Burchett, Minnie May
Tombstone Data
Name:Burchett, Minnie May
Born:Oct 08 1874
Died:Apr 25 1918
Front Inscription:wife of G. F. Burchett
He Giveth His Beloved Sleep
Though lost to sight to memory ____
Cemetery:Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery — Miami, Ottawa County, OK
Section: G.A.R. Section
Block: 10Lot: 1Row: 0Grave: 5
Sexton Book
Name:Burchett, Minnie May
Age:44
Buried:Apr 26 1918
Plot Owner(s):H. A. Boswell
Notes:This death occurred during the time of the Spanish Flu
Epidemic of 1918-1919. Some deaths occurred in 1917
and some in 1920. At least 1000 local persons died
during these years, and millions died world wide died
of the Spanish Flu. At the time health officials were
calling cause of death by many names such as:
pneumonia, flu, dementia and even brain fever. The term
"Spanish Flu" came a little later.
Record Source:Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
(Sexton Book)Miami, Ottawa County, OK
Abstract Data
name as: Burchett, Minnie Boswell died about Apr 25, 1918 spouse G. Frank Burchett
Miami District Daily News — Miami, OK
Apr 26 1918 · p.5 · col.1
Obituary.
Miami Record Herald — Miami, OK
May 01 1918 · p.5 · col.5
Book: Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery — S J Mahurin