(We will not transfer this memorial just because people are Titanic buffs, my wife is too and I am related to a survivors and victims as well. - Ken)
Waukegan Farmer Not Saved
Chicago Tribune Friday 19 April 1912 Waukegan, Ill.
April 18—[Special]—According to the published list of the steerage passengers on the ill fated steamer Titanic just given out James Elsbury, 50 years old, a wealthy farmer living just west of Gurnee, was one of the passengers drowned.
Chicago Tribune, Friday, April 19, 1912, p. 5, c. 4:
He boarded the Titanic at Southampton, traveling third class under ticket number 3902, which cost £7 5s (approximately $12). His fate remained in doubt for weeks.
At one point, Elsbury's wife received word that a man had been "picked up in an unconscious condition by the rescue ship, [Carpathia,] and had been placed in a New York hospital." The man's only words were "Lake County, Illinois." It was later determined by the White Star Line (owner's of the Titanic) that the man was not Elsbury. One wonders, however, if this unidentified man had been trying to convey a message about Elsbury.
In early May, the family received final confirmation that Elsbury had not survived. A telegram arrived from New York stating that he was not among the survivors. His body, if recovered, was never identified.
James Elsbury
DEATH OF ELSBURY POSITIVE
Antioch News, Thursday 2 May 1912
Dispatch From the White Star Line Says That Elsbury is Not a Survivor
ALL HOPE IS ABANDONED
Gurnee Man on Titanic Not Among Survivors--Family Now Compelled to Give up Hope.
The last hope of the James Elsbury family of Gurnee that their husband and father, a passenger on the ill fated Titanic might yet be returned to them, was completely swept away when on Wednesday a telegram from New York stated that he was not among the survivors. When news of the disaster first spread, the Elsbury family clung to the hope that he might have been delayed in starting, but a cablegram from relatives across the water destroyed that hope and proved to a certainty that he was aboard the sunken vessel. Day after day passed while the family waited in suspense for some word from the missing one, sometimes fearing the worst and sometimes inspired by hope. At times Mrs. Elsbury was sure that he must some way have been saved, but as time wore on and no message came she began to lose hope, feeling that if alive, he would have communicated with her. And then came the report that a man had been picked up in an unconscious condition by the rescue ship, and had been placed in a New York hospital. That he had never regained his reason and that his only utterance were the words "Lake County, Illinois." Then hope sprang anew in the Gurnee home and telegrams bearing Elsbury's description, were at once sent and his picture was also forwarded. But a crushing blow was dealt the family when the answer came from the White Star Line that the man in question is not James Elsbury. All hope of his being alive is now abandoned as is also that of ever receiving his body, and in all probability it will never be known whether the well known, highly respected Gurnee farmer, lies among the unidentified buried at sea or whether he was among the number whose bodies were never recovered.
James Elsbury-
Aged 50, a wealthy farmer living west of Gurnee, near Waukegan, IL.
Mr William James Elsbury, 47, was born in 1865 in Stanmoor, near Burrow Bridge, Somerset. He was the son of James and Mary Ann Elsbury. He was the brother of Sarah, Mary Jane and John. He emigrated to Gurnee, Lake County, Illinois in 1884 where he subsequently acquired a 105 acre farm. He married an American woman called Eliza and had a family of 4 children, 3 boys (one of which was Lloyd) and a girl, Bernice. The 2 eldest boys worked with him on the farm.
On 20 November 1911 he returned to Somerset on his own, to assist his younger brother, John in the winding up of his recently deceased father's financial affairs. He was due to return to Gurnee in the March of 1912, but on hearing of the maiden voyage of Titanic he decided on the new ship as his means of returning to America. He boarded the Titanic at Southampton, traveling 3rd class. He was lost in the sinking. His body, if recovered, was never identified.
There is a memorial to James on a gravestone in the Taunton area.Titanic Victim. He was a third class passenger on board the RMS Titanic. He boarded the ship on April 10th in Southampton, England. His occupation was listed as a farmer. He died in the sinking of the Titanic at the age of 47. His remains were never recovered.
