Carbondale, IL
18 Nov 1929, Mon, Page 1
4 WOMEN KILLED NEAR H'BURG ON WAY TO FUNERAL
HARRISBURG, IL -- Nov. 18 - Four women were killed at a railroad crossing at Texs City, 10 miles north of here, at 9:30 when a Big Four train struck, their auto.
The dead: Mrs. John Foster and Mrs. Frank Blackard, both of Hazel Ridge, IL, Mrs. Jane Pankey of Harrisburg and Miss Pauline Graves, Gosset, IL. The four women were en route to the funeral of A. J. Bruce, a relative, when the train struck their small touring car and carried it for some distance. Miss Graves was driving. Mrs. Blackard was a daughter of Mrs. Foster, and Mrs. Pankey was a sister of the latter.
The death report is a mess on the names.
Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
Name: Jane Pankey [Jane Davis] [ ERROR ] Mary Jane DORRIS
Birth Date: 22 Aug 1869
Birth Place: Ill Gallatin County, Illinois, USA
Death Date: 18 Nov 1929
Death Place: Omaha, Gallatin, Illinois
Burial Date: 20 Nov 1929
Burial Place: Omaha, Gallatin, Ill.
Death Age: 60
Occupation: Retired
Race: White
Marital Status: W
Gender: Female
Father Name: Tom Davis [ ERROR ] Thomas S. DORRIS
Father Birth Place: KY.
Mother Name: Sarah Shaw [ ERROR ] Sarah Frances Shain
Mother Birth Place: Ill.
Spouse Name: John Pankey
FHL Film Number: 1643621
Information provided by Ron Roberts.
Carbondale, IL
18 Nov 1929, Mon, Page 1
4 WOMEN KILLED NEAR H'BURG ON WAY TO FUNERAL
HARRISBURG, IL -- Nov. 18 - Four women were killed at a railroad crossing at Texs City, 10 miles north of here, at 9:30 when a Big Four train struck, their auto.
The dead: Mrs. John Foster and Mrs. Frank Blackard, both of Hazel Ridge, IL, Mrs. Jane Pankey of Harrisburg and Miss Pauline Graves, Gosset, IL. The four women were en route to the funeral of A. J. Bruce, a relative, when the train struck their small touring car and carried it for some distance. Miss Graves was driving. Mrs. Blackard was a daughter of Mrs. Foster, and Mrs. Pankey was a sister of the latter.
The death report is a mess on the names.
Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
Name: Jane Pankey [Jane Davis] [ ERROR ] Mary Jane DORRIS
Birth Date: 22 Aug 1869
Birth Place: Ill Gallatin County, Illinois, USA
Death Date: 18 Nov 1929
Death Place: Omaha, Gallatin, Illinois
Burial Date: 20 Nov 1929
Burial Place: Omaha, Gallatin, Ill.
Death Age: 60
Occupation: Retired
Race: White
Marital Status: W
Gender: Female
Father Name: Tom Davis [ ERROR ] Thomas S. DORRIS
Father Birth Place: KY.
Mother Name: Sarah Shaw [ ERROR ] Sarah Frances Shain
Mother Birth Place: Ill.
Spouse Name: John Pankey
FHL Film Number: 1643621
Information provided by Ron Roberts.
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