Hattie Belle Holmes ^{1 2 3 4 5}

  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in La Plata, MO on 4 June 1880. ³

1880 US Census
Page 433A, District 129, Family 77, Roll 701
La Plata, Macon County, Missouri, United States
Hattie B. Holmes..Daughter..9m..Missouri..Sep

(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in South Salem Township, Greenwood County, KS on 6 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 59, Family 43
South Salem Township, Greenwood County, Kansas, United States
Married 8 months
Hattie B. King..Wife..Sep 1879..20..Missouri..0/0

(Living with husband.)
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• She was buried after 16 April 1902 in the Piedmont Cemetery in Piedmont, KS.

Find a Grave Memorial 54795588
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• Her obituary was published in the Democratic Messenger on 1 May 1902 in Eureka, KS.

^{4 5} Hattie Holmes King was born September 3rd, 1879 and departed this life April 16th, 1902 after five weeks of intense suffering from fatal burns received in the Rader fire near Piedmont March 12, 1902.

She was united in marriage to Silas H. King October 6th, 1899. To this union was born a son, who died from burns March 22nd, 1902.

She bore her great pain and suffering with a gentle, patient, trusting spirit until God chose to call her from this world of pain and distress. He remains were lain to rest by her child in Piedmont cemetery.

The departed one leaves a husband, father, mother, and six brothers and sisters. We known dear darling sister that our loss is thy spirit's gain.

(Source: Democratic Messenger, Eureka, KS, 1 May 1902)
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Hattie married Silas H. King on 6 October 1899 in Eureka, KS.^{1 2} (Silas H. King was born on 20 September 1876 in Tennessee, died on 23 November 1941 and was buried after 23 November 1941 in Piedmont, KS.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 6 October 1899, in Eureka, KS. ¹

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in South Salem Township, Greenwood County, KS on 6 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 59, Family 43
South Salem Township, Greenwood County, Kansas, United States
Married 8 months
Silas H. King..Head..Sep 1877..22..Tennessee..Farm Laborer
Hattie B. King..Wife..Sep 1879..20..Missouri..0/0
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: Silas H King
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 6 Oct 1899
Event Place: Greenwood, Kansas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Birth Year (Estimated): 1877
Spouse's Name: Hattie B Holmes
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 20
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1879
Page: 265

Citing this Record
Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q293-JL2H : 2 April 2020), Silas H King and Hattie B Holmes, 6 Oct 1899; citing Marriage, Greenwood, Kansas, United States, district clerk, court clerk, county clerk and register offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,783,791.
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