davidson's > undertaking > rooms, Burial in Union Cemetery. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > --------------- > > In the Union Cemetery book ("Tombstone Inscriptions"), Mary is listed as > follows: > > Section 14.1, Lot 17R > Mary ATCHISON - born 1866; died 1908; mother (stone placed many years after > death) > > As you can see, the death year is in error. (Could be a book transcription > error.) > > If you think that this is your Mary, you should contact the Union Cemetery > office to see if they have any other information. The book is in > alphabetical order rather than in section, lot order. The cemetery office > should be able to tell you who else is buried in the same lot. > > Union Cemetery Historical Society > 227 E. 28th Terr > Kansas City, MO 64108 > > phone: 816-472-4990 > > > John > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steven Gillispie" <> > To: "John O'Brien" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 5:12 PM > Subject: Mary Atchison death > > >> John, >> >> The Missouri Archives death records show a Mary Atchison died 21 Nov 1907 >> in >> Red Bridge of shock from burning. The next time you are at the library >> could you check to see if the Kansas City newspapers had anything to say >> about this? I don't know if this is my Mary or not, but I'm sure she was >> somebody's Mary. >> >> Thanks very much, >> Steve >> > > > ==== KansasCity Mailing List ==== > [email protected] > List Administrator > Maureen Patt, ListMom > [email protected] > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > --- Steve Gillispie <[email protected]>