LeRoy Goodson (1904)
GOODSON
Posted By: Mary Welty Hart (email)
Date: 2/14/2009 at 10:27:59
Winterset News, Winterset, Iowa
North-East Jefferson township, page 8
November 4, 1904SON OF MR & MRS WILLIAM GOODSON
On last Sunday evening as Mrs. William Goodson and three children were returning home from visiting Mrs. Goodson's parents near Campbell, the team became frightened and ran in front of a passenger train. The engine struck the carriage and instantly killed the little boy, seriously injured the little girl and it is thought Mrs. Goodson is fatally injured. The baby escaped injury.
---------------------Winterset Reporter – November 3, 1904
Pg 1Fatal Accident
A distressing accident occurred to the family of Wm. Goodson, of Jefferson township, last Sunday. Mr. Goodson, wife and three small children were returning home from near Commerce when the team became frightened at an automobile and started to run away. They ran for the railroad crossing and arrived there just as a train was coming along which struck the wagon, throwing it and its occupants in a frightful manner. The little boy, six years old was instantly killed. Mrs. Goodson was at first reported killed, but later reports state she is still living and hopes of her recovery are entertained. The girl was badly hurt but not seriously, while Mr. Goodson and the baby escaped, marvelous as it may seem, without injury. The wagon was a total wreck but the horses escaped without injury. Mr. Goodson is one of the leading farmers of Jefferson township where he has lived all his life. He is a son of W. N. Goodson, one of the oldest settlers of Madison county, coming to Iowa in 1847 and moving unto his present farm in Jefferson township in 1861.
----------------------Winterset Reporter – November 3, 1904
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Pleasant GroveLast Sunday while Mrs. Wm. Goodson and three small children were driving home from her mother’s near Commerce, the team became frightened at an automobile and ran onto the railroad track in front of a train. The little boy about 6 years old was killed outright. Mrs. Goodson was reported killed but word came later that she is still living and possibly will recover. The oldest girl is badly cut and bruised but not seriously hurt. The baby came out without a scratch. It was a very sad accident. Mr. Goodson has the sympathy of the entire community.
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