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Edward Elmer Blankenhagen

Birth	:	6 Sep 1892 Elma, Howard County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	11 May 1953 Iola, Allen County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Highland Cemetery, Iola, Allen County, USA
Coordinate	:	37.9385986, -95.4021988
Plot	:	Section 13
Description	:	The Iola (KS) Register, 1953 Ed Blankenhagen Of Iola Believed to Have Taken Life ---The body of Ed Blankenhagen was found in his barn about noon Monday, May 11, 1953 by his wife who had gone there to call him to lunch. Dr. Gerald Pees, coroner, said that Mr. Blankenhagen, 63, is believed to have taken his own life. ---The Blankenhagen home is east of Iola and about a quarter of a mile south of the Rock Creek bridge. ---The preliminary examination indicated that Blankenhagen took poison, Dr. Pees said, and then ran to the barn and placed his head in a noose tied... Read More	The Iola (KS) Register, 1953 Ed Blankenhagen Of Iola Believed to Have Taken Life ---The body of Ed Blankenhagen was found in his barn about noon Monday, May 11, 1953 by his wife who had gone there to call him to lunch. Dr. Gerald Pees, coroner, said that Mr. Blankenhagen, 63, is believed to have taken his own life. ---The Blankenhagen home is east of Iola and about a quarter of a mile south of the Rock Creek bridge. ---The preliminary examination indicated that Blankenhagen took poison, Dr. Pees said, and then ran to the barn and placed his head in a noose tied in a rope which was dangling from a rafter. ---However, the noose was not drawn about the neck tightly enough to cause death, Dr. Pees said. Officers said that no note was found. ---However, they were told that the victim had made previous attempts to take his own life and was despondent due to ill health. ---After finding her husband's body, Mrs. Blankenagen summoned a physician who reached the home about 12:15. He estimated that death occurred about 11:45 a.m. ---Dr. Pees will perform an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death. ---Mr. Blankenhagen, was the father of Elmer Blankenhagen, former county extension agent here

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Edward Elmer Blankenhagen death on 11 May 1953 in Iola, Allen County, Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 37.9385986
Longitude: -95.4021988

Family Members:

Parent

August Blankenhagen

(1855 - 1927)

Florence E. “Flora” Reep Smith

(1859 - 1951)

Spouse

Leona Vivian Warford Blankenhagen

(1896 - 1994)

Siblings

Fred W Blankenhagen

(1887 - 1975)

Elma Julia Blankenhagen Adams

(1898 - 1918)

Ruth Elizabeth Blankenhagen McAnulty

(1904 - 1979)

Children

Clarence Elmer Blankenhagen

(1919 - 1919)

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