Individual Details
Francis Marion Trowbridge
(18 Sep 1827 - 27 Jul 1904)
Events
| Birth | 18 Sep 1827 | Athens, Ohio, United States |  | ||
| Death | 27 Jul 1904 | Russell, Lucas, Iowa, United States |  |
Families
| Father | David Trobridge (1786 - 1868) |
| Mother | Sophronia Howe (1790 - 1877) |
| Sibling | Sophronia Abigail Trowbridge (1814 - 1894) |
| Sibling | Alonzo Victor Trowbridge (1816 - 1885) |
| Sibling | Augusta Caroline Trowbridge (1818 - 1865) |
| Sibling | Cyrenus Chauncey Trowbridge (1820 - 1894) |
| Sibling | Levi M. Trobridge (1823 - 1824) |
| Sibling | Lucy Melvina Trowbridge (1823 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Vesper L. Trowbridge (1825 - 1825) |
| Sibling | Vesta L. Trowbridge (1825 - 1874) |
| Sibling | Rollin Mallory Trowbridge (1829 - 1901) |
| Sibling | Rowena Eliza Trowbridge (1833 - 1925) |
| Sibling | David Strong Trowbridge (1835 - ) |
Notes
Death
THE CHARITON HERALDChariton, Iowa
Thursday, July 28, 1904
MAN KILLED BY NUMBER 13
F. M. TROWBRIDGE STRUCK AND KILLED BY FAST TRAIN YESTERDAY
F. M. Trowbridge, of Russell, was struck and instantly killed by No. 13, at that place, about 4:30 yesterday afternoon. He was 78 years old and very feeble. The accident occurred about two blocks west of the depot, while the train was running at a high rate of speed. Mr. Trowbridge was a brother-in-law of E. C. Kells, with whom he made his home. The No. 13 does not stop at Russell.
The following account of the accident is by our Russell correspondent:
Another terrible accident occurred Wednesday evening at the railroad crossing just west of the W. H. Argo residence, when the fast train No. 13 struck and instantly killed Mr. Marion Trowbridge. Mr. Trowbridge was a brother-in-law of Ezra Kells and Mrs. Ann McCoy, whose husband was also killed by the train six or eight years ago.
He and his wife came here from Florida about two years ago and as both were in ill health, they lived with Mrs. McCoy until last fall, when they erected a neat cottage in the east part of town, and have lived there.
Mr. Trowbridge was about 78 years old, but has enjoyed unusually good health during the summer. He had gone for a walk and being almost completely deaf, it is supposed that he did not hear the train. Those who saw the accident say that he had just started east walking on the track. There is a slight curve there and he did not notice the train until it gave a shrill whistle when it was almost upon him.
That attracted his attention and he hurried to get out of the way, but the train came with such speed that he just succeeded in getting one foot off the track when he was struck. The body was badly crushed, but his face was not disfigured. The body was taken to the undertaker to be cared for and placed in the coffin before taken to his wife. Mrs. Trowbridge is very frail and the news was a terrible shock to her. The heartfelt sympathy of the community is extended to the bereaved ones.
Endnotes
1. Trobridge, Sophronia H., 1790- , daughter of Peter and Orinda Howe., Grandma Trobridge's Little Book. (Gallipolis, Ohio: James Harper, Print., Journal Office, 1875.), p. 37.