His death date is usually stated as 1869, but it is actually 17 June 1873. He was killed by being run over by a train on the Iron Mountain Railroad just south of Arcadia, Missouri as is stated in an article from the Iron County Register. His gravestone also says 1869; it was put up by his grandsons decades after his death.
His death date is usually stated as 1869, but it is actually 17 June 1873. He was killed by being run over by a train on the Iron Mountain Railroad just south of Arcadia, Missouri as is stated in an article from the Iron County Register. His gravestone also says 1869; it was put up by his grandsons decades after his death.
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