Showing posts with label 1864. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1864. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 8, 2023

1864 Larimer County, Colorado Unidentified Mexican Friend

In 1864 a man was buried at Modena Cemetery in Larimer County, Colorado. His Tombstone reads Unidentified Mexican Friend. 

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Sunday, May 21, 2023

May 1864 Vigo County Indiana Stranger

In May 1864 a person would drown in Vigo County, Indiana. On May 21st they would be buried at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Terre Haute

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Monday, February 7, 2022

1864 Garnett, Kansas Jane Doe



An elderly African American woman was part of a group of refugees that a man named John Horn rescued from Missouri in 1864. It was believed that she died from fright because she was afraid that Bushwacker would take her back to Missouri. She was living in a hut on what was called Thompson hill. She would die in Garnett Kansas and because she was without clothing she would be buried in John Horn's Army overcoat.

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Unidentified Wiki

Chu "Joe" Wong Kung

On September 26, 1946, 50-year-old Chu "Joe"  Kung was visiting Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He was at the time staying at the Alexan...