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Jennie A Dowst

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

DATE OF BIRTH:

April 1, 1865

PLACE OF BIRTH:

City of Birth:

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DATE OF DEATH:

December 30, 1903

PLACE OF DEATH:

City of Death:

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GENDER:

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OTHER KNOWN NAMES:

Mrs. Charles Dowst*, Jennie Adelaide Wallace, Jane Dowst, Jenny A. Dowst

MAIDEN NAME:

Wallace

ETHNICITY:

RACE:

NATIONALITY:

RELATED TO:

Charles W Dowst
Fannie Forbusch

DATE OF MARRIAGE:

PLACE OF MARRIAGE:

DATE OF ADDRESS:

KNOWN ADDRESS:

927 Hinman Ave.

,

Evanston

Illinois

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ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATION:

ORGANIZATIONAL ROLE:

AT THE TIME OF the fire

ROLE:

Audience Member

STATUS:

Victim

AGE:

45

MARITAL STATUS:

Married

other information

MORGUE:

St. Luke's

IDENTIFIED BY:

Charles Dowst

FUNERAL HOME:

CEMETERY:

Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago IL

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) Â· 1 Jan 1904, Fri Â· 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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