KERLIN, Lula (Tyler)
Date of death: 24 Sep 1896 – Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana
The Franklin Democrat, Friday, September 25, 1896,
Volume XXXVII Number 11, page 1 column 6
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Burned to a Crisp.
Mrs. Lulu [sic] J. Kerlin, residing near the college, was burned yesterday morning about 9:30 o’clock and died from the effects of her injuries at 1:20 p.m.
Her clothes caught fire from a grate while sitting in front of it. As soon as Mrs. Kerlin discovered her clothing was on fire she ran out of the house to a neighbor’s but found no one at home. After running through two or three rooms she went to another neighbor’s. By that time her clothing was all burned off and she was burned from her feet to her head almost to a crisp and presented a horrible appearance. The nails and flesh of her fingers and arms fell off. Her entire body was burned so that the flesh peeled off in places.
Mrs. Kerlin was the widow of John Kerlin, deceased, an old resident of Union township. For many years she had been a resident of Franklin.
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The Franklin Democrat, Friday, October 2, 1896,
Volume XXXVII Number 12, page 1 column 1
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.
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The funeral of Mrs. Lulu [sic] J. Kerlin, whose sad death was announced last week, occurred Saturday afternoon at 1 o’clock from her late residence conducted by Rev. E. S. Gardiner. Burial at Hopewell.
Mrs. Kerlin, whose death occurred last week from burning, had $2,000 life insurance.
Link to Lula (Tyler) Kerlin’s grave
Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry