Suicide at Archertown, 1937

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New Jersey Mirror, 24 Feb 1937:
Mrs. Mary Collis, 50 years old, wife of Edward Collis, farmer of Archertown, near here, was found hanging in a shed off the kitchen of her home on Wednesday afternoon. Toms River State Police declared it a case of suicide. Collis, who discovered the body suspended from the rafter in the shed, could give no reason for his wife ending her life. Dr. Raymond Taylor, of Lakewood, Ocean county coroner, said the woman had been dead about two hours. Except for her husband, Mrs. Collis leaves no immediate survivors.
Location: Archertown, Plumsted Township, NJ 08533, USA

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