by Sears Homes | Feb 24, 2012 | Uncategorized |
In the unspoken but ever-present caste system of Victorian America, 24-year-old Addie Hoyt was a socialite, and a woman of note. According to information gleaned from the Lake Mills Leader (newspaper), young Addie Hoyt possessed much promise and potential. She was...
by Sears Homes | Feb 23, 2012 | Uncategorized |
After my father passed on in June 2011, I was cleaning out his assisted living facility and that’s when I discovered two photo albums from the late 1800s, belonging to Addie Hoyt, my great, great Aunt. In that same old shoe box, I also found – laying loose...
by Sears Homes | Dec 26, 2011 | Uncategorized |
On November 3, 2011, Addie Hoyt’s remains were exhumed and taken to Milwaukee for an autopsy. Read about the results of that autopsy here. When I was in Lake Mills (early September and then again in late October), I walked the full breadth and length of the...
by Sears Homes | Sep 12, 2011 | Uncategorized |
We now have compelling evidence that Doctor Oatway did falsify Addie’s death certificate. Why would he do that? What was his motive? According to two published accounts and local lore, William H. Oatway was bribed by Enoch Fargo to falsify Addie’s death...
by Sears Homes | Jul 9, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Was Addie poisoned by her husband, Enoch Fargo? Her remains are in Milwaukee being autopsied, and we’ll soon know for sure.
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