Boots - Ethlynda Tapp
ETHLYNDA TAPP BOOTS
Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal Wednesday 18 November 1914 p 5
Mrs Ethlynda Boots, widow of James F. Boots, the Civil War veteran who died last October, died at her home at 725 S Grant Avenue, in this city at 12:30 today. Mrs. Boots had been in excellent health considering her great age and nothing was farther from the thoughts of her friends than her sudden death. Death came as a result of an attack of apoplexy, which she suffered last night at about six oclock and from which she never recovered. She had been unconscious since the time the attack came on. Mrs. Boots was in especially good health last night, and ate hearty meals all day, according to those who lived in the house with her. She declared that she was feeling better than she had felt for several weeks shortly before the attack came upon her. At about six o'clock she complained of a pain in her head and retired shortly after. A few moments later, Robert Boots, the half-brother of Mrs. Boots husband who has lived in the house with the aged woman for years, heard heavy breathing coming from her room and went to her room to find the cause. He found that Mrs. Boot's body was stiff and when efforts on his part failed to restore her sent for a Dr. Dr. E.H. Cowan who answered the call, informed the members of the family that the aged woman had suffered an apopleptic stroke and that her recovery s impossible. She did not rally until the time of her death today. The deceased was born in Montgomery County, about 4 miles north of this city, and was the daughter of Samuel and Reb ecca Tapp. She was reared in this county and spent all her life here. In 1861 she was married to James F. Boots, and in 1865 the couple moved to Crawfordsville to the house on Grant Avenue where they lived ever since. Mrs Boots was a member of the First Methodist Church of this city, and was an activve member of the WRC. There were no children and but one brother, Oscar Tapp of 7 miles NW of Crawfordsville, survives. Mrs. Boots was universally known in this vicinity, and was held in high esteem by all who knew her. No funeral arrangements have been made. -- kbz