Her given name was often recorded with a variety of spellings (Mariam, Marian, Marion, etc.), including on her death certificate for which her daughter, Bertha, was the informant. But with her parents in 1870 and 1880, her given name was respectively recorded as Miriam and "Miram." If there is a tombstone for her, it may well bear a given name other than Miriam.
Miriam was thrice married, first to John M. Knapp (1887), second to Ethelbert E. Dill (1898), and later to John E. Fleming who survived her.
In November of 1908 she and Ethelbert were farming in Fountain Green Township. She attempted suicide with strychnine tablets and a half cup of lye. Dr. Barr was called and did what he could to ease her suffering from the terrible burns from the lye. He was initially doubtful that she would recover and opined that her mind was unbalanced. She subsequently told her sister, Emma, that she was tired of life and regretted that she had not died. Miriam did recover but when she died 23 years later, it was determined that internal injury from the lye was the cause of her death.
Miriam was thrice married, first to John M. Knapp (1887), second to Ethelbert E. Dill (1898), and later to John E. Fleming who survived her.
In November of 1908 she and Ethelbert were farming in Fountain Green Township. She attempted suicide with strychnine tablets and a half cup of lye. Dr. Barr was called and did what he could to ease her suffering from the terrible burns from the lye. He was initially doubtful that she would recover and opined that her mind was unbalanced. She subsequently told her sister, Emma, that she was tired of life and regretted that she had not died. Miriam did recover but when she died 23 years later, it was determined that internal injury from the lye was the cause of her death.
Her given name was often recorded with a variety of spellings (Mariam, Marian, Marion, etc.), including on her death certificate for which her daughter, Bertha, was the informant. But with her parents in 1870 and 1880, her given name was respectively recorded as Miriam and "Miram." If there is a tombstone for her, it may well bear a given name other than Miriam.
Miriam was thrice married, first to John M. Knapp (1887), second to Ethelbert E. Dill (1898), and later to John E. Fleming who survived her.
In November of 1908 she and Ethelbert were farming in Fountain Green Township. She attempted suicide with strychnine tablets and a half cup of lye. Dr. Barr was called and did what he could to ease her suffering from the terrible burns from the lye. He was initially doubtful that she would recover and opined that her mind was unbalanced. She subsequently told her sister, Emma, that she was tired of life and regretted that she had not died. Miriam did recover but when she died 23 years later, it was determined that internal injury from the lye was the cause of her death.
Miriam was thrice married, first to John M. Knapp (1887), second to Ethelbert E. Dill (1898), and later to John E. Fleming who survived her.
In November of 1908 she and Ethelbert were farming in Fountain Green Township. She attempted suicide with strychnine tablets and a half cup of lye. Dr. Barr was called and did what he could to ease her suffering from the terrible burns from the lye. He was initially doubtful that she would recover and opined that her mind was unbalanced. She subsequently told her sister, Emma, that she was tired of life and regretted that she had not died. Miriam did recover but when she died 23 years later, it was determined that internal injury from the lye was the cause of her death.
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