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Gravestone is off by one year. Baptized 25 Feb 1862 : LUKES, Amelia Nora : Luke & Alice : Latchly, Calstock, Cornwall : born 9 Feb 1862 : Robert William Broomfield : : From http://www.calstock.info/census/baptisms_gunnis2.htm

There is a record of an Amelia Tate (widow) of Sunderland traveling aboard the SS Majestic, from Liverpool to New York, arriving in New York on July 25, 1900.

News clipping from unknown year: Mrs Amella Tate of Sunderland, England arrive to visit…She is the daughter of Mrs Alice Lukes, and a sister of Mrs James Fitzgerald, Mrs Kate Yaffie and Albert Kessler, and Mrs Robert Stringer

Tate, Amelia Nora Lukes b.Feb 9, 1863 d.Jun 29, 1921 Forest. Most of the death records for 1920-1929 recorded at the Hoover Bldg in Des Moines, IA. There were only 4 deaths for 1921 recorded here, and Amelia was not one of them. Obit 1 copy.

Obituary: Oskaloosa Daily Herald, Oskaloosa, Iowa

Wednesday, June 29, 1921 -- Mrs. Amelia Tate died at the Mahaska Hospital Wednesday, June 29, 1921, at 7:30am of heart trouble, aged 59 years. She was a member of the Yeoman and Rebekah Lodges. The remains will lie in state at Wilcox-Garland-Wilbur Company parlors until the time of the funeral Friday, July 1, 1921 at 2:30pm at the First Reformed church on South D Street.

• Residence: Seaton Colliery, Seaham, Durham, England - 1871
• Residence: Tunstall, Durham, England - 1881
• Residence: Bishop Wearmouth, Durham, England - 1891
• Residence: Mahaska, Iowa, United States - 1915
  • Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Mar 5 2024, 3:03:53 UTC