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Fred Bauknecht

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Fred Bauknecht

Birth
Germany
Death
22 Jul 1926 (aged 75)
Martins Ferry, Belmont County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Bridgeport, Belmont County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
Plot
Lot # 414 Grave #1
Memorial ID
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Fred Bauknecht, 75, of Standard Heights, near Martins Ferry, whose death occurred Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the Martins Ferry hospital was an uncle of Walter Bauknecht, well known local undertaker.

Mr. Bauknecht who was engaged in farming, was about to grasp a rope on the rear of a wagon at his farm Wednesday afternoon, when the rope broke, causing him to fall forcibly to the ground. He sustained a fractured collar bone. Two sons and two daughters survive.

The body was brought to the Mellott-Grafton parlors' here to be prepared for burial. the funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock

from: The Bellaire Daily Leader, Friday, July 23, 1926

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Fred Bauknecht, 74, a Standard Heights farmer, who fell from a load of hay Wednesday afternoon breaking his neck, died at the Martins Ferry hospital as the result of his injuries, yesterday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock.

Mr. Bauknecht was loading a hay wagon with hay and was tying it on with a rope while he was on top pulling the rope, it snapped, causing him to fall to the ground. He was rushed to the Martins Ferry hospital in an ambulance where an x-ray examination disclosed a fracture of the sixth vertebrae near the neck.

He was well known here, having been a farmer practically all his life, and is survived by many relatives in this section. His friends will be shocked to hear of his sudden death.

from: The Bellaire Daily Leader, Friday, July 23, 1926

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Fred Bauknecht, 75, of Standard Heights, near Martins Ferry, whose death occurred Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the Martins Ferry hospital was an uncle of Walter Bauknecht, well known local undertaker.

Mr. Bauknecht who was engaged in farming, was about to grasp a rope on the rear of a wagon at his farm Wednesday afternoon, when the rope broke, causing him to fall forcibly to the ground. He sustained a fractured collar bone. Two sons and two daughters survive.

The body was brought to the Mellott-Grafton parlors' here to be prepared for burial. the funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock

from: The Bellaire Daily Leader, Friday, July 23, 1926

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Fred Bauknecht, 74, a Standard Heights farmer, who fell from a load of hay Wednesday afternoon breaking his neck, died at the Martins Ferry hospital as the result of his injuries, yesterday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock.

Mr. Bauknecht was loading a hay wagon with hay and was tying it on with a rope while he was on top pulling the rope, it snapped, causing him to fall to the ground. He was rushed to the Martins Ferry hospital in an ambulance where an x-ray examination disclosed a fracture of the sixth vertebrae near the neck.

He was well known here, having been a farmer practically all his life, and is survived by many relatives in this section. His friends will be shocked to hear of his sudden death.

from: The Bellaire Daily Leader, Friday, July 23, 1926

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  • Created by: Kay
  • Added: Apr 27, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6374604/fred-bauknecht: accessed ), memorial page for Fred Bauknecht (21 Jun 1851–22 Jul 1926), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6374604, citing Weeks Cemetery, Bridgeport, Belmont County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Kay (contributor 46534307).