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Surnames: CAIN, DUKES
Classification: Death
Message Board URL:
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Message Board Post:
“Strange Death of Confederate Soldier
“Found Here Delirious Two Weeks Ago—Unconscious Ever Since
“After remaining unconscious for two weeks or more, with the exception of a very few
minutes, an aged confederate veteran named CAIN, died yesterday afternoon in the city
hospital. He was picked up on the street about two weeks ago, in a demented condition.
He was unable to given any account of himself. He was about 83 years old. It has been
learned that he has a relative, Miss Nellie DUKES, of Minville, Baker County, Georgia.
She has been notified of the death. No message has been received from her yet.”
[From the Columbus (GA) Enquirer-Sun newspaper, Sunday, 26 MAY 1912, p. 6. I have no
further information on this man or his family - jml]