Sunday, January 28, 2007

Idaho Fire & Snowslide

New Idaho Disaster articles on line at http://www.gendisasters.com

Wallace, Idaho Fire Aug 1910

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/id/fires/wallace-fireaug1910.htm

Surnames: Adams, Ames, Andrease, Beauchamp, Bell, Body, Benton, Danielson, Hansen, Hollingsheas, Kootkey, Lilerman, Marquette, McClellan, Nicholson, Osborne, Pulask, Sellers, Smith, Ward, Weigel, Wortsel, __gin
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Hailey, Idaho Snowslide Feb 1917

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/id/mines/hailey-snowslidefeb1917.htm

Surnames: Beeson, Carter, Cooley, Fleming, Hearn, Jay, Jones, Kistle, Labarge, Lee, Lindsey, Mangingo, McKelvey, Motley, Peterline, Peterson, Purnell, Russell, Schmidt, Vaughn, Welch, Wood.
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Old Photo: Ruins of the Coeur d'Alene Warehouse, Wallace, ID Aug 1910 from familyoldphotos.com

Montana Train Wrecks, Explosions and other disasters

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Austin, Montana Train Wreck Feb 1906

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/mt/trains/austin-trainwreckfeb1906.htm

Surnames: Anderson, Bickell, Brickle, Brown, Jessup, Pelty, Robinson, Rossman, Senecal
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Butte, Montana Fire & Explosion Jan 1895

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/mt/fires/butte-fire-explosion1895.htm

Surnames: Allen, Cameron, Dunford, Dordling, Flannery, Fifer, Hoffbaher, Kranbeck, Leveque, Magee, McGee, Miles, Moffatt, Moher, Moses Nolan, Orr, Sloan.
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Myers & Rancher, Montana Train Wreck Aug 1905

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/mt/trains/myers-rancher-trainwreck1905.htm

Surnames: Campbell, Emge, Lucifire, unknown
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Anaconda, Montana Stewart Mine Explosion Sept 1900

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/mt/mines/anaconda-stewartmineexp1900.htm

Surnames: Bryant, Hinds, Hunter, Jullien, Kelly, Morrissy, Murray, Toker
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Columbia Falls, Montana Train Wreck Jan 1906

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/mt/trains/columbiafalls-trainwreck1906.htm

Surnames: Barden, Hansen, Kangley, Quinn, Wurtzacher
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Box Elder, Montana Train Wreck May 1878

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/mt/trains/boxelder-trainwreckmay1878.htm

Surnames: Bacon, Fisher, Hoskins, Piatt, Sellvin
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Saturday, January 27, 2007

Colorado Train Wrecks on line

New Colorado Train Wreck Articles at http://www.gendisasters.com

Greeley, Colorado Circus Train Wreck Aug 1884

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/co/trains/greeley-trainwreck1884.htm

Surnames: Borden, Fairbanks, Fisk, Golden, Hawes, Kelly, King, Leman, McCarthy, McGlinn, Norris, Simmerman

Passengers from Illinois, Iowa, Ohio, Michigan, Kansas, Wisconsin, New York
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Arapahoe, Colorado Train Wreck Oct 1918

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/co/trains/arapahoe-trainwreckoct1918.htm

Surnames: Brunson, Gum
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Berthoud, Colorado Train Wreck Jan 1890

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/co/trains/berthoud-trainwreck1890.htm

Surnames: French, Richmond
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Barela, Colorado Train Wreck Aug 1890

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/co/trains/barela-trainwreckaug1890.htm
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Aspen, Colorado Train Accident Feb 1893

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/co/trains/aspen-trainaccjan1893.htm
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Cottonwood, Colorado Train Wreck July 1905

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/co/trains/cottonwood-trainwreckjul1905.htm

Surnames: Allen, Ferguson, Golightly, Young
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Denver, Colorado Street Car Wreck Aug 1908

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/co/trains/denver-streetcarwreck1908.htm

Surname: McKee
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Salida, Colorado Train Wreck Mar 1912

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/co/trains/salida-trainwreckmar1912.htm

Surnames: Elliott, Guttshall, Stewart, Suddeth
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Dotsero, Colorado Train Wreck Jan 1909 - updated

