What was the saddest death in your Tree ?

[MarieC]

Very moving poem, Donna!  I hadn't seen your other post, so thank you for sharing it here.  I do resonate with the sentiments!

All the stories on this thread are so sad.

MarieC

[kerryb]

Nice thoughts in the poem.  I've often wondered what my ancestors and I would really think of each other if we met.  Would we get along?  Given that there are "characters" in my family at present, there must have been some back then, and you start thinking if you would associate with some of them.  I guess that's why we try so hard to make sure our family records are much more than names and dates.  Trying to preserve the human traits as well.

I often wondered what my ancestors would think of me too.   

I know what I think of some of them! 

Would they like me?

I guess that's why I strive so hard to find out more about them than just dates.

Kerry

[CU]

Loved the poem Donna.

[Burrow Digger]

The saddest death in my tree was Emma Rowe. At age 16 she was killed when a brick wall fell on her and several other people. The brick wall was part of a building that was damaged in a fire several months earlier.

Here's my report.

http://burrowdigger.rootschat.net/great_fire.htm

Emma was my gt grandfathers cousin.

BD

[kerryb]

Oh Burrow digger that is sad!!!

And so young! 

Kerry

[CU]

How sad but wonderful that you found out about her.

[Burrow Digger]

I also have another sad death as well - two actually.

Effie (drowned 1917 aged 11)
Russell  (drowned 1917 aged 8 )

These were my grandfather's youngest siblings.  They drowned on the same day in the same pond.

My grandfather and his 4 older brothers were serving in Europe (WW1) at the time.  My grandfather lost another of his brothers at the Battle of Passchendaele in Belgium also in 1917.

I grew up knowing about Effie and Russell, I've never needed to "search" for them. But they are part of my family tree, so I have included them.

I still think Emma's death  (see above)  was the saddest death that I have actually "found".

BD

[kerryb]

One of my dad's great uncles was driving a cart down a steep hill in Sussex that turned over and ran him over!

Everytime I drive down that hill I feel really sad.

Kerry

[subee]

All these are very sad and bring a lump to your throat don't they?
Heres my sad tale: My husbands mother was born October 23rd 1918 her dad was wounded in France on 9th November and died on 15th never knowing he had a daughter! Just last night I found a birth record for a son born and died to them aged 0 in 1915 my mother in law never knew she had a brother, we have not been able to find any photos etc of him either.

subee