Obituary of Mrs. T. C. Thompson (Mabelle Berry Thompson), 1912

Obituary of Mrs. T. C. Thompson (Mabelle Berry Thompson), 1912

Contributor (Extract by): D. K. Pritchett 

Database: Georgia Historic Newspapers

Library: Digital Library of Georgia (GA LIbrary LEarning Online: Gallileo) 

Publication: North Georgia Citizen (Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia) 

Place of Publication: Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia 

Date of Publication: Thurs., 01 August 1912 (citing earlier publication in The Chattanooga Times on previous Friday)

Page: 1

Headline: Mrs. T. C. Thompson Died at Her Chattanooga Home

Subhead: Wife of Mayor Thompson and Had Many Admirers Here 

Name of Deceased: Mabelle Berry Thompson, a.k.a. Mrs. T. C. Thompson 

Age: [not specified; est. 42 years] 

Husband: T. C. Thomson, Mayor of Chattanooga 

Date of Marriage: 15 June 1887 

Residence: High st., Chattanooga, [Hamilton, Tennessee ] 

Length of Residence: 19 years (est 1893-1912)

Birth: 23 July 1870 

Place of Birth: Baltimore [Baltimore, Maryland] 

Place of Death: ('at her  home in Chattanooga') Chattanooga, [Hamilton, Tennessee] 

Date of Death: [not specified; mentioned as the day previous to original obituary's  publication date in The Chattanooga Times, cited only as 'Friday' ; publication date est. as Friday, 26 July 1912; death est. as Thursday, 25 July 1912] 

Cause of Death: 'a malady' (name not specified) 

Length of Illness: 'twelve or more years', 'intermittent' 

Funeral: [not specified; est. July 1912] 

Place of Funeral: [SS. Peter and Paul's Church [inferred as Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee] 

Date of Interment: [not specified; est. July 1912] 

Place of Interment: [not specified; inferred as Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, probably at St. Peter and Paul's] 

Survivors:

*Husband, T. C. Thompson (Chattanooga) 

*Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Berry 

*Children ('all of this city'): Thomas Clarkson, Jr. ; Hugh Smith Thompson, Jr. ; Benjamin Berry Thompson [all of Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, place of orig. publication] 

*Sister-in-Law, Mrs. J. G. Zachary (sister of T. C. Thompson 

*Brother-in-Law, Waddy Thompson (brother of T. C. Thompson) 

Church Membership: SS. Peter and Paul's Church [location inferred as Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee] 

Notes: deceased was an 'only child' of parents; (glowing praise); 

Quote: 'The municipal building, where every individual was proud to call her friend, and the entire city, for that matter, has been deeply concerned over her condition during the past few days when her life was more than ever despaired of, and the end has brought upon them a feeling of sincere regret that so beautiful a character has gone hence.' 

[Source]: 'Mrs. T. C. Thompson Died at Her Chattanooga Home: Wife of Mayor Thompson and Had Many Admirers Here,' 

/North Georgia Citizen/ (Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia) 1868-1924, Thurs., 01 August 1912, page 1 (digital image 1), Georgia Historic Newspapers, Digital Library of Georgia (Gallileo), (clipping ; full page accessed 10 March 2020).

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Fatal Train Wreck, 1906, Boyce Station, Near Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee

Fatal Train Wreck, 1906: Extract from North Georgia Citizen

Database/Library: GA Library of Learning Online (GALILEO)
Newspaper/Publication: North Georgia Citizen 
Place of Publication: Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia
Date of Publication: Thursday, 12 July 1906
Placement: Page 1, Column 1
Contributor (of this extract): D.K. Pritchett
Source URL: http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ngnewspapers/id:ngc1906-0218
Access Date: 20 July 2018

Subject: Fatal train wreck on the Western & Atlantic Railroad line, near Boyce Station, near Chattanooga (Hamilton), Tennessee.

