Crall, Lydia A. Slaughter
Passed: 1912-08-19
Age: 74
Source: Mountaineer
Death Notice:
Obituary Date: 1912-08-23
Information: Mrs. Lydia A. (Slaughter) Crall, (daughter of Andrew and Tabitha Slaughter), widow of the late Captain William Crall, Civil War veteran, died very suddenly Monday evening, 19 August 1912, at the home of her son, Amos A. Crall, near Cottageville, WV., of heart trouble. Mrs. Crall had been in poor health, but was shopping in Ripley a few days before her death. She was a native of Jackson County and was married to William Crall in (25 March 1858 Jackson Co. Marriage Records) 1855, and was the mother of ten children, five of whom survive: Rev. Everett Crall of Glenwood, Miss Martha, Amos A., U. Bertie, and Washington Crall, all of Cottageville, WV. Deceased was 74 years of age. The remains were prepared for burial by Undertaker D. W. Rhodes and interred from Otterbein U. B. Church Wednesday afternoon. (from the Betty Kessel McIntyre collection)