Thomas Harry Ellis was born in Galion, Ohio, a son of Thomas Harry Sr and Elizabeth Nichols Ellis. He married Susie Florine Olsen. He was a "driller" in the coal mine, and died due to electocution. Thomas was a semi-professional football player in Ohio.
_______________________
-Ogden Standard-Examiner, Dec.4, 1942
CARBON COUNTY MAN ELECTROCUTED
PRICE, Dec. 4 (UP)- Thomas H. Ellis, 24, Price, was accidentally electrocuted yesterday when he touched a trolley wire in the Utah Fuel Co. mine at Sunnyside, it was reported here today.
Ellis stepped backwards and touched the wire with the back of his neck, company officials reported.
__________________________
-The Salt Lake Tribune, Dec. 4, 1942
TROLLEY WIRE ELECTROCUTES MINE HELPER
PRICE- Thomas H. Ellis, 24, of Price, a machinist's helper at the Utah Fuel company mine at Sunnyside, was electrocuted Thursday at 2:45 p.m. when he accidentally contacted a trolley wire in the mine.
Company officials said the workman stepped backward and touched the wire with the back of his neck.
Mr. Ellis had been employed at the mine four months. He first came to Carbon county as a CCC enrollee from Ohio. He married Susie Florine Olsen five years ago and later reutrned to Ohio. They came back to Carbon county last January.
Surviving are his widow; a son, Gene; a daughter Janet, of Price and his father, Thomas H. Ellis of Galion, Ohio.
_______________________
-Ogden Standard-Examiner, Dec.4, 1942
CARBON COUNTY MAN ELECTROCUTED
PRICE, Dec. 4 (UP)- Thomas H. Ellis, 24, Price, was accidentally electrocuted yesterday when he touched a trolley wire in the Utah Fuel Co. mine at Sunnyside, it was reported here today.
Ellis stepped backwards and touched the wire with the back of his neck, company officials reported.
__________________________
-The Salt Lake Tribune, Dec. 4, 1942
TROLLEY WIRE ELECTROCUTES MINE HELPER
PRICE- Thomas H. Ellis, 24, of Price, a machinist's helper at the Utah Fuel company mine at Sunnyside, was electrocuted Thursday at 2:45 p.m. when he accidentally contacted a trolley wire in the mine.
Company officials said the workman stepped backward and touched the wire with the back of his neck.
Mr. Ellis had been employed at the mine four months. He first came to Carbon county as a CCC enrollee from Ohio. He married Susie Florine Olsen five years ago and later reutrned to Ohio. They came back to Carbon county last January.
Surviving are his widow; a son, Gene; a daughter Janet, of Price and his father, Thomas H. Ellis of Galion, Ohio.
Thomas Harry Ellis was born in Galion, Ohio, a son of Thomas Harry Sr and Elizabeth Nichols Ellis. He married Susie Florine Olsen. He was a "driller" in the coal mine, and died due to electocution. Thomas was a semi-professional football player in Ohio.
_______________________
-Ogden Standard-Examiner, Dec.4, 1942
CARBON COUNTY MAN ELECTROCUTED
PRICE, Dec. 4 (UP)- Thomas H. Ellis, 24, Price, was accidentally electrocuted yesterday when he touched a trolley wire in the Utah Fuel Co. mine at Sunnyside, it was reported here today.
Ellis stepped backwards and touched the wire with the back of his neck, company officials reported.
__________________________
-The Salt Lake Tribune, Dec. 4, 1942
TROLLEY WIRE ELECTROCUTES MINE HELPER
PRICE- Thomas H. Ellis, 24, of Price, a machinist's helper at the Utah Fuel company mine at Sunnyside, was electrocuted Thursday at 2:45 p.m. when he accidentally contacted a trolley wire in the mine.
Company officials said the workman stepped backward and touched the wire with the back of his neck.
Mr. Ellis had been employed at the mine four months. He first came to Carbon county as a CCC enrollee from Ohio. He married Susie Florine Olsen five years ago and later reutrned to Ohio. They came back to Carbon county last January.
Surviving are his widow; a son, Gene; a daughter Janet, of Price and his father, Thomas H. Ellis of Galion, Ohio.
_______________________
-Ogden Standard-Examiner, Dec.4, 1942
CARBON COUNTY MAN ELECTROCUTED
PRICE, Dec. 4 (UP)- Thomas H. Ellis, 24, Price, was accidentally electrocuted yesterday when he touched a trolley wire in the Utah Fuel Co. mine at Sunnyside, it was reported here today.
Ellis stepped backwards and touched the wire with the back of his neck, company officials reported.
__________________________
-The Salt Lake Tribune, Dec. 4, 1942
TROLLEY WIRE ELECTROCUTES MINE HELPER
PRICE- Thomas H. Ellis, 24, of Price, a machinist's helper at the Utah Fuel company mine at Sunnyside, was electrocuted Thursday at 2:45 p.m. when he accidentally contacted a trolley wire in the mine.
Company officials said the workman stepped backward and touched the wire with the back of his neck.
Mr. Ellis had been employed at the mine four months. He first came to Carbon county as a CCC enrollee from Ohio. He married Susie Florine Olsen five years ago and later reutrned to Ohio. They came back to Carbon county last January.
Surviving are his widow; a son, Gene; a daughter Janet, of Price and his father, Thomas H. Ellis of Galion, Ohio.
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
