Buried 18 Dec 1921; 20 years of age.
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BELOIT YOUTH LOSS HIS LIFE UNDER TRAIN
Randall Horton, age 20, was instantly killed late Friday afternoon when he fell beneath the wheels of a switch train he was attempting to board in the Consumers' Sand & Gravel company pit near South Beloit.
The train was traveling at a low rate of speed. Members of the crew saw Horton fall under the wheels. He was death when picked up. Coroner Fred C. Olson, of Rockford, will conduct an inquest at 2:30 o'clock next Tuesday afternoon.
Randall Horton was 20 years old, and lived with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Horton, 620 Ingersoll place, South Beloit. Roscoe Horton is a brother. (Daily Register-Gazette [Rockford, Illinois] Saturday, December 17, 1921, Page 9.) (Accessed and transcribed January 17, 2018 by Mary Jo.)
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Randall was said to be flipping a train in another account. Other witnesses gave similar versions, one being Randall boarded the train, slipped, and fell. Working as a car cleaner, Randall was not in his work territory. The moving train was going about six miles an hour, stopping about 30 feet beyond the body of Randall Horton.
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Inquest ruled accidental death.
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Oakwood listings fir 2nd-10-34:
Rand, William H. 2nd-10-34,1 11/11/1909 55
McKee, Martha 2nd-10-34,2 9 /3 /1919 64
Horton, Lila 2nd-10-34,3 8 /15/1915 32
Horton, Randall 2nd-10-34,5 12/18/1921 20
Watson, Elvira G. 2nd-10-34,6 7 /21/1997 89
Hansen, Julia E. Rand 2nd-10-34,7 9 /23/1964 87
Town, Willard 2nd-10-34,8 1 /30/1923 17
Town, Wilma 2nd-10-34,9 7 /13/1909 2d
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Research by Mary Jo.
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BELOIT YOUTH LOSS HIS LIFE UNDER TRAIN
Randall Horton, age 20, was instantly killed late Friday afternoon when he fell beneath the wheels of a switch train he was attempting to board in the Consumers' Sand & Gravel company pit near South Beloit.
The train was traveling at a low rate of speed. Members of the crew saw Horton fall under the wheels. He was death when picked up. Coroner Fred C. Olson, of Rockford, will conduct an inquest at 2:30 o'clock next Tuesday afternoon.
Randall Horton was 20 years old, and lived with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Horton, 620 Ingersoll place, South Beloit. Roscoe Horton is a brother. (Daily Register-Gazette [Rockford, Illinois] Saturday, December 17, 1921, Page 9.) (Accessed and transcribed January 17, 2018 by Mary Jo.)
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Randall was said to be flipping a train in another account. Other witnesses gave similar versions, one being Randall boarded the train, slipped, and fell. Working as a car cleaner, Randall was not in his work territory. The moving train was going about six miles an hour, stopping about 30 feet beyond the body of Randall Horton.
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Inquest ruled accidental death.
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Oakwood listings fir 2nd-10-34:
Rand, William H. 2nd-10-34,1 11/11/1909 55
McKee, Martha 2nd-10-34,2 9 /3 /1919 64
Horton, Lila 2nd-10-34,3 8 /15/1915 32
Horton, Randall 2nd-10-34,5 12/18/1921 20
Watson, Elvira G. 2nd-10-34,6 7 /21/1997 89
Hansen, Julia E. Rand 2nd-10-34,7 9 /23/1964 87
Town, Willard 2nd-10-34,8 1 /30/1923 17
Town, Wilma 2nd-10-34,9 7 /13/1909 2d
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Research by Mary Jo.
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Buried 18 Dec 1921; 20 years of age.
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BELOIT YOUTH LOSS HIS LIFE UNDER TRAIN
Randall Horton, age 20, was instantly killed late Friday afternoon when he fell beneath the wheels of a switch train he was attempting to board in the Consumers' Sand & Gravel company pit near South Beloit.
The train was traveling at a low rate of speed. Members of the crew saw Horton fall under the wheels. He was death when picked up. Coroner Fred C. Olson, of Rockford, will conduct an inquest at 2:30 o'clock next Tuesday afternoon.
Randall Horton was 20 years old, and lived with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Horton, 620 Ingersoll place, South Beloit. Roscoe Horton is a brother. (Daily Register-Gazette [Rockford, Illinois] Saturday, December 17, 1921, Page 9.) (Accessed and transcribed January 17, 2018 by Mary Jo.)
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Randall was said to be flipping a train in another account. Other witnesses gave similar versions, one being Randall boarded the train, slipped, and fell. Working as a car cleaner, Randall was not in his work territory. The moving train was going about six miles an hour, stopping about 30 feet beyond the body of Randall Horton.
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Inquest ruled accidental death.
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Oakwood listings fir 2nd-10-34:
Rand, William H. 2nd-10-34,1 11/11/1909 55
McKee, Martha 2nd-10-34,2 9 /3 /1919 64
Horton, Lila 2nd-10-34,3 8 /15/1915 32
Horton, Randall 2nd-10-34,5 12/18/1921 20
Watson, Elvira G. 2nd-10-34,6 7 /21/1997 89
Hansen, Julia E. Rand 2nd-10-34,7 9 /23/1964 87
Town, Willard 2nd-10-34,8 1 /30/1923 17
Town, Wilma 2nd-10-34,9 7 /13/1909 2d
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Research by Mary Jo.
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BELOIT YOUTH LOSS HIS LIFE UNDER TRAIN
Randall Horton, age 20, was instantly killed late Friday afternoon when he fell beneath the wheels of a switch train he was attempting to board in the Consumers' Sand & Gravel company pit near South Beloit.
The train was traveling at a low rate of speed. Members of the crew saw Horton fall under the wheels. He was death when picked up. Coroner Fred C. Olson, of Rockford, will conduct an inquest at 2:30 o'clock next Tuesday afternoon.
Randall Horton was 20 years old, and lived with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Horton, 620 Ingersoll place, South Beloit. Roscoe Horton is a brother. (Daily Register-Gazette [Rockford, Illinois] Saturday, December 17, 1921, Page 9.) (Accessed and transcribed January 17, 2018 by Mary Jo.)
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Randall was said to be flipping a train in another account. Other witnesses gave similar versions, one being Randall boarded the train, slipped, and fell. Working as a car cleaner, Randall was not in his work territory. The moving train was going about six miles an hour, stopping about 30 feet beyond the body of Randall Horton.
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Inquest ruled accidental death.
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Oakwood listings fir 2nd-10-34:
Rand, William H. 2nd-10-34,1 11/11/1909 55
McKee, Martha 2nd-10-34,2 9 /3 /1919 64
Horton, Lila 2nd-10-34,3 8 /15/1915 32
Horton, Randall 2nd-10-34,5 12/18/1921 20
Watson, Elvira G. 2nd-10-34,6 7 /21/1997 89
Hansen, Julia E. Rand 2nd-10-34,7 9 /23/1964 87
Town, Willard 2nd-10-34,8 1 /30/1923 17
Town, Wilma 2nd-10-34,9 7 /13/1909 2d
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Research by Mary Jo.
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