Lulu Belle Davidson 1890-1911

DAVIDSON, ANDERSON

Posted By: Volunteer - Rich Lowe
Date: 10/26/2004 at 15:30:19

Lulu Belle Davidson.

Lulu Belle Davidson was born near Bonaparte, Van Buren county, Iowa on June 21, 1890 and died at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Davidson four miles east of Lone Wolf, Oklahoma, February 7, 1911, aged 20 years, 7 months and 16 days.

She spent her early girlhood days on a farm south of Bonaparte where she attended school and where she will be remembered by all of the neighborhood boys and girls as one of their most pleasant companions.

In the spring of 1903 she left her girlhood home and with her parents moved to Oklahoma to a farm almost midway between Lone Wolf and Hobart.

Here she grew to young woman’s estate and here it was that she was loved by all who knew her.

About two weeks ago she became very ill with [sic] tonsolitis which later developed into diphtheria. These diseases were finally overcome but hey left he heart action so weakened that she could not recover. She died at 3 o’clock Tuesday morning.

She leaves to mourn her loss, her father and mother and one sister, Iza, at Lone Wolf; another sister, Mrs. John H. Anderson of Snyder; Thurman and Glen Davidson of Oklahoma City and Gamet and Emet Davidson of Smithshire, Illinois. All except the last named were present at the funeral.

Several years ago she united with the Hobart Baptist Church and the rites of this denomination were performed at the Hobart cemetery where the remains were laid to rest Wednesday afternoon. Although a public funeral could not be held at the home or at the church many of the sympathizing friends and relatives followed the remains to their last resting place, attesting by their presence the love they bore for dear sister and relative. – Swanson County, Okla. Democrat.

Source: Entler Scrapbooks, vol. 5, Iowa Historical Library, Iowa City, IA