Waukegan Farmer Not Saved
Chicago Tribune Friday 19 April 1912 Waukegan, Ill.
April 18—[Special]—According to the published list of the steerage passengers on the ill fated steamer Titanic just given out James Elsbury, 50 years old, a wealthy farmer living just west of Gurnee, was one of the passengers drowned.
Chicago Tribune, Friday, April 19, 1912, p. 5, c. 4:
He boarded the Titanic at Southampton, traveling third class under ticket number 3902, which cost £7 5s (approximately $12). His fate remained in doubt for weeks.
At one point, Elsbury's wife received word that a man had been "picked up in an unconscious condition by the rescue ship, [Carpathia,] and had been placed in a New York hospital." The man's only words were "Lake County, Illinois." It was later determined by the White Star Line (owner's of the Titanic) that the man was not Elsbury. One wonders, however, if this unidentified man had been trying to convey a message about Elsbury.
In early May, the family received final confirmation that Elsbury had not survived. A telegram arrived from New York stating that he was not among the survivors. His body, if recovered, was never identified.
James Elsbury
DEATH OF ELSBURY POSITIVE
Antioch News, Thursday 2 May 1912
Dispatch From the White Star Line Says That Elsbury is Not a Survivor
ALL HOPE IS ABANDONED
Gurnee Man on Titanic Not Among Survivors--Family Now Compelled to Give up Hope.
The last hope of the James Elsbury family of Gurnee that their husband and father, a passenger on the ill fated Titanic might yet be returned to them, was completely swept away when on Wednesday a telegram from New York stated that he was not among the survivors. When news of the disaster first spread, the Elsbury family clung to the hope that he might have been delayed in starting, but a cablegram from relatives across the water destroyed that hope and proved to a certainty that he was aboard the sunken vessel. Day after day passed while the family waited in suspense for some word from the missing one, sometimes fearing the worst and sometimes inspired by hope. At times Mrs. Elsbury was sure that he must some way have been saved, but as time wore on and no message came she began to lose hope, feeling that if alive, he would have communicated with her. And then came the report that a man had been picked up in an unconscious condition by the rescue ship, and had been placed in a New York hospital. That he had never regained his reason and that his only utterance were the words "Lake County, Illinois." Then hope sprang anew in the Gurnee home and telegrams bearing Elsbury's description, were at once sent and his picture was also forwarded. But a crushing blow was dealt the family when the answer came from the White Star Line that the man in question is not James Elsbury. All hope of his being alive is now abandoned as is also that of ever receiving his body, and in all probability it will never be known whether the well known, highly respected Gurnee farmer, lies among the unidentified buried at sea or whether he was among the number whose bodies were never recovered.
James Elsbury-
Aged 50, a wealthy farmer living west of Gurnee, near Waukegan, IL.
Mr William James Elsbury, 47, was born in 1865 in Stanmoor, near Burrow Bridge, Somerset. He was the son of James and Mary Ann Elsbury. He was the brother of Sarah, Mary Jane and John. He emigrated to Gurnee, Lake County, Illinois in 1884 where he subsequently acquired a 105 acre farm. He married an American woman called Eliza and had a family of 4 children, 3 boys (one of which was Lloyd) and a girl, Bernice. The 2 eldest boys worked with him on the farm.
On 20 November 1911 he returned to Somerset on his own, to assist his younger brother, John in the winding up of his recently deceased father's financial affairs. He was due to return to Gurnee in the March of 1912, but on hearing of the maiden voyage of Titanic he decided on the new ship as his means of returning to America. He boarded the Titanic at Southampton, traveling 3rd class. He was lost in the sinking. His body, if recovered, was never identified.
There is a memorial to James on a gravestone in the Taunton area.Titanic Victim. He was a third class passenger on board the RMS Titanic. He boarded the ship on April 10th in Southampton, England. His occupation was listed as a farmer. He died in the sinking of the Titanic at the age of 47. His remains were never recovered.
