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John Wilke Boester

Birth	:	21 Nov 1889
Death	:	13 Feb 1923
Burial	:	Forest Home Cemetery, Hicksville, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.3022003, -84.7750015
Description	:	John died in Linn, Oregon at age 33 under suspicious circumstances. His mother received a telegram saying her son had died of apoplexy and requesting disposition instructions. She and her son Carl, a lawyer immediately wired back a request to have the body shipped to Hicksville. When the body arrived it was discovered that John had been mauled and beaten. The local coroner was asked to conduct an autopsy where he discovered there was no brain affection and he had not died of apoplexy but rather likely from the beating. A letter accompanied the body... Read More	John died in Linn, Oregon at age 33 under suspicious circumstances. His mother received a telegram saying her son had died of apoplexy and requesting disposition instructions. She and her son Carl, a lawyer immediately wired back a request to have the body shipped to Hicksville. When the body arrived it was discovered that John had been mauled and beaten. The local coroner was asked to conduct an autopsy where he discovered there was no brain affection and he had not died of apoplexy but rather likely from the beating. A letter accompanied the body from the family that John was living with. They stated that John came home the night of his death in a precarious condition, a doctor was called but he later expired. Family stories indicate that John went to the Northwest to escape his midwest upbringing and had vowed never to return. John is buried alongside his parents and several siblings.

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John Wilke Boester's memorial is located at: Forest Home Cemetery, Hicksville, Defiance County, USA.
When did John Wilke Boester death?
John Wilke Boester death on 13 Feb 1923 in
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Latitude: 41.3022003
Longitude: -84.7750015

Family Members:

Parent

Henry William Boester

(1851 - 1920)

Maria “Mary” Strübing Boester

(1860 - 1946)

Siblings

Eleanor “Ella” Boester

(1882 - 1968)

Earnest Edward Boester

(1883 - 1948)

Harry William Boester

(1885 - 1942)

Lawrence Boester

(1887 - 1922)

Dorothy “Minnie” Boester

(1891 - 1959)

Pvt Francis Anthony “Frank” Boester

(1894 - 1951)

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Nearby Cemetories:

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Coordinate: 41.3022003, -84.7750015

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17. Kemp Cemetery
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18. Slough Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.2238998, -84.6697006

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22. Banks Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.2028008, -84.7033005

23. Upper Lost Creek Cemetery
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24. Jenkins Cemetery
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