John Ellison died 1870

ELLISON, ELISON

Posted By: Cheryl Locher Moonen (email)
Date: 11/30/2018 at 19:20:18

Dubuque Daily Times, Sunday, Nov 13, 1870, Dubuque, IA, Page: 1

The Sabula, Ackley and Dakota Railroad just had its first accident. A young man named John Elison, on the 6th inst., started with several other young men, to have a ride on the construction train, by some accident he fell between two cars, and the wheels ran over his legs, arms and body, so mangling him that he lived only three hours.