Butts County GaArchives News.....TWO MEN KILLED – Lum Burford  - James Hawkins January 13 1891
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Middle Ga. Argus – Week of January 13, 1891
TWO MEN KILLED – Lum Burford  - James Hawkins

On Saturday while the Milledgeville excursion train was crossing the Ocmulgee 
river at Macon, Lum Burford, col, who lived one mile north of Jackson, stepped 
from the car, with the view , as was appeared of going to the East Tennessee 
depot and wait for the train for Jackson.  But before he realized where he was 
he fell through the bridge, where the two roads cross, and was instantly 
killed.  His remains were brought to his home on Sunday and buried on Monday in 
the family cemetery.

He was an honored member of Jackson Lodge of colored Odd Fellows and was buried 
by the members of that body with the usual rites of member.

He was one of the most industrious Negroes of the county and owned a good farm 
which is worth about twenty five hundred dollars.

On Saturday night about o o’clock Mr. James Hawkins, a flagman fell from the 
top of a freight train at the depot in this place and one-half of his head was 
severed from his body by the heavy wheels of the cars.  His remains were 
carried on to Atlanta to await the directions of his relatives for interment.  
Young Hawkins was about twenty-two years of age and had been working for the 
road two or three years.




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