The obituary of Mehitable Ann Placeway Burgess appeared in a Livingston County, Michigan newspaper 13 Feb 1896: Mrs. M. A. Burgess, aged 80 years, three months and nine days, died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Mary E. Jones, Chicago, Monday, January 27, 1896. Mrs. Burgess was an old resident of Livingston County and leaves many warm friends to mourn their loss. She was a sister of William Placeway, deceased who lived in Pinckney for many years.