Young Henry was very tall and worked for the Oak Park Elevated Train Company. About age 17 (1906), he was checking out a window for arrivals and got hit in the head by a close pole; there are no records now ~ 100 years later ~ unless maybe found in ancient, long-lost employee records or newspaper archives, as the poles WERE moved back from the tracks to prevent the same from ever happening again (data passed from Henry's sister, Ebba, and brother, Torey).
Henry was proud to be in the 2nd Infantry (home guard?) even after sustaining this permanent damage and did shakily sign a WW1 draft card, admitting "sickness" in 1918. He was cared for by his own family as long as possible, but died with bruises all over his body: a "cause & manner of death" that would be investigated today...died as in battle in the State Hospital at Elgin, May 18, 1933.
Never married, no children; tall, handsome Uncle Henry B. is buried by his parents.
Henry was proud to be in the 2nd Infantry (home guard?) even after sustaining this permanent damage and did shakily sign a WW1 draft card, admitting "sickness" in 1918. He was cared for by his own family as long as possible, but died with bruises all over his body: a "cause & manner of death" that would be investigated today...died as in battle in the State Hospital at Elgin, May 18, 1933.
Never married, no children; tall, handsome Uncle Henry B. is buried by his parents.
Young Henry was very tall and worked for the Oak Park Elevated Train Company. About age 17 (1906), he was checking out a window for arrivals and got hit in the head by a close pole; there are no records now ~ 100 years later ~ unless maybe found in ancient, long-lost employee records or newspaper archives, as the poles WERE moved back from the tracks to prevent the same from ever happening again (data passed from Henry's sister, Ebba, and brother, Torey).
Henry was proud to be in the 2nd Infantry (home guard?) even after sustaining this permanent damage and did shakily sign a WW1 draft card, admitting "sickness" in 1918. He was cared for by his own family as long as possible, but died with bruises all over his body: a "cause & manner of death" that would be investigated today...died as in battle in the State Hospital at Elgin, May 18, 1933.
Never married, no children; tall, handsome Uncle Henry B. is buried by his parents.
Henry was proud to be in the 2nd Infantry (home guard?) even after sustaining this permanent damage and did shakily sign a WW1 draft card, admitting "sickness" in 1918. He was cared for by his own family as long as possible, but died with bruises all over his body: a "cause & manner of death" that would be investigated today...died as in battle in the State Hospital at Elgin, May 18, 1933.
Never married, no children; tall, handsome Uncle Henry B. is buried by his parents.
