Bert was the son of William A. Drain and Cynthia Ann Richesson Drain. He married my g-grandmother, Minerva A. Qualls December 22, 1916.
Bert was a lineman on the C&A RR and died after being struck by a frieght train while working on the line in Pleasant Hill, Ill. He lived for about 12 days after the accident.
He is buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Mexico, Missouri. Although Minerva's name plaque is on the headstone, she is not buried there.
Bert was a lineman on the C&A RR and died after being struck by a frieght train while working on the line in Pleasant Hill, Ill. He lived for about 12 days after the accident.
He is buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Mexico, Missouri. Although Minerva's name plaque is on the headstone, she is not buried there.
Bert was the son of William A. Drain and Cynthia Ann Richesson Drain. He married my g-grandmother, Minerva A. Qualls December 22, 1916.
Bert was a lineman on the C&A RR and died after being struck by a frieght train while working on the line in Pleasant Hill, Ill. He lived for about 12 days after the accident.
He is buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Mexico, Missouri. Although Minerva's name plaque is on the headstone, she is not buried there.
Bert was a lineman on the C&A RR and died after being struck by a frieght train while working on the line in Pleasant Hill, Ill. He lived for about 12 days after the accident.
He is buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Mexico, Missouri. Although Minerva's name plaque is on the headstone, she is not buried there.
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Marker has Minerva A. beside Bert. She was not buried here. See family links.
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