THE people

Fannie Guthrie Merriam

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

DATE OF BIRTH:

June 16, 1843

DATE OF DEATH:

December 30, 1903

GENDER:

OTHER KNOWN NAMES:

Mrs. H. H. Merriam*, Fannie Merriam*, Mrs. Fannie Merriman*

MAIDEN NAME:

Guthrie

ETHNICITY:

KNOWN ADDRESS:

489 Fullerton Ave.

Chicago

RELATED TO:

Henry Howard Merriam

AT THE TIME OF the fire

AGE:

MARITAL STATUS:

Married

ROLE:

Audience Member

ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATION:

ORGANIZATIONAL ROLE:

other information

CEMETERY:

Woodlawn Cemetery, Zanesville OH

MORGUE:

Buffum

IDENTIFIED BY:

Dr. Hequenbourg

OTHER NOTES:

"George C Guthrie, of this city [Jacksonville IL] is one of the persons who mourn the loss of friends in the Iroquois theatre fire. His cousin Mrs. Fanny Merriman of Chicago attended the performance with another cousin Miss Hattie Guthrie, two nieces and two children of the latter, six in all. Mr. Guthrie has received the sad intelligence that all the party, excepting his cousin Hattie, are dead." Jacksonville Daily Journal

CITATION:

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · 1 Jan 1904, Fri · Page 2 & 4;
The Jacksonville Daily Journal (Jacksonville, Illinois) 05 Jan 1904, Tue Page 3;
Find a Grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6371968/fannie-merriam;
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · 3 Jan 1904, Sun page_4

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