1870 - 1901 (31 years)
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| Name |
Flora D. Dennison |
| Birth |
Jun 1870 |
WV  [1] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
21 Oct 1901 |
Weston, Lewis Co., WV [2, 3] |
| Cause: legs cut off by train |
| Burial |
22 Oct 1901 |
Dennison Cemetery, Ben Dale, Lewis Co., WV [3] |
| Person ID |
I26708 |
Meadow Bluff Meanderings |
| Last Modified |
20 Jan 2026 |
| Father |
Calvin C. Dennison, b. 7 May 1830, Harrison Co., VA d. 22 Feb 1908, Lewis Co., WV (Age 77 years) |
| Mother |
Margaret Elizabeth Morrison, b. 12 May 1836, Nicholas Co., VA d. 29 Nov 1920, Lewis Co., WV (Age 84 years) |
| Marriage |
16 Sep 1856 |
Braxton Co., VA [4] |
| Family ID |
F2770 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- The Clarksburg Telegram, Clarksburg, WV, Friday, 25 Oct 1901, p. 9, col. 4
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-clarksburg-telegram-young-lady-kille/189436326/
Young Lady Killed by Train.
Monday afternoon Miss Flora Dennison, daughter of Calvin Dennison, and a popular young lady In a large circle of friends, was run down by a Gauley train near Weston, receiving injuries from which she died a few hours later. Both legs were cut off, one at the knee and the other just above. She seems to have become bewildered at the approach of the train and made no attempt to get off the track. She was a member of one of Lewis county's prominent families and her tragic death was quite a shock to the community.
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| Sources |
- [S301] Federal Census Record: Lewis Co., WV 1870.
- [S2579] West Virginia. Clarksburg., The Clarksburg Telegram (Clarksburg, WV), "Young Lady Killed by Train," 25 Oct 1901, p. 9, col. 4; digital images, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 20 Jan 2026). (Reliability: 3).
- [S1344] West Virginia. Lewis County. West Virginia Culture Center, Lewis Co., WV Death Register, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ :n.d.), 1901, 8, line 45, Flora D. Dennison, accessed 20 Jan 2026. (Reliability: 3).
- [S31] Cochran, Wes, Braxton Co. Marriages 1836-1875.
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