The Atlanta Journal · 21 Oct 1901 [as transcribed]

DEWITT TILDEN LOSES LEFT LEG AT DEPOT

Dewitt Tllden, a young white boy of 12 years [closer to 16], had his left leg almost entirely cut off by switch engine No. 94, the Western and Atlantic railroad, near the union depot on the Pryor street side nearly opposite the street door of Murphy. At this afternoon shortly after 3 oclock. It could not be learned exactly how this accident occurred.

The switch engine, of which Mr. John M. Baird, of West Simpson street, was engineer, was switching gears on the outside tracks. Young Tilden. with other boys of his own age was seen standing near the track when the rear part or the engine approached. It Is supposed a car step struck the boy, making him lose his balance, and as he tried to steady himself was brushed under the wheels. The engineer stated that he saw the boys, but they seemed out of the way. He received the signal to move on and as he did so looked the other way. It was all over, he said, before he knew what had happened. The car wheel ran diagonally over the boy's left leg below the knee, tearing all the flesh away and crushing a part of the bone Into small piece.

When young Tilden was removed from under the wheels, though perfectly conscious, he did not utter a single groan. he bore the escrueisting pain without a murmur, he merely clinches his teeth when he was placed in the ambulance for removal to the Grady hospital, where an Immediate examination was made. It was decided that the amputation of the left leg would be necessary hut that the brave young lad would live. Young Tilden worked In the offices of the Nashville. Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad, on the first floor of the Temple Court building, corner of Pryor and Alabama streets. He lived with his widowed mother at No. 13 Whitehall street, He had been working for the railroad offices for about a year and was well liked by his employers.

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Dewitt Tilden Better. Dewitt Tilden.

the boy who was Injured si Fry or street crossing several weeks ago and taken to the Grady hospital, was able to be returned to his home yesterday. The boys leg was crushed by a moving train and bad to le amputated.

November 12, 1901

The Atlanta Journal from Atlanta, Georgia • 4

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IN THE COURTS. Two suits aggregating $30 000 were filed yesterday against the \VfcJ.- rn and At lantU Railroad Company as a result of the Injury to D \itt Tilden at the Pryor street crossing on October 21 last The plaintiffs are the boy and Mrs Augusta J Tilden his mother She sues for J25 000 as next friend of her son and for $5000 for herself In the suit the Inadequacy of the union depot Is mentioned as a reason whv the railroad should have exercised great care at the crossing The petition states that DeWItt Tilden is 12 years of age and that he was in Jured while waiting for the crossing to be cleared It is alleged that an engine and two cars of the defendant company were blockading the crossing that with out warning they were wrongfully sud denly and ra-Pldly moved resulting In the boy being struck and his leg crushed to such an extent that it was necessary to amputate It half way be- tweer the knee and the hip It is claimed that a passenger train was pass. Ing over the crossing on another track and that the two trains should not have been moving on the crossing at the same time NegJgence Is charged A paragraph relating to the depot is as follows "That on account of the multitude of people who were using said Pryor street crossing and because of the wretchedly poor accommodations furnished by said depot which is grotesquely small and wholly Insufficient to meet the. demands of the public said crossing was a place of unusual danger to all persons havlnr occasion to cross the same and ordinary care and prudence required that.....

The Atlanta Constitution

Atlanta, Georgia • Sun, Dec 8, 1901Page 8

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He is on some list in the newspaper that I can't see the transcription for on:

October 7, 1913

Atlanta Georgian from Atlanta, Georgia • 10

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October 13, 1910

The Atlanta Journal from Atlanta, Georgia • 17

List DeWitt Tilden as Being a Driver for Something, possibly a race.

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February 24, 1907

The Atlanta Journal from Atlanta, Georgia • 14

DeWitt Tilden, Did not finish, possibly a race.

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He is listed in his moms obituary on:

February 12, 1928

The Atlanta Journal from Atlanta, Georgia • 4

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name: Dewitt B. Tilden

titles & terms (original):

titles & terms (standardized):

death date: 26 Jan 1936

death place: Jacksonville, Duval, Florida

gender: Male

race (original): White

race (expanded): White

death age: 50y 10m 25d

estimated birth year:

birth date: 01 Mar 1885

birthplace: Atlanta, Ga.

marital status: Married

spouse's name: Rosebud Tilden

spouse's titles & terms (original):

spouse's titles & terms (standardized):

father's name: Dewitt B. Tilden, Sr. [sic]

father's titles & terms (original):

father's titles & terms (standardized):

father's birthplace: Atlanta, Ga.

mother's name: Gussie Thorpe

mother's titles & terms (original):

mother's titles & terms (standardized):

mother's birthplace: Ga.

occupation: Taxi Operator

street address:

place of residence:

cemetery: Evergreen

burial place:

burial date: 28 Jan 1936

funeral home:

informant:

additional relatives: X

film number: 2135878

reference number: cn701

"Florida, Deaths, 1877-1939," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FPQ4-962 : accessed 28 Jan 2013), Dewitt B. Tilden, 26 Jan 1936.