(We will not transfer this memorial just because people are Titanic buffs, my wife is too and I am related to a survivors and victims as well. - Ken)
Waukegan Farmer Not Saved
Chicago Tribune Friday 19 April 1912 Waukegan, Ill.
April 18—[Special]—According to the published list of the steerage passengers on the ill fated steamer Titanic just given out James Elsbury, 50 years old, a wealthy farmer living just west of Gurnee, was one of the passengers drowned.
Chicago Tribune, Friday, April 19, 1912, p. 5, c. 4:
He boarded the Titanic at Southampton, traveling third class under ticket number 3902, which cost £7 5s (approximately $12). His fate remained in doubt for weeks.
At one point, Elsbury's wife received word that a man had been "picked up in an unconscious condition by the rescue ship, [Carpathia,] and had been placed in a New York hospital." The man's only words were "Lake County, Illinois." It was later determined by the White Star Line (owner's of the Titanic) that the man was not Elsbury. One wonders, however, if this unidentified man had been trying to convey a message about Elsbury.
In early May, the family received final confirmation that Elsbury had not survived. A telegram arrived from New York stating that he was not among the survivors. His body, if recovered, was never identified.
James Elsbury
DEATH OF ELSBURY POSITIVE
Antioch News, Thursday 2 May 1912
Dispatch From the White Star Line Says That Elsbury is Not a Survivor
ALL HOPE IS ABANDONED
Gurnee Man on Titanic Not Among Survivors--Family Now Compelled to Give up Hope.
The last hope of the James Elsbury family of Gurnee that their husband and father, a passenger on the ill fated Titanic might yet be returned to them, was completely swept away when on Wednesday a telegram from New York stated that he was not among the survivors. When news of the disaster first spread, the Elsbury family clung to the hope that he might have been delayed in starting, but a cablegram from relatives across the water destroyed that hope and proved to a certainty that he was aboard the sunken vessel. Day after day passed while the family waited in suspense for some word from the missing one, sometimes fearing the worst and sometimes inspired by hope. At times Mrs. Elsbury was sure that he must some way have been saved, but as time wore on and no message came she began to lose hope, feeling that if alive, he would have communicated with her. And then came the report that a man had been picked up in an unconscious condition by the rescue ship, and had been placed in a New York hospital. That he had never regained his reason and that his only utterance were the words "Lake County, Illinois." Then hope sprang anew in the Gurnee home and telegrams bearing Elsbury's description, were at once sent and his picture was also forwarded. But a crushing blow was dealt the family when the answer came from the White Star Line that the man in question is not James Elsbury. All hope of his being alive is now abandoned as is also that of ever receiving his body, and in all probability it will never be known whether the well known, highly respected Gurnee farmer, lies among the unidentified buried at sea or whether he was among the number whose bodies were never recovered.
James Elsbury-
Aged 50, a wealthy farmer living west of Gurnee, near Waukegan, IL.
Mr William James Elsbury, 47, was born in 1865 in Stanmoor, near Burrow Bridge, Somerset. He was the son of James and Mary Ann Elsbury. He was the brother of Sarah, Mary Jane and John. He emigrated to Gurnee, Lake County, Illinois in 1884 where he subsequently acquired a 105 acre farm. He married an American woman called Eliza and had a family of 4 children, 3 boys (one of which was Lloyd) and a girl, Bernice. The 2 eldest boys worked with him on the farm.
On 20 November 1911 he returned to Somerset on his own, to assist his younger brother, John in the winding up of his recently deceased father's financial affairs. He was due to return to Gurnee in the March of 1912, but on hearing of the maiden voyage of Titanic he decided on the new ship as his means of returning to America. He boarded the Titanic at Southampton, traveling 3rd class. He was lost in the sinking. His body, if recovered, was never identified.
There is a memorial to James on a gravestone in the Taunton area.Titanic Victim. He was a third class passenger on board the RMS Titanic. He boarded the ship on April 10th in Southampton, England. His occupation was listed as a farmer. He died in the sinking of the Titanic at the age of 47. His remains were never recovered.
