James Christensen died at his home Tuesday noon after suffering several months with transverse myelitis. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon.

Deceased was 39 years old, and came to Blair with his parents when a little child. For a year previous to his illness he had charge of a section gang out of Emerson. He leaves a wife and one son, three brothers and two sisters.

#2 Published in the August 13, 1913 Tribune

(Much of the following article had been destroyed).

JAMES E. CHRISTENSEN

James E. Christensen died at his home in Blair at 12:30 Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 12, 1913 of (?)_______myelitis after being confined to his bed since Nov. 26, 1912.

James E. Christensen was born in ________, New Jersey, April 15, 1875. He came to Blair with his parents in ______ and has since resided here. He leaves to mourn his death a wife and ___________ and three brothers, Nels of H______, Nebr., Antone of Blair, and ________ of Park City, Utah and two sisters, Anna of Omaha and Mrs. _______ing of Lewiston, Idaho.

The funeral will be ________________ home Thursday and the body laid to rest in the Blair cemetery.

Note: Transverse Myelitis: Inflammation of the transverse region of the spinal cord.
Very rare (Fewer than 20,000 cases per year in US)
Treatments can help manage condition, no known cure
Can last several years or be lifelong
Certain types can be dangerous or life threatening
Symptoms depend on the area of the spine involved. It may affect both sides of the body or just one side.
Pain in the lower back
Sharp pain that shoots down the legs or arms or at the chest or abdomen
Numbness, tingling
Coldness or burning
Increased sensitivity to touch, cold and heat
Weakness and paralysis
Bladder and bowel problems
Muscle spasms

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

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