The Tabor Beacon
Tabor, Iowa
16 April 1895

Eliza (Burt) Fletcher, was born 17 Sep 1809 in Pittsfield, Berkshire Co MA, of New England parentage. She was married in 1830 to William Thomas and moved to Cambridge PA. From there, in 1838, they removed to Michigan where Mr. Thomas died in 1841.

In 1849, she was married to Charles Fletcher, who died in Dec 1879. Since that time Mrs. Fletcher has made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Stewart. She had 5 children, 4 of whom are living and are present today: W. A. Thomas, of North Bend WI; Mrs. John Stewart, Elburn IL; D. T. Thomas, Oskaloosa IA and H. B. Thomas of Tabor IA. Mrs. Fletcher was the third child of a family of 9, of whom the oldest alone survives her, Mrs. Zenos Burt of Cambridge PA, age 88 years.

The remains were taken to Cambridge PA for interment.

A few years ago Leland Smith of Tabor, Fremont County, Iowa, abstracted obituaries from the Tabor Beacon newspaper. Tabor is on the county line between Mills and Fremont County, therefore the paper printed obituaries from both counties. These were later microfilmed by the LDS Church on microfilm #1491976. ~ transcribed and contributed by Cay Merryman,

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