The body of Mrs. S. A. Thurston arrived from Lincoln where she died last Tuesday. Deceased is Mrs. Ed Farr’s grandmother and is well known in this city where she has lived for some time prior to going to Lincoln. She was an old lady beloved for her kindly disposition and pleasant ways. The funeral will take place from the residence of Ed Farr this afternoon at 1:30 o’clock, and the remains will be interred in the Blair cemetery.

Note: Blair Cemetery records show Block 16 Lot 7 space 11 is an Unknown, purchased by Mrs. S.A. Thurston

Name: Martha Thurston
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1885
Event Place: Blair, Washington, Nebraska, United States
Event Place (Original): , , Blair, Washington, Nebraska
Gender: Female
Age: 71
Birth Year (Estimated): 1814
Relationship to Head of Household: Mother-in-law
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Francis McCumles M 51
Elizebeth McCumles Wife F 49
Albert McCumles Son M 17
Samuel H Thurston Father-in-law M 76
Martha Thurston Mother-in-law F 71

Citing this Record
"Nebraska State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3FD-BL6 : 18 December 2020), Martha Thurston in entry for Francis McCumles, 1885; citing NARA microfilm publication M352 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 499,582.

~~~Obituaries courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library~~~

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