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Surnames: Carnahan, West, Lassen, Buck, Burge, Crumpacker
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from The ElReno American El Reno, Canadian Co, OK Thur Nov 8 1928
AGED CALUMET MAN DIES M(atthias). CARNAHAN
a prominent citizen of the Calumet community, passed away at his home southwest of
Calumet, OK Sunday night at the age of 82 years, death being due to pneumonia. The
deceased has been in excellent health, having suffered no illness for the past 59 years.
Plans were being made by the family to celebrate the sixtieth wedding anniversary of him
and Mrs. Carnahan in December. In addition to his wife the deceaed is survived by seven
children: Mrs. A J West of El Reno; Mrs. Henry Lassen of Wichita: Mrs Z U Buck of Calumet;
Miss Emily of Calumet; Mrs. A. L. Burge of Cordell; John Carnahan of El Reno and Albert
Carnahan of Calumet. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon from the
Christian Church at Calumet and interment was made in the E lReno Cemetery. (Note: Mathias
R Carnahan was born Dec 1847 Armstrong Co PA and died 3 Nov 1928 near Calumet, Canadian
Co, OK; he was the son of David K (born ca 1805 Westmoreland Co PA) and Sarah Ringle (b ca
1814 PA). Matthias married!
Elsie Crumpacker in 1868 in Indiana).