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Flora Abbott Hinkhouse

Birth	:	12 Jan 1879 Mount Auburn, Benton County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	8 Aug 1966 West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Oak Ridge Cemetery, West Liberty, Muscatine County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.5619011, -91.2641983
Plot	:	Sec D/Lot 48/Sp 4
Description	:	TRAIN HITS CAR, AREA WOMAN DIES ACCIDENT OCCURS NEAR CORALVILLE FLORA HINKHOUSE OF WEST LIBERTY COLLISION VICTIM Mrs. Flora Hinkhouse, 87, of West Liberty died Monday night four hours after the car in which she was riding was struck by a Rock Island Railroad switch engine west of Coralville. Driver of the auto, Mrs. Everett R. Means, 71, of 241 Lexington Avenue, a step-daughter of Mrs. Hinkhouse, was admitted to Mercy Hospital in Iowa City for observation. She is in good condition today. The 6 p.m. accident occurred in the driveway of the C. W. Jacobs home just west of... Read More	TRAIN HITS CAR, AREA WOMAN DIES ACCIDENT OCCURS NEAR CORALVILLE FLORA HINKHOUSE OF WEST LIBERTY COLLISION VICTIM Mrs. Flora Hinkhouse, 87, of West Liberty died Monday night four hours after the car in which she was riding was struck by a Rock Island Railroad switch engine west of Coralville. Driver of the auto, Mrs. Everett R. Means, 71, of 241 Lexington Avenue, a step-daughter of Mrs. Hinkhouse, was admitted to Mercy Hospital in Iowa City for observation. She is in good condition today. The 6 p.m. accident occurred in the driveway of the C. W. Jacobs home just west of the Highway6-218 intersection west of Coralville. The drive crossed the tracks south from Highway 6. Mrs. Hinkhouse’s death is the 12th traffic fatality in Johnson County this year, and the first involving a train since two children died in October last year when their mother’s car was struck at a Tiffin crossing. At this time last year 13 traffic deaths had been recorded. As engine crewman told the Highway Patrol the Means car approached the tracks and slowed almost to a stop, then drove onto the tracks in the path of the westbound train. The switch engine was pulling two freight trains. Train engineer was T. D. Athy, currently stationed at Coralville. None of the train crew was injured. The pastor was told the two women had been visiting at the Jacob’s home and were returning to Iowa City. Mrs. Hinkhouse was admitted to the intensive care unit in Mercy with a sever concussion. She died at 10:15 p.m. Services are pending at the Snider Funeral Home at West Liberty. Mrs. Hinkhouse was born January 12, 1879, at Mount Auburn, the daughter of Perry Green and Marietta Jane Smith Abbott. She was married to Rufus W. Hinkhouse December 15, '926, at Fairfield. She had lived at West Liberty the past 40 years. Mrs. Hinkhouse was a member of the Presbyterian Church at West Liberty and the Floriculture society. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Lucy See of Waterloo and Mrs. Mary Stabler of Kewanee, Illinois; and several step children in addition to Mrs. Means. Iowa City Press-Citizen, Iowa City, Iowa, Tuesday, August 9, 1966, page 1 MRS. FLORA HINKHOUSE WEST LIBERTY - Funeral services for Mrs. Flora Hinkhouse were held today in the West Liberty Christian Church with Rev. Robert Reynolds of the Presbyterian Church officiating. Mrs. Robert C. Dewar was organist. Pall bearers were Dwane Means, Robert Stabler, Lester Perry, Jerry See, Kevin Hinkhouse, and William Means. Interment was at Oakridge Cemetery. Mrs. Hinkhouse died of injuries suffered in a car-train accident near Iowa City on Monday evening. The Muscatine Journal, Muscatine, Iowa, Thursday, August 11, 1966, page 20 Flora Abbott was born on January 12, 1879, in Mount Auburn, Iowa to Marietta Jane (Mary) Smith, age 22, and Perry Green Abbott, age 24. She married her first husband, Lewis Clark, on January 24, 1900. She married her second husband, Kirk Milnes on April 24, 1919 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She married her third husband, Rufus William Hinkhouse on December 15, 1926 in Fairfield, Iowa. She died on August 8, 1966, in West Liberty, Iowa, at the age of 87, and was buried there.

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Flora Abbott Hinkhouse's memorial is located at: Oak Ridge Cemetery, West Liberty, Muscatine County, USA.
When did Flora Abbott Hinkhouse death?
Flora Abbott Hinkhouse death on 8 Aug 1966 in West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Flora Abbott Hinkhouse's memorial?
Latitude: 41.5619011
Longitude: -91.2641983

Family Members:

Parent

Perry Green Abbott

(1854 - 1907)

Marietta Jane “Mary” Smith Abbott

(1857 - 1930)

Spouse

Lewis A Clark

(1879 - 1913)

Kirk Milnes

(1861 - 1924)

Rufus William Hinkhouse

(1850 - 1933)

Siblings

Baby Abbott

(unknow - unknow)

Bertha Abbott

(1876 - 1896)

Warren Addison Abbott

(1877 - 1943)

Perry Ward Abbott

(1882 - 1957)

Elizabeth Maud “Lizzie” Abbott Harmon

(1884 - 1905)

Lucy S Abbott See

(1887 - 1976)

Hazel Abbott

(1890 - 1896)

Edward Grant Abbott

(1892 - 1964)

Eric Eugene Farrell Abbott

(1894 - 1895)

Oren L. Abbott

(1897 - 1901)

Gladys Lotina Abbott Appleton

(1900 - 1932)

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Nearby Cemetories:

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West Liberty, Muscatine County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5619011, -91.2641983

2. Mount Calvary Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.5452995, -91.1483002

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Coordinate: 41.4843000, -91.3480000

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Coordinate: 41.4606018, -91.2771988

14. Chamness Burial Plot
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Coordinate: 41.6597351, -91.3182108

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Coordinate: 41.6637000, -91.3073000

16. Watkins Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.4516983, -91.2908020

17. Gatton Burial Ground
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Coordinate: 41.5731600, -91.1133800

18. Pee Dee Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.6699982, -91.2142029

19. Springdale Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.6786003, -91.2581024

20. West Bethel Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.6502991, -91.1556015

21. Burnett Burial Site
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Coordinate: 41.6680782, -91.1834911

22. Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
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Coordinate: 41.6681500, -91.3519900

23. North Liberty Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.6852989, -91.2292023

24. Saint Bernadette Catholic Church
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Coordinate: 41.6755750, -91.3396070