3 hours ago · Life · 0 comments

I admit (and not for the first time) that I married my husband for his ancestors. 😂 Such interesting stories!I've been looking at his Steiner family (relatives of his grandmother Floyda Steiner McClure). His grand-aunt Addie married Charles S. Deering and they had one child, Marie Pauline Deering (1889-1918). After Pauline's death in March of 1918, at the age of 28, more came out about about her final illness and the contents of her will. Pauline was the last in her line, although she did have first cousins and second cousins.Inez the nurse Here's an item from the Mansfield News Journal of Mansfield, Ohio, published on April 12, 1918 (and also appearing in other Ohio newspapers):"Inez F. Verby realizes that kindness is never misplaced. A short time ago, Miss Pauline Deering was taken ill and when it was realized that she could not live, Miss Verby, her nurse, took her home and kept her until death came. Miss Deering's will has been admitted to probate and under its terms Miss Verby is…

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