The other day while searching on Genealogy Bank, I came across an article about the sad death of Chester Wyatt Alexander. He was hit by a train at Hoffman's Crossing (near Spottsville) here in Henderson County, Kentucky. I'm not entirely sure which railroad crossing is Hoffman's Crossing, as the railroad crosses over a many roads between the city of Henderson and the Green River in Spottsville.
Chester Wyatt Alexander was the son of Thomas Iradell Alexander and Mary Lou Townsend. His sister, Loretta (Alexander) DePriest Hatfield is the 2x Grandmother on this Puryear/Tivitt tree I've been working on for the last few months.
His siblings, including Loretta, were Malcolm Yeaman Alexander, Charles Augusta Alexander, Martha Mae "Mattie" (Alexander) Morrow, Gilbert Lee Alexander, Robert Allen Alexander, Mary Ellen (Alexander) Clark, and Richard Lyona Alexander.
A good friend of mine actually descends from the brother, Robert Allen Alexander - so Thomas & Mary Lou would be her 2x Grandparents.
Only 50 years old... how very sad. As far as I can tell, Chester never married nor did he have any children. He was buried in Fernwood Cemetery here in Henderson, which I coincidentally live right beside. It appears he doesn't have a tombstone, either.
I did manage to find a photograph of the train that hit him.. makes things even more "real," if you will.
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