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Mertis L. Krabill

circa 20 February 1875 (computed from age at death) – 14 January 1900

Died 14 January 1900 of consumption in the Lick Creek church, Ohio, aged 24 — from The Gospel Messenger

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At-a-glance facts

Record type

Obituary

Date of death

14 January 1900

Date of birth

circa 20 February 1875 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

24 years, 10 months and 22 days

Place of death

Ohio, United States

Inscription transcription

From The Gospel Messenger, Feb. 3, 1900

Krabill. -- In the Lick Creek church, Ohio, Jan. 14, 1900, of consumption, Mertis L. Krabill, aged 24 years, 10 months and 22 days. She and her husband were united in marriage five years ago. Shortly after they united with the church and she lived a faithful and consecrated life until death. She leaves a husband and two small children and many relatives. Services by the writer assisted by D. Koch, at the church at Farmer, Defiance Co., Ohio. - Geo. W. Sellers

Sources differ on her birth year: our archive's index entry gives her years as "1876 - 1900", but the stated age at death (24 years, 10 months and 22 days on January 14, 1900) points to a birth in February 1875. No exact birth date is stated in the obituary itself; both readings are preserved, and this record follows the stated age. The obituary is signed by its writer, Geo. W. Sellers; the site contributor who submitted the transcription is not recorded. Her husband is not named in the obituary.

People named in this record

  • Mertis L. KrabillSubject
  • Geo. W. SellersOfficiant
  • D. KochOfficiant

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Source & citation

Source type
Transcription only
Provenance
From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
Transcribed by
Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-07-06
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Image vs transcription
Transcription only — obituary text retyped from The Gospel Messenger; no photograph in this record

Citation: Obituary of Mertis L. Krabill (died 1900) of the Lick Creek church, Ohio, from The Gospel Messenger, Feb. 3, 1900. Transcription preserved in the Ancestors at Rest archive. (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/obituaries/krabill-mertis-1900/ : accessed [your access date]).

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