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Eugenia Elizabeth “Jennie” Matteson

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Eugenia Elizabeth “Jennie” Matteson

Birth
Portland, Callaway County, Missouri, USA
Death
13 Mar 1890 (aged 7)
Portland, Callaway County, Missouri, USA
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Portland, Callaway County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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One of Asa Matteson's children accidently caught fire last Thursday eve when none but the children were at home and burned so bad that it died in a few hours. She was six or seven years old. - Callaway Weekly Gazette, March 21, 1890

MATTESON- March 14th, Eugenia Matteson, aged 7 years, daughter of A. A. Matteson near Portland.
She suffered 7 hours, caused by her clothing catching fire from the stove. She was much loved and deeply lamented.
- Callaway Weekly Gazette, March 21, 1890

A. A. Matteson's little girl's clothes took fire and no help being near, its clothes all burnt off to the top of its shoes. It died in about six hours afterwards without ever making a complaint. It was verially cooked. - The Fulton Telegraph, April 3, 1890

Letter from Addie Belle (Matteson) Garriott to her sister, Anna Mae (Matteson) Werner:
Thursday March 24 1970

Jennie sat on the stove hearth of an old box stove for a chair and her dress caught afire. I can remember the old stove and maby you can to. Maw went to see Mrs. Richardson the place where you were born and raised. Viola was past 13 years old but didn't know how to put out fire only with water and the water bucket was empty. Them days they had only wood wash tubs which Maw kept at the well full of water to keep from falling apart. Jennie ran out and jumped in the tub of water. She burned at 3 p.m. and died at 9 p.m. and was consious to the last minute. Maw was standing by the bed and she said Oh Mama I can't get my breath and was gone. I don't remember any thing but Jennie was all Maw talked about for years. I can remember so many things Maw told about her.

Belle
One of Asa Matteson's children accidently caught fire last Thursday eve when none but the children were at home and burned so bad that it died in a few hours. She was six or seven years old. - Callaway Weekly Gazette, March 21, 1890

MATTESON- March 14th, Eugenia Matteson, aged 7 years, daughter of A. A. Matteson near Portland.
She suffered 7 hours, caused by her clothing catching fire from the stove. She was much loved and deeply lamented.
- Callaway Weekly Gazette, March 21, 1890

A. A. Matteson's little girl's clothes took fire and no help being near, its clothes all burnt off to the top of its shoes. It died in about six hours afterwards without ever making a complaint. It was verially cooked. - The Fulton Telegraph, April 3, 1890

Letter from Addie Belle (Matteson) Garriott to her sister, Anna Mae (Matteson) Werner:
Thursday March 24 1970

Jennie sat on the stove hearth of an old box stove for a chair and her dress caught afire. I can remember the old stove and maby you can to. Maw went to see Mrs. Richardson the place where you were born and raised. Viola was past 13 years old but didn't know how to put out fire only with water and the water bucket was empty. Them days they had only wood wash tubs which Maw kept at the well full of water to keep from falling apart. Jennie ran out and jumped in the tub of water. She burned at 3 p.m. and died at 9 p.m. and was consious to the last minute. Maw was standing by the bed and she said Oh Mama I can't get my breath and was gone. I don't remember any thing but Jennie was all Maw talked about for years. I can remember so many things Maw told about her.

Belle

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