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Mr. Henry Hairston, a citizen of Milam county was killed two miles north of Chriesman at 1:00 o'clock Sunday afternoon by a southbound freight train. The engineer reported he saw him lying beside the track and blew the whistle to awaken him, and just as the engine neared him he seemed to awaken and raised his head causing it to be struck by the front of the engine, killing him instantly. His brother, County Commissioner of Rockdale, was notified of the accident and arrived here about 4 p.m. and had the body removed to Caldwell to be prepared for burial by an undertaker, before being taken to Milam county, his former home, for burial. The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger, June 8, 1928
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From his Texas certificate of death
Name: Henry Riley Hairston
Death Date: 03 Jun 1928
Death Place: Chriesman, Burleson County, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 52 years 9 months 23 days
Birth Date: 10 Aug 1875
Birthplace: Milam County, Texas
Marital Status: Married
Father's Name: J.J. Hairston
Father's Birthplace: Washington
Mother's Name: Martha Dodd
Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi
Occupation: Farming
Place of Residence: Chriesman, Texas
Cemetery: San Grove [sic]
Burial Date: 04 Jun 1928
Cause of Death: Railway accident, broken neck
Informant: R.R. Hairston, Rockdale, Tex.
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Mr. Henry Hairston, a citizen of Milam county was killed two miles north of Chriesman at 1:00 o'clock Sunday afternoon by a southbound freight train. The engineer reported he saw him lying beside the track and blew the whistle to awaken him, and just as the engine neared him he seemed to awaken and raised his head causing it to be struck by the front of the engine, killing him instantly. His brother, County Commissioner of Rockdale, was notified of the accident and arrived here about 4 p.m. and had the body removed to Caldwell to be prepared for burial by an undertaker, before being taken to Milam county, his former home, for burial. The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger, June 8, 1928
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From his Texas certificate of death
Name: Henry Riley Hairston
Death Date: 03 Jun 1928
Death Place: Chriesman, Burleson County, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 52 years 9 months 23 days
Birth Date: 10 Aug 1875
Birthplace: Milam County, Texas
Marital Status: Married
Father's Name: J.J. Hairston
Father's Birthplace: Washington
Mother's Name: Martha Dodd
Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi
Occupation: Farming
Place of Residence: Chriesman, Texas
Cemetery: San Grove [sic]
Burial Date: 04 Jun 1928
Cause of Death: Railway accident, broken neck
Informant: R.R. Hairston, Rockdale, Tex.
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Mr. Henry Hairston, a citizen of Milam county was killed two miles north of Chriesman at 1:00 o'clock Sunday afternoon by a southbound freight train. The engineer reported he saw him lying beside the track and blew the whistle to awaken him, and just as the engine neared him he seemed to awaken and raised his head causing it to be struck by the front of the engine, killing him instantly. His brother, County Commissioner of Rockdale, was notified of the accident and arrived here about 4 p.m. and had the body removed to Caldwell to be prepared for burial by an undertaker, before being taken to Milam county, his former home, for burial. The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger, June 8, 1928
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From his Texas certificate of death
Name: Henry Riley Hairston
Death Date: 03 Jun 1928
Death Place: Chriesman, Burleson County, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 52 years 9 months 23 days
Birth Date: 10 Aug 1875
Birthplace: Milam County, Texas
Marital Status: Married
Father's Name: J.J. Hairston
Father's Birthplace: Washington
Mother's Name: Martha Dodd
Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi
Occupation: Farming
Place of Residence: Chriesman, Texas
Cemetery: San Grove [sic]
Burial Date: 04 Jun 1928
Cause of Death: Railway accident, broken neck
Informant: R.R. Hairston, Rockdale, Tex.
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Mr. Henry Hairston, a citizen of Milam county was killed two miles north of Chriesman at 1:00 o'clock Sunday afternoon by a southbound freight train. The engineer reported he saw him lying beside the track and blew the whistle to awaken him, and just as the engine neared him he seemed to awaken and raised his head causing it to be struck by the front of the engine, killing him instantly. His brother, County Commissioner of Rockdale, was notified of the accident and arrived here about 4 p.m. and had the body removed to Caldwell to be prepared for burial by an undertaker, before being taken to Milam county, his former home, for burial. The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger, June 8, 1928
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From his Texas certificate of death
Name: Henry Riley Hairston
Death Date: 03 Jun 1928
Death Place: Chriesman, Burleson County, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 52 years 9 months 23 days
Birth Date: 10 Aug 1875
Birthplace: Milam County, Texas
Marital Status: Married
Father's Name: J.J. Hairston
Father's Birthplace: Washington
Mother's Name: Martha Dodd
Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi
Occupation: Farming
Place of Residence: Chriesman, Texas
Cemetery: San Grove [sic]
Burial Date: 04 Jun 1928
Cause of Death: Railway accident, broken neck
Informant: R.R. Hairston, Rockdale, Tex.
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