Re: Operation ~ Jesse Murrow ~ Lucas County, Iowa
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Operation ~ Jesse Murrow ~ Lucas County, Iowa
Deborah Stanley 4/04/04
Nancee -- Thank you for posting the newspaper article about Jesse Murrow's leg operation.Jesse is my grandfather, and the article gives me an exact date for the operation.I have an old tintype of him before his leg was removed and another taken after the operation, plus I also have a photo of Dr. Powell. Because the stump was so short, he could never have a prosthesis, but he got around on crutches almost as well as most men with two good legs!Jesse's son James, my father, who is still living at almost 96, often told me tales of Jesse's ability in running a farm, driving a team and later on, an automobile. His missing leg did not seem to hold him back much.Besides farming, he ran a store at one time in Bethlehem, IA, taught school for a while, I believe, and, ran for public office!
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Re: Operation ~ Jesse Murrow ~ Lucas County, Iowa
Deborah Stanley 4/06/04