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Charles “Charley” Van Buskirk

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Birth	:	26 Mar 1876
Death	:	28 Dec 1895
Burial	:	Benkelman Cemetery, Benkelman, Dundy County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.0699997, -101.5318985
Inscription	:	SON OF A. J. & M. B. VanBuskirk.
Description	:	"Last night as passenger train No. 3 came in from the east, it caught Charley Van Buskirk and Maud Bond in a buggy as they were driving over a crossing about 3 miles east of Benkelman and they were instantly killed. They had been attending a party down at Herman Cannon's place and were just leaving for home when the horrible accident occured. The engineer stopped the train and backed up to the scene of the accident and found the couple both dead, lying some distance apart. L.E. Walker, who happened to be on the train recognized... Read More	"Last night as passenger train No. 3 came in from the east, it caught Charley Van Buskirk and Maud Bond in a buggy as they were driving over a crossing about 3 miles east of Benkelman and they were instantly killed. They had been attending a party down at Herman Cannon's place and were just leaving for home when the horrible accident occured. The engineer stopped the train and backed up to the scene of the accident and found the couple both dead, lying some distance apart. L.E. Walker, who happened to be on the train recognized them first and Oscar Callihan, who was also on the train was left with the dead bodies while Mr. Walker came on to town and secured assistance to care for the remains. John Bond and Chloe Van Buskirk came driving onto the crossing after the accident had happened, not being aware of the fact, and their team became frightened at one of the horses which lay in the ditch groaning and threw them out of the buggy, but fortunately no serious injury resulted to them. The sudden and untimely death of this young couple will be a terrific shock to the people of this community. Mrs. Van Buskirk, the deceased boys mother is said to be in very critical condition as a result of the sad news of the accident. Benkelman News, Dec. 28, 1895. Van Buskirk was a nephew of Mrs. C. G. Crews and Miss Bond was a neice of W.Z. Taylor. The Culbertson relatives of the deceased were at once notified and W. Z Taylor, mother and wife and C.G. Crews, Mrs. Turner and Misses Belle and Jessie Turner went to Benkelman Saturday evening. The funeral occured Sunday. Benkelman News, Dec. 28, 1895.

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Longitude: -101.5318985

Family Members:

Parent

Alonzo J. Van Buskirk

(1850 - 1918)

Mary Belle Turner Van Buskirk

(1854 - 1949)

Siblings

Chloe Ethel Van Buskirk Adkinson Fanning

(1878 - 1971)

Lewis George Van Buskirk

(1881 - 1917)

Ola Leo Van Buskirk

(1884 - 1897)

Willard Oscar Van Buskirk

(1891 - 1897)

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