Charles Bateman was born about 1840 in the United Kingdom. He immigrated to the United States and, by 1887, had settled in Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey. He was employed in a pottery as a saggermaker. He gradually rose to decorator. About 1888, he married Agnes Cochran, widow of George Hutton. His wife was the mother of six children from her first marriage. In addition to becoming a stepfather to those children, Charles fathered two more children with Agnes.
However, on 20 Jan 1893, the family had run out of coal. Charles, accompanied by his stepson George Hutton, went to gather coal along the railroad tracks. It was in the course of that errand that Charles was struck by an express train and instantly killed. His stepson remained safe. His wife, widowed for the second time, was left with eight children. Charles was interred in Greenwood Cemetery on 22 Jan 1893.
Sources include city directories, New Jersey death records, and the Trenton Evening Times 21 Jan 1893 and 22 Jan 1893.
However, on 20 Jan 1893, the family had run out of coal. Charles, accompanied by his stepson George Hutton, went to gather coal along the railroad tracks. It was in the course of that errand that Charles was struck by an express train and instantly killed. His stepson remained safe. His wife, widowed for the second time, was left with eight children. Charles was interred in Greenwood Cemetery on 22 Jan 1893.
Sources include city directories, New Jersey death records, and the Trenton Evening Times 21 Jan 1893 and 22 Jan 1893.
Charles Bateman was born about 1840 in the United Kingdom. He immigrated to the United States and, by 1887, had settled in Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey. He was employed in a pottery as a saggermaker. He gradually rose to decorator. About 1888, he married Agnes Cochran, widow of George Hutton. His wife was the mother of six children from her first marriage. In addition to becoming a stepfather to those children, Charles fathered two more children with Agnes.
However, on 20 Jan 1893, the family had run out of coal. Charles, accompanied by his stepson George Hutton, went to gather coal along the railroad tracks. It was in the course of that errand that Charles was struck by an express train and instantly killed. His stepson remained safe. His wife, widowed for the second time, was left with eight children. Charles was interred in Greenwood Cemetery on 22 Jan 1893.
Sources include city directories, New Jersey death records, and the Trenton Evening Times 21 Jan 1893 and 22 Jan 1893.
However, on 20 Jan 1893, the family had run out of coal. Charles, accompanied by his stepson George Hutton, went to gather coal along the railroad tracks. It was in the course of that errand that Charles was struck by an express train and instantly killed. His stepson remained safe. His wife, widowed for the second time, was left with eight children. Charles was interred in Greenwood Cemetery on 22 Jan 1893.
Sources include city directories, New Jersey death records, and the Trenton Evening Times 21 Jan 1893 and 22 Jan 1893.
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