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Jeremiah “Jake” Frederick

1903 – 1 Jan 1933

Birth1903
Death1 Jan 1933
CemeteryGreenwood Cemetery
Wichita , Sedgwick County , Kansas , USA
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233701567

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Wichita Eagle. Monday, January 2, 1933, Page 5 WICHITA YOUTH OF 25 ENDS HIS LIFE WITH ACID SUNDAY F. G. Fredricks Despondent Due to Lack of Work, Is Report to Police LIPS BADLY SEARED F. G. Fredricks, 25, 204 South Osage, took his life early Sunday by drinking carbolic acid in his room. It is thought the young man was despondent over lack of work. He had been working off and on for the West Side Booster but had not been employed as steadily as he desired. Fredricks had roomed at the home of Fred Bell, former county clerk for some time. He was heard to enter the house about 2 a. m. Sunday and went to his room. When Mr. Bell got up Sunday he happened to notice that a light shown through a crack from Fredricks room. He investigated and found the dead man. Coroner D. G. Heckman reported Fredricks had taken off his hat and coat but otherwise was clothed. He was lying on his back on the bed with his feet on the floor. An empty bottle lay on the floor. It had contained about two ounces of carbolic acid. The man's lips were badly seared. No note was found. It is not known where Fredricks was New Year's eve. He was not known to be in love. The body was taken to the Lahey and Martin mortuary and the coroner indicated no inquest would be held. His father A. J. Fredricks, lives at Bexar, Ala. Wichita Evening Eagle, Tuesday, January 3, 1933, Page 14 FREDERICK -- Funeral services for Jake Frederick will be in Greenwood cemetery near Oatville Wednesday. The funeral cortege will leave Lahey & Martin mortuary at 1 p. m. Rev. W. H. Johnson, of the West Side Baptist church, will officiate.

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