Memorial Card · primary-source record
Wanie Detsel
circa September 1883 (computed from age at death) – October 1, 1887
Died October 1, 1887 · aged 4
Editorially verified
At-a-glance facts
Record type
Memorial Card
Date of death
October 1, 1887
Date of birth
circa September 1883 (computed from age at death)
Age at death
4 years, 1 month
The memorial card
From the funeral card
Wanie Detsel,
Died October 1st, 1887.
Aged 4 years, 1 month.
About this card
The card is photographed beside a separate cabinet photograph of a funeral floral cross lettered "MY FRIEND," captioned with a place that reads as Kingston. The verse beneath the card text is present but too low-resolution to transcribe reliably.
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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
- Last verified
- 2026-06-22
- Permalink
- /records/funeral-cards/detsel-wanie-1887/
- Image vs transcription
- Both — photograph of the card and a transcription on this page
Citation: "Memorial card of Wanie Detsel, died October 1, 1887," photographed and transcribed for the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/funeral-cards/detsel-wanie-1887/ : accessed [your access date]).
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