1 Maggie Applebach on: 05/22/1884 Children: - Ellen E. Clause
- Harvey Clause
- Elizabeth Clause
- Lottie Clause
- Ida M. Clause
- Thomas Redington Clause
- Julia G. Clause
- Marjorie Clause
Siblings: - Lilly Catharine Clause
- Harvey Thomas Clause
- Elizabeth Clause
- Serno Orange Clause
- Alvin Eugene Clause
- William Forrest Clause
- Floyd Willis Clause
- Herbert James Clause
| Born: Baptism:07/18/1869 Place:St. Paul's Lutheran Church Records, South Easton, Northampton County, PA Sponsors:Thomas Moser and Catharine Died: Burial: Notes: Easton Express, Monday, August 3, 1925, Page 1
Valley Man Fatally Hurt
Foreman of Signal Construction Run Down at Glendon
Henry Clause, age 53 years, signal construction foreman on the Lehigh Vall ey railroad, residing on South Dakota street, Bethlehem, was fatally injur ed shortly before 10 o'clock this morning at Glendon, where he was stru ck by an engine. He died at 11:45 in the Easton Hospital.
Clause was working at the Glendon interlocking plant, and got to clo se to the track, when engine 790, traveling east, struck him and knocked h im down. He was immediately brought to Easton on the engine and was plac ed in the Easton Hospital Ambulance, and was then taken to the Easton Hosp ital, where he died. He was found to have suffered a fractured skull, fra ctured elbow and wrist and other injuries.
Mr. Clause had been employed by the Lehigh Valley railroad for 31 years st arting as a member of the signal gang and being promoted to the positi on of foreman in 1908.
Clause lived at 511 Dakota street, Bethlehem, and was a native of Freemans burg. He is survived by his widow, formerly Miss Maggie Applebach, of Mauch Chunk, one son, Thomas Clause, and four daughters, Mrs. Ward Richard s, Mrs. James Bell, Mrs. R. F. Bauder and Mrs. Thomas Crow, all of Bethlehem. He also leaves one sister and three brothers, Mrs. James Peifer and L loyd Clause, of Allentown, Herbert and Alvin Clause of Easton.
Deceased was a member of Fritz Memorial Methodist church, Bethlehem and t he Knights of the Golden Eagle, Freemansburg. |