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From: "Carolyn Stewart" <>
Subject: Re: [MORAY-CGA] Ball, Ballew in Ray Co
Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 21:31:43 -0700
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I think that it is used to mean, "that same day, or that same week or that
same month" whichever the date of the paper and the obit. So she died on
the 6th of whatever the month and year that was printed. If that is not
correct. somebody else tell what it means..Carolyn
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Subject: Re: [MORAY-CGA] Ball, Ballew in Ray Co


> Hi,
> Does anybody out there know what 'inst.' would stand for in a 1917
> obituary? I have an obituary for Sarah Jane (Ball) Ballew.
> "Death of a Good Woman"
> "Mrs. Jane Ballew breathed her last at her late home in the Georgeville
> country on the 6th inst. She was the relict of the late G.W. Ballew, who
> died in 1914."
> "Her maiden name was Sarah J. Ball, and she was born in this county on
the
> 6th day of January, 1841, making her over 71 years of age at the time of
her
> demise." There is quite a bit more, and if anybody is interested, contact
> me, and I'll type out the whole thing. Right now though, I'm just trying
to
> nail down the date of death. My late cousin had written in the margin
that
> her date of death was May 5,1917, and that her birthdate was actually
January
> 29, 1841. Any help would be appreciated.
> Thanks, Larry
>
>
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