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Elbert Sanford Niles

Birth	:	10 Oct 1842 East Smithfield, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death	:	29 Nov 1896 Burlingame, Osage County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Lismore Memorial Gardens, Lismore, Lismore City, Australia
Coordinate	:	-28.8319110, 153.3243170
Description	:	____________________________________________________ He married Emma A Smith on Oct 10,1866 at East Smithfield,PA. News Story and Obituary -- The Burlingame Enterprise, Burlingame, Osage County, Kansas, Thursday - December 3,1896: Our citizens were stricken with horror Sunday evening as the news spread through our little city that Elbert Niles, the milkman, had been killed by the cars. The accident occured at the crossing on Hale avenue near the Morgan Brick and Tile Factory at about 5:45 p.m. Mr. Niles had just delivered milk at Mr. Morgan's and had driven as far as the railroad track when the second section of No. 6, an east bound... Read More	____________________________________________________ He married Emma A Smith on Oct 10,1866 at East Smithfield,PA. News Story and Obituary -- The Burlingame Enterprise, Burlingame, Osage County, Kansas, Thursday - December 3,1896: Our citizens were stricken with horror Sunday evening as the news spread through our little city that Elbert Niles, the milkman, had been killed by the cars. The accident occured at the crossing on Hale avenue near the Morgan Brick and Tile Factory at about 5:45 p.m. Mr. Niles had just delivered milk at Mr. Morgan's and had driven as far as the railroad track when the second section of No. 6, an east bound passenger train, whistled for the crossing. The train was about two and one half hours late, it does not stop at this station and was going through at a great rate of speed. The engine struck the wagon near the front wheels totally demolishing it. Mr. Niles was thrown or carried about sixty-five feet from where the accident happened. When found he was lying in the gutter between the two tracks and about three feet from the track on which the train was running that killed him. His death was no doubt instantaneous. The team was thrown nearly twenty feet from the track on the opposite side from where Mr. Niles lay. They were entirely stripped of their harness and both dead. The west bound passenger train due here at 5:25 p.m. was a little late Sunday evening and it is supposed that Mr. Niles heard the whistle and thought it was this train, and knowing it would stop at the depot he would have plenty of time to cross the track before it came along. J.L. Johnson, who hauls coal for the Central Coal Company, was at work in his barn near the Santa Fe section house. He says he heard the whistle and ran out to the section house to see the train go by. He saw Mr. Niles drive onto the track. The engine gave two sharp whistles before striking the wagon and was within about 130 feet of the crossing at the time. He immediately went to the place where Mr. Niles lay, saw his leg quiver slightly and all was over. He then started for the depot and met W.J. Canfield and Jas. Dunbar coming down to see what had happened. Mr. Niles was then moved to the depot and shortly afterward to his home. At the place where Hale avenue crosses the railroad there is a rather sharp curve in the track and the sidetrack on the west being lined with box cars it was impossible for the engineer to see the crossing until he was too close to set the brakes and stop the train. On Monday at 1:30 o'clock an inquest was held at Mr. Niles' home before J. I. Sweezey, county coroner. The jury consisted of Wm. Smith, Jr., Joe. Charlton, J.H. Burke, S.G. Bratton, Ed. S. Fish, and E.G. Pipp. They brought in a verdict as follows: Elbert S. Niles was killed by the engine and cars of the A.T. & S.F. R'y. Co., on the main line, train No. 6, Second section, eastbound about two and a half hours late, on Sunday evening, November 29, 1896, at about 5:45 p.m., at the crossing of Hale avenue in the city limits of Burlingame, Kansas, by said engine and cars striking the team and wagon in which said Niles then was at the time and place named, throwing said Niles out of the wagon; that at the time of said killing the said train was running at a rate of speed not less than twenty miles an hour and the death of said Niles resulted from injuries received in said collision. Elbert S. Niles was born in East Smithfield, Pennsylvania, October 10, 1842 where he resided until he became of age. In June 1863, at the age of twenty-one years, he enlisted in the service of his country in Company I., 47th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Militia and served until August 13th, of the same year when he was discharged. He then returned to his home and on October 10th, 1866, his birthday, he was married to Miss Emma Smith, of Springfield, an adjoining town. In 1868, two years later, they moved to Burlingame, Kansas, and have resided in this city every since, and for the past four years Mr. Niles has been engaged in the milk business. He leaves a wife, one daughter, Miss Emma; his aged mother, Grandma Niles; one brother, H.S. Niles, of Boulder, Colorado, and a sister, Mrs. C.W. Wood of this city, to mourn his awful and untimely end. To them are extended the sympathies of a sorrowing community, for in the death of Elbert Niles, Burlingame has lost of of her best and most highly respected citizens, always ready and willing to put in his mite toward public enterprises, or to assist anybody or institution in any way he could whenever called upon. Mr. Niles' funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock at the Methodist church, Rev. Madison and Rev. Hillyer conducting the services, after which his remains were laid to rest in the Burlingame cemetery. The funeral was a very large one; the Grand Army and the Knights and Ladies of the Fireside, two institutions to which he belonged, attending in a body. During the funeral the business houses of the city were closed.

