According to his death certificate, John Franklin Judia was buried at the city cemetery in Douglas, Arizona. Calvary Cemetery was the only city in Douglas in 1910. (Ralph Terry)
"J. F. JUDIA IS RUN OVER BY BISBEE STUB TRAIN AND IS KILLED INSTANTLY. J. F. Judia, mining man and painter met death, probably self-sought, beneath the wheels of the engine of the Bisbee-Douglas stub train which pulled out of the Southwestern station a few minutes past 1 o"clock yesterday afternoon. The tragedy occurred as the train passed the roundhouse. The only direct witnesses of Judia"s terrible death are members of the engine crew, and they completed their regular run to Bisbee. Detailed information was not available here last night, but the enginmen are reported to have declared that Judia, apparently with deliberation, crawled in front of the engine. Relatives, however, are of the opinion that Judia either fell from the train or got in front of the engine while in a stupor. Judia formerly resided here with his family, but members of the famly became scattered during the two years past and Judia spent most of his time in Mexico. Along with Ben Rice, Sam Strange and others, he was interested in a mining property in the Tabatacochi District, upon which he did a large amount of work. During the past two years at intervals he worked here and at Courtland at his trade of painting. He was about sixty-two years of age and had been married three times. Surviving him are his widow who lives at Solomonville, two daughters, Mrs. Julius Bunch of Douglas and Mrs. Ida Cobb of El Paso; four sons, G. H. Judia of Cisco, Texas, Bert Judia of El Paso and Earl and Ernest Judia, who are with their mother at Solomonville. H. W. Moore of Douglas is a brother-in-law of the deceased. Funeral arrangements, which will be in charge of the Douglas Undertaking Company, had not been perfected last night." (John Judia's death occurred at the old E. P. & S. W. depot and shops have photo-copies>, as the Southern Pacific depot was not built until 1913. The old depot was abandoned after the new one was built. This information from "Douglas, Arizona," by Ervin Bond and "Douglas, Arizona, The Smelter City, Photo-gravures.") ("Douglas Daily Dispatch," Douglas, Arizona, 23 April 1910.)
"STRUCK BY ENGINE; GROUND TO DEATH. This afternoon as the 1 o"clock train for Bisbee was passing out of the yards it struck a man back of the round house. A coroner's jury was impanelled to investigate by Judge Rice. It is said that the unfortunate man was J. F. Judia, a painter, who has a number of relatives in Douglas. The engineer states that he saw the man some twenty feet or more before the engine then crawling on the track so that it is likely that in attempting to cross close before the oncoming train he stumbled and fell and was unable to regain his feet and escape the certain death which was almost upon him." ("Douglas Daily International," Douglas, Arizona, 24 April 1910.)
"DEATH OF J. F. JUDIA. A telegram received here last Saturday stated that J. F. Judia was run over and killed by a train at Douglas last Friday. Mr. Judia is well known in this community having been a resident here for many years. He leaves a wife and four children two of whom are married, while Mrs. Judia and the youngest son reside here. The sympapathy (sic) of the community goes out to the family in their loss." ("The Arizona Bulletin," Solomonville, 29 April 1910.)
"Arizona Territorial Board of Health. Place of Death: Cochise County, Douglas, Arizona; Usual Residence: Los Angles House, 9th St.; Full Name: John F. Judie (sic); Personal and Statistical Particulars: Length of residence in Arizona: 20 yrs; Sex: Male; Race: White; Date of Birth: Feb 7, 1848; Age: 62 years, 2 months, 16 days; Married; Birthplace: Tenn; Occupation: Painter; Name of Father: Henry Judie (sic); Birthplace of Father: Kentucky; Maiden Name of Mother: Lizzie Clark; Birthplace of Mother: Tenn; The above stated personal particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Informant: Henry Moore; Address: 517 9th St.; Medical Certificate of Death: Date of Death: April 22, 1910; The disease or injury causing death was as follows: Suicide by throwing himself under running train; Signed: Ben Rice, Coroner; Address: Douglas, Ariz.; Place of Burial: Douglas; Date of Burial: April 25, 1910; Undertaker: C. C. Ferguson; Address: Douglas; Filed: 4-25-1910, ?salmene?, Local Register; Filed: 5-12-1910, A. R. Hickman." (Certificate of Death, Vital Records Section, Department of Health Services, Phoenix, Arizona, 22 April 1910.)
