Obituary of James Erwin Spradley, Crenshaw, Alabama http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/crenshaw/obits/jespradley.txt =============================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed and copyrighted by: Ronald Bridges ================================================================================= May 2001 "Last Saturday evening about 8 o'clock Mr. J. E. Spradley of Patsburg was crushed to death by the train. Mr. Spradley had gone over to the postoffice for his mail, and having obtained it, he, in the company with Mr. Ham, started for home. Just as they were crossing the switch they discovered the train near them & moving with considerable speed. Mr. Ham remarked that they would have to cross hurriedly and leaping from the track, barely made his escape while Mr. Spradley was struck by the rear car and crushed beneath its merciless wheels and he died within an hour after the accident. Deceased was buried at Live Oak last Sunday evening attended by a large crowd of relatives and friends. He leaves a wife and one child, a son to whom he was a kind and affectionate husband and father." (1) (1) Rutledge Wave, June 21, 1893. Note: James Erwin Spradley (b. 1 Oct 1846 in Lowndes Co., AL and d. 17 Jun 1893 in Crenshaw Co., AL) married Celia Ann Fuller (b. About 1853 in AL and d. ? in Foley, AL) on 2 Oct 1873 in Crenshaw Co., AL. He is buried in Live Oak Cemetery, Patsburg, Crenshaw Co., AL. An obituary states she was buried in Live Oak Cemetery, Patsburg, Crenshaw Co., AL. However, a headstone has not been found by me, Ron Bridges. He has an evenly four-sided headstone that comes to a point at the top. Train wheels are inscribed on all four sides of the headstone.