Donald Dwight Luther

1917 - 1921  (4 years)

• Name	Donald Dwight Luther  [1]
  Birth	7 May 1917	, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	BCE9E30A33C745E2B136A9CBBDEEE77818DB
  Death	23 Aug 1921	Fraser, Grand County, Colorado, USA   [3]
  	Cause: Botulism
  Burial	Fraser, Grand County, Colorado, USA, Fraser Cemetery   [3]
  Person ID	I4802	Larry and Jane's Family Tree
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	Daniel J. Luther,   b. 28 Apr 1885, La Crescent, Houston County, Minnesota, USA d. 5 Apr 1963, Davis, Yolo County, California, USA (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Vida Virginia Wilson,   b. 2 Oct 1887, New Hartford Township, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Dakota Village d. 13 Oct 1969, Davis, Yolo County, California, USA (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	24 Jul 1908  [4]
  Family ID	F20	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Donald Dwight Luther was the son of Vida Virginia Wilson Luther and Daniel J. Luther of LaCrescent Minnesota. He was born May 7th 1917 and died on August 23rd 1921. At the time, he was living with his parents and brother and sisters at Tabernash Colorado, where his father was working on the Moffatt Railroad tunnel through the Rockies. The Company building the Tunnel decided to have a summer picnic, which was "Pot-luck"...... you know how little kids love to put olives on their fingers and then eat them off? Donald loved Olives! Unfortunately for our dear sweet boy, he ate olives that were home canned, and tainted with botulism. Being in the top of the Rockies, and no medical services equipped to handle poisoning, he died from eating those tainted olives. He was/is sadly missed by his family, mom and dad especially, but brother and sisters alike. Rest well dear brother - we miss you!

  
  

• Sources

  [S221] Linda Luther, Luther, Linda, E-mail to Larry Wilson on 22 Nov. 2003 (Reliability: 3). [S824] Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947 (Reliability: 3). [S127] Findagrave.com, ( Findagrave.com . http://www.findagrave.com.), (http://www.findagrave.com). (Reliability: 3). [S7] Winona County Courthouse, Index of marrriages.