Beckham County, OK - Deaths: Morrow, Male Child, 1909
03 September 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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MORROW, CHILD
(4 Mar 1909, Thursday, Sayre Standard, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK)
The two year old boy of Charley Morrow, who lives twelve miles southeast
of Sayre, was burned to death Friday as a result, it is supposed, of
playing with matches.
The little fellow's mother had left him in the house while she was absent
for a few minutes, and when she returned he was lying on the floor with
his clothing burned almost entirely off and his body severely burned.  He
lived several hours, but was so severely burned that nothing could be done
to save him.
The parents are well known residents of the Carter community.  Mrs. Morrow
is a daughter of J. S. Siddall.
(4 Mar 1909, Sayre Headlight, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK):
The little 2 year old child of Chas. Merrow (sic) who lives ten miles
southeast of Sayre, burned to death last Friday.  The child was given a
paper cigarette by a small brother and inhaling the smoke, was overcome
and dropped the blazing paper in his lap.  Its clothes became instantly
ignited and the child was burned terribly, only living two hours after the
accident.  The parents were working in the field some distance from the
house and seeing the blaze ran to the house, but unfortunately, arrived
too late to save the little one.

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