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Name |
TenEyck, Nellie Leona |
Othernames |
Leona Calkins |
Genealogy ID |
09810 |
Born |
02 JUL 1908 |
Birthplace |
Richmond, Tioga PA |
Deceased |
04 FEB 1936 |
Deceased where |
Richmond, Tioga PA |
Cemetery |
Prospect Cemetery |
Education |
Mansfield High School 1926 Meeker's Business Institute |
Father |
Leo G. TenEyck |
Mother |
Iona Cruttenden |
Spouse |
John Elmer Calkins |
Children |
Gail G. Galkins John Calkins Gerry T. Calkins Roger Calkins Marlene Calkins |
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Mansfield Advertiser, PA, 21 September 1927, p.1 Miss Beatrice Wells, Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Verne Wells Killed Residents of Mansfield, Covington and Canoe Camp were shocked Saturday morning when it was reported that Miss Beatrice Wells, whose parents, Mr. & Mrs. Verne Wells, were born and raised in this locality, and Miss Leona Ten Eyck, a graduate of Mansfield High School, had been instantly killed while driving an automobile across the tracks at Hudson Street, in Elmira, by fast Erie express train No.1001, from New York. The following particulars were gleaned later: Miss Beatrice Wells, aged 22 years, of 805 Holdridge Street, was fatally injured Friday when the automobile she was driving was demolished by Erie passenger train No.1001, at the Hudson Street crossing of the Erie Railroad. Miss Wells died in St. Joseph Hospital shortly after being received there. Miss Leona Ten Eyck, aged 19 years, of 803 1/2 Holdridge Street, miraculously escaped serious injury. It was reported from the hospital Saturday that Miss Ten Eyck was suffering from lacerations of the right cheek, lower lip, and right leg, and contusions on the right thigh. Several witnesses to the tragedy declared that the gates were not lowered at the time the car was driven on to the crossing. W.C. Walker, of 454 Spaulding Street, the gate-tender, was detained several hours by the authorities, Friday evening, when a preliminary hearing was conducted at the police headquarters by Coroner Tracy Hamilton, who later released Walker in the custody of the police. At the time of the accident Miss Wells was driving Miss Ten Eyck to her home from Meeker’s Business College, where she is a student. Miss Ten Eyck usually makes the trip each day, but when it was not convenient to do so on this Friday, Miss Wells drove from her home, picked up her friend at the Business College, and was taking her home. No other passengers were in the car. One witness stated that he was waiting in his automobile on the west side of the track for the gates to be raised. When a switch engine went into the Hygeia Refrigerating Company’s switch and stopped, the crossing bars were raised, he stated. He had started his machine when he saw Miss Wells drive up on the tracks from the east. The approaching train was then between Henry Street and Hudson Street. Before Miss Wells could drive out of its path, her car was struck. The pilot of the locomotive carried the auto to Chemung place before it fell to one side. It was a mass of battered wreckage. The occupants of the automobile were taken to the office of the Elmira Builders’ Supply Company, and a motor patrol was soon on the spot. It appears that there is a steep grade of more than six feet, encountered before driving upon the Hudson Street crossing. The watch tower is so placed, with nearby buildings on the south side of Hudson Street, that a view of the tracks south is obstructed. Drivers are entirely dependent on the crossing watchman being strictly on the job. The Erie passenger train that smashed into the young ladies was one of the fast through trains, and was in charge of Conductor J.J. Conners, of Buffalo, with Engineer Harry Morton, of Hornell, and E.J. Clark, also of Hornell, fireman. J.O. Winslow, Erie Claim Agent, is conducting a thorough investigation. Mr. & Mrs. Wells, parents of Miss Wells, were on a business trip to Binghamton when the accident occurred. They intended to visit the Broome County Fair, after Mr. Wells had transacted his business, but as soon as the dispatch reached them of the accident, a fast motor brought them back to Elmira. The deceased was well known to many in this locality, where she has many relatives and friends. Mrs. H.F. Goodall, a clerk in the Rose store, is an aunt, Wade and Howard Goodall, of Mansfield, are cousins. Mark Youmans is also an uncle of Miss Wells. She was a popular member of Elmira’s younger set. Through her genial disposition and kindly ways, she won the respect and friendship of everyone with whom she cam in contact. She was born in Elmira, and attended the local schools and the Elmira Academy, graduating with the class of 1924. She also took a post graduate course in the South Side High School. For the past two years she has been associated with her father as stenographer and bookkeeper, he being a building contractor. Miss Wells was always prominent in church work. She was a member of the First Church of Christ in Elmira, She was also a Sunday school teacher and has charge of the cradle roll. The funeral was held at the church Monday afternoon, the pastor, Rev. A.M. Baird, officiating. Interment was in Woodlawn Cemetery. Besides her parents, Miss Wells is survived by two brothers, Stanley and Durland, a grandmother, Mrs. Alta Youmans, of Wellsboro, a grandfather, John Wells, of Mansfield; also several aunts, uncles and cousins. Miss Ten Eyck is a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. L.G. Ten Eyck, of Elmira, former residents of Mansfield, and a one-time student of the Teachers’ College. She was a very close friend of Miss Wells. TEN EYCK, Leona [SRGP 09810], – Mrs. Leona Ten Eyck Calkins, aged 27 years, died February 4, at the home of her parents, Mr. & Mrs. L.G. Ten Eyck, at Lambs Creek. She is survived by her husband, John Calkins; four sons, Gale, John Jr., Gerald and Roger; a daughter, Marlene; and her parents. – Wellsboro Agitator, February 12, 1936, p.8 |
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