Homer Dwight German
Birth: 1883 in Walnut Creek Township, Mitchell County, Kansas; farm near Glen Elder, KS
Death:15 Dec, 1897 in Walnut Creek Township, Mitchell County, Kansas; farm near Glen Elder, KS
Burial: Homer shares a tombstone with his brother Frank in Walnut Creek Cemetery.
Homer died of diphtheria and skull fracture at age 14.
Homer's obituary:
Died, December 15th, 1897--Homer German, aged 14
years, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. German.
Homer contracted Diphtheria and fell on the ice and fractured his skull
on the same day--all that the best of medical aid could do would not stay the
Death Angel. He was an uncommon
bright boy, beloved by all. He was
a member of the Walnut Creek Sunday school. A short time before death he called the whole family about his
bed and requested of each one to meet him in Heaven then he led the family with
the Lord's Prayer and the Angels carried his soul over the beautiful River of
Life. He leaves his father,
mother, two sisters and seven brothers to mourn his death. His school mates will ever remember his
dying message to them. Mr. German
and family have the heartfelt sympathy of the entire community.
Homer's brother Ed German named his oldest son Harold Dwight German, in honor of Homer.
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