Jefferson County KS Archives Obituaries.....SMITH, Little Boy April 14, 1877
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The Oskaloosa Independent Jefferson County Saturday April 21, 1877
>From Valley Falls area.
We give below what we have been able to earn of the cause of two sudden deaths
which occurred on Saturday, the 14th inst., and acknowledge our indebtedness to
Dr. Gephart, who was called upon in both cases, for the particulars.
The other death was that of Mrs. Sarah J. SMITH's little boy, past four years of
age. Mrs. Smith resides about two miles west of town with her father, Jonathan
WRIGHT. The death is supposed to have been caused by eating buckeyes. Just how
much he ate, whether a part of one, a whole one, or more than one is not known.
He stated that he believed the buckeyes would kill him, and shortly after was
taken with convulsions and died within an hour. Dr. Gephart was called, but the
child was dead before he reached him. The funeral was preached by Rev. E. Gill
Sunday afternoon.

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