Thank you H. Braun for providing the following bio:
She was married to Joseph Wathen in 1861; to them were born eleven children, seven sons and four daughters, eight of whom were living at time of her death.
They were Henry of Morrow, Neb. Mrs. Elizabeth Derby of Columbus, Ohio, Mrs. Ella Line of Dickenson, N.D., Mrs. Susie Hyde, Guttenberg, Iowa, Will of Greely, Ia. John of Edgewood, Ia., Bert of Garber and Fred of Elkport, Ia.
She was survived by three sisters, Mrs. J. Tindel and Lizzie Carter of Guttenberg and Mrs. D. R. Fox of Dayton, Ohio; also four brothers, G. W. Carter of Turkey River, Jos. Carter, Carrville, Col. and Thos. G. Smith, Wynot, Neb.
Mary died at the home of her son, Bert, on Tuesday, November 29, 1910 in Garber, Clayton County, Iowa. Her death was the result of injuries she received a few hours earlier from being hit by a train. On November 28th, she was walking across the railroad tracks near the depot and was hit by the engine of the train, throwing her on the fender and carried her until she rolled off between the tracks and the depot. She was carried to the home of her son Bert where she lived until the next day.
Thank you H. Braun for providing the following bio:
She was married to Joseph Wathen in 1861; to them were born eleven children, seven sons and four daughters, eight of whom were living at time of her death.
They were Henry of Morrow, Neb. Mrs. Elizabeth Derby of Columbus, Ohio, Mrs. Ella Line of Dickenson, N.D., Mrs. Susie Hyde, Guttenberg, Iowa, Will of Greely, Ia. John of Edgewood, Ia., Bert of Garber and Fred of Elkport, Ia.
She was survived by three sisters, Mrs. J. Tindel and Lizzie Carter of Guttenberg and Mrs. D. R. Fox of Dayton, Ohio; also four brothers, G. W. Carter of Turkey River, Jos. Carter, Carrville, Col. and Thos. G. Smith, Wynot, Neb.
Mary died at the home of her son, Bert, on Tuesday, November 29, 1910 in Garber, Clayton County, Iowa. Her death was the result of injuries she received a few hours earlier from being hit by a train. On November 28th, she was walking across the railroad tracks near the depot and was hit by the engine of the train, throwing her on the fender and carried her until she rolled off between the tracks and the depot. She was carried to the home of her son Bert where she lived until the next day.
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