May Timpson c1881 – 1897

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Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 12/2/2021 at 18:49:08

Source: Decorah Republican July 15, 1897 P 3 C 2

Fatal Accident Near Rowley.
Rowley, July 12.—May Timpson, a young lady about sixteen years old, was killed near this place at 9 o'clock this morning. She was returning home from here in a road cart when her horse became frightened and ran at a rapid rate. She was thrown out backwards, striking on her shoulders. Death resulted instantly from rupture of the musclar tissues of the heart. No bruises or wounds of any kind were found on the body. Deceased was the youngest daughter of A. J. Timpson, one of the pioneers in this section of the country, and lived here all her life. She was very fleshy, weighing about 180 pounds. Her mother died almost on the same spot two years ago of heart disease.