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Surnames: FISHER, FOWLER, FORBES, HAIG
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THE BLOOMFIELD DEMOCRAT, Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana, Thursday, May 31, 1900,
Volume XXXII, Number 13, Page 3, Column 5, “Mrs. John Haig.” [Transcribed 29 Mar 2002
from Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library’s IHS Microfilm Records.]
We copy the following from the McLean County Democrat published at LeRoy, Illinois as it
well be of interest to many of our readers:
“Mrs. Lillie May HAIG, wife of Dr. John HAIG, died at 1:50 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, 1900,
aged 41 years and 2 days. Mrs. HAIG had been sick less than two weeks. Her ailment,
which was an obstruction of the bowels, would not yield to medicine, so an operation was
decided upon. Dr. HILL and Mrs. Dr. YOLTON, of Bloomington performed the operation
Tuesday forenoon, assisted by Drs. TUTHILL, TAYLOR, and SARGENT of this city. A gall
stone was removed which measured 1½ inches in length, 1¼ inches wide and 1 inch thick.
The stone was lodged in a small bowel, and being unable to pass, stopped the circulation
of the blood, and this caused gangrene, presumed that this stone had been in her system
ever since five years ago when she had a severe spell of sickness of similar character.
While she recovered consciousness she could not survive the shock, and passed peacefully
to rest a few hours after the operation was performed.”
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NOTES—RLJ: (1) 1880 US CENSUS OF GREENE COUNTY, INDIANA, Richland Township, 12 Jun 1880,
Page 139 A, Dwelling 86, Family 86, Lines 19—22: FORBES, Lealdas (m, w, 67, Minister, OH,
NY, NY), Rachel (w, f, wife, keeping house, PA, PA, PA), Lealdes S. (m, w, 22, son,
farmer, IN, OH, PA), Lillie May (m, f, 21, Dau, Teacher, IN, OH, PA). (2) INDEX TO
MARRIAGE RECORDS OF GREENE COUNTY, INDIANA, 1939, WPA, Page 42: John HAIG to Lillie M.
FORBES, wed 5 Sep 1882, Book L, Page 318.
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Link to the Obituary of her mother, Rachel (FISHER) (FOWLER) FORBES:
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Link to the Obituary of her mother-in-law, Mary (RICHARDSON) HAIG:
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