Minnie C. Fell

1879 - 1911  (31 years)

• Name	Minnie C. Fell  [1, 2]
  Birth	19 Aug 1879	Rawsonville, Wayne County, Michigan   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	5 Feb 1911	Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 2]
  Burial	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [2]
  Notes	From FindAGrave: ENTIRE COMMUNITY WAS SADDENED MRS. J.C. CORKINS DIED SUDDENLY SUNDAY. Will Be greatly Missed in the Church and by Neighbors and Friends. Like a bolt of lightning from a clear sky came the news of the sudden death of Mrs. John C. Corkins at her home on West Main Street Sunday afternoon [February 5, 1911], and the entire community was saddened at the thought of the death of one of the most beautiful and highly repected residents of the village. On Sunday morning Mrs. Corkins entered the sacred realm of motherhood and she and her tiny babe passed away shortly after noon. Everything that human hands and hearts could do was done to save the lives, two physicians being in attendance. The cause of death was one known as placenta prevae and immediate cause was shock caused by severity of labor. For a time it seemed as though she would recover but her heart failed her entirely three hours after the birth of the child. Minnie F. Corkins, 31 years of age, was born in Rawsonville, Wayne County, Michigan, August 19, 1879. She was married to John C. Corkins at Brookville, Pa., Oct. 14, 1903 and came to Cass City to reside about seven years ago, where Mr. Corkins is a member of the law firm of Brooker & Corkins. Her maiden name was Miss Minnie Fell. Mrs. Corkins was a member of the M.E. church at Cass City and a woman of beautiful character, enobled by a Christian experience. Her life was one worthy of emulation by every person who knew her, and she will be missed in the church which she attended and also in the neighborhood where she resided, for she was best known for her kindly deeds and high standard of living. She leaves three little children: Helen and Ivan, 6 years old, and Lucile, 5 years; also the following relatives: Mr. and Mrs. William Fell, her parents, of Detroit; and the following brothers and sisters: Leonard and Don Fell of Detroit; Robert Fell of Pontiac; Wm. Fell, Jr. of Chicago; Miss Alice Fell and Mrs. James Hope of Detroit. Funeral services were held at the M.E. church Wednesday afternoon, during which every business place in the village was closed. A large number of friends gathered to pay their respects to the deceased. Rev. W.B. Weaver, the pastor, had charge of the services. The casket was entirely hidden beneath beautiful flowers in mute testimony of the respect and sympathy extended by the friends of the family. The pall bearers were: F.A. Bigelow, L.I. Wood, A.H. Higgins, T.L. Tibbals, E.W. Keating, and C.L. Robinson. The burial took place in Elkland Cemetery. (Cass City Chronicle, Feb. 10, 1911, p. 1.)
  Person ID	I30381	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	John Calvin Corkins,   b. 4 May 1873, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan d. 7 Nov 1952, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	14 Oct 1908	Pennsylvania   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Helen Corkins,   b. 2 Jan 1905, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 1 Feb 2005, Rochester, Oakland County, Michigan (Age 100 years)   2. Ivan W. Corkins,   b. 2 Jan 1905, Tuscola County, Michigan d. May 1985, Florida (Age 80 years)   3. Lucile F. Corkins,   b. 16 Dec 1905, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 12 Dec 1986, Florida (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F9795	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2013

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 14 Oct 1908 - Pennsylvania Death - 5 Feb 1911 - Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan Burial - - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S653] Cass City Chronicle, P.O. Box 115, Cass City, Michigan 48726, Published continously since 1899, archived from 1899 through 2005 at http://newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/chronicle/, Friday, November 14, 1952 Vol. 47, Number 29 obituary of John Calvin Corkins (Reliability: 3). [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 65540788 (Reliability: 3).