Louisa Grammer (b. October 22, 1829, d. January 31, 1907)
Louisa Grammer was born October 22, 1829 in Alabama, USA, and died January 31, 1907. She married James Corgan on May 06, 1849 in Union County, Illinois, USA, son of Patrick Corrigan/Corgan and Polly Singleton.
Notes for Louisa Grammer: Louisa Grammer Corgan
Posted by Karima Allison on Mon, 17 Jan 2000
Mrs. Louisa CORGAN mother of Mrs. W. H. LINDSAY, of this city, died at her home east of Makanda last night, age 78 years. Mr. and Mrs. LINDSAY were called there Sunday and will remain there until after the funeral which occurs tomorrow. Miss Anna and Charles HAYDEN grandchildren of deceased, go to Makanda tonight to attend the funeral.
[Carbondale, IL Free Press, Jan. 31, 1907, p.3]
The funeral of Mrs. Louisa CORGAN, whose death at the home of her son, James CORGAN, eight miles southeast of Carbondale, was noted in these columns a day or two ago, was held yesterday at Zion Baptist Church, in that vicinity.
Deceased was 78 years old, and a resident of this section all her life. She was a daughter of Dr. GRAMMER, one of the prominent residents of this county in an early day, the GRAMMER homestead having been near the Jackson-Union county line. Deceased was a sister of the late Capt. John W. GRAMMER, of this city.
She was married twice, her first husband, Mr. PENROD, having been with LOGAN's [General John A. LOGAN] company in the Mexican war. She was the mother of thirteen children who reached the age of maturity, seven of her children being present at the funeral yesterday. Among those attending .... (rest of article missing)
[Carbondale, IL Free Press, Feb. 2, 1907, p.3]
More About Louisa Grammer: Date born 2: October 22, 1829, Alabama.1 Burial 1: Oakland Cemetery, Carbondale, Illinois, USA. Burial 2: Oakland Cemetery-Carbondale, Illinois.1 Census: 1880, Jackson, Illinois Enum.Dist. 42, Rel 215, Page 208.1 Died 2: January 31, 1907, Union County, Illinois.1 LDS Endowment of the dead: MircoFilm # 0537210.1
More About Louisa Grammer and James Corgan: Marriage 1: May 06, 1849, Union County, Illinois, USA. Marriage 2: May 06, 1849, Union County, Illinois.1
Louisa Grammer (b. October 22, 1829, d. January 31, 1907)
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