James Bunyan McHone Born: April, 1885 Place: Anthony, Harper County, Kansas Died: May 11, 1935 Place: Linn County, Kansas KANSANS DIE IN CRASH Suffer Fatal Injuries in Car-truck Crackup Mound City, Kansas..May 13, 1935 (UP) Mr. and Mrs. J.B. McHone of Goodrich were injured fatally in a collision between their car and a truck driven by A.T. Nelson of Drexel, MO. Nelson was not hurt. McHone died almost instanly and Mrs. McHone died yesterday. CRASH KILLS FARM COUPLE Mr. and Mrs. J. B. McHone, Linn County, Kansas, Are Victims Mound City, Kansas, May 12 - J. B. McHone, Linn County, Kansas farmer, was killed and his wife, Mrs. Delia McHone, was injured fatally last night in a motor car accident at the intersection of State Highway No. 7 and a county road three miles north of here. Each was 50 years old. The McHone car collided with a truck driven by A. T. Nelson, Drexel. Mr. Nelson was not injured although he suffered from shock. Mrs. McHone died in a Fort Scott hospital this morning. The McHones lived near Goodrich. Surviving them are four daughters, Mrs. Iva Jane Ball, Mrs. Elmira Trautman, both of Centerville, Kansas, and Miss Lena McHone and Miss Lucy McHone, both of the home, and four sons, Ollie McHone, John McHone, Freeman McHone and Eldon Nation, all of Centerville. Source: Kansas City Times, Monday, May 13, 1935. Genealogical Identification James Bunyan (J. B.) McHone Born: April 30, 1885 Died: May 11, 1935 Residence: Near Goodrich, Linn County, Kansas Cause of death: Automobile accident Delia Francis Wayne Nation McHone Born: October 30, 1884 Died: May 12, 1935 Place of death: Fort Scott hospital, Kansas Cause of death: Injuries sustained in the automobile accident The full names and birth dates above are supplied from the McHone family research, not from the newspaper clipping itself. Historical note: This article establishes that James Bunyan McHone died at the accident scene on May 11, 1935, and his wife, Delia, died the following morning, May 12, at a Fort Scott hospital. It also identifies eight surviving children, including Ollie McHone, who later served aboard the USS Indianapolis and died when the ship was sunk on July 30, 1945. This transcription can be incorporated into your McHone family history under the heading “The Tragic Deaths of James Bunyan and Delia McHone - May 1935.” Burial: Linville Cemetery, La Cygne, Linn, Kansas, United States Facts Residence: Date: 1900 Location: ED 52 Jamesville Township Hamilton village, Greenwood, Kansas, United States Residence: Date: 1900 Location: Jamesville Township Hamilton village, Greenwood, Kansas, United States Marriage: Date: 4/29/1910 Location: Eureka,Greenwood,Ks Residence Date: 1910 Location: Salem, Kansas ---------- Residence Date: 1910 Location: Salem, Greenwood, Kansas, United States Residence Date: 1920 Location: Sherman, Crawford, Kansas, United State ---------- Marriage Date: 11/8/1926 Location: Girard,Crawford,Ks Marriage: Date: 1927 Location: Girard, Kansas ---------- Parents John Chandler McHone Lifespan: 1841 - 1923 Birthplace: Iowa, United States Amanda Lifespan: 1848 - 1964 Birthplace: Greene, Illinois, United States ---------- James Bunyan McHone Spouses Orie Ruark Born: 4/1887 Location: El Dorado, Butler, Kansas, United States ---------- Delia Francis Wayne Born: 10/1884 Location: Mound City, Linn, Kansas, United States ---------- James Bunyan McHone Children Raleigh Wayne Mc Hone Born: 2/1911 Location: Greenwood, Ks ---------- Ollie Mc Hone Born: 3/1912 Location: Greenwood, Kansas, United States ---------- Lena Bessie McHone Born: 8/1913 Location: Lewis, Idaho, United States ---------- Josephine Eliza Mchone Born: 8/1915 Location: Walla Walla, Washington, United States ---------- John Frank McHone Born: 8/1917 Location: Kooskia, Idaho, Idaho, United States ---------- Freeman Lee McHone Born: 1920 Location: Kansas ---------- Lucy Goodall Born: 8/1921 Location: Hammond, Bourbon, Kansas, United States