Evidence dossier · Death notice · DR-1913-001
Citation-only releaseA death report from Weston: Thos. Dobes, 1913
The Weston column reported that “Thos. Dobes,” aged 85, died on 14 April 1913 after a lingering illness. It announced a funeral on 17 April with intended interment in Plasi Cemetery.
Source says
The notice reports death on 14 April after an illness of several months and says the funeral “will be held” on 17 April with interment in Plasi Cemetery.
We conclude
It directly reports the death date, age, and illness and records the announced funeral and interment plans.
Still uncertain
It does not establish that the announced funeral or interment occurred, and it names no parents, birthplace, vessel, or migration event.
Why this record matters
A contemporary notice anchors the death event and preserves the funeral plan. A later, provisionally located probate copy reports a different approximate date, so the conflict remains visible.
Claims and their states
| Claim | Value | State | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Died | 14 April 1913 | Source fact | [1] |
| Reported age | 85 | Source fact | [1] |
| Reported illness | Several months | Source fact | [1] |
| Funeral announced | 17 April 1913Prospective wording; occurrence is not independently confirmed here. | Source fact | [1] |
| Intended interment | Plasi CemeteryAnnounced plan, not proof of completed interment. | Source fact | [1] |
| Later date variance | 1915 petition says “on or about” 11 AprilThe contemporary newspaper's definite date is preferred; the later petition is provisional because its case locator is missing. | Open conflict | [1] [2] |
Exact source occurrences
Principal people and correlated identities on this page
- Thos. Dobes — decedentNamed directly in the source [1]This source directly reports death on 14 April 1913. [1]
Every displayed person meets the documented-death rule or the conservative 120-year historical publication presumption; that presumption is not an identity conclusion or proof of death, and the record has been data-minimized.
Sources and citations
- Evidence state
- Contemporary report reviewed; later date conflict is provisionally located
- Identity state
- No identity with a Moravian record is adjudicated here
Wahoo Wasp
- Repository or publication
- Wahoo Wasp
- Full citation
- Wahoo Wasp (Wahoo, Nebraska), 17 April 1913, p. 3, Weston news.
- Access
- Offline family copy
- Locator state
- Exact locator and hashed local copy
Petition for Letters of Administration
- Repository or publication
- Saunders County Court; family archive copy
- Full citation
- Petition for Letters of Administration, Saunders County Court, Nebraska, sworn 22 June 1915; family archive copy; case, docket, book, and page not yet identified.
- Access
- Offline family copy
- Locator state
- Provisional locator—case details still missing
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Editorial note
The contemporary newspaper date is preferred to the petition's approximate recollection. No certified death-certificate claim is added to this dossier.