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Matilda Maria “Tillie” Luke Platt

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Birth	:	29 May 1868 Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	20 May 1939 Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Purdom Cemetery, Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.7275009, -91.9753036
Plot	:	Section 2, Row 11
Description	:	**Handwritten: 1939 Mrs. Matilda M. Platt Mrs. Matilda M. Platt, 70, a resident of Ottumwa, for 46 years, died at her home at 4:15 a.m. May 20 Mrs. Platt was born at Keosauqua May 29, 1868, the daughter of Elijah and Elizabeth Luke. She came to Ottumwa in 1890 and lived here until 1896, when she returned to Ottumwa, in 1899 and had lived there ever since. She was a member of the ladies Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen and of the Maccabees and Royal Neighbors. She became a member of the Wesley M.E. when it... Read More	**Handwritten: 1939 Mrs. Matilda M. Platt Mrs. Matilda M. Platt, 70, a resident of Ottumwa, for 46 years, died at her home at 4:15 a.m. May 20 Mrs. Platt was born at Keosauqua May 29, 1868, the daughter of Elijah and Elizabeth Luke. She came to Ottumwa in 1890 and lived here until 1896, when she returned to Ottumwa, in 1899 and had lived there ever since. She was a member of the ladies Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen and of the Maccabees and Royal Neighbors. She became a member of the Wesley M.E. when it was known as the Main St. Methodist church. Surviving are two sons: Harry E. of Ottumwa and Volney of Shanadoah, two grand-children and two sisters, Mrs. Minnie McIntash and Mrs. Frank Schrekengast of Keosauqua, her husband Arthur E and a daughter, Gracie preceded her in death. Services were held at the Carrol Reece Funeral Home in Ottumwa Monday at 1:30 p.m. conducted by Rev. C.A. Feild(?). Burial at the Purdom Cemetery at Keosauqua. Source: Van Buren Co. Genealogical Society Obituary Book E, Page 106, Keosauqua Public Library, Keosauqua, IA

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Matilda Maria “Tillie” Luke Platt death on 20 May 1939 in Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 40.7275009
Longitude: -91.9753036

Family Members:

Parent

Elijah Luke

(1846 - 1923)

Elizabeth Rebecca Eaton Luke

(1851 - 1898)

Spouse

Arthur Ellsworth Platt

(1858 - 1937)

Siblings

Clara E. Luke Schreckengast

(1873 - 1952)

John Clarence Luke

(1876 - 1929)

Minnie Dell Luke McIntosh

(1880 - 1965)

Children

Harry Ellsworth Platt

(1886 - 1951)

Grayce Platt

(1913 - 1913)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Purdom Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7275009, -91.9753036

2. Oak Lawn Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7397003, -91.9599991

3. Fellows Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7257996, -91.9496994

4. Pittsburg Rural Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7490000, -91.9960000

5. Boston Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7028008, -92.0018997

6. Watkins Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6955986, -91.9483032

7. Bethel Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7182999, -92.0246964

8. Rider Cemetery
Pittsburg, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7666930, -91.9779510

9. White Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6878700, -91.9584200

10. Lippincott McCrary Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7333300, -91.9166700

11. Prall Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6817017, -91.9822006

12. Van Buren County Poor Farm Cemetery
Mount Zion, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7666940, -91.9376718

13. Dodson Cemetery
Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7113991, -91.9119034

14. Forbes Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7730000, -91.9395000

15. Anson Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7592500, -91.9171500

16. Cook Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7839000, -91.9778000

17. Hoskins Cemetery
Cantril, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6869011, -92.0344009

18. Seaman Cemetery
Mount Sterling, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6715000, -91.9449800

19. Center Chapel Cemetery
Vernon, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6891360, -91.9117420

20. Gilbert Cemetery
Kilbourn, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7916926, -91.9779510

21. Lebanon Cemetery
Lebanon, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7261009, -92.0635986

22. Railroad Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7680840, -91.9043370

23. Wilson Family Cemetery
Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7951500, -91.9681000

24. East Home Prairie Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6750287, -92.0335088