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Miles Babb

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Miles Babb

Birth
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
22 Dec 1852 (aged 36–37)
Georgetown, El Dorado County, California, USA
Burial
Georgetown, El Dorado County, California, USA Add to Map
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Original: Section 2, Row 15; Now: Section 2, Row 17
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Alta Californian, Jan. 1, 1853

At Marmaluke Hill in El Dorado county on the 23d inst., two miners, named Wm. Robinson and C. S. Babb, were at work in the Bay State Tunnel, when a quantity of dirt above gave way, killing the latter instantly. The former was injured severely but not dangerously. Mr. Babb was from Des Moines county, Iowa, where he leaves a wife and two children. He was about 35 years of age.
Alta Californian, Jan. 1, 1853

At Marmaluke Hill in El Dorado county on the 23d inst., two miners, named Wm. Robinson and C. S. Babb, were at work in the Bay State Tunnel, when a quantity of dirt above gave way, killing the latter instantly. The former was injured severely but not dangerously. Mr. Babb was from Des Moines county, Iowa, where he leaves a wife and two children. He was about 35 years of age.

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Miles Babb of Iowa Died Dec. 22, 1852 aged 36 years. He has left a wife and two children to mourn his loss

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The grave marker has apparently moved to row 17 from row 15.

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