Title of Article: "Daltonian Killed in a Collision"

Subtitles of Article:
"Early Sunday Morning on W & A. Railroad"
"Three Others Were Killed"
"Engineer Will P. Hamilton of This City Crushed to Death Instantly by the Impact"

Facts of Accident: Head-on collision; two freight trains involved

Day and Date: Sunday morning (est. 08 July 1906)
Company/Railroad: Western & Atlantic railroad
Location: "near Boyce Station, six miles from Chattanooga"
Location (concluded): Boyce, Hamilton, Tennessee
Speed (Atlanta-bound train): 30 mph

Remarks: "The wreck occurred a few feet from a considerable curve and on an embankment about fifteen feet high."

Remarks: "According to the statements of employes of the railroad, the wreck resulted from the failure of Engineer Atkinson, who was in charge of the Atlanta bound freight, to obey orders. It was stated that he was ordered to take the switch, but this he failed to do, instead coming in contact while running at an estimated speed of 30 miles an hour."

Number of Deceased: four ("enginemen")
Number of Injured: "several trainmen"
Number of Engines Destroyed: 2
Number of Cars Destroyed: 10
Other Property Damage: 1 car of cattle and 1 car of eggs burned

Date of Death (for all below): "Sunday" (08 July 1906, concluded)

Place of Death (for all below, as stated): "near Boyce Station, six miles from Chattanooga"

Place of Death (for all below, concluded): (Boyce, Hamilton, Tennessee)
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Name of Deceased: W. P. Hamilton (Will P. Hamilton)
Age: "about 43 years old"
Birth Year Estimate: (1863)
Residence: Atlanta, , Georgia
Former Residence: Dalton, (Whitfield), Georgia
Occupation: Engineer of Train no. 8, Western & Atlantic Railroad
Length of (Current) Occupation: "eighteen years" (est. 1888 - 1906)
Manner of Death: "Crushed to Death Instantly"
Removal of Remains: ("brought to") Dalton, (Whitfield), Georgia, "Sunday" (est. 08 July 1906)
Wife (Surviving): formerly Miss Longley
Daughter (Surviving): Mrs. John Boston, of Calhoun, (Gordon, Georgia, concluded)
Son (Surviving): Mr. Will Hamilton, of Rome, (Floyd, Georgia)

Brothers: E. F. Hamilton; F. A. Hamilton; R. E. Hamilton - all of Dalton (Whitfield, Georgia)

Burial: (concluded, Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia) "Monday" (est. 09 July 1906)

Memorial Ceremony: "Odd Fellows' rites"; "escort of twelve locomotive engineers from the brotherhood in Atlanta, headed by Mr. Gus Manning"

Remarks: "No blame is attached to Mr. Hamilton...."
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Name of Deceased: E. F. Pinson
Residence: Ellijay, (Gilmer), Georgia
Occupation: Fireman of train No. 8, Western & Atlantic Railroad
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Name of Deceased: Robert Atkinson
Residence: Atlanta, , Georgia
Occupation: Engineer of train no. 13, Western & Atlantic Railroad
Manner of Death (concluded, probably died on impact; afterwards, burned); torso recovered
Removal of Remains: found "Monday" (est. 09 July 1906); shipped to Atlanta
Other: Atlanta-bound train
Other: Faulted with accident (failed to take the switch when ordered)

Remarks: "Immediately after the collision fire broke out, burning the remains of the engineer of the Atlanta bound train..."

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Name of Deceased: A. O. Gentry
Residence: Atlanta, , Georgia
Former Residence: Kennesaw, (Cobb), Georgia
Occupation: Fireman of train no. 13, Western & Atlantic Railroad 
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Injured Trainmen ("all slight"):
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Name of Injured: J. E. Collum
Residence: Atlanta, , (Georgia)
Occupation: Conductor No. 13, Western & Atlantic Railroad 
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Name of Injured: Walter Stradley
Residence: Atlanta, , (Georgia)
Former Residence: Dalton, (Whitfield), Georgia
Occupation: Conductor No. 8, Western & Atlantic Railroad 
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Cephus Stradley 
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Name of Injured: Luther Dover
Residence: Atlanta, , (Georgia)
Occupation: Brakeman, No. 13, Western & Atlantic Railroad
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SURNAMES: ATKINSON, COLLUM, DOVER, GENTRY, HAMILTON, PINSON, STRADLEY

Other Surnames (related to Hamilton): LONGLEY, BOSTON
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END OF EXTRACT
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LINK TO HISTORICAL ARTICLE ABOUT TRAIN WRECK
http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ngnewspapers/id:ngc1906-0218

Transcriber's Note: Boyce Station is now part of East Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee.