According to his death certificate, John Franklin Judia was buried at the city cemetery in Douglas, Arizona. Calvary Cemetery was the only city in Douglas in 1910. (Ralph Terry)
"J. F. JUDIA IS RUN OVER BY BISBEE STUB TRAIN AND IS KILLED INSTANTLY. J. F. Judia, mining man and painter met death, probably self-sought, beneath the wheels of the engine of the Bisbee-Douglas stub train which pulled out of the Southwestern station a few minutes past 1 o"clock yesterday afternoon. The tragedy occurred as the train passed the roundhouse. The only direct witnesses of Judia"s terrible death are members of the engine crew, and they completed their regular run to Bisbee. Detailed information was not available here last night, but the enginmen are reported to have declared that Judia, apparently with deliberation, crawled in front of the engine. Relatives, however, are of the opinion that Judia either fell from the train or got in front of the engine while in a stupor. Judia formerly resided here with his family, but members of the famly became scattered during the two years past and Judia spent most of his time in Mexico. Along with Ben Rice, Sam Strange and others, he was interested in a mining property in the Tabatacochi District, upon which he did a large amount of work. During the past two years at intervals he worked here and at Courtland at his trade of painting. He was about sixty-two years of age and had been married three times. Surviving him are his widow who lives at Solomonville, two daughters, Mrs. Julius Bunch of Douglas and Mrs. Ida Cobb of El Paso; four sons, G. H. Judia of Cisco, Texas, Bert Judia of El Paso and Earl and Ernest Judia, who are with their mother at Solomonville. H. W. Moore of Douglas is a brother-in-law of the deceased. Funeral arrangements, which will be in charge of the Douglas Undertaking Company, had not been perfected last night." (John Judia's death occurred at the old E. P. & S. W. depot and shops have photo-copies>, as the Southern Pacific depot was not built until 1913. The old depot was abandoned after the new one was built. This information from "Douglas, Arizona," by Ervin Bond and "Douglas, Arizona, The Smelter City, Photo-gravures.") ("Douglas Daily Dispatch," Douglas, Arizona, 23 April 1910.)
"STRUCK BY ENGINE; GROUND TO DEATH. This afternoon as the 1 o"clock train for Bisbee was passing out of the yards it struck a man back of the round house. A coroner's jury was impanelled to investigate by Judge Rice. It is said that the unfortunate man was J. F. Judia, a painter, who has a number of relatives in Douglas. The engineer states that he saw the man some twenty feet or more before the engine then crawling on the track so that it is likely that in attempting to cross close before the oncoming train he stumbled and fell and was unable to regain his feet and escape the certain death which was almost upon him." ("Douglas Daily International," Douglas, Arizona, 24 April 1910.)
"DEATH OF J. F. JUDIA. A telegram received here last Saturday stated that J. F. Judia was run over and killed by a train at Douglas last Friday. Mr. Judia is well known in this community having been a resident here for many years. He leaves a wife and four children two of whom are married, while Mrs. Judia and the youngest son reside here. The sympapathy (sic) of the community goes out to the family in their loss." ("The Arizona Bulletin," Solomonville, 29 April 1910.)
"Arizona Territorial Board of Health. Place of Death: Cochise County, Douglas, Arizona; Usual Residence: Los Angles House, 9th St.; Full Name: John F. Judie (sic); Personal and Statistical Particulars: Length of residence in Arizona: 20 yrs; Sex: Male; Race: White; Date of Birth: Feb 7, 1848; Age: 62 years, 2 months, 16 days; Married; Birthplace: Tenn; Occupation: Painter; Name of Father: Henry Judie (sic); Birthplace of Father: Kentucky; Maiden Name of Mother: Lizzie Clark; Birthplace of Mother: Tenn; The above stated personal particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Informant: Henry Moore; Address: 517 9th St.; Medical Certificate of Death: Date of Death: April 22, 1910; The disease or injury causing death was as follows: Suicide by throwing himself under running train; Signed: Ben Rice, Coroner; Address: Douglas, Ariz.; Place of Burial: Douglas; Date of Burial: April 25, 1910; Undertaker: C. C. Ferguson; Address: Douglas; Filed: 4-25-1910, ?salmene?, Local Register; Filed: 5-12-1910, A. R. Hickman." (Certificate of Death, Vital Records Section, Department of Health Services, Phoenix, Arizona, 22 April 1910.)
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