I cannot find the burial site for Bessie and her father, Townsend John TITUS, could the funeral and burial actually have taken place in Oil City - need to know if there is any record of their burial in Oil City, they were Members of the Society of Friends (Quakers): Bessie died at home the same week as her father who was traveling in Colorado. Bessie's clothes caught on fire from a "wayward" match and she burned to death at 1 1/2 years old. Townsend Titus, her father, died of consumption at 2:00am in Pueblo, CO, while stopping at a hotel on his way home. He probably went to Colorado to partake of the "healing springs" at Colorado springs for his consumption. At the time there were Apache raids in Colorado. It is not known if Townsend knew of his daughter's death when he died. An Oil City newspaper said that both their bodies were transported to Brooklyn for the funeral on August 17, 1881 (Sunday) at the home of Darius Allen. They were supposedly buried together in Brooklyn - site unknown. Nettie never returned to Oil City and she never remarried. She died in England while visiting her actress daughter, Gertrude, on Dec. 27, 1903 from complications due to Diabetes. County tax assessment records found the following: Oil City 1st District - 1877-1882 - no record Oil City 2nd District - 1876-1878 - no record 1879 - Thompson Titus (likely Townsend); bookkeeper, valuation $150 1880 - Townsend Titus, bookkeeper, valuation $100 1881 - Townsend Titus, bookkeeper, valuation $100 Venango County Courthouse Grantor/Grantee Indices - Townsend did not own property while living in the County. Franklin Library, PA Room - Obituary Files: Oil City Derrick - 13 August 1881 Bessie Titus, died August 12 in Oil City. The daughter of Townsend and Nellie Titus, aged 1 year and 8 months. Oil City Derrick - 15 August 1881 Townsend Titus died at South Pueblo, Colorado of heart disease on August 14. Body sent to New York where Mrs. Titus' parents reside. Aged 42 years. The above obituaries are on microfilm in Oil City. From the notations on the index cards, there are two articles for Bessie and two for Townsend. Please let me know if you would like copies of these articles. I also want to find out more information on the C.M. Titus who is frequently mentioned on a book on Oil City that I have been reading. I would like to determine if he was somehow related to Townsend Titus.