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A Sad Story: Marianna, Mabel & Lester Metcalf
From The Home Sentinel, the Sanpete County weekly newspaper, Tuesday January 28, 1890: "Diptheria is raging in Gunnison, so Dr. Olsten says, Selectman Jas Metcalf has his whole family down, one resulting fatal." This was daughter Marianna or Laura E, who was not yet 10.
From The Home Sentinel Tuesday Feb 4, 1890: "We regret to say that Mr. Jas. Metcalf of Gunnison has lost another child from diphtheria, Little Mabel who succumbed to the scourge on Tuesday the 28th 1890. We tender our consolation in which all join us." Mabel was 11.
From The Home Sentinel Tuesday Feb 11, 1890: "We are again called upon to cronicle the death of another of Mr. James Metcalf's children, making the third, in as many weeks, all of whom died of that fell destroyer, diptheria. We realize the utter futility of offering or attempting to offer comfort or consoloation under these trying circumstances but would commend the bereaved parents and family to the kind care and keeping of Him who doeth all things well, and who is the only source of comfort and consolation." This third child was six-year-old Lester.
Source: Family History Library film # 1486737
Below are photographs of the monument to the children of James & Caroline Marie Metcalf.
(The monument in the background is that of John Edward & Mary Waslin Metcalf.)
Photographed at the Fayette Cemetery 5 June 2000.
On the right side is the inscription for Mabel & Mariana/Laura E.
On the left side is the inscription for William L., who had died in 1874, and for Lester.
(This is the shade side of the monument and didn't photograph well, so I adjusted the contrast on the photos to make the inscriptions easier to read)
Detail of the stone work on the monument to the children of James Metcalf.
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