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Death - Mr. Dodman, Thamesville area Resident, age about 21 yrs., Source - Bothwell Times - Death 24 Jul 1902, Funeral Thamesville , Story Bothwell Times 31 Jul 1902.

For the life of me I cannot find whom this person is, a little help Please?
The written story of this man's death is very descriptive & blood curdling.
To make a long story, short, while returning home from Chatham, he was
drinking & got Drunk. He got off the train in Bothwell instead of Thamesville.
He decided to walk back home along the tracks to Thamesville, thinking it
would take him about 3 hrs. time.

Mr. Dodman fell asleep, past out, with his head resting on the rail, & along came a
train. Mr. Dodman's head was decapitated!!!!!!!!!!

Yours Truly
Jeff

Image on Ancestry,


Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947 about Thomas Edward Dodman.
Name: Thomas Edward Dodman.
Death Date: 29 Jul 1902.
Death County or District: Kent.
Death State: Ontario.
Death Country: Canada.
Age: 25.
Gender: Male.
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1877.
Birth Location: Camden.

On image it says, single, accidently killed by train. Date of registration Dec 8th 1902.

Poss,

1891.
Edward Dodman.
Gender: Male.
Marital Status: Single.
Age: 14.
Birth Year: abt 1877.
Birthplace: Ontario.
Relation to Head of House: Lodger.
Religion: Free Church.
French Canadian: No.
Father's Birth Place: Ontario.
Mother's Birth Place: Ontario.
Province: Ontario.
District Number: 47.
District: Bothwell.
Subdistrict: Camden.
Neighbors: View others on page.
Household Members:
Name Age.
John Mckinley 67.
William C Mckinley 29.
Jane Mckinley 26.
Atlanta Mckinley 11.
John M Mckinley 6/12.
Edward Dodman 14.
Randell Mcdonald 27.
Mary J Mcdonald 2.

Eh Jimmy: Thank you very much for the reply & confirmation about Thomas Edward. Yes, after a night of " Drinking In Chatham ", & getting drunk, Thomas got on a train called the,
Grand Trunk Rail Road ( which no longer operates ), was heading back home to Thamesville. In Thamesville Thomas, missed his stop. The train continued on to Bothwell, where Thomas
got off. Thinking he could walk back to Thamesville along the rail in 3 hrs. time. After making his way Thomas, passed out & fell asleep & was found by another man, who woke him up
& sent him on his way again. Thomas passed out for the second time with his head resting against the rail when a train came along & decapitated him!!!!!!!!!!

Thomas Edward b. est 1877 was the son of Wm. H. Dodman & Jeanette McIntyre. Wm. H. is the son of Wm. Dodman b. est 1820 Snettisham, Norfolk. Son of Nicholas Dodman & Mary Pilgrim.

Yours Truly
Jeff

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