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Thomas Gorman

Birth	:	30 May 1864 Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	18 Sep 1901 Merrick County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Saint Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus, Platte County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.4301630, -97.3406640
Description	:	From the web site at: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/platte/vitals/vitals1901c.html The Columbus Journal, September 25, 1901 Last Wednesday when Union Pacific extra No. 924 west bound local freight pulled into Central City at 11:45 a.m., Head Brakeman Thomas Gorman was missing. A section crew took a car and going about a mile and a quarter east of the town the body was found. Coroner Kombrink had been notified by a passing emigrant that a dead body was lying near the track, and he was there when the crew arrived. Gorman was alive, but unconscious, when found and lying by the side of the track. He was taken... Read More	From the web site at: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/platte/vitals/vitals1901c.html The Columbus Journal, September 25, 1901 Last Wednesday when Union Pacific extra No. 924 west bound local freight pulled into Central City at 11:45 a.m., Head Brakeman Thomas Gorman was missing. A section crew took a car and going about a mile and a quarter east of the town the body was found. Coroner Kombrink had been notified by a passing emigrant that a dead body was lying near the track, and he was there when the crew arrived. Gorman was alive, but unconscious, when found and lying by the side of the track. He was taken to Central City in a buggy, and cared for. He breathed heavily and it was evident was fatally injured. Apparently he had fallen, probably from the top of a car, and struck on the side of his head and shoulder. He suffered from concussion of the brain. The Central City Nonpareil, from which we condense, further says: "The train was in charge of Conductor Shumacher, with Engineer Dolan. The train took the siding at Thummel switch and Gorman closed the switch and on pulling out and swung on to a box car. When last seen by the other train men he was riding on the side steps of the box car shortly after they pulled out of Thummel. To all appearances he had climbed on top of the car and pitched off sideways from the moving train." Mr. Gorman was brought to this city, taken to his home in the southern part, but, we learn, did not recover consciousness, and died at 10 o'clock the same evening. Funeral services were held at the Catholic church Friday forenoon at 10, and burial in the nearby cemetery. John, William and John J. Higgins of Schuyler, Mrs. Welch of Omaha and Frank Pollard of Silver Creek, were among relatives in attendance. Mr. Gorman was born in Omaha, May 30, 1864; was married to Miss Delia T. Higgins, at Fremont, January 15, 1886, and leaves a widow and five children, the oldest 14 years, the youngest 5. He had been in the employ of the Union Pacific company eighteen years, fifteen of them in Columbus. He had been yard master here seven years. As a member of the Foresters, he held a policy for $2,000.

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Where is Thomas Gorman's memorial?
Thomas Gorman's memorial is located at: Saint Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus, Platte County, USA.
When did Thomas Gorman death?
Thomas Gorman death on 18 Sep 1901 in Merrick County, Nebraska, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Thomas Gorman's memorial?
Latitude: 41.4301630
Longitude: -97.3406640

Family Members:

Spouse

Delia T. Gorman

(1863 - 1902)

Children

Mary E Gorman O'Hare

(1894 - 1972)

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