"Emeline and her infant daughter Emma Maud were sleeping in their covered wagon near Denver when the river flooded and swept the wagon away. They perished. Emeline's husband Rollin Abel and their other two children were sleeping outside the wagon and survived.
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Almon A. Sept 22 1875 Canada
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Emma Maud Abel 1889–1890
The Silver Standard, Volume V, Number 21, July 26, 1890
"IN THE FLOOD’S WAKE"
"Results of the Disastrous Storm of Monday night...........
Mrs. Abel and her infant, and Miss Drake beiug drowned........"
Burial : Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado
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