Robeson County NcArchives Obituaries.....Chason, Thomas 1914
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Charlotte Observer
7 Sep 1914

Killed By Automobile From Which He Stepped

Fayetteville, Sept. 6 - Thomas Chason, a resident of the Lumber Bridge section 
of Robeson, was instantly killed by being run over by an automobile Thursday 
afternoon at New Home schoolhouse, two miles from his home. His neck and 
jawbone were broken, when he stepped from the running board of the moving 
machine and fell under it.

Mr. Chason's death occurred a few hours after he had narrowly escaped 
drowning. While fishing, his boat sank with him. He managed to save his life, 
only to lose it a few hours later.

Miss Lottie Newberry of this city was one of the party in the car by which the 
unfortunate man was killed.

Mr. Chason was a prosperous young farmer. He was one of the most popular young 
men in Robeson County. His mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. William A. Chason, 
and several brothers survive.

Mr. Chason had three uncles who met violent deaths. One of them, J.A. Chason, 
who was chief of police of Fayetteville, was killed by a negroe, Tom Walker, 
in a raid on Walker's house in 1907. Another uncle, James Chason, was killed 
in self-defense by Deputy Sheriff A.J. Pate in this city during the 
Fayetteville Fair in 1911, while a third, Charles Chason, was killed on the 
plantation of the late Captain A.B. Williams in Bladen County.


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