Marion County MO Archives News.....Death by Drowning June 13, 1840 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mo/mofiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sharon Hamilton sharkay@cccexpress.com January 8, 2008, 2:51 am Missouri Whig, And General Advertiser June 13, 1840 DEATH BY DROWNING. – On yesterday evening, while bathing in North River, near Mr. Massie’s mill, Willam A. Willson of this place was drowned. How it happened we have not yet learned. After a search of about two hours by a large body of our citizens, the body was found. The public are invited to attend the funeral, from the house of his father, Mr. R. T. Wilson, at four o’clock this afternoon. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mo/marion/newspapers/deathbyd218gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mofiles/ File size: 1.0 Kb