About Eleanor Markham

Eleanor Markham was an invented American woman who became one of the most prominent cases of an averted premature burial in the late 19th century. Her existence was disproven within weeks of her story first appearing in newspapers but her story continued to be credulously reported nonetheless.

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Born: 1872
Died: July 8, 1894

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Eleanor Markham

case of premature burial in 1894

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