Alfred Ervin Waldrop (1870 - 1903)

Born 26 May 1870 in Pumpkintown, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America

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Died 6 Jul 1903 at age 33 in Marietta, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America

Biography

Alfred was born in 1870 was born The Son of Alfred Burton Waldrop and Ellie Louise (Robinson) Waldrop, He passed away in 1903.

July 6, 1903 Marietta, Greenville, South Carolina, USA

ERVIN WALDROP KILLED

Was Caught in Grist Mill and Horribly Mangled - One Arm Severed. Ervine Waldrop, age 31, a son of Mrs. Ellie Waldrop, was accidentally killed at the grist mill of Mrs. H. D. Wilkins in Bates township yesterday afternoon.

He was assisting in making repairs to the mill and was in the act of placing a belt on a revolving pulley when his arm was caught in the wheat and his body also became entangled and he was carried over the wheel several times. He was fearfully bruised and mangled, one arm being severed at the shoulder and from the effect of which he died in a few minutes.

Several persons witnessed the fearful accident, but were unable to render him any assistance until too late to help. He leaves a wife and three children. He was a member of Gap Creek, and will be buried at Friendship church today.

Sources

• Alfred Ervin Waldrop in the U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

Name: Alfred Ervin Waldrop Birth Date: 26 May 1870 Death Date: 6 Jul 1903 Cemetery: Marietta First Baptist Church Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Marietta, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America Father: Alfred Burton Waldrop Mother: Ellie Louise Waldrop Children: Eva Jane Trotter Alfred Crayton Waldrop Cora Mae Duncan URL: https://www.ancestry.com/search/?name=Alfred_Waldrop&birth=1870&death=1903