Lydia SILVERNAIL ¹⁰⁴

   Cause of her death was Heart trouble.²¹

   Another name for Lydia was Lida.

  General Notes:

The 1900 Nance County, Nebraska Census notes that Lydia had 3 children, 2 living.

  Noted events in her life were:

• Residence, 1860, Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, USA. ²⁷² living with her parents.

• Residence, 1870, Fulton County, Illinois. ¹⁰⁴

• Residence, 1880, Fulton County, Illinois. ²⁵⁴ living with her parents.

• Residence, 1884, Duncan, Nebraska. ²¹

• Residence, 1900, Fullerton, Nance County, Nebraska, USA. ²⁷³ where she was a home maker.

• Residence, 1905, Fullerton, Nance County, Nebraska, USA. ²⁶⁵

• Residence, 1910, Fullerton, Nance County, Nebraska, USA. ²⁷⁴ on Esther Street, where she was a home maker. The 1910 census indicates Lydia had 3 children with 1 still living.

• Cemetery, Feb 1916, Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, USA. ²⁷⁵ in the Columbus Cemetery, Row 47, Section 2.

• Obituary, 11 Feb 1916, Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, USA. ²⁷⁶ RUSSOM--Stricken with heart trouble, Mrs. Lida Russom, relict of the late S.M. Russom, died suddenly last Friday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F.F. Miller where she had resided for several months. She had been able to be up and around as usual until the morning of her death. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Harry F. Huntington at the Gass undertaking parlors at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, and burial was made in the Columbus cemetery beside the remains of her husband. As Lida Silvernail, Mrs. Russom was born in Illinois December 7, 1855. She was united in marriage to Sylvester M. Russom in Illinois in 1876. They moved to Nebraska in 1884, locating at Duncan where Mr. Russom was station agent for the Union Pacific. Later Mr. Russom was transferred to Fullerton where they made their home until his death a year ago last June. Mrs. Russom came to Columbus several months ago to reside. She leaves one daughter, Mrs. C.A. Kramer, of Sioux City, who was here to attend the funeral.

Nance County Journal, Feb. 1916

Mrs. S. M. Russom Passes Away

News of the death of Mrs. S. M. Russom, came as a great shock to the people of this community where she lived so many years. She has been living in apartments in Columbus for several months and her sudden death from heart failure followed a siege of grippe. The remains were laid to rest in the Columbus cemetery on Saturday. Her only daughter, Mrs. Cochrane Kremer was present at the funeral. Mr. Russom passed away a couple of years ago and was buried at Columbus.

Lydia married Sylvester M. RUSSOM in 1878.²⁷¹ (Sylvester M. RUSSOM was born 7 Mar 1852 in Indiana,²⁷⁷ died 25 Jan 1914 ²⁷⁵ and was buried in Jan 1914 in Columbus Cemetery; Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, USA ²⁷⁵.)