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/co/trains/dotsero-jan1909.htm

Surnames: Barber, Beach, Bennett, Burford, Cadawallader, Chandler, Cregan, Darr, Davenport, Davis, Dunn, Elliott, Ezell, Frazee, Ganke, Gilpin, Gooding, Hammond, Hamilton, Hayden, Hoggestradt, Hogestradt, Horth, Jefferies, Jeffries, Jensen, Kettle, Lewis, Mahan, Mahon, Manee, Martin, McCauley, McCowan, McKibbon, McCurdy, Meiley, Miller, Mitchell, Morton, Nelson, Nyquist, Olson, Olsen, Oleson, Peters, Ramsey, Ridgeway, Roberts, Robinson, Rontocciamis, Roseau, Rosseau, Rosso, Schuler, Stall, Strode, Thompson, Vassau, Vineck, Volopolis, Wheeler, Williams, Wilson

Passengers from: California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nevada, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Washington, Washington DC, Wisconsin

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Saturday, January 20, 2007

Pando, Colorado Train Wreck Sept 1915

Pando, Colorado Train Wreck Sept 1915

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/co/trains/pando-trainwreck-sept1915.htm

Killed: ELMER JOHN

Seriously injured: WILLIAM KING

Injured: JAMES R. DONALDSON, IRENE B. DONALDSON, L. E. ARMSTRONG, J. RAYSVILLE, O. A. EVERS, B. F. BENSON, BERTHA C. NORRIS, MARY R. NORRIS

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Illinois Tornadoes

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Collinsville, IL Tornado, Feb 1900

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/tornadoes/collinsville-tornadofeb1900.htm

Surnames: Anderson, Fallette, Fix, Kobart, Lawrence, Marquette, Odlerhold, Pamatte, Quaranlhi, Skalla
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Cairo, IL Tornado, May 1910 (updated)

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/tornadoes/cairo-may1910.htm

Surnames: Landquist, Smith, Wise
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Champaign, IL Tornado July 1861

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/tornadoes/champaign-tornado1861.htm
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Galena, IL Tornado, April 1890

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/tornadoes/galena-tornadoapr1890.htm

Surnames: Ross, Webster
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Galesburg, IL Tornado May 1858

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/tornadoes/galesburg-tornadomay1858.htm

Surnames: McKoy
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Geneseo, IL Tornado, May 1860

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/tornadoes/geneseo-tornadomay1860.htm

Surnames: Davenport, Hoyt, Jones, Mannington, McArthur, Morse, Perry, Razor, Reed, Soule, Spaulding, Wells, Wilshire
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Kingston Mines, IL Tornado, June 1902

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/tornadoes/kingstonmines-tornado1902.htm

Surnames: Asball, Baker, Bitner, Brasena, Brazena, Clark, Glasford, Kelly, Keefe, Lacock, Marsh, McCune, McElwee, Murray, Mocha, Newsam, Rosbottom, Smith, Thorp, Woodworth
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Marissa, IL Tornado July 1870

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/tornadoes/marissa-tornadojul1870.htm

Surnames: Hasker, Quilkin
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Moweaqua, IL Tornado, June 1907

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/tornadoes/moweaqua-tornadojun1907.htm


Surnames: Sprinkle, Walters
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Merna, IL Tornado, June 1902 (updated)

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/tornadoes/merna-tornado1911.htm

Surnames: Gahagan, Kelly, Kinsella, Martin, Spencer
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New Minden, IL Tornado, June 1907

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/tornadoes/newminden-tornadojul1907.htm

Surnames: Heseman, Stumeyer, Weihe
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Odell, IL Tornado, May 1886

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/tornadoes/odell-tornadomay1886.htm

Surnames: Cole, Hoke, Miller, Zwiefel
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Pana, IL Tornado, July 1902

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/tornadoes/pana-tornado1902.htm
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Pekin, IL Tornado, May 1859

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/tornadoes/pekin-tornadomay1859.htm

Surnames: Aydelott, Hawley, Mans
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Tazewell County, IL Tornado July 1897

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/tornadoes/tazewellco-tornadojul1897.htm

Surnames: Brownlee, Groves, McDowell
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Woodford County, IL Tornado, May 1858

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/tornadoes/woodfordco-tornadomay1858.htm

