Death and Social Media

[Just_Steve]

Now that I think of it when my uncle died he left explicit instructions that no one outside of 4 family members (and one friend) know about it.
"Nobody ever calls on me so they can all go to h*ll!...let them find out about it over time ".
A bit of an eccentric, but he was quite well known so we spent months letting people know afterwards when they'd inquire of his whereabouts.
Five years after his death a reporter came to the house and asked if he was around. I told him no but he could wait outside if he wanted. Then he asked how long he might be....

I like the way he thought.

 

[MichaelB]

Different times. Ran across this post with the text and a copy of the letter sent in back around 1850 regarding the death of a mother. Also interesting as far as inheritance and executor activities.

https://www.reddit.com/r/history/comments/90rv6s/a_few_days_ago_i_posted_the_text_of_a_letter_sent/

Really interesting link, thanks for posting.