Samuel Ethbert Caulk
"Samuel Caulk, the Kansas Central Railroad brakeman who was knocked from a bridge some time ago and had one of his legs cut off, died night before last in the hospital at the Fort, of lockjaw which began Saturday night.
His body was brought to the city yesterday morning and sent out over the Kansas Central road to the home of his parents in Easton."
The Leavenworth Times (Leavenworth, Kansas) 8 August 1883, Page 4.
"Samuel Caulk, the Kansas Central Railroad brakeman who was knocked from a bridge some time ago and had one of his legs cut off, died night before last in the hospital at the Fort, of lockjaw which began Saturday night.
His body was brought to the city yesterday morning and sent out over the Kansas Central road to the home of his parents in Easton."
The Leavenworth Times (Leavenworth, Kansas) 8 August 1883, Page 4.
Samuel Ethbert Caulk
"Samuel Caulk, the Kansas Central Railroad brakeman who was knocked from a bridge some time ago and had one of his legs cut off, died night before last in the hospital at the Fort, of lockjaw which began Saturday night.
His body was brought to the city yesterday morning and sent out over the Kansas Central road to the home of his parents in Easton."
The Leavenworth Times (Leavenworth, Kansas) 8 August 1883, Page 4.
"Samuel Caulk, the Kansas Central Railroad brakeman who was knocked from a bridge some time ago and had one of his legs cut off, died night before last in the hospital at the Fort, of lockjaw which began Saturday night.
His body was brought to the city yesterday morning and sent out over the Kansas Central road to the home of his parents in Easton."
The Leavenworth Times (Leavenworth, Kansas) 8 August 1883, Page 4.
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SAMUEL E.
1858 - 1885
Gravesite Details
The concrete marker is in good condition. There is a mistake on the date of death, as Mr. Caulk clearly passed away in 1883, as reported by the Leavenworth Times. The date of the Leavenworth Times article has been verified for accuracy.
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