Mary Giles Page 1864-1892

GILES, PAGE, WARE, HARUP, HARROP

Posted By: Volunteer - Rich Lowe
Date: 7/20/2014 at 10:54:45

Died.

At the residence of her mother Mrs. Joseph Harup, Mrs. Mary Page, Sunday morning, May 22d, 1892, of consumption, aged 27 years, 4 months and 28 days.

Mary Jane Giles was born a the residence of her Grandfather, Mr. Thomas C. Ware, near Bonaparte, Iowa, December 24, 1864. She grew to womanhood in Bonaparte and was married to Geo. B. Page, April 27, 1886, and all her married life was spent here, with the exception of eight months they resided in Pueblo, Colorado. Her husband died on January 21st, 1890, since which time she has made her home with her mother, Mrs. Joseph Harrop of this place, her health having been poor. She leaves to mourn their loss, a mother, step-father, two brothers, and two sisters.

The funeral service was held at her late residence, Mary the 24th, at 2 o'clcok p.m., Rev. G. W. Barber officiating, and Misses Francis Callen, Mayme Proper, Nellie Israel and Frank Hamlin, sang several appropriate pieces. The remains were laid away in the Bonaparte cemetery.

Source: Entler Scrapbook, vol. 6, Iowa Historical Library, Iowa City, IA