Two men were drowned and a missing 7-year-old boy believed to have met death in three separate tragedies in the vicinity of this city yesterday afternoon.
Charles Bardrich [sic], 60 Riverton drowned in the Sangamon river near Springfield.
Bardirch [sic] had gone with George Dove and Sylvester Barch to a swimming place near the Illinois Central railroad bridge. According to Barch and Dove, Bardrich seeking relief from the heat hesitated at the bank only long enough to remove his hat and shoes then preceded into the river without removing his working clothes. He sank almost immediately from sight and his companions could not locate him. His body was recovered at 5:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The victim is survived by his wife, Amanda; a son Charles, of Dawson; and two daughters, Mrs. Charles _____ [not legible], of Springfield and Mrs. Roy Richardson, of Riverton. Three sisters, Mrs. Henry Rentschler, of Dawson, Mrs. Ollie Neville, of Detroit, Mich.; and Mrs. Alice Kiske, of Kansas; and five grandchildren also survive.
He was a member of the United [?] Mine Workers of America and of the Riverton Methodist Episcopal church.
He lived the greater part of his life in Riverton.
Daily Illinois State Journal
Monday, Jun 29, 1931
Springfield, IL
Page: 1
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The remains of Charles Bardrick, who was drowned in the Sangamon river Sunday afternoon, will be removed to the residence at Riverton at 5 o'clock this evening.
Funeral services will be held a 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Interment will be made in Oak Hill cemetery.
A coroner's jury returned a verdict of death by accidental drowning.
Daily Illinois State Journal
Tuesday, Jun 30, 1931
Springfield, IL
Page: 5
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Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920
Name: Charles H Bardrick
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 27 Jun 1895
Marriage Place: Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Spouse Name: Amanda Wilkinson
Spouse Gender: Female
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Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947Name: Charles Henry Bardrick
Birth Date: 26 Nov 1870
Birth Place: Riverton, Illinois
Death Date: 28 Jun 1931
Death Place: Clear Lake, Sangamon, Illinois
Burial Date: 1 Jul 1931
Burial Place: Clear Lake Township, Sangamon, Illinois
Cemetery Name: Oak Hill
Death Age: 60
Occupation: Coal Miner
Race: White
Marital status: M
Gender: Male
Residence: Riverton, Illinois
Father Name: Henry Bardrick
Mother Name: Susan Saults
Spouse Name: Amanda Wilkinson
FHL Film Number: 1653850
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Charles Bardrich [sic], 60 Riverton drowned in the Sangamon river near Springfield.
Bardirch [sic] had gone with George Dove and Sylvester Barch to a swimming place near the Illinois Central railroad bridge. According to Barch and Dove, Bardrich seeking relief from the heat hesitated at the bank only long enough to remove his hat and shoes then preceded into the river without removing his working clothes. He sank almost immediately from sight and his companions could not locate him. His body was recovered at 5:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The victim is survived by his wife, Amanda; a son Charles, of Dawson; and two daughters, Mrs. Charles _____ [not legible], of Springfield and Mrs. Roy Richardson, of Riverton. Three sisters, Mrs. Henry Rentschler, of Dawson, Mrs. Ollie Neville, of Detroit, Mich.; and Mrs. Alice Kiske, of Kansas; and five grandchildren also survive.
He was a member of the United [?] Mine Workers of America and of the Riverton Methodist Episcopal church.
He lived the greater part of his life in Riverton.
Daily Illinois State Journal
Monday, Jun 29, 1931
Springfield, IL
Page: 1
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The remains of Charles Bardrick, who was drowned in the Sangamon river Sunday afternoon, will be removed to the residence at Riverton at 5 o'clock this evening.
Funeral services will be held a 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Interment will be made in Oak Hill cemetery.
A coroner's jury returned a verdict of death by accidental drowning.
Daily Illinois State Journal
Tuesday, Jun 30, 1931
Springfield, IL
Page: 5
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Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920
Name: Charles H Bardrick
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 27 Jun 1895
Marriage Place: Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Spouse Name: Amanda Wilkinson
Spouse Gender: Female
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Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947Name: Charles Henry Bardrick
Birth Date: 26 Nov 1870
Birth Place: Riverton, Illinois
Death Date: 28 Jun 1931
Death Place: Clear Lake, Sangamon, Illinois
Burial Date: 1 Jul 1931
Burial Place: Clear Lake Township, Sangamon, Illinois
Cemetery Name: Oak Hill
Death Age: 60
Occupation: Coal Miner
Race: White
Marital status: M
Gender: Male
Residence: Riverton, Illinois
Father Name: Henry Bardrick
Mother Name: Susan Saults
Spouse Name: Amanda Wilkinson
FHL Film Number: 1653850
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Two men were drowned and a missing 7-year-old boy believed to have met death in three separate tragedies in the vicinity of this city yesterday afternoon.
