Bulman - Meyers deaths 1919

BULMAN, BULLMAN, MEYERS

Posted By: SGF
Date: 12/30/2003 at 19:08:31

Three People Drowned in Rain Swollen Creek.
Dubuque, Ia., March 17 -- three people were drowned near Waukon in Allamakee county, Saturday night, when they were carried away while crossing a creek, swollen by the heavy rain. The victims are Mrs. Ben Bulman, aged 27; her daughter, aged 3, and her father, Mr. Meyers, aged 54. they were driving a team across the stream.

source: Nevada State Journal; Reno, Nevada; March 18, 1919

submitters notes:
1. Allamakee co. cemetery records (English Bench, French Creek Twp) help to further identify this family as Alice Bullman, b. 4/28/1895 and d. 5/15/1919 and her young daughter Mable Bullman, b. 12/27/1916 and d. 5/15/1919.
2. Interestingly, Benjamin Bullman died 6/17/1919 - just one month later.
3. I was not able to further identify Mr. Meyers