George Leon Price b. 01 JUL 1880 Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., MI; d. 27 SEP 1928 [killed on Pacific Railway railroad line between Salinas and Mata de Limón stations in the Costa Rican countryside] Costa Rica, Central America; buried: 03 OCT 1928 Cementerio de Extranjeros, San José, Canton Central de San José, San José, Costa Rica [by the American Aid Society].

m.#1 08 FEB 1903 (place unknown); Bessie "Monnie" Evelyn Dean b. 11 AUG 1884 Alameda Co., CA [daughter's handwritten note has Bessie born in Lodi, San Joaquin Co., CA]; d. 21 JUL 1973 Soquel, Santa Cruz Co., CA; buried: Harmony Grove Church & Cemetery, Lockeford, San Joaquin Co., CA; Divorced: Bef. SEP 1911.

ONLY KNOWN CHILD:

1) Dorothy "Dodo" Evelyn Price 28 DEC 1903-30 APR 2000

m.#2 Bef. 1917 Panama, Central America; Carolina "Caro, Caroline" Manilla b. 11 NOV 1895 Darién, Panama; d. 27 SEP 1970 Orinda, Contra Costa Co., CA; buried (shares tombstone with son-in-law): Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Section B, Row 50, Grave 22, Lafayette, Contra Costa Co., CA.

ONLY KNOWN CHILDREN:

2) Verna Marion Price b. 02 JUN 1917 Panama City, Panama, Central America; d. 11 MAR 1994 Contra Costa Co., CA; buried: ? ; m. 21 JUN 1941 Oakland, Alameda Co., CA; Robert Lawrence Satterthwaite b. 08 OCT 1917 Antique, Philippines; d. 20 NOV 1982 Alameda Co., CA; buried (shares tombstone with mother-in-law): Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Section B, Row 50, Grave 22, Lafayette, Contra Costa Co., CA.

3) William Albert Price b. 06 NOV 1919 Bogota, Colombia; d. 15 JUL 1999 Modesto, Stanislaus Co., CA; m. Bef. 1947 Marikina, Rizal, Philippines; Mary Alice Zeitz b. 08 DEC 1920 (place unknown); d. 11 APR 2014 Modesto, Stanislaus Co., CA. Both buried: Saint Stanislaus Catholic Cemetery, Section C, Modesto, Stanislaus Co., CA.

PARENTS: Sarah "Sally" H. Kimble b. 17 DEC 1837 NJ [per burial records; or 17 OCT 1837 NJ]; d. 01 FEB 1902 Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI; buried: 09 FEB 1902 Fairplains Cemetery, Block 02, Lot 414, Space 2, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI; m. 15 FEB 1860 MI; Joseph G. Price b. 26 JUL 1835 Buckinghamshire, England; d. @ 4:30pm 27 JUN 1912 Walker, Kent Co., MI; buried: 29 JUN 1912 Fairplains Cemetery, Block 02, Lot 414, Space 1, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI.

SIBLINGS (All born MI):

1) Harry A. Price 1866-1938
2) Myrtella "Myrtie, Myrtle" Mae Price 1869-1951
3) Herbert "Bert" C. Price 1871-1939
4) William "Will, Willie" Stanley Price 1873-1949
5) George Leon Price 1880-1928

MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: Lydia A. Burrows m. Job R. Kimble.

PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: Caroline Plant m. Simon Price.

PATERNAL GREAT-GRANDPARENTS: 1) Mary Hyatt m. George Plant. 2) Elizabeth Price m. Joseph Price. NOTE: Elizabeth and Joseph are paternal first cousins. Their fathers are brothers.

DEATH NOTICE OF GEORGE LEON PRICE 1928

[Transcribed newspaper article; Daughter Dorothy's handwritten notes in margin: Letter from Consulate Costa Rica 11-1-28; buried foreign burial ground San Jose Costa Rica 9-28]

AN EYE-WITNESS STORY OF ACCIDENT WHEREIN GEORGE L. PRICE DIED IN COSTA RICA

Well Known Local Photographer, Was Accompanied On Death Car, By Star and Herald's Correspondent at San Jose -- Track Motor Was Traveling At About 25 Miles An Hour When It Crashed Against Train Moving At Approximately 15 Miles Hourly (Haskins News Service) by O.R. Bruce

SAN JOSE, Sept. 28. --- Geo. L. Price, who came to this country but a few days ago, recommended to the correspondent by W.C. Haskins, with a view of taking pictures of the Pacific side of Costa Rica from the railroad line, solicited the use of an open trolley from the management of the Pacific Government Railroad which was courteously placed at his orders. As he desired to make a description of this trip for the newspapers he asked the correspondent of the Star and Herald to accompany him on the trip.

Mr. Price took but few pictures of the road itself and in general the trolley was traveling at good speed towards the Pacific port of Puntarenas. The conductor of the trolley, which by the way was split-new and had made its first trip the day previous to the disaster, was not really a conductor, but the motorman knew his job and drove carefully and with foresight. The conductor was so green that he did not carry a watch to check up on his time, an important fact when the rest of the story is told.

We left San Jose at 6:10 a.m. and after traveling the first half of the distance of 111 kilometers [approximately 69 miles-km] with frequent breaks and stops on account of labor gangs, local trains, etc., the conductor got the clearance to the station of Caldera but in a few kilometers from Puntarenas. Of course, somewhere on the line to this last mentioned station he would have to meet the ordinary passenger train going to San Jose. All went well until we got onto the long slightly inclined stretch between stations of Salinas and Mata Limon. The trolley had travelled more than three-quarters of the straight when the conductor asked the motorman for the time while he was studying the time-table of the road in expectation to meet the passenger train thereabouts. The writer was keeping an eye on the road at all times since the trolley was new and liable to jump the rails at any time. When he saw the engine of the passenger train nosing around the sharp the distance was about 100 meters [approximately 328 feet/109 yards-km]. He shouted to both motorist and conductor in Spanish and English, this latter principally for Mr. Price, whom he had to the left in front. Things happened with terrible suddenness then, since the trolley was travelling at about 25 miles per hour and the train came ahead at about 15 more or less. The writer kicked an attachee case and some bags of Mr. Price's off the car and jumped, both the motorist and conductor following suit immediately. They had not seen the coming of the train at all, since one was looking at his watch and the other studying the time-table at the moment. Ready to leave the trolley, the writer could see Mr. Price getting up to a standing posture, but for some reason or other he did not jump. The train smashed into the trolley the front steel board of the engine breaking the victim's legs and doubling him forward until his head smashed against the engine. His death must have been instantaneous. The writer got away with a badly bruised arm, a sore left side, and a tremendous nerve shock, but otherwise without damage. The two railroad employees were equally lucky.

The management of the railroad was immediately advised of the disaster by emergency telephone and immediately sent an engine with a caboose to carry the body of Mr. Price to San Jose together with the conductor and the correspondent. In the meantime, the American Consulate was advised of the accident and also J.W. Horton, who had accompanied the deceased to Costa Rica as his assistant. The effects of Mr. Price are being kept at the Consulate, but one of the valuable cameras as well as some of his other photographic stuff was smashed beyond redemption.

The funeral took place at San Jose at about 9 o'clock this morning and Consular officers, Mr. Horton, and Messrs. de Castro accompanied the body to its last resting place. The newspapers have given the dreadful accident great publicity and sincerely regret the tragedy.

Mr. Price has made quite a few friends since coming to this country and his tragic end is keenly regretted.