Surnames: Felter, Forney, Otto, Tallyn, Worthington
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Woodford County, IL Tornado June 1899

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/tornadoes/woodfordco-tornadojun1899.htm

Surnames: Barrett
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York, IL Tornado June 1907

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/tornadoes/york-tornadojun1907.htm

Surnames: Bostick, Foster, Freeman, Miller, Newman, Pinkston, Rook
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Alabama Disasters


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Abbeville, AL Fire May 1906

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/al/fires/abbeville-firemay1906.htm

Surname: Gregory
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Attalla, AL Fire, Sept 1891

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/al/fires/attalla-fire1891.htm

Surnames: Arnold, Banks, Beason, Brown, Cox, Cuthrie, Dean, Dillard, Dupree, Merague, White
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Belle Ellen AL Mine Fire Sept 1897

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/al/mines/belleellen-minefire1897.htm

Surnames: Fairfax, Foley, James, Kramer, Reeves
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DeKalb County, AL Tornado May 1893

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/al/tornadoes/dekalbco-tornado1893.htm

Surnames, Hyde, Weaver
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Dolomite, AL Mine Explosion Nov 1922

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/al/explosions/dolomite-mineexplosion1922.htm
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Elba, AL Flood March 1929

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/al/floods/elba-flood1929.htm

Surnames: Brunson, Cooper, Harper, Jenkins, Jones, Larkins, Libert, Mitchell, Poll, Rainey, Tucker
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Florence, AL Storm, March 1902

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/al/storms/florence-stormmar1902.htm

Surname: Brahen
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Gadsden, AL Fire July 1883

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/al/fires/gadsden-fire1883.htm

Surnames: Bevans, Bellinger, Echols, Gilmore, Henry, Hawkins, Herizberg, King, Laycott, Richardson, Rolls, Silbert, Stevens, Walsh, Ware, Wilson.
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Gadsden, AL Hammond Mining Company Explosion, Oct 1908

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/al/explosions/gadsden-hammondexplosion1908.htm

Surnames: Ferrell, Hood, Keil, Logan, Woodliff
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Virginia, Alabama Mine Explosion, Feb 1905

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/al/explosions/virginia-mineexplosion1905.htm
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Photo above: Elba, AL Flood 1929

Wyoming Disasters

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Borie, WY Train Wreck Nov 1908

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/wy/trains/borie-trainwreck1908.htm

Surnames: Christensen, Duncan, Murphy, Schley, Still, Sodgers
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Casper, WY Flood, July 1891

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/wy/floods/casper-floodjul1891.htm

Surnames: Harrison, Newby
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Edson, WY Train Wreck, Jan 1888

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/wy/trains/edson-trainwreck1888.htm

Surnames: Jay, Johnson, Johnston, Kritzer, Price, Shearer, Street, Vermillion
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Rock Springs, WY Mine Accident Sept 1907

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/wy/mines/rocksprings-mineacc1907.htm

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Indiana Train Wrecks

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Avon, IN Train Wreck, Nov 1902

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/in/trains/avon-trainwrecknov1902.htm

Passengers from Middleport, Ohio, Cleveland, Chicago, California, St. Louis

Surnames: Brand, Doan, Ellis, Englehart, Gresham, Harris, Klein, Wood
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Crawfordsville, Indiana Train Wreck, Jan 1912

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/in/trains/crawfordsville-trainwreckjan1912.htm

Surnames: O'Brien, Tobias, both of Illinois
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Fort Wayne, IN Train Accident, Mar 1917

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/in/trains/ftwayne-trainaccmar1917.htm

Surnames: Ankenbruck, Harrod, Schone, Steiger
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Fowler, IN Train Wreck, Jan 1907

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/in/trains/fowler-trainwreckjan1909.htm

Surnames: Comley, Hall, Harris, Higgener, Magee, Minor, Outgalt, Preston, Schaff, Tripp, Taif, Turk
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Hazleton, IN Train Wreck, Mar 1897

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/in/trains/hazleton-trainwreckmar1897.htm

Surnames: Allen, Bannis, Bowman, Haines, Hausien, Henderson, McCullough, McCutchoon, Phillips, Sears
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Kinsey, IN Train Accident, Aug 1895