Waukegan Farmer Not Saved
Chicago Tribune Friday 19 April 1912 Waukegan, Ill.
April 18—[Special]—According to the published list of the steerage passengers on the ill fated steamer Titanic just given out James Elsbury, 50 years old, a wealthy farmer living just west of Gurnee, was one of the passengers drowned.
Chicago Tribune, Friday, April 19, 1912, p. 5, c. 4:
He boarded the Titanic at Southampton, traveling third class under ticket number 3902, which cost £7 5s (approximately $12). His fate remained in doubt for weeks.
At one point, Elsbury's wife received word that a man had been "picked up in an unconscious condition by the rescue ship, [Carpathia,] and had been placed in a New York hospital." The man's only words were "Lake County, Illinois." It was later determined by the White Star Line (owner's of the Titanic) that the man was not Elsbury. One wonders, however, if this unidentified man had been trying to convey a message about Elsbury.
In early May, the family received final confirmation that Elsbury had not survived. A telegram arrived from New York stating that he was not among the survivors. His body, if recovered, was never identified.
James Elsbury
DEATH OF ELSBURY POSITIVE
Antioch News, Thursday 2 May 1912
Dispatch From the White Star Line Says That Elsbury is Not a Survivor
ALL HOPE IS ABANDONED
Gurnee Man on Titanic Not Among Survivors--Family Now Compelled to Give up Hope.
The last hope of the James Elsbury family of Gurnee that their husband and father, a passenger on the ill fated Titanic might yet be returned to them, was completely swept away when on Wednesday a telegram from New York stated that he was not among the survivors. When news of the disaster first spread, the Elsbury family clung to the hope that he might have been delayed in starting, but a cablegram from relatives across the water destroyed that hope and proved to a certainty that he was aboard the sunken vessel. Day after day passed while the family waited in suspense for some word from the missing one, sometimes fearing the worst and sometimes inspired by hope. At times Mrs. Elsbury was sure that he must some way have been saved, but as time wore on and no message came she began to lose hope, feeling that if alive, he would have communicated with her. And then came the report that a man had been picked up in an unconscious condition by the rescue ship, and had been placed in a New York hospital. That he had never regained his reason and that his only utterance were the words "Lake County, Illinois." Then hope sprang anew in the Gurnee home and telegrams bearing Elsbury's description, were at once sent and his picture was also forwarded. But a crushing blow was dealt the family when the answer came from the White Star Line that the man in question is not James Elsbury. All hope of his being alive is now abandoned as is also that of ever receiving his body, and in all probability it will never be known whether the well known, highly respected Gurnee farmer, lies among the unidentified buried at sea or whether he was among the number whose bodies were never recovered.
James Elsbury-
Aged 50, a wealthy farmer living west of Gurnee, near Waukegan, IL.
Mr William James Elsbury, 47, was born in 1865 in Stanmoor, near Burrow Bridge, Somerset. He was the son of James and Mary Ann Elsbury. He was the brother of Sarah, Mary Jane and John. He emigrated to Gurnee, Lake County, Illinois in 1884 where he subsequently acquired a 105 acre farm. He married an American woman called Eliza and had a family of 4 children, 3 boys (one of which was Lloyd) and a girl, Bernice. The 2 eldest boys worked with him on the farm.
On 20 November 1911 he returned to Somerset on his own, to assist his younger brother, John in the winding up of his recently deceased father's financial affairs. He was due to return to Gurnee in the March of 1912, but on hearing of the maiden voyage of Titanic he decided on the new ship as his means of returning to America. He boarded the Titanic at Southampton, traveling 3rd class. He was lost in the sinking. His body, if recovered, was never identified.
There is a memorial to James on a gravestone in the Taunton area.Titanic Victim. He was a third class passenger on board the RMS Titanic. He boarded the ship on April 10th in Southampton, England. His occupation was listed as a farmer. He died in the sinking of the Titanic at the age of 47. His remains were never recovered.
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