Mrs. Alfred Scott Witherbee (Beatrice “Trixie” Wilhelmina Theodora LaTouche)

…that she gave up her American citizenship upon her marriage to Alfred, the Commission ruled that she was not eligible to receive compensation as an American citizen. Over the years, many people tried without success to get Trixie to talk about the sinking. She could never bring herself to talk about it, dismissing any questions about the Lusitania disaster with “Aww, you don’t want to hear about that.” Peace at last Trixie and her husband spent th…

Master Alfred Scott Witherbee, Jr.

…tanica: Lest We Forget – Part 1 Contributors: Jim Kalafus Michael Poirier Judith Tavares References: Kalafus, Jim and Michael Poirier. Lest We Forget: Part 1 ET Research. <http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/lusitania-lest-we-forget.html> Mixed Claims Commission, Docket 639. Share this: Print Email Pinterest…

Mr. Charles Francis Williamson

…ia Titanica: Lest We Forget – Part 2 Contributors: Jim Kalafus References: Kalafus, Jim and Michael Poirier (2005) Lest We Forget Part 2: As the Lusitania Went Down ET Research. <http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/lusitania-lest-we-forget-2.html> Mixed Claims Commission, Docket Nos. 218 and 529. Share this: Print Email Pinterest…

Mr. Elbridge Blish Thompson

…go Tribune, 9 May 1915, pg 3. Blish was also director of the Seymour Water Company and served as chairman of the Republican town committee. He was also a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Seymour. The Thompsons took part in community affairs such as “The Festival,” where Blish drove his roadster, which was decorated as a battleship, with Maude by his side. Blish was an avid reader, and had a large collection of books consisting of a “vari…

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