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Date of death: 28
Jan 1892
Subject: Susan
(Harrington) Best
Source: Savannah Reporter, 5 Feb 1892,
p. 1
Died, at the residence of Mrs. Elijah
Hurst, in Savannah,
Mo.,
Jan.
18, 1892 at 5:45 P.M.
of indigestion of the stomach, Mrs. Best, aged 76 years, 1 month, and 6 days.
Susan Harrington was born in Kentucky
Dec.
22, 1816 and in early life
came with her parents to Howard County, Missouri residing there eight years;
removed from there to Clay
County,
where she married Mr. Isaac Best. After their marriage, they located on a
farm two miles south of Fillmore, in Andrew
County,
making it her permanent home, they being among the first settlers of this
county. Her husband went to California
about the time of the discovery of gold and while there died of erysipelas.
Of this marriage were born eight children. The children who survive to mourn
her loss are: Mrs. Elijah Hurst of this city, John Best of Tacoma, Washington,
David Best of Mexico,
and Thomas Best of Kansas.
The remains followed by a concourse of friends and relatives, were laid out
in Foultz cemetery 3 1/2 miles SW of Fillmore.
Elder Waugh conducted the funeral services. Grandma Best was a consistent
member of the Christian Church 42 years past.
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Date of death:
29 Sep 1880
Subject: Royal Riggin
Source: Hopkins Journal, 1881
Last week Sheriff
Lincoln, of Andrew county, at the instance of the friends and relatives of
the late Royal Riggin, went to the grave of the
deceased at Fillmore, accompanied by a number of well-known citizens of
Andrew county, and disinterred the body. The remains were in a good state of
preservation and were readily identified by those present. This will, of
course, set at rest the report that the coffin contained nothing but sand. The
grave had not been disturbed since the funeral.
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