From the Death Certificate for Catherine Neuhardt,

#54709 Barnesville, Belmont Co., OH

Residence: 623 Wiley Avenue, Barnesville, Ohio

Widowed, wife of Phillip Neuhardt

Born Jan. 4, 1851 in Monroe County, Ohio

Age: 74 years 8 months 18 days

Occupation: at home

Daughter of John Neibch born in Germany and under maiden name of mother Neuhardt,** born Germany

Informant: Mr. Geo. Hines** of Barnesville, Ohio

Date of death: 9-22-1925

Cause of death: acute nephritis; duration, 7 days

Contributory cause of death: large abdominal tumor; duration, years***

Signing physician: D. O. Sheppard, Barnesville, Ohio, 9/23/1925

Burial: Northern Cemetery, Barnesville, Ohio, Sept. 24, 1925

Notes:

* Catherine's daughter Elizabeth was married to George Hines.

** Catherine s mother was Elizabeth Neuhart.

*** This death certificate was marked returned: "Have physician name the organ or part of the abdomen first affected with tumor, and whether malignant or benign."

Dr. Sheppard's response: "I only saw her a few days before her death and there was so much ascitis that it was impossible to make an acurate [sic] diagnosis. From history I would say it was ovarian & not malignant." Dated Jan. 18, 1926.

Provided by Betty Latta Kitchen

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