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Name: Richard Milner Amelung ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8}
Sex: M
Birth: 9 MAR 1912 in New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana, USA ^{1 2 6 7 8 9}
Death: 14 JUN 1931 in Sweetwater, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA ^{10 11}
Burial: Hollywood Memorial Cemetery, Bakersfield, Californi, USA.
Residence:
1. 1920 in Cincinnati Ward 25, Hamilton, Ohio. ¹
1. 1929 in Los Angeles, California, USA. ⁷
1. 1930 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. ²
1. 1930 in Los Angeles, California, USA. ⁶
1. 1931 in Ames, Iowa, USA. ⁸
Person Id: I3425
Tree Id: 618640

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Parents

Father:

Edward Heinrich Carl Amelung: Birth: 31 MAR 1868 in Pilot Knob, Iron County, Missouri, USA. Death: 14 MAR 1960 in Bakersfield, Kern County, California, USA

Mother:

Nellie Cook: Birth: 26 MAR 1881 in Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana, USA. Death: 10 SEP 1944 in Bakersfield, Kern County, California, USA

Sources

1.	Title: 1920 USA Federal Census Page: Year: 1920; Census Place: Cincinnati Ward 25, Hamilton, Ohio; Roll: T625_1395; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 435; Image: 176. Publication: Name: Name: National Archives; Location: Washington, D.C., USA;;
2.	Title: 1930 USA Federal Census Page: Year: 1930; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 136; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 108; Image: 614.0. Publication: Name: Name: National Archives; Location: Washington, D.C., USA;;
3.	Title: Ancestry.com Family Trees Page: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Name: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. ACCURACY UNCONFIRMED;;
4.	Title: Indiana Statewide Records & Indexes (Birth, Marriage, Death) Publication: Name: Name: Indiana State Archives, 6440 East 30th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46219; Location: https://www.in.gov/iara/3197.htm;;
5.	Title: Indiana, United Methodist Church Records, 1837-1970 Page: Archives of DePauw University; Indiana Conference of the United Methodist Church, Greencastle, Indiana; Book Number: Vol 6277; Description: Trinity UMC, Church Records, 1900-1941 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;;
6.	Title: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012 Page: "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Fairfax High School; Year: 1930 Publication: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;;
7.	Title: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012 Page: "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Fairfax High School; Year: 1929 Publication: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;;
8.	Title: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012 Page: "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Iowa State College; Year: 1931 Publication: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;;
9.	Title: Indiana Statewide Records & Indexes (Birth, Marriage, Death) Publication: Name: Name: Indiana State Archives, 6440 East 30th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46219; Location: https://www.in.gov/iara/3197.htm;;
10.	Title: Newspaper Article/Obituary: Iron County Register Newspaper Publication: Name: Name: Ironton, Missouri;;
11.	Title: Iron County Register Newspaper Publication: Name: Name: Ironton, Missouri;;

Notes

Note: The Rock Springs Rocket Newspaper, Rock Springs, Wyoming, Thursday, June 18, 1931, Page 1, Column 7.
College Youth Killed As Car Is Overturned
Richard Milner AMELUNG, 19 year old Ames (Iowa) college student, was killed instantly Sunday at five a.m. on the Lincoln highway 13 miles west of Green River when the automobile in which he was riding with four fellow students left the road turning over twice.
Howard BENJAMIN of Hollywood was driving the car in the five youths left Ames Friday en route to their homes in California to spend the summer after the college year. Benjamin states that he must have lost consciousness momentarily as he was suffering from drowsiness at the time. The boys had driven continuously since leaving Ames without rest only stopping at points en route long enough to eat. Benjamin and Amelung were taking turns at the wheel.
Others in the car were Russell GERRY of Chicago, Henry T. SUZUKI of Sacramento, Uoshio YAMASHIRO of Los Angeles. Gerry accompanied the body of his college friend from Green River to Los Angeles and the other three boys continued on to the coast in the car. The top of the car and the windshield were the main damages to the car.
Coroner Frank P. ROGAN with Sheriff Chris JESSEN went immediately to the scene of the accident where they made a detailed investigation. No inquest was held.
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The Green River Star Newspaper, Green River, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, Friday, June 19, 1931, Page 1, Column 1.
Young College Student is Killed in Auto Accident
Los Angeles Youth is Claimed When Car Turns Turtle
Richard Milner AMELUNG, a 19 year old youth and student at Ames (Iowa) college, was instantly killed in an automobile accident about 15 miles west of Green River Sunday morning at 5 a.m., when the car in which he was riding leaped the road, turning over twice.
The accident occurred, says one of the friends and occupants of the car with Amelung, Howard BENJAMINE of Hollywood, when he became drowsy while driving and momentarily closed his eyes. The boys, there were five in the auto, had been traveling day and night since leaving Ames, changing off at the wheel and stopping only for eats.
Amelung was the son of an insurance man of Los Angeles [Bakersfield, Kern County, CA], and the body was shipped from Green River Monday night to the Los Angeles home, being accompanied by Russell GERRY, a Chicago youth and one of the car occupants. The remaining three boys continued on to California in the partially damaged car.
Sheriff Chris JESSEN immediately went to the scene of the accident upon its report to his office, as did County Coroner F.P. ROGAN of Rock Springs. No inquest was held.

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