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• Birth	27 Oct 1913	Brook Park, Pine County, Minnesota   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Died	9 Nov 1913	Brook Park, Pine County, Minnesota   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	Cause: Scarlet Fever
  Buried	19 Nov 1913	Pine County, Minnesota
  Person ID	I58512	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2005 00:00:00
  Father	Lanklyn Sylvester SPICER, b. 15 Aug 1884, Atkinson, Holt County, Nebraska
  Mother	Estella Mae O'CONNELL, b. 7 Dec 1891, Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa
  Family ID	F25425	Group Sheet

• Notes

  Cora's Death Certificate correctly identifies her mother's maiden name as Estella Mae O'Connell but incorrectly identifies her father Lanklyn S. Spicer as Conkly S. Spicer. I believe the mistake occurred due to the circumstances of little Cora's death. One of Lank's brothers and his family came to visit Lank and Mae around the time of Cora's birth. This family brought Scarlet Fever with them and Mae and her newborn daughter Cora contracted the illness. To prevent the spread of the Scarlet fever the family was under quarantine when Cora died so the undertaker left a small casket at the curb. Lank retrieved the casket and gently placed his infant daughter in it then returned the casket to the curb. The undertaker removed Cora and immediately buried her. On all of the other death certificates I have collected a family member has filled out the father's name and mother's maiden name, then signed the certificate as the "informant." Because Cora's family was under quarantine no family member signed her death certificate, instead it names the informant as "Taken from register." I believe whoever copied the register misread Lank's name. Perhaps it was smudged or faded. Whatever the reason the L was mistaken for a C and the A for an O, then they got the next 3 letters correct; KLY, but then for whatever reason did not add the N.

• Sources

  [S754] William Harrison Spicer.GED. Date of Import: Jul 29, 2001 [S755] William Harrison Spicer.FTW. Date of Import: Jul 29, 2001 [S756] Spicer.FTW. Date of Import: Jul 30, 2001 [S65] Spicer Family File.FTW. Date of Import: Jul 30, 2001