Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Curtis, Martin Van Buren 1883
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Ionia Daily Sentinel, 11 & 16 Apr 1883 

Lyons, April 11. – Martin V. B. Curtis, of this village, was found drowned in
the mill race this morning.  he did not come home during the night, and his hat
in the water led to the dragging of the race, and the recovery of his body.  He
was about 50 years of age; has been a resident her for 12 or 15 years, and
leaves a wife and two children in destitute circumstances.  He was last seen in
one of the saloons late last evening, and is supposed to have fallen from the
bridge.

The Lyons Herald says the theory that M. V.B. Curtis was drowned in consequences
of being intoxicated is entirely groundless.  “It appears that Mr. Curtis had
been quite miserable for some time with the asthma, and was under treatment by
Dr. E.M. Hutchinson the day he met his sad fate.  As near as can be learned, the
deceased started home between 10 and 11 p.m. and when on the lower end of the
bridge was taken with a fit of coughing, and leaned over the railing of the
bridge, – a position in which he had often been seen before – probably lost his
balance and was unable to call assistance.  The wife and daughter have the
heartfelt sympathy of the entire village in this their hour of grief.”


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