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John Schmitt

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John Schmitt

Birth
Death
2 Jun 1875 (aged 40)
Burial
Huntley, McHenry County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.1604167, Longitude: -88.4255
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Woodstock Newspaper, June 10, 1875 Thursday Col 1. pg. 5

John Smith, living on the Crystal Lake & Huntley road was struck by lightning during the storm of last Wednesday, and instantly killed. He was standing near his stable at the time. His wife seeing him fall hastned to his assistance, but before she reached him he was dead.

Rockford Weekly Gazette
Vol. X No 23 Rockford Illinois, Thursday Morning, June 10, 1875

During the storm of two weeks since, John Smith a German living about a mile north of Huntley, was struck by lightning and instantly killed while standing on a ladder fixing something about a window-blind.
Woodstock Newspaper, June 10, 1875 Thursday Col 1. pg. 5

John Smith, living on the Crystal Lake & Huntley road was struck by lightning during the storm of last Wednesday, and instantly killed. He was standing near his stable at the time. His wife seeing him fall hastned to his assistance, but before she reached him he was dead.

Rockford Weekly Gazette
Vol. X No 23 Rockford Illinois, Thursday Morning, June 10, 1875

During the storm of two weeks since, John Smith a German living about a mile north of Huntley, was struck by lightning and instantly killed while standing on a ladder fixing something about a window-blind.


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