Mrs. Margaret Byrnes died 1865

BYRNES

Posted By: Cheryl Locher Moonen (email)
Date: 4/27/2016 at 16:21:32

Dubuque Herald, Sept. 6, 1865

DIED

Byrnes. – Died at her residence in Julien Township, Sept. 15th, Mrs. Margaret Byrnes, aged 50 years. The funeral will take place Sunday morning at 9 o’clock, and the remains interned in the cemetery at the Monastery. Friends of the family are invited to attend.

Deceased was the widow of Edward Byrnes, an old and respected resident of this vicinity and leaves a large circle of friends to mourn her loss. It is a calamity that so many old settlers are passing away but their virtues will long be remembered.