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Posted by jeanne551 (Member # 1016) on :

Our family was told that my great-grandparents died in a train wreck in somewhere between the years 1888 to 1900. I love family history, and want to find out if it is true. They lived in Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky.They could have been traveling in state, or visiting relatives in Missouri, Illinois or, less likely, Indiana. I would be grateful for some advise to research this. About 20 years ago I lived near Northern Ariz Univ. I logged many hours reading newspapers from that era, from all over the country. Never found a train wreck for that time. Could someone give me some advise of where to go to find that information. Thanks, Jeanne Viers Lee

Posted by Kent Loudon (Member # 902) on :

To be perfectly honest, there were so many train wrecks in that timeframe that newspapers didn't bother to mention them unless they were disasterous!

Check out this site: http://www.kentuckyexplorer.com/nonmembers/01-02017.html

It doesn't give an exact location or date, but might be a clue.

Posted by Kent Loudon (Member # 902) on :

Hey, I just discovered that this website has a message board: http://members.boardhost.com/explorer/
Good luck!

Posted by Ed Hein (Member # 890) on :

Were you ever able to pin down a date of death? Do you know where they're buried? From a genealogy point of view, that would be the place to start.

If you can pin those items down, maybe you can find the place of death, or an obituary in a newspaper that may mention the train wreck.

Try the Church of the Latter Day Saints website. They're big into genealogy, and they just might have some info on your ancestors.