JACKSON CENTER, March 18. -- The remains fo Victoria St. Claire were brought here for burial Monday. Miss St. Claire has been a sufferer of consumption for the past three years. She was 19 years, 6 months old. The sermon was preached by Rev. Banker, of the Valparaiso Baptist church. Immediately following her funeral was that of little Ernest Long, the eldest child and only son of John and Serepti Long. The bereaved parents have the sympathy of the community.
Source: The Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; March 19, 1891; Volume 7, Number 49, Page 8, Column 3.
JACKSON CENTER, March 18. -- The remains fo Victoria St. Claire were brought here for burial Monday. Miss St. Claire has been a sufferer of consumption for the past three years. She was 19 years, 6 months old. The sermon was preached by Rev. Banker, of the Valparaiso Baptist church. Immediately following her funeral was that of little Ernest Long, the eldest child and only son of John and Serepti Long. The bereaved parents have the sympathy of the community.
Source: The Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; March 19, 1891; Volume 7, Number 49, Page 8, Column 3.
Gravesite Details
Both of Ernest's parents are buried in Carter Cemetery and, therefore, it is assumed that Ernest is as well.