Mary (Ashton) Hanson (ca. 1837-1896)

HANSON, ASHTON

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 6/5/2011 at 02:14:09

From Story County Watchman October 23, 1896

Collins Clipper: ....Mrs. H. Hanson died sometime this morning at an early hour. The probabilities are that death took place about four or five o'clock. She was found at daylight wrapped up on the carpet of her room, evidently sleeping; but her son Amos, failing to awaken her, the shocking discovery was made. Dr. Knepper of Valeria and Dr. Knepper of our city were immediately summoned and they gave as their opinion that death was caused by neuralgia of the heart and that deceased had been dead for several hours.