From: Linda Deslauriers [riograndeco@yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 7:02 PM
To: davea@schmeckabernathy.com
Subject: obit of Mrs. E.S.

David -
     We have access to most Colorado federal censuses
and the 1885 Colorado census at local libraries.  As
far as resources for our research go, there are
numerous books in the local libraries.  During the
summer, we research at the County Clerk's office which
has an amazing wealth of information, such as pupil
census records, wills, divorces, records of county
poor, etc.  We may squeeze in some county clerk
research later this year.  We will be putting a
complete list of all marriages in Rio Grande County
this winter.  Also, we will put up some old
directories and cemetery transcriptions.  Any other
suggestions?  We haven't decided what we will put up
from the Rio Grande clerk's office yet.  Of course,
will continue posting extractions of marriages,
divorces, births, and deaths from old local
newspapers.  Sound intimidating?  It does to me!  Ha!
     Here's the obit for Mrs. Edward S. Abernathy from
the September 11, 1920 issue of the Monte Vista
Journal:
     "The death of Mrs E.S. Abernathy Sunday morning
caused a wave of deep public sympathy for the bereaved
husband and four little children.  The oldest child is
nine years of age and the youngest a baby of
twenty-one months.  Mrs. Abernathy was a true
conscientious mother to her children and her life was
devoted to their care and nurture.  Her untimely
demise is a terrible blow to her devoted husband and a
tragedy to the dependent little ones.  The obituary
follows:
     Bessie May Murray was born near Arkansas City,
Kans., Dec. 29, 1886 and died at her home in Monte
Vista, Sunday, Sept. 5, 1920, after a short illness
from uremic poisoning.  In 1898 deceased came to
Colorado with her parents and settled at Hooper.  The
family then moved to new Mexico.  Deceased was married
to Edward S. Abernathy in Del Norte in 1910, and from
this union four children were born, two boys and two
girls, aged nine, six, four and twenty-one months, all
of whom survive.  Her surviving relatives are father,
John M. Murray of California; brother Walter, of
Holton, Oregon; sister, Mrs. Lizzie Winner, Los
Angeles; sister, Martha Welch, Nebraska; sister,
Jessie Adams, Oklahoma; Nellie Amick, Chama; Bertha
Hoben, Dulce, N.M.; Mrs. Frank Egan, of Monte Vista.
     Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at
the Christian Church, conducted by Rev. Elsea.  The
pall bearers were from the local Woodman circle, of
which order Mrs. Abernathy was a member.  Interment at
Monte Vista Cemetery."
     We haven't made a copy of Edward's obit yet. 
We'll send that to you next week via email.  Take care
...
   - dan and linda -



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