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Name: Dewitt B Tilden

Event Type: Census

Event Year: 1930

Event Place: Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States

Gender: Male

Age: 46

Marital Status: Married

Race: White

Race (Original): White

Relationship to Head of Household: Head

Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head

Birth Year (Estimated): 1884

Birthplace: Florida

Father's Birthplace: Georgia

Mother's Birthplace: Georgia

Affiliate Film Number: 314

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

Dewitt B Tilden Head M 46 Florida

Rosebud Tilden Wife F 48 Alabama

Dewitt Tilden Jr. Son M 22 Georgia

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Name: Dewitt B Tilden

Event Type: Census

Event Year: 1920

Event Place: Jacksonville Ward 6, Duval, Florida, United States

Gender: Male

Age: 34

Marital Status: Married

Race: White

Race (Original): White

Can Read: Yes

Can Write: Yes

Relationship to Head of Household: Head

Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head

Own or Rent: Rent

Birth Year (Estimated): 1886

Birthplace: Georgia

Father's Birthplace: Georgia

Mother's Birthplace: Georgia

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

Dewitt B Tilden Head M 34 Georgia

Rosebud Tilden Wife F 38 Alabama

Dagmer Tilden Daughter F 8 Georgia

Dewitt Tilden Son M 12 Georgia

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His parents marriage record:

Name John R. Tilden

Event Type Marriage

Event Date 04 Mar 1885

Event Place Fulton, Georgia, United States

Spouse's Name Gussie A. Thorpe

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his mother is:

Name: Gussie Tilden

Event Type: Census

Event Year: 1920

Event Place: Atlanta Ward 6, Fulton, Georgia, United States

Gender: Female

Age: 50

Marital Status: Widowed

Race: White

Race (Original): White

Relationship to Head of Household: Head

Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head

Birth Year (Estimated): 1870

Birthplace: Georgia

Father's Birthplace: Georgia

Mother's Birthplace: Georgia

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

Gussie Tilden Head F 50 Georgia

Vannie Tilden Daughter F 23 Georgia

Charles F Longino Son-in-law M 36 Georgia

Allene G Longino Daughter F 27 Georgia

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Gussey Thorp

United States Census, 1880

Name Gussey Thorp

Event Type Census

Event Date 1880

Event Place Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States

Gender Female

Age 23

Marital Status Single

Race White

Race (Original) W

Relationship to Head of Household Sister-in-law

Relationship to Head of Household (Original) SisterL

Birth Year (Estimated) 1857

Birthplace Georgia, United States

Father's Birthplace Georgia, United States

Mother's Birthplace Georgia, United States

Sheet Letter C

Sheet Number 482

Person Number 3

Volume 1

HOUSEHOLD

Henry W Dennis Self M 27 North Carolina, United States

Ella F Dennis Wife F 20 Georgia, United States

Rosaline Dennis Daughter F 2 Georgia, United States

Gussey Thorp Sister-in-law F 23 Georgia, United States

Fannie Brown Other F 40 Georgia, United States

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Augusta Thorpe

United States Census, 1880

Name Augusta Thorpe

Event Type Census

Event Date 1880

Event Place District 22, McIntosh, Georgia, United States

Gender Female

Age 23

Marital Status Single

Race White

Race (Original) W

Occupation At Home

Relationship to Head of Household Daughter

Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Dau

Birth Year (Estimated) 1857

Birthplace Georgia, United States

Father's Birthplace Georgia, United States

Mother's Birthplace Georgia, United States

Sheet Letter A

Sheet Number 522

Person Number 2

Volume 1

HOUSEHOLD

John H Thorpe Self M 53 Georgia, United States

Eva Thorpe Wife F 47 Georgia, United States

Augusta Thorpe Daughter F 23 Georgia, United States

Luther Thorpe Son M 14 Georgia, United States

Sumner Thorpe Son M 12 Georgia, United States

Joseph Thorpe Son M 10 Georgia, United States

Charlie Thorpe Son M 8 Georgia, United States

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Mrs. August J. Tilden

Florida Deaths

Name Mrs. August J. Tilden

Event Date 10 Feb 1928

Event Place Jacksonville, Duval, Florida

Gender Female

Race (Original) White

Race White

Age (Original) 75y

Birth Date 1852

Birthplace Octogan, Ga.

Marital Status Widowed

Father's Name John H. Thorpe

Father's Birthplace Ga.

Mother's Name Evelyne Baker

Mother's Birthplace Ga.

Residence Place South Jacksonville, Fla

Cemetery Evergreen Cemetery

Burial Date 12 Feb 1928

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