James R. Patterson (1893 - 1915)

Born 29 Jan 1893 in Carnegie, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 26 Oct 1915 at age 22 in Bridgeville, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

Biography

He was killed while working as a flagman on a train. He hit his head on a bridge as the train passed under it, and was knocked off the train, and crushed beneath the wheels of the train. He was survived by his wife and two sons, among other relatives.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3MS-SDH : accessed 23 October 2021), James Patterson Jr. in household of James Patterson, Carnegie borough Ward 2, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 356, sheet 14A, family 264, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,366.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGDQ-X7T : accessed 23 October 2021), James Catterson in household of James Catterson, Carnegie Ward 2, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 33, sheet 11A, family 152, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1292; FHL microfilm 1,375,305.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64436867/james-r-patterson : accessed 23 October 2021), memorial page for James R Patterson (1893–26 Oct 1915), Find A Grave: Memorial #64436867, citing Saint Joseph Cemetery, Scott Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Shannon (contributor 48088622) .