Charles A. Wilson

Charles A. Wilson

Charles A Wilson, 1890-1917

• Father*: William Simpson Wilson b. 9 Feb 1854, d. 19 Apr 1911
• Mother*: Kate De Young b. 13 Aug 1853, d. 30 Jan 1941

• Charles A. Wilson was born in August 1890 in New York.
• He was the son of William Simpson Wilson and Kate De Young.
• He and Ida Jeanette Wilson, Margaret B. Wilson, Grace M. Wilson, William Edward Wilson, Hannah Heath Wilson and Kate Wilson were enumerated in the New York state census of 16 February 1892 in the household of William Simpson Wilson and Kate De Young in Buffalo, Erie County, New York.
• He and Ida Jeanette Wilson, Grace M. Wilson, William Edward Wilson, Hannah Heath Wilson, Kate Wilson, Herbert L. Wilson and Harriet Wilson were enumerated in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in the household of William Simpson Wilson and Kate De Young in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, at 30 Maywood; and daughter Grace is also enumerated in the household of her sister Margaret Devine.
• He and William Edward Wilson, Herbert L. Wilson and Harriet Wilson were enumerated in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in the household of William Simpson Wilson and Kate De Young in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, at 153 Howell Street; living next to daughter Ida Chapin.
• Charles A. Wilson appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Buffalo, New York, at 153 Howell Street.
• He was a machinist in a foundry, according to the 1910 census.
• At the time of his death Charles A. Wilson was living in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, at 152 Howell Street.
• Charles A. Wilson died on 5 August 1917 in Cheektowaga, Erie County, New York.
• The following appeared on August 1917 in a Buffalo newspaper: Buffalo Autoist Who Is Killed When Train Strikes Automobile: Charles A. Wilson. Headline: Two Are Killed When Auto Is Hit by Train: Charles A. Wilson and Arthur Venator Thrown 25 Feet, and Are Dead When Picked Up--Driver Charged With Manslaughter. Charles A. Wilson, 26, of 153 Howell street and Arthur Venator, 24, of 341 Virginia street were killed at 3 o'clock yesterday morning when an automobile in which they were riding with three other men was struck by a passenger train at the Broadway crossing of the Delaware , Lackawanna & Western railroad, about four miles beyond the Buffalo city line. The passenger train was traveling at the rate of a mile a minute when it struck the automobile. /P/ Nicholas Hamm, 27, of 236 Gorton street, the driver of the car, was ordered arrested by Medical Examiner Stocker. /P/ On direction of Assistant District Attorney Moot, Hamm this morning was charged with second degree manslaughter. He will be given a hearing in Cheektowaga tomorrow. Hamm, Charles Seeger of 348 Auburn avenue and Peter Reinhart of 27 Arnold street, were only slightly bruised as the result of the accident. /P/ The five men had been to Lancaster and were returning to the city. The gates at the Lackawanna crossing were lowered and the swiftly moving train was about 150 feet from the crossing when the touring car approached. The automobile crashed through the gates and was in the center of the tracks when it was struck by the flyer. /P/ Wilson and Venator were thrown 25 feet and when picked up were dead. The other men were thrown to one side of the track with the wreckage and were picked up by the crew of the train. They were then brought to Buffalo. /P/ When Dr. Stocker arrived on the scene to investigate he found that the driver of the automobile had driven through the gates and he immediately ordered him held, which is customary until after an inquest is held. /P/ Yesterday afternoon it was reported to Dr. Stocker pieces of flesh were found on the tracks where the accident occurred, and that laborers buried them in a field nearby. Dr. Stocker is investigating this report. /P/ Wilson was the son of mrs. Kate DeYoung and the late William S. Wilson. He was the brother to Mrs. George Cahpin, Mrs. Charles DeVine, Mrs. Thomas Benton, Mrs. John Mertz, Mrs. Albert Hodges, William E. and Herbert L. Wilson of Buffalo and Mrs. E. Brown of Hamilton, Ont. The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon. /P/ Venator was married and lived at the Virginia street address with his wife. He will be buried tomorrow afternoon from an undertaking establishment at 190 Oxford avenue.

• Last Edited: 28 Sep 2009