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Estelle Silva "Estella" Risley
b. October 1860
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
d. October 10, 1882
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
buried: October 12, 1882
exumed and reburied
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FATHER
Abdiel Tracy "A.T." Risley
(1812-1910)
MOTHER
Elvira Hall
(1827-1892)
NEVER MARRIED
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NO CHILDREN
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NOTE:
Estella's great-great-grandfather,
Asahel "Asa" Risley Sr.,
fought in the
REVOLUTIONARY WAR
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DIRECT DESCENDANT OF GOV. WILLIAM BRADFORD,
THE LONG-TIME LEADER OF THE PLYMOUTH COLONY
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Our readers will remember that on Tuesday evening last Miss Estella
Risley, aged 22 years, died rather suddenly at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Risley, on E. William street. The
deceased had been ill for a period of about two weeks and was
attended by Dr. Jas. D. Wheeler, the eclectic physician and
surgeon, whose office is over Smith's drug store on Water street,
and was thought to be in an improved condition on Monday, but on
Tuesday she became suddenly worse and died that evening. She was
a dark eyed, dark haired young woman of slight build and had
lived in Decatur all her life.
At the suggestion of the family, on Wednesday afternoon a postmortem
examination was held to ascertain the real cause of the death, which
was given out by the attending physician as congestion of the lungs
and bowels. The examination was made by Dr. R. L. Walston and Dr. S. J.
Bumstead in the presence of Dr.Wheeler, the parents and relatives of the girl.
The physicians discovered evidence that an abortion had been committed,
that the fetus had been removed and that the womb had been punctured.
The funeral took place from the family residence on Thursday afternoon.
The remains were interred in Greenwood cemetery."
The Decatur Daily Republican
(Decatur, Illinois)
14 OCT 1882
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The Decatur Herald
(Decatur, Illinois)
15 OCT 1882 * page 1
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The Decatur Herald
(Decatur, Illinois)
2 FEB 1883 * page 4
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