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Detroit Free Press
Sunday, April 12, 1896

         Battle Creek, Mich., April 11. - Mrs. S. B. MINSHALL,
       of Pentwater, who together with her three children were
       murdered by her husband, was a native of this county.
       She was born in the township of Bedford, six miles north-
       west from this city, and was the daughter of STANLEY
       MECHEM, one of the pioneers of the county. Mrs. MINSHALL'S
       maiden name was EVA MECHEM. She graduated from the Battle
       Creek high school and afterwards taught in our schools.
       She had a young lady friend, a Miss WILLIAMS, who went 
       to Colorado. At Miss WILLIAMS' house young MINSHALL saw
       Miss MECHEM'S photograph, and being struck with admira-
       tion, succeeded in getting up a correspondence that re-
       sulted in their engagement and subsequent marriage. MIN-
       SHALL was a queer fellow, with a hasty temper. For a time
       after their marriage they separated and lived apart for
       some time, when they went to living together again. Her
       father is now living in Fennville with his now only child,
       his son GEORGE. Lawyer GEORGE W. MECHEM, of this city,
       and Prof. FLOYD MECHEM, of the state university are cou-
       sins of Mrs. MINSHALL. Mrs. MINSHALL was a lovely woman
       and was such a good person that her friend often said
       of her that she could no more do anything wrong if she
       wanted to. She has many friends in this city and Bedford.
       
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       Trancriber's Note: The tombstone found in Pentwater
       township cemtery has the following incription:
                      EVA MECHAM
                       MINSHALL
                     1856 - 1897
                     HER CHILDREN
           RUBY, AGE 16, GEORGE, AGE 3, FRANK, AGE 2
           
           It's obvious the death date is wrong
           
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