Citation:

"Fatal Train Wreck, 1906, Boyce Station, Near Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee," (D.K. Pritchett, contributor), NorthGeorgiaKin.blogspot.com, [Source: "Daltonian Killed in a Collision," North Georgia Citizen (Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia), 12 Jul. 1906, page 1 (via GALILEO)]. Source URL: http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ngnewspapers/id:ngc1906-0218 (accessed 20 July 2018).

Historical Background (Related Site): 

Lanier: Becoming the Boyce Station Neighborhood Association

https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/opinion/columns/story/2018/feb/18/lanier-becoming-boyce-statineighborhood-assoc/463914/

Obituary of A. Manning, of Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee (Related, Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia)

Subject: Obituary of A. Manning
Database/Library: GALILEO (GeorgiA LIbrary LEarning Online)
Publication: North Georgia Citizen
Place of Publication: Dalton, Whitfield Co., Georgia
Date of Publication: Thursday, 28 Apr. 1910
Page 8, Column 1
Article/Obituary Title: “Mr. A. Manning Died from Effects of Shock Sunday.”
Article Subtitle 1: “Buried Here Monday.”
Article Subtitle 2: “Body Brought From Chattanooga to Old Home for Burial—Was Peculiar Death.”

Name of Deceased: A. Manning
Residence: King Street; Chattanooga [Hamilton Co., Tennessee]
Date of Death (not stated): “Sunday” (24 April 1910, concluded)
Place of Death (concluded): Chattanooga, Hamilton Co., Tennessee
Cause of Death: paralysis, after a shock (lightning struck a tree near him).
Date of Burial (not stated): “Monday” (concluded as 25 April 1910)
Place of Burial: West Hill Cemetery [Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia]

Survivors:
Widow (name not stated; concluded as Mrs. A. Manning)
Mrs. Will Siders (daughter)
Mrs. Mamie Russell (daughter)
Mrs. Lonnie Manning (daughter)
Mr. Will Manning (son)
Mr. Frank Manning (son)
Reese Manning (son)
Bob Manning (son)
C. B. Manning (son)

Citation: “Mr. A. Manning Died from Effects of Shock Sunday,” North Georgia Citizen, (Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia), 28 April 1910, (via GALILEO). http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ngnewspapers/id:ngc1910-0134 (accessed 20 Feb. 2018).
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Family Identification (concluded):

Alexander Manning, born 10 April 1851 in Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia. Died 24 April 1910, apparently in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee. Buried: 25 April 1910, West Hill Cemetery, Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia. Married to Josephine (thought to be Jennings), about 1872.

Obituary of Mrs. Josephine Manning, 1920, Chattanooga, Tennessee (with Relevance to Dalton, Georgia)

Obituary of Josephine Manning

Extract of Relevant Details

Subject: Obituary of Mrs. Josephine Manning

Database/Library: GALILEO (GeorgiA LIbrary LEarning Online)

Publication: North Georgia Citizen,

Date of Publication: Thursday, 4 Nov. 1920

Page and Column: Page 8, Column 3

Article/Obituary Title: “Mrs. Josephine Manning Died at Chattanooga.”

Article Subtitle: “Body Brought Here For Interment Saturday Morning.”

