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Mourning Card · primary-source record

A. Bolton

circa 1850 (computed from age at death) – May 3, 1890

Died 3 May 1890 · card found in California

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Mourning Card

Date of death

May 3, 1890

Date of birth

circa 1850 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

40 years

Where found

California, United States

The mourning card

From the funeral card

Funeral Remembrance Mourning Cabinet Card 1890

This Gold Floral Remembrance card is for Mrs. A. Bolton - died May 3, 1890 age 40.

Card found in California

The text above describes the card rather than quoting it in full. Her own given name is not recorded — "Mrs. A. Bolton" follows the period convention of using the husband's initial.

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Source & citation

Source type
Photograph & transcription
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
2026-06-12
Permalink
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Image vs transcription
Both — photograph of the card and a transcription on this page

Citation: "Mourning card of Mrs. A. Bolton, died 3 May 1890, found in California," photographed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/funeral-cards/bolton-a-1890/ : accessed [your access date]).

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