Death of Mrs. Ahia
Mrs. Beckley Ahia (nee Milaina), aged 57, died at her late home on School street at 1:30 o’clock yesterday morning after a short illness. The funeral took place from the family residence in the afternoon. Rev. H. H. Parker officiating. The body was interred in Kawaiahao Cemetery.Deceased leaves two daughters and as many sons to mourn her death.
For many years Mrs. Ahia was a retainer in the household of ex-Queen Liliuokalani.
(Hawaiian Gazette, 2/19/1897, p. 5)
Hawaiian Gazette, Volume XXXII, Number 15, Page 5. February 19, 1897.
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My name is Irene-Georgetta Kamalapuanani Craig Andrews. Mrs. Ahia was my great-great grandmother. Her daughter, Mary Ahia, my great grandmother, was the second wife of Charles Burnette Wilson, Marshall of the Hawaiian Kingdom under Queen Liliuokalani. Their daughter, Irene Kehau Wilson married George Awong. Their daughter, Annabelle Keikilaniwahinealiiopuna Awong, my mother, married Eugene Franklin Craig. I am their daughter.
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