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Funeral Card · primary-source record

Kathern V. Cornelius

November 8, 1917 – May 22, 1918

Died 22 May 1918 · found in Pike County, Illinois

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At-a-glance facts

Record type

Funeral Card

Date of death

May 22, 1918

Date of birth

November 8, 1917

Age at death

6 months, 14 days

Where found

Illinois, United States

The funeral card

From the funeral card

The Angel of Peace

In Loving Remembrance of Our Dear One

Kathern V. Cornelius

Born Nov. 8, 1917. Died May 22, 1918.

Age 6 mos. 14 days

We had a little treasure once, She was our joy and pride, We loved her, ah perhaps too well, For soon she slept and died,

All is dark within our dwelling, Lonely are our hearts to-day, For the one we loved so dearly, Has forever passed away.

Copyright 1898 by H. F. Wendell, Leipsic, O.

The card was found in Pike County, Illinois — where it surfaced, not necessarily where Kathern died. The card stock is a Wendell memorial card (copyright 1898, H. F. Wendell, Leipsic, Ohio) — the same template used for the Bell, William (1929) card, with pronouns adjusted for a girl.

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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
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