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Elbert Sanford Niles's memorial is located at: Lismore Memorial Gardens, Lismore, Lismore City, Australia.
When did Elbert Sanford Niles death?
Elbert Sanford Niles death on 29 Nov 1896 in Burlingame, Osage County, Kansas, USA
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Latitude: -28.8319110
Longitude: 153.3243170

Family Members:

Parent

Samuel Niles Jr.

(1804 - 1891)

Hannah Miner Niles

(1802 - 1902)

Spouse

Emma A Smith Niles

(1842 - 1926)

Siblings

Horace Samuel Niles

(1833 - 1900)

Olive Ann Niles Scott

(1837 - 1870)

Freedom Hale Niles Wood

(1839 - 1915)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Lismore Memorial Gardens
Lismore, Lismore City, Australia
Coordinate: -28.8319110, 153.3243170

2. East Lismore General Cemetery
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Coordinate: -28.8250240, 153.2998220

3. Barham Street Memorial Park Cemetery
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Coordinate: -28.8232400, 153.2850290

4. Alphadale Cemetery
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Coordinate: -28.8117600, 153.3673100

5. St. Carthage's Cathedral
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Coordinate: -28.8046930, 153.2834880

6. North Lismore Cemetery
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Coordinate: -28.8009060, 153.2620440

7. Bexhill Cemetery
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Coordinate: -28.7628060, 153.3447110

8. Northern Rivers Memorial Park
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Coordinate: -28.8891250, 153.2714510

9. Wyrallah Cemetery
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Coordinate: -28.8660050, 153.4076840

11. Tucki Tucki Cemetery
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Coordinate: -28.9149270, 153.3183750

12. Alstonville Cemetery
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13. Dunoon Cemetery
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Coordinate: -28.6971990, 153.3033290

14. Clunes Cemetery
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Coordinate: -28.7140970, 153.4225830

15. Wardell Cemetery
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Coordinate: -28.9520370, 153.4559876

16. Coraki Cemetery
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Coordinate: -28.9950470, 153.2652620

17. Tintenbar Cemetery
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Coordinate: -28.7994020, 153.5198310

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Coordinate: -28.8670040, 153.5783350

19. East Ballina Cemetery
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Coordinate: -28.8621118, 153.5900353

20. Bangalow Cemetery
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Coordinate: -28.6738460, 153.5246690

21. Casino General Cemetery
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Coordinate: -28.8525280, 153.0459710

22. Woodburn Cemetery
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Coordinate: -29.0803680, 153.3354670

23. Casino Lawn Cemetery
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Coordinate: -28.8342580, 153.0294920

24. Nimbin Cemetery
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