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August 5, 1890 - ROBERT AND BESSIE LOSE THEIR FIRST BORN CHILD
Rutsen Suckley dies after a brief illness, just short of his fifth birthday. His belongings are carefully preserved by the family.
Pictured, little Rutsen’s empty chair in Wilderstein’s parlor