Name of Deceased: Mrs. Josephine Manning

Residence: Chattanooga, [Hamilton, Tennessee]

Former Residence: Dalton, [Whitfield, Georgia]

Date of Death (not stated):

         [Date of Death Concluded: sometime during week preceding 30 October 1920]

Place of Death: Chattanooga, [Hamilton, Tennessee]

Funeral Service (location): Chattanooga, [Hamilton, Tennessee]

Brief Graveside Service: Dalton, [Whitfield, Georgia]

Officiator (Dalton service): Rev. Josiah Crudup, pastor of First Baptist Church

Date of Burial (not stated): “Saturday morning” (concluded as 30 Oct 1920)

Place of Burial: West Hill Cemetery [Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia]

Widow of (Late Husband): Mr. Alex Manning

Survivors (her children):

Mrs. Eva Siders and Mrs. Mamie Maston (Arizona).  

Mrs. Lucile Manning (Chattanooga)

Mr. C.B. [Manning] and Mr. Ed Manning (Chattanooga)

Mr. Frank Manning and Mr. Bob Manning (Birmingham, Ala.)

Note: The link in my citation is no longer relevant. Galileo has changed its archives. Although some newspapers are still online, they now have an image search and each year must be searched by scrolling. In addition to that, the database no longer has this issue, that I can find. But at the time of my search, this was my citation:

My Original Citation: "Mrs. Josephine Manning Died at Chattanooga," in "Mortuary" (column), |North Georgia Citizen| (Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia), 4 Nov. 1920, page 8 (via GALILEO). http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ngnewspapers/id:ngc1920-0422 (accessed 21 Feb. 2018).

SURNAMES: MANNING, MASTON, SIDERS, CRUDUP 

Manning, Maston, and Siders are the deceased and survivors of the deceased.

Crudup is the officiating minister.

First publication of this post: 28 June 2019; backdated to 20 February 2018 to group with other Manning obituary searches.

Link to File in Google Docs: Josephine Manning, 1920 Obituary Extract
http://bit.ly/Manning-Josephine-1920-obit

Long URL: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EuXq-oVUmuRRzrn9Job3BnXJaxWSUM01g6NgwA5DSoI/edit?usp=sharing

Obituary of J. B. Headrick, died 9 November 1913, Chattanooga (James B. Headrick, husband of Laura Cherry)

Obituary of J. B. Headrick

"Former Dalton Man Died in Chattanooga: J. B. Headrick, Former Dalton Merchant and Manufacturer," The Dalton Citizen [North Georgia Historic Newspapers Archive], 11 Nov. 1913, 4. http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ngnewspapers/id:ngc1913-0396 (Accessed 22 Nov. 2016).

[Dalton, Georgia]:

Original publication date: Thursday, 13 November 2013
Media: The Dalton Citizen, Dalton, Georgia (newspaper)
Page: 4
Digital image (persistent URL): http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ngnewspapers/id:ngc1913-0396
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[OBITUARY EXTRACT]:

Name: J. B. Headrick
Date of death: "Sunday" [est. 9 Nov. 1913]
Place of death: Chattanooga, Tennessee (at residence)
Place of birth: Blount County, Tennessee
Residence: Chattanooga, Tennessee (conclusion) for ten years
Spouse: Mrs. Cherry, of Tunnel Hill [Georgia]
Funeral: "Monday afternoon" [est. 10 Nov. 1913]
Location: [Chattanooga, Tennessee] "at his late residence"
Occupation: real estate man (assoc. w/C. V. Brown & Bro.)
Former Occupation: merchant (prominent, retired)
Business connection: Dalton Coffin factory

Affiliation: Knights of Pythias
Affiliation: Woodmen of the World (officer, active worker)
Officiators: Dr. J. W. Bachman and Rev. O. E. Gardner (assisting)
Music (by Mrs. L. G. Walker): "Nearer My God, to Thee," and "Abide With Me"
Pallbearers: T. J. Walters, H. E. Dagley, C. V. Brown, L. L. Lawrence, G. W. Lamon, Tom Walker
Cemetery: Forest Hills
Escort: W. O. W. [Woodmen of the World]