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/in/trains/kinsey-trainaccidentaug1895.htm

Surname: Fox
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Locust Grove, IN Train Wreck, July 1902

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/in/trains/locustgrove-trainwreck1902.htm

Surnames: Kamp, Wethymer
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Michigan City, IN Train Wreck, Feb 1947

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/in/trains/michigancity-trainwreckfeb1947.htm

Surnames: Morris, Willard
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Newcastle, IN Train Wreck, May 1886

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/in/trains/newcastle-trainwreckmay1886.htm

Surnames: Hudson, Trenary
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Shadeland, IN Train Wreck, Sept 1910

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/in/trains/shadeland-trainwrecksept1910.htm

Surnames Coates, Henderson, Hengen, Matheney
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Terre Haute, IN Train Wreck, Sept 1910

http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/in/trains/terrehaute-trainwrecksept1910.htm

Surnames: Burkebyle, Bohling, Browhile, Carpenter, Cornutt, Hammond, Leavitt, McBeth
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Monday, January 15, 2007

Salida, Colorado Fire, March 1886

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Surnames: Bateman, Chaffee, French, Randall, Smith, Thurber, Wilmore

Carey, Ohio Train Wreck, January 1912

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Dead and injured from Indiana, Michigan, Connecticut, Ohio, Kentucky, New York, and New Jersey

Surnames: Binday, Brown, Caskey, Corey, Connell, Davis, Drake, Haskins, Hull, Heller, Kautz, Kelly, Lockwood, Marabook, McKinley, Merritt, Orne, Ray, Roy, Raymond, Rothenberg, Saugenderfer, Scharold, Sebar, Stoner, Storey, Taylor.

Assumption, Illinois Tornado June 1907

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Surnames of some of those suffering losses: Bleau, Cazalett, Miller, Osborne, Small, Stewart, Walters.

Amherst, Ohio Train Wreck March 1916

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Dead & injured from Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, New York, Connecticut, and Toronto, Canada

Surnames: Ash, Aish, Andrews, Bennor, Bell, Bishop, Bonnel, Boyle, Briggs, Bradly, Brownlee, Casmer, Cameron, Cross, Deroy, Don, Easton, Fruchtman, Gablin, Geraghty, Gregg, Griffin, Gromace, Grau, Haddad, Heman, Hearn, Helta [Helty?], Hokal, Holloway, Joseph, Keller, Kosmoch, Kubie, Kukie, Laskobica, Lawrence, Leroy, Lofkovitz, Mahoney, Mann, McCormack, Nelson, Obbah, Ojonta, Obdah, Ojanea, Osman, Patterson, Peabody, Porea, Prymmer Prymurer, Risey, Roseberg, Turner, Tarea, Voltz, Waalyi, Waalyn, Weaver, Wesselt [Wesseh?], White, Winer, Wright,

Also mentioned: Maiston, Reiter, Hess, Ernst

Friday, January 12, 2007

Arkansas Train Wrecks & Tornadoes

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Brinkley, Arkansas Train Wreck, Nov 1908
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Surnames: Clark, Hall, Wydick, Littlejohn, Riley

Hope, Arkansas Train Wreck, March 1893
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Surnames: Mills, Thomas, Fachary, Cummings, Manning, Marcus, Taylor, Cheek, Horee, Foster, Lobdy, Burleigh, Hopkins, Ray, Roberts, Edwards, Neff

Fayetteville, AR Train Wreck, January 1892
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Surnames: Collins, Coke, Davis, Egan, Hawkins, Mitchell, Rehols, Williams

Texarkana, AR Tornado, July 1882
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Surnames: Ghio, Hogan, Mayfield, Smith, May, Long, Markham, Lawrence, Lowry, Mitchell, Bechan, Manning, Russell

Osceola, Arkansas Tornado, September 1872
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Surname: Eddis

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Virginia Train Wrecks

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Petersburg, Virginia Train Wreck February 1912
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Surnames: Moors, Dallage, Brown
Passengers from: Virginia, Pennsylvania

Lynchburg, Virginia Train Wreck December 1906
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Surnames: Spencer, Schuyler, Merrill

South Boston, VA Train Accident November 1860
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Surname: Dinon

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