McCrae, Thomas 1863-1890

MCCRAE

Posted By: Audrey Haught, volunteer
Date: 9/11/2016 at 20:12:12

On Tuesday, February 18th, 1890, occurred the death of Thomas McCrae at his home near Volga City, from lockjaw, caused by having one hand mangled in a sawing machine. He suffered intensely during the few days of his illness.

The parents are most prostrate with grief, this being the third child they had to part with within a year. He was 27 years of age, highly respected by all.

He leaves a wife and one child, a little daughter, father, mother, brother and sister to mourn for him.

The funeral services were held in the Presbyterian church, Sunday, February 23rd, and Rev. J.G. Whitford preached the funeral sermon. There was a large number of people present. The heartfelt sympathy of all is extended to the sorrowing friends in this sad hour.

Elkader Register: February 20, 1890
Buried: Hillcrest Cemetery, Volga Lot 177
Locals: Volga Views
Age: 27y 20d

The previous week:

While working with some machinery on George Revell’s farm, Thomas McCrae was so unfortunate as to have on hand badly mutilated and was obliged to have a finger amputated we are without further particulars.

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Added by Reid R. Johnson on 9/12/2016:

Elkader Register, Thur., 20 Feb. 1890. Our Local Scrap-Bag column.

Last week while at work with a wood sawing machine near Volga, Thomas McCrae had one hand badly mangled by the saw, and one finger was amputated. On Saturday evening he was taken with lockjaw, and died Tuesday evening. He has many friends in that vicinity who will greatly regret to learn of his death.