Emma Alderman

ALDERMAN, POTTER, LAVIS

Posted By: Tamara Jorstad (email)
Date: 2/10/2002 at 09:07:10

Emma Alderman, b. 1853 Story Co., IA. Daughter of Hezekiah Brink Alderman and Rhoda Smith Horsman Alderman:

Obituary Thursday, 23 July 1868
Nevada, Iowa

Fatal Accident - Miss Emma Alderman, a girl of fourteen, daughter of Hezekiah Alderman of Indian Creek, met her death at the hands of Irving Potter a lad of about the same age one day last week. Miss Emma had been visiting at the house of her brother-in-law, Mr. Lawrence Lavis*, on Skunk River, and was about returning home, the team to take her there was at the door. The lad Irving was playing with a pistol and pointing it at a door unfortunately went off at the moment the young lady in another room came within range. The ball passed through her temple, death ensuing almost instantly.

*Last letter/letters of name missing, clipped from old newspaper obituary.