- Born: 26 Mar 1872, Amherst, Fillmore Co., Minnesota 496,595,596,597
- Marriage: George Franklin Bursell on 26 Nov 1891 in Canton, Fillmore Co., Minnesota
- Died: 11 May 1972, Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington aged 100
- Buried: Greenwood Memorial Terrace, Spokane WA
 Another name for Lydia was Liddie.
General Notes:
From a letter dated June 16, 1964 from Lydia to Mrs. Bertha Fairly.
"I was named for an Aunt Lydia who was a sister of my dad's. Her married name was Dafoe and second marriage was Evans."
When Lydia was "a wee bit of a child" she went to her father's mill to take him lunch. When she got there she found him pinned under the mill stone, which had broken. She ran for help and her father credited her with saving his life.
Lydia loved school, but only achieved the 4th Grade, as her mother began to have health problems, and she had to stay home to help out. Lydia was a very handy person. She sewed for herself and her family, and always had some kind of handiwork in progress. During WWI she was hired to make gentlemen's shirts of fine materials, often silk. She also was a capable nurse and did home nursing when she was needed. Lydia loved music and used to hum while she worked. Unfortunately, she was tone deaf, so it was hard to recognize the tunes. Lydia belonged to the Masonic Order of the Eastern Star, and was an active member most of her life. When daughter Lottie's husband died, George and Lydia, came to live with her to help out and take care of Lottie's eight year old daughter, Marilyn, while Lottie looked for work. They continued to live together until George and Lydia died. Lydia lived six weeks past her 100th birthday. As she used to like to say, "I came from a family of 'long livers'."
Medical Notes:
Due to the difficult delivery of Baby Betty, Lydia was plagued by varicose veins and an ulcer on her ankle that threatened amputation. It was eventually healed.
Noted events in her life were:
• Residence, 1930, East Spokane twp, Spokane County, Washington. 596
Lydia married George Franklin Bursell, son of Thomas Bursell and Alvira A. Brode, on 26 Nov 1891 in Canton, Fillmore Co., Minnesota. (George Franklin Bursell was born on 26 Aug 1871 in Canton, Fillmore Co., Minnesota,592,596,598,599 died on 23 Mar 1964 in Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington and was buried in Greenwood Memorial Terrace, Spokane WA.)
Marriage Notes:
Lydia and George enjoyed 73 years of married life.
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