Rosanna Twilley

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Rosanna Twilley

Birth
Georgia, USA
Death
1864 (aged 10–11)
Burnt Hickory Acres, Paulding County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Paulding County, Georgia, USA GPS-Latitude: 34.0120474, Longitude: -84.8286703
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Inscription:
Died of burns and starvation

Family stories say that while her father was away during the Civil War, Rosanna (age 11) was badly burned when her dress caught fire. She was unable to eat anything except milk. She starved to death as a result of Union Soldiers killing the family cow.
Inscription:
Died of burns and starvation

Family stories say that while her father was away during the Civil War, Rosanna (age 11) was badly burned when her dress caught fire. She was unable to eat anything except milk. She starved to death as a result of Union Soldiers killing the family cow.