Charles Bardrich [sic], 60 Riverton drowned in the Sangamon river near Springfield.
Bardirch [sic] had gone with George Dove and Sylvester Barch to a swimming place near the Illinois Central railroad bridge. According to Barch and Dove, Bardrich seeking relief from the heat hesitated at the bank only long enough to remove his hat and shoes then preceded into the river without removing his working clothes. He sank almost immediately from sight and his companions could not locate him. His body was recovered at 5:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The victim is survived by his wife, Amanda; a son Charles, of Dawson; and two daughters, Mrs. Charles _____ [not legible], of Springfield and Mrs. Roy Richardson, of Riverton. Three sisters, Mrs. Henry Rentschler, of Dawson, Mrs. Ollie Neville, of Detroit, Mich.; and Mrs. Alice Kiske, of Kansas; and five grandchildren also survive.
He was a member of the United [?] Mine Workers of America and of the Riverton Methodist Episcopal church.
He lived the greater part of his life in Riverton.
Daily Illinois State Journal
Monday, Jun 29, 1931
Springfield, IL
Page: 1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The remains of Charles Bardrick, who was drowned in the Sangamon river Sunday afternoon, will be removed to the residence at Riverton at 5 o'clock this evening.
Funeral services will be held a 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Interment will be made in Oak Hill cemetery.
A coroner's jury returned a verdict of death by accidental drowning.
Daily Illinois State Journal
Tuesday, Jun 30, 1931
Springfield, IL
Page: 5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920
Name: Charles H Bardrick
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 27 Jun 1895
Marriage Place: Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Spouse Name: Amanda Wilkinson
Spouse Gender: Female
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947Name: Charles Henry Bardrick
Birth Date: 26 Nov 1870
Birth Place: Riverton, Illinois
Death Date: 28 Jun 1931
Death Place: Clear Lake, Sangamon, Illinois
Burial Date: 1 Jul 1931
Burial Place: Clear Lake Township, Sangamon, Illinois
Cemetery Name: Oak Hill
Death Age: 60
Occupation: Coal Miner
Race: White
Marital status: M
Gender: Male
Residence: Riverton, Illinois
Father Name: Henry Bardrick
Mother Name: Susan Saults
Spouse Name: Amanda Wilkinson
FHL Film Number: 1653850
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Charles Bardrich [sic], 60 Riverton drowned in the Sangamon river near Springfield.
Bardirch [sic] had gone with George Dove and Sylvester Barch to a swimming place near the Illinois Central railroad bridge. According to Barch and Dove, Bardrich seeking relief from the heat hesitated at the bank only long enough to remove his hat and shoes then preceded into the river without removing his working clothes. He sank almost immediately from sight and his companions could not locate him. His body was recovered at 5:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The victim is survived by his wife, Amanda; a son Charles, of Dawson; and two daughters, Mrs. Charles _____ [not legible], of Springfield and Mrs. Roy Richardson, of Riverton. Three sisters, Mrs. Henry Rentschler, of Dawson, Mrs. Ollie Neville, of Detroit, Mich.; and Mrs. Alice Kiske, of Kansas; and five grandchildren also survive.
He was a member of the United [?] Mine Workers of America and of the Riverton Methodist Episcopal church.
He lived the greater part of his life in Riverton.
Daily Illinois State Journal
Monday, Jun 29, 1931
Springfield, IL
Page: 1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The remains of Charles Bardrick, who was drowned in the Sangamon river Sunday afternoon, will be removed to the residence at Riverton at 5 o'clock this evening.
Funeral services will be held a 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Interment will be made in Oak Hill cemetery.
A coroner's jury returned a verdict of death by accidental drowning.
Daily Illinois State Journal
Tuesday, Jun 30, 1931
Springfield, IL
Page: 5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920
Name: Charles H Bardrick
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 27 Jun 1895
Marriage Place: Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Spouse Name: Amanda Wilkinson
Spouse Gender: Female
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947Name: Charles Henry Bardrick
Birth Date: 26 Nov 1870
Birth Place: Riverton, Illinois
Death Date: 28 Jun 1931
Death Place: Clear Lake, Sangamon, Illinois
Burial Date: 1 Jul 1931
Burial Place: Clear Lake Township, Sangamon, Illinois
Cemetery Name: Oak Hill
Death Age: 60
Occupation: Coal Miner
Race: White
Marital status: M
Gender: Male
Residence: Riverton, Illinois
Father Name: Henry Bardrick
Mother Name: Susan Saults
Spouse Name: Amanda Wilkinson
FHL Film Number: 1653850
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