Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 December 1891 — After Death. [ARTICLE]

After Death.

It has been stated as a fact that the hair does grow after death. In 1854, when the parish church of Turvey was undergoing restoration, a large stone was raised which, some three hundred years before, had been placed over the remains of Lady Johanne, wife of the second Lord Mordaunt. Her remains appeared within a shroud of yellow silk, which retained its color and firmness. Her dark auburn hair had grown so much after death as to fill up the space around, and form a mold for the head. This was the testimony of a gentleman residing at Turvey.