name: Louis Charles Magoto
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death date: 27 Mar 1945
death place: Versailles, Darke, Ohio, United States
birth date: 25 Jun 1882
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birthplace: Darke County, Ohio
death age: 62 years 9 months 2 days
gender: Male
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race or color: Caucasian
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father's name: Jule Magoto
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mother's name: Rose Bulcher
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film number: 2372733
digital folder number: 4058927
image number: 02155
certificate number: 14940

Suggested edit: Sidney Daily News, Sidney, Ohio, 30 Mar 1945, Fri - Page 2:
Train Decapitates Man at Versailles
Louis Magoto, 63, the father of 10 children was instantly killed at 4:30 pm Wednesday when struck by an eastbound Big Four passenger train in Versailles. Investigators report that he was decapitated. Magoto an employee of the JK Long Tobacco company, Versailles, was taking a short cut across the tracks at the time of the accident. He is said to have walked directly into the path of the locomotive at a point about 50 feet from the West North street grade crossing. The accident victim who lives on West Water street Versailles, leaves his wife Emma; 5 sons Hubert, Magloire, and Leander, all of Versailles; Arthur of Versailles, and Paul, who serves with U S armed forces in Australia; 5 daughters Mrs. Alma Dapore, Versailles, Ruth Magoto of Frenchtown, Veronica, Mrs. Al Versailles Magoto, Los Angeles, Mrs. Cecilia Buxton, Lima, and Mrs. Marybelle Bruns, Dayton; 17 grandchildren; one brother Edward, of Greenville and a sister, Mrs. Raymond Barga, Versailles. Graveside services will be held at 4 pm today at Holy Family cemetery, Frenchtown. The body is at Miller Brothers funeral home, Versailles.
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