Stephenson Co. IL, Mrs. Charles F. Schauer
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Obituary from FREEPORT DAILY JOURNAL on Monday, Feb 4, 1901, Page 4:
                                                              " A SAD AFFLICTION
                            THE MOTHER OF SEVEN LITTLE CHILDREN STRICKEN DOWN
                Mrs. Chas. F. Schauer Found Dead at Her Home on Iroquois Street--An Inquest Held 

        Mrs. Charles F. Schauer was found dead at her home on Iroquois street at
        about 7 o'clock Sunday morning. The lady was the wife  of  a  well-known
        Illinois Central Employee, and the news of her sudden demise was a great
        shock to her family as well as to  the  entire  neighborhood,  for  Mrs.
        Schauer was held in high esteem by her neighbors and friends.

        The thirteen year old son of Mr. Schauer was the first to  discover  the
        death of his mother. He carries papers and  it  has  been  his  mother's
        custom to arouse him for this task every morning. Sunday morning he woke
        up and thought it was time for him to be off,  and  concluded  that  his
        mother had overslept. He aroused his father and asked where  his  mother
        was. Mr. Schauer replied that she was probably sleeping with one of  the
        children. The boy went down stairs and in the parlor he saw the body  of
        his mother attired only in her night dress  lying  prone  on  the  floor
        close to the stove. Her face had turned blue and the lad was  very  much
        frightened at her appearance. He aroused his father and they  picked  up
        the body and placed it on the lounge. It was then cold, but as the  lady
        had been subject to sinking spells the husband thought at first she  was
        not dead, but he was soon convinced to the contrary.

        Mrs. Schauer retired the night before in  apparently  good  health,  but
        just what time she went to bed her husband doesn't know.  They  remained
        up until about ten o'clock, when Mrs. Schauer urged her husband to go to
        bed as he looked tired. She said she would not go for awhile as she  had
        a baking of bread in the oven and she would have to wait and  take  care
        of it, that it might be 12 o'clock before she could retire.  Soon  after
        that Mr. Schauer went to bed and never woke up until his son aroused him
        in the morning. He said that his wife had been subject to sinking spells
        and would be unconsious for a half hour at a time. She  also  complained
        frequently of heart trouble and was afraid that she would  die  suddenly
        some day.

        Coroner Peck was informed of the sudden death of  Mrs.  Schauer  and  he
        held an inquest over the body Sunday morning. Mr. Schauer  testified  to
        the facts given above and Mrs. James Farnum and Mrs.  Margaret  Schmidt,
        neighbors of the dead woman, testified to the fact that they  had  known
        that she was subject to sinking spells and had trouble with  her  heart.
        They said that she was a woman who attended well  to  her  children  and
        household duties and was always cheerful.

        Dr. Mease, who held a post mortem examination testified tha the heart of
        the deceased was in  splendid  condition  and  that  death  was  due  to
        appoplexy, and verdict to that effect was rendered by the jury.