Charles Blakeley Rutledge
b.
11 Aug 1877
Boone, Boone Co., Iowa, USA
Boone, Boone Co., Iowa, USA
d.
11 Feb 1936
Moncks Corner, Berkeley Co., South Carolina, USA
Moncks Corner, Berkeley Co., South Carolina, USA
bur.
Spouses
General Information
1880 Census: Cedar Rapids, Linn Co., Iowa. Wagon Maker.
Steam locomotive engineer for Atlantic Coast Line.
Death: Hospital in Moncks Corner, South Carolina; he was the engineer on the Florida Special when an explosion killed the fireman. He stopped the train before jumping, saving hundreds of passengers.
Burial: Mount Hope Cem., Florence, South Carolina
Steam locomotive engineer for Atlantic Coast Line.
Death: Hospital in Moncks Corner, South Carolina; he was the engineer on the Florida Special when an explosion killed the fireman. He stopped the train before jumping, saving hundreds of passengers.
Burial: Mount Hope Cem., Florence, South Carolina
