Edward KOBUS

1889 - 1892  (3 years)

• Name	Edward KOBUS
  Born	22 Apr 1889	114 Darwin Street Prospect Hill, West Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA   [1]
  Baptism	2 Aug 1891	St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, USA   [2]
  		Baptism Record for KOBUS, Edward
  FindAGrave	FindAGrave.com, Memorial #23855081
  Died	12 Nov 1892	, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA   [3, 4]
  	Cause: burns
  	1892-11-12 Pg 7 Burlington Hawkeye, HORRIBLY BURNED --- A Prospect Hill Child Sustains Fatal Injuries --- The Three-Year-Old Child of Carpenter Kobus the Tender Victim- A Mother's Brave and Heroic Sacrifice. --- A child was so horribly burned Thursday afternoon on Prospect Hill that it will probably die. The victim is the infant of Mr. & Mrs. John Kobus, residing on East Darwin Street. The three-year-old child was playing upon the floor with some matches which by some means fell into its possession. The matches ignited (with friction on the carpet, probably), and the clothes of the infant were set on fire. The frightened screams of the child drew the attention of the mother who was in another room. When the mother reached her babe it was enveloped in flames but she made heroic efforts to save it from being burned alive. With frantic haste she literally tore the clothes from her child, being herself severely burned about the hands and wrists. In spite of the heroic efforts of Mrs. Kobus the child sustained such frightful burns that it will probably die. Its legs, abdomen, chest, arms and face were shockingly scorched and the flesh in some places, particularly the arms, was literally roasted to the bone. Surgical attention was given immediately to the tender victim of its flames, but it is extremely doubtful if the sufferings end otherwise than in death. 1892-11-13 Pg 3 Burlington Hawkeye The child of Mr. & Mrs. Kobus of Prospect Hill, whose terrible fate was told in yesterday's issue is dead. The dreadful burns inflicted proved fatal, as was predicted, and the little one's sufferings ended early yesterday morning.
  		Death Record for KOBUS, Edward
  Buried	13 Nov 1892	St. John's Sacred Heart Cemetery, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA   [3, 4]
  	Block H-2021, Sect V
  Person ID	I5556	Kult-Lawhorn-Case-Collier Family Tree | Kult Branch
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	John L. KOBUS,   b. 5 Mar 1850, , Wiskitno, Wierzchucin Krolewski, Posen, Preußen, Germany ,   d. 12 Dec 1907, , Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA  (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Frances MARCZINKOWSKY,   b. 26 Oct 1853, , Enusicht?, Pollen?, , Germany ,   d. 6 Jan 1928, 4914 Crystal St. Ward 37, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Married	22 Nov 1875	St. Mary's Help of Christians Roman Catholic Church, Chester, Randolph County, Illinois, USA
  Family ID	F1979	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 22 Apr 1889 - 114 Darwin Street Prospect Hill, West Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA Died - Cause: burns - 12 Nov 1892 - , Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA Buried - 13 Nov 1892 - St. John's Sacred Heart Cemetery, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Reference

  Kathy Kult, KKs Family History (https://kks-fam.net/getperson.php?personID=I5556&tree=1: accessed 23 April 2021), "Edward KOBUS."