Obit for Ruhamah Burnham KNOWLTON DERBY (d.1896), LeSueur Co., MN
(Mrs. E.H. DERBY)

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Le Sueur sentinel, Le Suer Mn. Dec 31, 1896

Ruhamah Burnham Knowlton Derby

It was heart failure

   The Family of Robert Iten were very much shocked and surprised on 
Tuesday morning to find upon awaking that the Aged mother of Mrs. Iten, 
Mrs. E.H. Derby, was dead in bed. Some time in August last the deceased 
lady fell and sustained a fracture of the hip bone, since which time she 
has been an invalid. Although somewhat emaciated she had enjoyed an 
ordinary degree of health and was feeling as well as usual on Monday 
evening at the time the family retired. Dr. W.H. Fisher was called as 
soon as the fact of her death was discovered, who pronounces death to 
have resulted from heart failure. 
  The deceased came to Le Suer in 1872 with her husband from Ohio and 
resided here since then until the death of her husband, E.H. Derby some 
six years ago, since which time she has resided with her daughter Mrs. 
Robert Iten, at Fargo N.D., Detroit Mich. and this city. She was the 
mother of thirteen children, seven of whom five sons and two daughters 
now survive her. The funeral will occur today.