Note: "I think Thomas was drowned the same day Alonzo was born, but some say he was born 3 days later. I will try & find out the dates of those that died. . ..." --note in journal notebook/diary by Goldie. Later note by Arnold Duane Coleman after a trip to visit his mother and sister in Boone, Iowa in 1978 confirmed that Thomas drowned June 3, 1903 and Alonzo Barkley was born later that week on June 9th (at only 7 months gestation. . .) "Thomas drowned in the Des Moines River (flooded) June 3, 1903. At age 25, he was stringing wire to catch the drowned bodies of 4 Italians and took cramps. Upon hearing the news, grandmother fainted and that week, Alonzo was born. Tom, by the way was the best swimmer in Boone at that time." - From Goldie's journal dairy.
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