[Source] - Herald of Truth, Vol. XL, No. 24, June 11, 1903, Page 191, 192
Beery.- Harvey, son of Daniel F. and Rebecca Beery, was born in Noble Twp., Branch Co., Mich., March 5, 1878, and met his death May 20, 1903, aged 25 Y., 2 M., 15 D. The deceased was struck and instantly killed by a Lake Shore passenger train one mile east of Bronson, Mich. The engineer, David Snader of Elkhart, Ind., says that his train overtook Beery on the path that parallels the track from Bronson to the Cement Factory, and when he first saw Beery he was leaning on his wheel apparently waiting for the train to pass. When the train came nearer he laid the wheel down on the grass and stepped in the center of the track, as though to pick up something he had suddenly noticed. Quick as a flash the engine struck him and his body rolled up over the pilot beam and fell off down a slight embankment. The deceased was married in Oct. 1901. He leaves a young widow, parents, five brothers and three sisters, besides a host of other relatives and friends to mourn his early departure. Funeral was held on the 22d at the home of the wife's grandparents, conducted by Preachers Tree and Bonny of Bronson. Buried in the Curtis graveyard. Transcribed by Harvey Friesner
Note - His obituary notes he is buried in the Curtis Cemetery, but I find no entries in the cemetery index of his burial in the cemetery. Most all siblings and parents are buried in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, also located in Noble Township. There are some of his wife's family buried in the Curtis Cemetery. Possibly no headstone was put at his grave, thus when the cemetery was indexed he was missed.
Beery.- Harvey, son of Daniel F. and Rebecca Beery, was born in Noble Twp., Branch Co., Mich., March 5, 1878, and met his death May 20, 1903, aged 25 Y., 2 M., 15 D. The deceased was struck and instantly killed by a Lake Shore passenger train one mile east of Bronson, Mich. The engineer, David Snader of Elkhart, Ind., says that his train overtook Beery on the path that parallels the track from Bronson to the Cement Factory, and when he first saw Beery he was leaning on his wheel apparently waiting for the train to pass. When the train came nearer he laid the wheel down on the grass and stepped in the center of the track, as though to pick up something he had suddenly noticed. Quick as a flash the engine struck him and his body rolled up over the pilot beam and fell off down a slight embankment. The deceased was married in Oct. 1901. He leaves a young widow, parents, five brothers and three sisters, besides a host of other relatives and friends to mourn his early departure. Funeral was held on the 22d at the home of the wife's grandparents, conducted by Preachers Tree and Bonny of Bronson. Buried in the Curtis graveyard. Transcribed by Harvey Friesner
Note - His obituary notes he is buried in the Curtis Cemetery, but I find no entries in the cemetery index of his burial in the cemetery. Most all siblings and parents are buried in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, also located in Noble Township. There are some of his wife's family buried in the Curtis Cemetery. Possibly no headstone was put at his grave, thus when the cemetery was indexed he was missed.
[Source] - Herald of Truth, Vol. XL, No. 24, June 11, 1903, Page 191, 192
Beery.- Harvey, son of Daniel F. and Rebecca Beery, was born in Noble Twp., Branch Co., Mich., March 5, 1878, and met his death May 20, 1903, aged 25 Y., 2 M., 15 D. The deceased was struck and instantly killed by a Lake Shore passenger train one mile east of Bronson, Mich. The engineer, David Snader of Elkhart, Ind., says that his train overtook Beery on the path that parallels the track from Bronson to the Cement Factory, and when he first saw Beery he was leaning on his wheel apparently waiting for the train to pass. When the train came nearer he laid the wheel down on the grass and stepped in the center of the track, as though to pick up something he had suddenly noticed. Quick as a flash the engine struck him and his body rolled up over the pilot beam and fell off down a slight embankment. The deceased was married in Oct. 1901. He leaves a young widow, parents, five brothers and three sisters, besides a host of other relatives and friends to mourn his early departure. Funeral was held on the 22d at the home of the wife's grandparents, conducted by Preachers Tree and Bonny of Bronson. Buried in the Curtis graveyard. Transcribed by Harvey Friesner
Note - His obituary notes he is buried in the Curtis Cemetery, but I find no entries in the cemetery index of his burial in the cemetery. Most all siblings and parents are buried in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, also located in Noble Township. There are some of his wife's family buried in the Curtis Cemetery. Possibly no headstone was put at his grave, thus when the cemetery was indexed he was missed.
Beery.- Harvey, son of Daniel F. and Rebecca Beery, was born in Noble Twp., Branch Co., Mich., March 5, 1878, and met his death May 20, 1903, aged 25 Y., 2 M., 15 D. The deceased was struck and instantly killed by a Lake Shore passenger train one mile east of Bronson, Mich. The engineer, David Snader of Elkhart, Ind., says that his train overtook Beery on the path that parallels the track from Bronson to the Cement Factory, and when he first saw Beery he was leaning on his wheel apparently waiting for the train to pass. When the train came nearer he laid the wheel down on the grass and stepped in the center of the track, as though to pick up something he had suddenly noticed. Quick as a flash the engine struck him and his body rolled up over the pilot beam and fell off down a slight embankment. The deceased was married in Oct. 1901. He leaves a young widow, parents, five brothers and three sisters, besides a host of other relatives and friends to mourn his early departure. Funeral was held on the 22d at the home of the wife's grandparents, conducted by Preachers Tree and Bonny of Bronson. Buried in the Curtis graveyard. Transcribed by Harvey Friesner
Note - His obituary notes he is buried in the Curtis Cemetery, but I find no entries in the cemetery index of his burial in the cemetery. Most all siblings and parents are buried in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, also located in Noble Township. There are some of his wife's family buried in the Curtis Cemetery. Possibly no headstone was put at his grave, thus when the cemetery was indexed he was missed.
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