Charles W RADER4,1,3,2,5

21st Dec 18661,2 - 30th Jun 19201,3,2

Life History

21st Dec 1866	Born in Sullivan County, Tennessee.1,2
21st Dec 1887	Married Gertrude STROUD in Kaufman County, Texas.5
30th Jun 1920	Died in Ft Worth, Tarrant, Texas.1,3,2 Crushed to death in a railroad accident by the engine he was driving.
after 2nd Jul 1920	Buried in Fairview Cemetery, Denison, Gayson County, Texas.1,3

Notes

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Charlie Rader Cushed to Death Under Engine

Railroad engineer Charlie Rader died in a train crash when a Katy Flyer engine overturned in a switch in the Ft Hodge railyard north of Fort Worth, Texas. No cause for the accident was reported.

The body was moved to the Robertson undertaking parlor in Fort Worth, then transferred either 1 or 2 July to Denison by the Shields Undertaking Company of Denison, to the Rader home at 610 West Hull St, Denison (Grayson County).

Charlie was considered one of the most competent engineers on the Katy line. Survived by his wife and two daughters, Ethel, a music student in New York, and Edna. Final arrangements to be finalized when Ethel arrives from New York. No dates mentioned in the article.
-- Newspaper unknown, abt 2 July 1920, Denison, Texas, clipping courtesy of Lisa Mac on Find a Grave 26 January 2019, accessed 25 April 2020
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Charles' death date on his grave is 30 June 1920. But in the Denison City Directory for 1919, his wife Gertrude was reported as a widow. His obituary article above reports the accident and Charles' death was on wednesday, which does match the date n the grave, 30 June 1920.

U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Denison, Texas, City Directory, 1919, p 212
Rader Gertrude (wid Chas W) h 415 N Perry av

Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-2015
C W L Rader, Male
Trudie Stroud
Marriage 21 Dec 1887 Kaufman County, Texas, USA

Charles W Rader
Birth 21 Dec 1866 Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Death 30 Jun 1920 (aged 53) Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
Burial Fairview Cemetery, Denison, Grayson County, Texas, USA
Parents:
Pamelia J Rader 1839-1903
Spouse Gertrude Stroud Rader 1872-1959
Brother James Clinton Rader 1868-1947
Daughter Ethel Rader 1892-1980
Created by RobMinteer57 21 Nov 2012
-- Find a Grave Memorial 101087382, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101087382/charles-w-rader

Sources

1. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
2. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
3. Obituaries from Texas
4. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
- Denisn, Texas, City Directory, 1929, p 212
5. Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-2015