Marvin's Death
Cards distributed at Marvin Bolton's funeral
These are transcriptions of articles that appeared in the Lapeer County Newspaper on or about the dates of Marvin's fatal injury and death, transcribed by his great-granddaughter, Loraine Bolton Reish.
The articles, the first describing a farming mishap that led to Bolton's death and the second an obituary, are worth reading in their entirety.
They capture the spirit of a resiliant and hardworking man, beloved by his family and community.
Official Certificate of Death
Headstone Card: in 1879 Congress passed an act stating that the United States Government would erect gravestones for all Union Soldiers, buried in private or military cemetaries.
Marvin Bolton in burried with his family in South Attica Cemetary