Wooldridge, Navnia / Naomi A. died 1882
WOOLDRIDGE, WOLDRIDGE, SMITH
Posted By: Reid R. Johnson (email)
Date: 9/24/2025 at 22:07:02
Elkader Register, 02 June 1882.
Mrs. Navnia Woldridge, wife of George Wooldridge, of Elk twp. died last Thursday night of erysipelas, aged 34 years. Mrs. Woldridge was highly respected and leaves a host of friends to mourn the loss of a kind and affectionate lady. She leaves a husband and nine children to mourn the death of a loving wife and mother. The funeral occurred Friday, and was largely attended.
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Note: The obit of George W. Wooldridge: "On October 20th, 1866, he was married to Naomi A. Smith, to which union were born nine children, the wife dying May 26th, 1881". Unknown if the newspaper spelled her name incorrectly or if Navina was her given name or a middle name. She has a gravestone in the Edgewood cemetery where her name is spelled NAOMA A.
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