Beckham County, OK - Deaths: Charles Roy Brooks, 1911
09 Oct 2007
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell) 

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BROOKS, CHARLES ROY
(23 Aug 1911, Wednesday, Elk City Record, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
Roy Brooks whose home is near Port was run over and killed by the
eastbound night train on the Rock Island road Wednesday night.  He with
his wife and two children, a brother and his father, came over Wednesday,
the men to work in the broom corn harvest and the woman and children to
visit relatives in Oklahoma City.
The two young men went on the train to assist Roy's wife and children on
board, and when coming off the younger man came off first, he fell but
received only very slight injuries, the older, the husband, slipped and
fell under the train.  His head was crushed into a pulp and the forefinger
of the left hand was cut entirely off.
No one witnessed the awful death as the car which he was on had reached
the east end of the platform and the night was quite dark.  Those who were
at the depot say the train had moved more than the length of three cars
when he fell.  As the train was not moving rapidly it is thought the men
were not accustomed to getting on and off moving trains and did not
understand just how to get off was the reason of the fall.
A telegram was sent to Clinton to have his wife stopped and she returned
to Elk City on the 10:42 train.  The body was taken to Carpenter's
undertaking parlors and prepared for burial.  The body will be taken to
Port for burial.  Deceased was a member of the Baptist church.
(25 Aug 1911, Friday, Sayre Headlight, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK):
Mr. Brooks, who lived near Poarch had come to Elk City to put his wife and
children on the train, as they were on their way to visit relatives.
Mr. Brook (sic) assisted them on No. 44 last night.  The train started
before he got off and in alighting from the train it is supposed he fell
under it and his body was discovered at once, the head cut open , one hand
cut off and the body otherwise badly mangled.  Telegrams were sent to
Clinton to overtake Mrs. Brooks, but our informant did not know whether or
not they were successful.
(Research:  www.rootsweb.com Family Trees:  Charles Roy Brooks, born 9 May
1886, Texas; died 1911, Oklahoma, result of railroad accident.  Son of
William Henry and Emily J. (Walton) Brooks.
Census, 1910, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Co, Okla City Wd 6, ED 227, pg 36B,
#84/87 (T624-1266):
Roy Brooks, age 24, b Tx; fb Il; mb Mo; Teamster-steel works; married 1
time 1 year;
Florence M. Brooks, age 21, b Mo; fb Oh; mb Mo; married 2 times; 1 year; 2
children born, 2 living;
Nora Buryear, stepdaughter, age 3, b Ok; fb Tx; mb Mo;
Beulah M. Brooks, daughter, age 3 mos, b Ok; fb Tx; mb Mo.
Census, 1910, Oklahoma, Washita Co, Union Twp, ED 268, pg 26A, #360/361
(T624-1277):
William H. Brooks, age 58, b Il; fb Ky; mb Il; farmer/rents property;
married 1 time 34 years;
Emily, age 48, b Mo; fb Mo; mb Il; married 1 time 34 years; 10 children
born, 10 living;
Howard W., son, age 14, b Ok;
Lawrence E., son, age 12, b Ok;
Victor W., son, age 9, b Ok;
Claud T., son, age 3, b Ok.)