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Stewart C. Hudnall

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Stewart C. Hudnall Veteran

Birth
West Virginia, USA
Death
17 Nov 1912 (aged 23)
Hansford, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Stewart Hudnall is the son of Samuel Hudnall and Mary Elizabeth Kuhn.

Per the 1900 U. S. Census, Stewart Hudnall resided in Charleston Ward 3, Kanawha, West Virginia with his parents. Listed are:
-Samuel Hudnall, age 50, born Oct 1849 West Virginia
-Mary Hudnall, age 44, born Jun 1855 West Virginia
-Maud B Hudnall, age 20, born Nov 1879 West Virginia
-Ethel M Hudnall, age 18, born May 1882 West Virginia
-Stelle Hudnall, age 15, born Apr 1885 West Virginia
-Stewart Hudnall, age 11, born Nov 1888 West Virginia
-Emmett Hudnall, age 7, born Feb 1893 West Virginia
-Emory Hudnall, age 7, born Feb 1893 West Virginia
-Mable Hudnall, age 3, born Jan 1897 West Virginia

In 1900, Stewart's parents are listed as married 24 years. His mother is listed with 12 children born and 7 children living.
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OBITUARY
Raleigh Hearld, Beckley, West Virginia, Friday, November 22, 1912

Train Kills Soldier
While trying to board a rapidly moving freight train at Handley, Sunday, Private Hudnall, M Co., Second West Virginia Infantry of Charleston, fell beneath the wheels and lost his arm and one leg, dying at the Sheltering Arms Hospital before daybreak Monday morning.

The unfortunate young man was a brother of Mrs. Roy Moss, of the city, who left immediately upon receipt of a telegram of the occurrence accompaned by her husband to attend the funeral rites of Tuesday.

OBITUARY
Hinton Daily News and Leader, Hinton, West Virginia, Thursday, November 21, 1912, page 1 (Raleigh Register)

After one day of service as a member of the national guard, Stewart Hudnall, aged 23 years, a brother of Mrs. Roy Moss, of this city, was struck by a train on Paint Creek Branch of the Chesapeake & Ohio railway about midnight Saturday and instantly killed.

A shifting engine struck the young man, who had stepped onto the main track from the siding as the locomotive was approaching. His body was terribly mangled. It was sent to Charleston Sunday and removed to the home of his widowed mother, at 1217 Sack street, from where the funeral took place Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev C F Myers officiating Interment was made in Spring Hill cemetery

Young Hudnall is survived by his mother, Mrs. Mary Hudnall, widow of Samuel Hudnall; four sisters, Mrs. Roy Moss of Beckley; Mrs. Arthur Harman and Misses Maude and Mabell Hudnall, of this city; two brothers, Emmett and Emory, twins, also of Charleston.

The decedent was well known in Charleston. He was active and fearless, and had been anxious to join the soldiers when they were called into the field. [Courtesy of member 48825891]

Register of Deaths, Kanawha County, West Virginia, page 5
-Name: Stewart Hudnall
-Gender: Male
-Death Date: 17 Nov 1912
-Age at Death: 25 years
-Marital Status: Single
-Cause of Death: Crushed by train
-Informant: Capt. Wood
-Death Place: Cabin Creek District, Kanawha, West Virginia
Stewart Hudnall is the son of Samuel Hudnall and Mary Elizabeth Kuhn.

Per the 1900 U. S. Census, Stewart Hudnall resided in Charleston Ward 3, Kanawha, West Virginia with his parents. Listed are:
-Samuel Hudnall, age 50, born Oct 1849 West Virginia
-Mary Hudnall, age 44, born Jun 1855 West Virginia
-Maud B Hudnall, age 20, born Nov 1879 West Virginia
-Ethel M Hudnall, age 18, born May 1882 West Virginia
-Stelle Hudnall, age 15, born Apr 1885 West Virginia
-Stewart Hudnall, age 11, born Nov 1888 West Virginia
-Emmett Hudnall, age 7, born Feb 1893 West Virginia
-Emory Hudnall, age 7, born Feb 1893 West Virginia
-Mable Hudnall, age 3, born Jan 1897 West Virginia

In 1900, Stewart's parents are listed as married 24 years. His mother is listed with 12 children born and 7 children living.
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OBITUARY
Raleigh Hearld, Beckley, West Virginia, Friday, November 22, 1912

Train Kills Soldier
While trying to board a rapidly moving freight train at Handley, Sunday, Private Hudnall, M Co., Second West Virginia Infantry of Charleston, fell beneath the wheels and lost his arm and one leg, dying at the Sheltering Arms Hospital before daybreak Monday morning.

The unfortunate young man was a brother of Mrs. Roy Moss, of the city, who left immediately upon receipt of a telegram of the occurrence accompaned by her husband to attend the funeral rites of Tuesday.

OBITUARY
Hinton Daily News and Leader, Hinton, West Virginia, Thursday, November 21, 1912, page 1 (Raleigh Register)

After one day of service as a member of the national guard, Stewart Hudnall, aged 23 years, a brother of Mrs. Roy Moss, of this city, was struck by a train on Paint Creek Branch of the Chesapeake & Ohio railway about midnight Saturday and instantly killed.

A shifting engine struck the young man, who had stepped onto the main track from the siding as the locomotive was approaching. His body was terribly mangled. It was sent to Charleston Sunday and removed to the home of his widowed mother, at 1217 Sack street, from where the funeral took place Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev C F Myers officiating Interment was made in Spring Hill cemetery

Young Hudnall is survived by his mother, Mrs. Mary Hudnall, widow of Samuel Hudnall; four sisters, Mrs. Roy Moss of Beckley; Mrs. Arthur Harman and Misses Maude and Mabell Hudnall, of this city; two brothers, Emmett and Emory, twins, also of Charleston.

The decedent was well known in Charleston. He was active and fearless, and had been anxious to join the soldiers when they were called into the field. [Courtesy of member 48825891]

Register of Deaths, Kanawha County, West Virginia, page 5
-Name: Stewart Hudnall
-Gender: Male
-Death Date: 17 Nov 1912
-Age at Death: 25 years
-Marital Status: Single
-Cause of Death: Crushed by train
-Informant: Capt. Wood
-Death Place: Cabin Creek District, Kanawha, West Virginia


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