Mrs. L.W. Johnson - Waco, TX
N 31° 27.655 W 097° 10.075
14R E 674068 N 3482137
The beautiful marble headstone marking the final resting place of Mrs. L.W. Johnson in Chapel Hill Memorial Park, Waco, TX, notes that she "died of congestion".
Waymark Code: WM14K1M
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/18/2021
Views: 1
"Congestion" in the 1870s referred to some kind of organ failure; take your pick of the brain, heart, kidneys, lungs, or other "viscera". The inscription reads:
died of congestion
Mrs. L.W. Johnson
Wife of
J.E. Johnson
was taken sick on
the 8th & died on the
19 July 1872
AE. 23 Y's 7 m's
& 2 days.
Type of Death Listed: Illness or Disease
Cause of death inscription on headstone: died of congestion
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