Condell, Eliza, 1872-1975

Eliza Condell and Arthur F. Wines, both from Springfield, Ill., were engaged when Arthur committed suicide in 1899.

Arthur's father, Frederick H. Wines, was Asst. Director of the 12th U.S. Census. Arthur traveled to Alaska in 1899 as a U.S. Census Office special agent. Shortly after his return, his father committed him to St. Elizabeth's Asylum in Washington, D.C., where he strangled himself on December 2, 1899. Soon thereafter, Eliza moved to Washington where she lived with the Wines family for 2 years and worked for the Census Office.

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