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a. Note:   1915 - James Englehart of Lithopolis Accidently Shoots 15 Year Old Brother - Accident occurred on Farm of a Sister in Pickaway County and Lad Was Being Rushed to Hospital in Circleville. Died on Way. A fatal hunting accident occurred Monday morning about ten o'clock on the farm of Mrs. Emor Smyers in Madison Twp., Pickaway county. Mrs. Smyers' two brothers, William and James Englehart, of Lithopolis, were hunting squirrel, when William was accidentally shot by James. The shot entered the boy's left thigh just below the groin. Dr. Gardner, of Ashville, was called and seeing how seriously the boy was wounded telephoned to Dr. A. W. Holman and then started to bring young Englehart to the hospital in Circleville. The boy died just as the party reached the city, death resulting from the shock and loss of blood. The boys are sons of Charles Englehart, of Lithopolis. William is 15 years old and James 18. The boys left their home early Monday morning on a hunting expedition. When they reached their sister's home the elder brother said, "I want to show you how a good shot gun shoots" and pulled the trigger. The gun was discharged and his brother dropped to the ground mortally wounded. Distracted the elder brother ran to the house and called to his sister for help. Dr. Gardner, Elmer Bowman and John Custer took the body back to Ashville were Undertaker Schlagel will prepare it for burial. [Lancaster Daily Eagle, Lancaster, Ohio, Sept. 28, 1915]
  Name: William H Englehart
 Event Type: Death
 Event Date: 27 Sep 1915
 Event Place: Madison, Franklin, Ohio
 Gender: Male
 Age: 15
 Birth Year (Estimated): 1900
 Father's Name: Chas Englehart
 Mother's Name: Dore Straight
 File Number: 49037
 GS Film number: 1983430
 Digital Folder Number: 004021371
 Image Number: 03120
  1915 - James Englehart of Lithopolis Accidently Shoots 15 Year Old Brother - Accident occurred on Farm of a Sister in Pickaway County and Lad Was Being Rushed to Hospital in Circleville. Died on Way. A fatal hunting accident occurred Monday morning about ten o'clock on the farm of Mrs. Emor Smyers in Madison Twp., Pickaway county. Mrs. Smyers' two brothers, William and James Englehart, of Lithopolis, were hunting squirrel, when William was accidentally shot by James. The shot entered the boy's left thigh just below the groin. Dr. Gardner, of Ashville, was called and seeing how seriously the boy was wounded telephoned to Dr. A. W. Holman and then started to bring young Englehart to the hospital in Circleville. The boy died just as the party reached the city, death resulting from the shock and loss of blood. The boys are sons of Charles Englehart, of Lithopolis. William is 15 years old and James 18. The boys left their home early Monday morning on a hunting expedition. When they reached their sister's home the elder brother said, "I want to show you how a good shot gun shoots" and pulled the trigger. The gun was discharged and his brother dropped to the ground mortally wounded. Distracted the elder brother ran to the house and called to his sister for help. Dr. Gardner, Elmer Bowman and John Custer took the body back to Ashville were Undertaker Schlagel will prepare it for burial. [Lancaster Daily Eagle, Lancaster, Ohio, Sept. 28, 1915]
  Name: William H Englehart
 Event Type: Death
 Event Date: 27 Sep 1915
 Event Place: Madison, Franklin, Ohio
 Gender: Male
 Age: 15
 Birth Year (Estimated): 1900
 Father's Name: Chas Englehart
 Mother's Name: Dore Straight
 File Number: 49037
 GS Film number: 1983430
 Digital Folder Number: 004021371
 Image Number: 03120
  1915 - James Englehart of Lithopolis Accidently Shoots 15 Year Old Brother - Accident occurred on Farm of a Sister in Pickaway County and Lad Was Being Rushed to Hospital in Circleville. Died on Way. A fatal hunting accident occurred Monday morning about ten o'clock on the farm of Mrs. Emor Smyers in Madison Twp., Pickaway county. Mrs. Smyers' two brothers, William and James Englehart, of Lithopolis, were hunting squirrel, when William was accidentally shot by James. The shot entered the boy's left thigh just below the groin. Dr. Gardner, of Ashville, was called and seeing how seriously the boy was wounded telephoned to Dr. A. W. Holman and then started to bring young Englehart to the hospital in Circleville. The boy died just as the party reached the city, death resulting from the shock and loss of blood. The boys are sons of Charles Englehart, of Lithopolis. William is 15 years old and James 18. The boys left their home early Monday morning on a hunting expedition. When they reached their sister's home the elder brother said, "I want to show you how a good shot gun shoots" and pulled the trigger. The gun was discharged and his brother dropped to the ground mortally wounded. Distracted the elder brother ran to the house and called to his sister for help. Dr. Gardner, Elmer Bowman and John Custer took the body back to Ashville were Undertaker Schlagel will prepare it for burial. [Lancaster Daily Eagle, Lancaster, Ohio, Sept. 28, 1915]
  Name: William H Englehart
 Event Type: Death
 Event Date: 27 Sep 1915
 Event Place: Madison, Franklin, Ohio
 Gender: Male
 Age: 15
 Birth Year (Estimated): 1900
 Father's Name: Chas Englehart
 Mother's Name: Dore Straight
 File Number: 49037
 GS Film number: 1983430
 Digital Folder Number: 004021371
 Image Number: 03120



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