James G. Hession (1883 - 1932)

Born 15 Jan 1883 in Georgetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Husband of Eda Marflett (Prowse) Hession — married 18 Apr 1918 in Prince Edward Island

Died 21 Feb 1932 at age 49 in Tignish, Prince Edward Island, Canada

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Biography

James G. Hession (or Hessian) was born on January 15, 1883 in Georgetown, Prince Edward Island.^[1] He was the son of Thomas & Hannah Hession.

James married Eda Prowse on April 18, 1918.^[2] They had two children.

James was an engineer with the Canadian National Railway. On February 21, 1932, James was driving the evening freight train from Summerside to Tignish, Prince Edward Island during a snowstorm. The train ran into a 10 foot snowbank. While they were waiting for the weather to moderate, another train crashed into them, splitting the freight train in two. Four people were killed instantly and 11 others were injured. James was among the injured, but he died on the way to the hospital.^[3] It was the worst train accident in the province's history.

James's funeral as held in Georgetown on February 24, 1932.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ 1901 Canada Census, Library and Archives Canada, PEI, Kings (District 132), Georgetown (A-1), Pg 12 – Thomas & Hannah Hession and 8 children
2. ↑ PEI, Public Archives and Records Office, Marriage Licenses, G19, Series3, Subseries4: Marriage Licenses, 1918 - Ada Marflett Prowse and James G. Hessian.
3. ↑ The Charlottetown Guardian, February 22, 1932, Page 1 and 3 - Account of Tignish train wreck
4. ↑ The Charlottetown Guardian, February 26, 1932, Page 10 - Funeral of James Hessian

See also:

• The Charlottetown Guardian, February 27, 1932, Pg 11 - Death of James Hessian