Leona Calkins (1898-1902)

CALKINS

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 11/6/2011 at 12:48:41

From Story County Watchman October 17, 1902

Zearing, Oct. 15.--One of the saddest casualties that has shocked this community for years occurred here Wednesday afternoon about four o'clock when Leona, the little 3-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Calkins, was burned to death as the result of her clothing becoming ignited from a match with which she was lighting a small lamp. The child was fearfully burned and after two hours of suffering died.

SUBMITTER'S NOTE: According to death her death record, Leona Calkins was born in 1898 in Grant Township, Hardin County, Iowa and died 14 October 1902 in Zearing, Story County, Iowa and was also buried in Zearing.