Mrs. Rebecca Fosnott

FOSNOTT

Posted By: Volunteer - Rich Lowe
Date: 7/8/2014 at 12:10:22

Oldest Woman in County.

Mrs. Rebecca Fosnott, who is said to have been the oldest woman in Van Buren county, died at Keosauqua Wednesday, March 12. She would have been ninety-eight years old April 15 of this year.

Her husband died in 1894. But three of her 1ten children are living, viz: – – William and Lewis of Keosauqua, and Frank of Wichita, Kansas. The funeral was held Thursday afternoon.

[Note: Year not given but position in scrapbook suggests 1913]

Source: Entler Scrapbook Collection, vol 5, Iowa Historical Library, Iowa City, IA