Relations:
Nephew of: the late L. J. Headrick (pioneer)
Uncle of : C. E. Kirkpatrick (of Citizen's National Bank)

Survivors: wife, formerly Miss Cherry, of Tunnel Hill, Ga.; four children, Miss Glennie Headrick (county school teacher); Mrs. C. L. Walker; Arthur Headrick (of "Porto Rico"); and William Headrick (of Chattanooga); also a sister, Mrs. J. T. Kirkpatrick, of Tunnel Hill, Ga.
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[END OF EXTRACT]


[Note: Article gives credit to "The Chattanooga News of Tuesday" [est. 11 Nov. 1913] for "an account of his funeral."]

[Extract by D.K.P. on 22 November 2016].
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[Cross-reference, from Family Search, FamilySearch.org]:

Link to Person ID at Family Search LDS site (requires free account and login):

James B Headrick
https://familysearch.org/tree/person/LK39-WL8/details

Note: PIDs change as users update the wiki. If the link leads to a deleted person, there should be a new link provided for "Surviving Person."

James B. Headrick married Laura E. Cherry, 1879, Whitfield County, Georgia.

Citation: "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW6K-K5W : 24 December 2014), James B. Headrick and Laura E. Cherry, 17 Dec 1879; citing , Whitfield, Georgia; FHL microfilm 339,861.

Ancestry.com probably has a similar file.

IMPORTANT: The 1920 US Census has an enumeration error on this family, and the indexers have perpetuated the error with one of their own. In the handwritten enumeration, the head is written as "J B Hedrick [should be Mrs. J B Hedrick, judging by the facts of the individual]. She is 55, widowed, "F" (female--very heavily overwritten as a correction, because the enumerator apparently did pick her up as a male, but corrected it). She was born in Georgia. Her parents were born in South Carolina. In the index on Family Search and other sites, the indexers have transcribed the "F" as "male" (perpetuating the error). When researching this family, study the handwritten record carefully! The names of all four children in census (and their occupations) match the names in J B Headrick's 1913 obituary. Since he died in 1913, he would not be listed in the 1920 Census.

Obituary of Betty Ruth (Guess) Bay, of Anderson, South Carolina; Times-Free Press (Chattanooga, Tennessee)

Obituary of Betty Ruth (Guess) Bay
Subject/Tagline: Obit: Betty Bay
Media: Chattanooga Times Free Press (on-line).
Date of publication: 24 April 2013
Place of publication (origin): Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee
Obituaries, TimesFreePress.com

Betty Ruth Bay.
Age 73 [birth est.: 1940].
Residence: Anderson, S.C.
Date of death: Monday, 22 April 2013.
Location of death (at residence) [Anderson, South Carolina].
Birthplace: Sherwood, Tenn.
Occupation: Homemaker
Church Affiliation: Baptist

Preceded in death by:
Henry Guess and Lillie Mae Garner Guess Ritchie (parents).
Robert Guess (brother).
Sue Hunkapillar (sister).

Survivors:
William Arthur Bay (husband), of residence.
Raymond Ritchie (stepfather), of Chattanooga.
Carolyn Langen, of Anderson, S.C., Genevea Bell, of Pelzer, S.C., Kimberly McSkimming, of Ashtabula, Ohio, and Christine Chaplin, of Byesville, Ohio (daughters).
Will Guess (brother), of Rossville, Ga.
Diana Roxbury (sister-in-law), of Elwood, Pa.
James Bay (brother-in-law), of Cambridge, Ohio
Also: 16 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren.

Funeral Service 24 April 2013, McDougald Funeral Home
Officiator: Lawrence Houston Bradford.
Interment: Anderson Memorial Gardens.
Memorial website: www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com.
Mortician: The McDougald Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Anderson, SC.

Obituary of Betty Ruth Bay, Obituaries, Chattanooga Times Free Press, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee [TimesFreePress.com], 24 April 2013. http://www.timesfreepress.com/obits/2013/apr/24/betty-bay/39072/ (Accessed 12 November 2016).