Burnham, Luella Elizabeth 1877 - 1964

BURNHAM, BROWN, SWARTZ

Posted By: Reid R. Johnson (email)
Date: 2/9/2016 at 13:27:46

Clayton County Register, Thur., 3 Dec. 1964.

Luella Elizabeth Burnham, the daughter of Francis and Martha Brown Burnham, was born November 4, 1877, in Farmersburg. She received her education in the Farmersburg public schools. All of her life was spent in the Farmersburg community. Her health began to fail about three years ago and on October 15 of this year she fell and broke her leg. She was taken to the Elkader hospital for treatment. Miss Burnham died last Friday morning, November 27, 1964.

She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother, Raymond Burnham, and one sister, Amy Burnham. She is survived by two sisters, Grace and Caddy Burnham.

Funeral services were held at the Schultz Funeral Home at Monona, Sunday, November 29, 1964, at 1:30 p.m. Burial was in the Farmersburg-Wagner Cemetery.

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Note: The gravestone of the "Burnham Sisters" (Luella, Caddie and Grace) and Green Swartz (all on one stone), in Farmersburg-Wagner Cemetery, shows Caddy spelled Caddie. The exact family relationship of Green Swartz to the Burnham sisters, if any, is not known, but he is noted in numerous articles in this newspaper thru the years as a constant companion to them, at social events, visiting the sisters relatives locally and as far away as South Dakota.