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Obit of  Maria Fitzpatrick - Grady County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Sandi Carter   SandKatC@aol.com 
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CHICKASHA DAILY EXPRESS
CHICKASHA, OKLAHOMA
October 12, 1909

Mrs. Maria Fitzpatrick, wife of Theo. Fitzpatrick, 222 Colorado Avenue, was 
called to her heavenly home yesterday evening at 830 o'clock, death 
following several weeks' severe illness.

Mrs. Fitzpatrick was 71 years of age, and the history of her life, all of 
which was spent in the Indian Territory, is an interesting one.  Her parents 
were among the earliest pioneers in this country and she was one of the first 
white children born in the Territory, the date of her birth being July 3, 
1838.  At that time there were few white people in the Territory and the land 
was inhabited by redskins.  Although at times there was plenty of the 
adventure one finds in frontier life, her childhood was rather lonesome, 
until in 1853, she was married to Theo. Fitzpatrick, a native of Ireland.  To 
their union thirteen children were born.  Seven of the children, four boys 
and three girls, and her husband, survive her.  For over forty years the 
family has lived in the vicinity of Chickasha and for the past seven years 
has been located in this city.

The deceased was well known in Chickasha and the surrounding country and her 
many friends unite with the bereaved family in their grief.

Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Catholic 
Church, and the body will be interred at Fairview.

Submitted by Sandi Carter
GG granddaughter