Abigail "Abbie" Raymer

Abbie's mother and two sisters were in a separate theater party, seated on the ground floor, from which they escaped, reportedly as the first to emerge from the theater. Her sisters were twelve-year-old Alice Raymer (1890–1979) and ten-year-old Ellen May Raymer (1892–1946). None of the Raymers were sitting where they intended when entering the theater. Both parties wanted seats in the dress circle but Abbie's group instead were seated in the third-floor balcony and Mary and the girls were on the ground floor. Walter Raymer learned of the fire while in a meeting at City Hall. He ran to the theater and soon found his wife and two younger daughters but could not find Abbie. The search for his daughter through morgues and hospitals went on for many hours before he learned she had escaped and taken a streetcar home.

Originally buried in Mount Carmel Catholic Cemetery in Hillside, IL; body removed to All Saints Cemetery in 1926 per burial records.

Illinois, Archdiocese of Chicago, Cemetery Records, 1864-1989
Abigail M Raymer
Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998
Name: Abigail M Raymer
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 05 Oct 1918
Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Address: 1650 Chase Ave
Gender: Female
Age: 30
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Occupation: At home
Birth Date: 14 Nov 1887
Birthplace: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Funeral Home: John E Maloney
Burial Date: 08 Oct 1918
Cemetery: Mt Carmel
Father's Name: Walter J Raymer
Mother's Name: Mary J Gallagher
Informant's Name: Walter J Raymer