The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-06-15
OBITUARY.
Maria Ramsay Bacot.


late Richard Wainwright Bac0t, died
at the family residence on Prairie ave.
nue. Tuesday evening shortly after lO
o'clock. The deceased was sister in
law of Mrs L. G. Lance and an aunt
of HaselI, Wainwright, Lucien, Hugo,
Misses Alice and Dolly Lance of this
city and Mrs. j. H. Bradbury, Of New
Jersey. She was the mother OF Miss
Marie Bacot, who survives her.
The deceased had been feeble for
some time, and has been confined to
her room tor several weeks. Her
death was caused by jaundice, which
was made more severe on account of
her advanced age.
In her life Mrs. Bacot had been one
of the most distinguished women who
ever resided in this city. She was
born at Charleston, S. c., on Sept. l3,
1919, and was the daughter of William
Lance, who was one of the best known
men of the south. Her family were
descendants of the French Huguenots,
and Mrs. Bacot was member of the
Huguenot society.
She was married in Charleston in
1888 to Richard Wainwright Bacor and
in 1874 she came to this city in order
tn be near her daughter and her broth
er, DR.. Lance, who was at the time
Rector Of st. Matthews church.
Mrs. Bacot was woman of rare
education and ability. She was a
great reader and was always greatly
interested in great problems in the
State and nation. Her natural ability
as a conyeIsationalist won her many
friends. In her life she had met many
famous people and the story of her life
with all it's "reminiscences would indeed
make very interesting book. She had
a personal friendship with the great
Lafayette and it was the privilege of
this paper short time ago to publish
several stories of the great Frenchman
as related by Mrs. Bacot. Mrs. Baeot
was also great student of history and
found special interest in the history of
the French nation. She has travelled
abroad and had the great faculty of
seeing things in such manner that she
could tell them to her friends. Mrs.
Bacot will be greatly missed among
the literary people of the city, among
whom even in her advanced years she
was an acknowledged leader.
Of the immediate family of Mrs.
Bacot her daughter, Miss Maria BacOt,
is the sole survivor.
The funeral will be held from St.
Matthew's church on Thursday after
noon.
Mrs. Carrie Osborne.
Caroline Phemia Osborne, widow of
the late Richard Osborne, died at her
home on Prairie avenue, shortly after 4
o'clock this morning. The announce
ment of her death came as great
shock to her many friends, and many
of them were not aware of the fact that
she had been ill. Mrs. Osborne's death
resulted from Inflammation of the
bowels. She had been i'll about two
weeks, but it was not thought that her
illness was of a serious nature. The
deceased was in her 36th year and was
great favorite among her friends. She
was daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
G.. Balloon, and her mother survives
her. Her only daughter, Miss Beulah
Osborne, also survives her.
George G. Balcom
George G.. Balloon, father of Mrs.
Carrie Osborne, deceased, died at the
late residence of Mrs. Osborne, at IL
o'clock last night. The deceased was
one of the early settlers of the county,
and had lived nearly all his life in this
city. He was 80 years of age. He had
been feeble for several years and his
death was not unexpected. His wife
and one son, j. Z. Balloon, survives
him and the sympathy of the entire city
is extended to them in this great trial
when they are called on TO bury both
husband and father and daughtcr and
sister at the same time.
The funeral of Mrs Osborne and Mr..
Balloon will be held Friday. Other
arrangements for the funeral will be
announced tomorrow.