Vernon Leroy Bogan b. 25 Dec 1871 Clarksville, Clinton County, Ohio, United States d. 8 Jul 1933 Franklin Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States: Tangled Roots

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1871 - 1933 (61 years)

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Name	Vernon Leroy Bogan
Born	25 Dec 1871	Clarksville, Clinton County, Ohio, United States [1]
Gender	Male
Died	8 Jul 1933	Franklin Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States [2]
	Cause: of auto accident
	OBITUARY Auto-Traction Crash, Killing Six, Reported Unavoidable TRAGEDY NEAR FRANKLIN Investigated by Coroner in Warren County, Gives Opinion Six persons, five of them residents of Dayton, and the sixth a Middletown girl, were killed or fatally injured Saturday night at 6:15 o'clock, when an automobile was ground to pieces beneath the wheels of a Cincinnati and Lake Erie interurban car at the Franklin Chautauqua dam, just north of Franklin, on the Dixie highway. Late Saturday afternoon, Dr. Waldron Gilmour, Warren county coroner, expressed the belief at the close of his preliminary investigation, that the accident had been "unavoidable." Doctor Gilmour added that he will report the accident to the Warren county prosecutor, and if the prosecutor is satisfied, no action will be taken. The accident occurred when Vernon Bogan, age 53, 1229 West Second street, Dayton, driving south on the highway, drove his automobile into a lane leading to the Chautauqua dam, directly in the path of the northbound traction car operated by Ben Beckett, of Trenton, Ohio. The automobile was struck on the left front side and the impact carried the car's motor and part of the chassis 325 feet along the tracks before the traction car was brought to a stop. Victims in crash Those killed in the accident were: Vernon Bogan, driver, killed instantly Mrs. Norma Bogan, wife of the driver, age 29, 1229 West Second street, Dayton, died at 9:30 Saturday night at the Middletown hospital. Mrs. Corrine Dickey, age 16, 21 Council street, Dayton, died at 6:30. Albert Dickey, age 18, 21 Council street, Dayton, husband of Corrine, killed instantly. Mrs. Margaret Reed, age 43, 21 Council street, Dayton, mother of Mrs. Dickey, killed instantly. Mildred Bogan, age 10, 615 Wykoff street, Middletown, granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bogan, died at 6:30 at the Middletown hospital. Passengers on the traction car were not injured. Passing motorists and passengers on the car carried the victims who were still living to the highway and they were removed to the Middletown hospital. Dr. Edward Cook, Butler county coroner, was called to Middletown at the deaths of victims there and Sheriff John Schumacher and deputies offered their services if they should be needed. Daughter a Witness One of the tragic notes in the report of the accident was that Wanda Bogan, age 16, daughter of the driver of the ill-fated car, and two friends, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Polson, R. R. 2, Dayton, were following in another machine and witnessed the crash. Bogan and his relatives and friends started on a fishing trip, planning to spend a few hours near the Chautauqua dam. Many reports of the accident were received, one to the effect that Bogan, probably confused, did not see the traction car or hear a warning signal, and drove from the highway onto the tracks. There is a clear view of the tracks and the road and Bogan failed to heed either the car siren or warning shouts from occupants of the car or from Polson, who saw the danger and attempted to drive his own car alongside the other machine. Motorman Berkell, on the traction car, said his car was going about 25 miles an hour and that he saw the automobile about 50 feet away but was powerless to do anything. Several witnesses told authorities they believed the traction car was going at a higher rate of speed. The front end of the traction car was damaged slightly. Previous Tragedy The tragic accident so unnerved Motorman Berkell that he asked officials of the company to relieve him from the remainder of his run. Relatives of the Bogan family recalled that his first wife was killed and Vernon Bogan badly injured when their car was struck by another machine at Wilmington, Ohio. Vernon Bogan is survived by six sons, Cecil, Middletown; Basil, 402 Gunekel avenue; Walter, Murrow, O.; Henry, Mount Healthy, O,; Etha, 1229 West Second street and Alpheus, same address; one step-daughter, Wanda Lee, who was riding in the Polson car; two brothers and one sister. Survivors of Albert Dickey include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dickey; two brothers, Charles and Leroy, and two sisters, Lois and Aletha. Mrs. Reed is survived by one brother, Archie Ford. (Published in The Hamilton Daily News Journal (Hamilton, Ohio), on Monday, July 10, 1933)
Buried	12 Jul 1933	Clarksville, Clinton County, Ohio, United States [3]
	Address: Clarksville Cemetery
Person ID	I11988	TangledRoots
Last Modified	16 Apr 2021

Father	John Bogan, b. 16 Jan 1823, Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States , d. 23 Dec 1892, Clinton County, Ohio, United States (Age 69 years)
Mother	Martha Jane Job, b. 10 Dec 1837, Clarksville, Clinton County, Ohio, United States , bur. 18 Sep 1914, Clarksville, Clinton County, Ohio, United States (Age ~ 76 years)
Married	7 Aug 1858	Clinton County, Ohio, United States
Family ID	F4548	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Emma Smith, b. 20 Apr 1877, Warren County, Ohio, United States , d. 20 Sep 1922, Washington Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States (Age 45 years)
Married	5 Aug 1897	Clinton County, Ohio, United States [4]
Last Modified	16 Jan 2022
Family ID	F4549	Group Sheet \| Family Chart