Jennings Earl Linville, born November 24, 1917, Mt. Olivet, Robertson Co., Kentucky.
Son of William Edward Linville and Gertrude McKinley Mastin.
Killed by passenger train at Maysville, Ky. Sunday April 6 1929 (12 years old).
"The boy, with two companions, had been fishing in the Infirmary pond and they were on their way home when the accident occurred. An Eastbound freight passed along and Jennings stepped to the West-bound tracks, not seeing or hearing the oncoming passenger. The engineer made every effort to save the boy but found it impossible. The train was stopped and many persons assembled at the place where the boy's remains were scattered along the track.
An ambulance was called and the fragments gathered up and removed to Knox's undertaking establshment, where they were prepared for burial. They were brought to this county (Robertson) where the funeral and burial took place in McKenzie Chapel Cemetery
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A Salvation Army preacher from Cincinnati had charge of the funeral. A troop of 15 Boy Scouts from Maysville attended the funeral. Jennings was a member of the Salvation Army in Cincinnati and the Boy Scouts in Maysville."
Tribune Democrat, April 10, 1930
Son of William Edward Linville and Gertrude McKinley Mastin.
Killed by passenger train at Maysville, Ky. Sunday April 6 1929 (12 years old).
"The boy, with two companions, had been fishing in the Infirmary pond and they were on their way home when the accident occurred. An Eastbound freight passed along and Jennings stepped to the West-bound tracks, not seeing or hearing the oncoming passenger. The engineer made every effort to save the boy but found it impossible. The train was stopped and many persons assembled at the place where the boy's remains were scattered along the track.
An ambulance was called and the fragments gathered up and removed to Knox's undertaking establshment, where they were prepared for burial. They were brought to this county (Robertson) where the funeral and burial took place in McKenzie Chapel Cemetery
.....
A Salvation Army preacher from Cincinnati had charge of the funeral. A troop of 15 Boy Scouts from Maysville attended the funeral. Jennings was a member of the Salvation Army in Cincinnati and the Boy Scouts in Maysville."
Tribune Democrat, April 10, 1930
Jennings Earl Linville, born November 24, 1917, Mt. Olivet, Robertson Co., Kentucky.
Son of William Edward Linville and Gertrude McKinley Mastin.
Killed by passenger train at Maysville, Ky. Sunday April 6 1929 (12 years old).
"The boy, with two companions, had been fishing in the Infirmary pond and they were on their way home when the accident occurred. An Eastbound freight passed along and Jennings stepped to the West-bound tracks, not seeing or hearing the oncoming passenger. The engineer made every effort to save the boy but found it impossible. The train was stopped and many persons assembled at the place where the boy's remains were scattered along the track.
An ambulance was called and the fragments gathered up and removed to Knox's undertaking establshment, where they were prepared for burial. They were brought to this county (Robertson) where the funeral and burial took place in McKenzie Chapel Cemetery
.....
A Salvation Army preacher from Cincinnati had charge of the funeral. A troop of 15 Boy Scouts from Maysville attended the funeral. Jennings was a member of the Salvation Army in Cincinnati and the Boy Scouts in Maysville."
Tribune Democrat, April 10, 1930
Son of William Edward Linville and Gertrude McKinley Mastin.
Killed by passenger train at Maysville, Ky. Sunday April 6 1929 (12 years old).
"The boy, with two companions, had been fishing in the Infirmary pond and they were on their way home when the accident occurred. An Eastbound freight passed along and Jennings stepped to the West-bound tracks, not seeing or hearing the oncoming passenger. The engineer made every effort to save the boy but found it impossible. The train was stopped and many persons assembled at the place where the boy's remains were scattered along the track.
An ambulance was called and the fragments gathered up and removed to Knox's undertaking establshment, where they were prepared for burial. They were brought to this county (Robertson) where the funeral and burial took place in McKenzie Chapel Cemetery
.....
A Salvation Army preacher from Cincinnati had charge of the funeral. A troop of 15 Boy Scouts from Maysville attended the funeral. Jennings was a member of the Salvation Army in Cincinnati and the Boy Scouts in Maysville."
Tribune Democrat, April 10, 1930
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