Catherine McVey

Catherine McVey

The following unidentified newspaper article (ca. 1903/4) was found in a scrapbook owned by Betty Burton of Lowell:

Lived 104 years

Danville, Ill., Dec. 29. -- Catherine McVey, 104 years old, who was pastry cook at a Danville hotel when Abraham Lincoln stayed there, died suddenly yesterday. Her husband died 25 years ago, and after his death she never went to bed, but always slept in a chair.

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Last updated on October 30, 2007.

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