owensboro paper printed this,on Dec 12, 1901

BURNED TO DEATH.
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Aged Woman Loses Her Life In
Mclean County.
Mrs. Martha Pinkston, age seventy-
two years, was burned to death in
Mclean County, She was alone in her
room when her clothing caught fire
from a great, and before help came she
was roasted from head to foot. The
skin flesh fell away, and yet she lived
sixteen hours. She belonged to a respected family.
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hi, this was peter born 1822 in Tenn wife, martha. she had just not long before this moved from Daviess County, to her son Thomas',house in Mclean County
also i have copy of Thomas death, he was killed by mule

write me at kybornRAB@aol.com if you want it ..i may not find my way back to here..i'll try, but i get lost. LOL
Becky