ID sought of little girl left in North Carolina grave 85 years ago

Published: Monday, May 31 2010 2:07 a.m. MDT

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The father had helplessly watched his little girl deteriorate from sickness to death a few days earlier. And now he stands 2,500 miles from home with a borrowed shovel in his hand.

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soonergrandmom

My first step would be to write a query on the LDS database for a female died NC, year 1925+-1, female, and born in Utah, year 1922 +or-3, and buried Hampstead NC.

You know that they were LDS, and someone came looking for her, so likely More..

10:52 a.m. May 31, 2010
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funbuddy

Which LDS database? The databases search by name.
The girl died under the age of 8 years so the ONLY Temple work necessary IF her parents were NOT sealed in the temple would have been to have her sealed to her parents.

"they (the More..

6:04 p.m. May 31, 2010
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funbuddy

Really, it seems the only way at this time to find the identity of the girl is through publicity. This Deseret News article just may help. The family may or may not be from Utah. Maybe they were from Wyoming or Idaho or Arizona etc ... Would be More..

6:14 p.m. May 31, 2010
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