Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Gerone, Paul September 29, 1905
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Virginian-Pilot September 30, 1905
At the home of H. H. Henley, 421 Queen street, yesterday morning died little 
Paul Gerone, whose earthly career lasted but a few short months and who, while 
he lived, had very little prospect of ever knowing who his father and mother 
were.
One day in July, when the rays of the summer sun were scorching everything and 
all the energy of the whole animal world had vanished before the intense heat, 
Mrs. Daley, of Norfolk county, as she sat quietly in her home trying to avoid 
the intense heat of the sun, heard a feeble wail at the front of the house. She 
went to see what made the noise and there she found a little baby, who smiled up 
at her between his sobs. She carried the little fellow, who was but a few months 
old, into the house and fed, bathed and clothed him. The next day she brought 
him to market when she came in with some produce and the child was adopted by 
Mr. and Mrs. Henley. It had a good home at last, but the little boy had been so 
exposed that he never really rallied from the shock to his physique. His foster 
parents gave him the name of Paul Gerone for the want of a way to discover his 
real name. Yesterday morning little Paul gave up the brave struggle he had made 
to keep his soul within his diminutive body and he passed away. He will be 
buried in Elmwood cemetery this afternoon.

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