THE people

Jennie A Dowst

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

DATE OF BIRTH:
April 1, 1865
DATE OF DEATH:
December 30, 1903
GENDER:
F
OTHER KNOWN NAMES:
Mrs. Charles Dowst*, Jennie Adelaide Wallace, Jane Dowst, Jenny A. Dowst
MAIDEN NAME:
Wallace
ETHNICITY:
KNOWN ADDRESS:
927 Hinman Ave. 
 Evanston 
 IL
RELATED TO:

Charles W Dowst
Fannie Forbusch

AT THE TIME OF the fire

AGE:
45
MARITAL STATUS:
Married
ROLE:
Audience Member
ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATION:
ORGANIZATIONAL ROLE:

other information

CEMETERY:
Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago IL
MORGUE:
St. Luke's
IDENTIFIED BY:

Charles Dowst

OTHER NOTES:

Jennie Dowst and Fannie Forbusch were neighbors and friends who went to the theater together and perished there together. Apparently they were close enough friends, that their husbands chose to have a joint funeral.

CITATION:

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · 1 Jan 1904, Fri · Page 2
The Inter Ocean (Chicago, Illinois) 02 Jan 1904, Sat, page 3
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103422497/jane-a-dowst
https://www.iroquoistheater.com/tootsietoy-founder-wife-iroquois-theater-victim.php

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: Karl Sup, Iroquois Theatre Fire Historical Society

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