http://www.kenspangler.com/blog/2008/06/07/george-and-stella-hicks-december-18-1950/ In genealogy, the line between truth and fiction is sometimes vague! Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:13:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.kenspangler.com/blog/2008/06/07/george-and-stella-hicks-december-18-1950/#comment-2977 Ruth Stephens Sat, 07 Jun 2008 09:29:52 +0000 http://www.kenspangler.com/blog/?p=188#comment-2977 Hi Ken! I too am tickled that the Texas Death Index has returned with a vengeance! I just found the death certificate for a great-aunt with a cause of death listed as suicide by "na arsenite poisoning". I'm not sure why a person would choose suicide by arsenic, as I understand that is a very painful death, but who knows? I'm not terribly surprised anymore when I discover a suicide in my family, as I have documented a disproportionately high number of them, it seems to me. Just something that runs in my family, unfortunately... It's good to see that I'm not the only one who stays up all night looking for dead people! Have a great very early morning! Ruth Hi Ken!
I too am tickled that the Texas Death Index has returned with a vengeance! I just found the death certificate for a great-aunt with a cause of death listed as suicide by “na arsenite poisoning”. I’m not sure why a person would choose suicide by arsenic, as I understand that is a very painful death, but who knows? I’m not terribly surprised anymore when I discover a suicide in my family, as I have documented a disproportionately high number of them, it seems to me. Just something that runs in my family, unfortunately…
It’s good to see that I’m not the only one who stays up all night looking for dead people!
Have a great very early morning!
Ruth

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