EASTBURN, Helen Dessie

Date of birth:  5 May 1890 – Johnson County, Indiana
Date of death: 9 Mar 1897 – Johnson County, Indiana

The Franklin Democrat, Friday, March 12, 1897,
Volume XXXVII Number 35, page 1 column 4

LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

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H. H. Luyster and son, Blair, went to Rocklane, Wednesday, to attend the funeral of Dessie Eastburn, the seven-year-old grand daughter of Mr. Luyster..

The Franklin Democrat, Friday, March 26, 1897,
Volume XXXVII Number 37, page 6 column 3

FROM OVER THE COUNTY.

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ROCKLANE.

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Dessie Eastburn, daughter of Wm. Eastburn, died Tuesday with catarrhal pneumonia fever.

The Franklin Democrat, Friday, March 26, 1897,
Volume XXXVII Number 37, page 6 column 4

FROM OVER THE COUNTY.

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GREENWOOD.

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A seven year old daughter [Dessie Eastburn], bright and patient, died of double pneumonia. She was buried Wednesday at 2 p. m. at Rocklane.

The Franklin Democrat, Friday, March 19, 1897,
Volume XXXVII Number 36, page 3 column 6

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OBITUARY.

Dessie, the little seven year old daughter of Wm. and Ella Eastburn, died last Tuesday, March 9, ’97, of double pneumonia. She was a bright and patient little girl, loving parents, brothers and sisters; also her school and schoolmates, and was always glad when school hour came. Funeral services con­ducted by Rev. Slems of Acton, were held at the Christian church. Burial at the M. E. cemetery.

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Link to Helen Dessie Eastburn’s grave

Note: The Johnson County Indiana WPA Birth Index, 1882–1920, referencing Book H-2 page 201, records that a female infant was born to William Eastburn and Ella Luyster on 5 May 1890.

Submitted by Mark McCrady, Cathea Curry and Lois Johnson