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Name: Roberts, John J.
Obituary Date: 06 Jan 1927
Volume: 1925-1927	Page: 084	Year: 1927
Date of Birth: 07 Apr 1855	Date of Death: 25 Dec 1926
Father: Thomas N. Roberts	Mother: Mary Jane Bussart
Comment: John L. Baxter and John Roberts, both residents of Columbus Grove, were fatally injured in Leipsic, Saturday morning, when a B & O south bound train hit their milk truck. The men were taken to St. Rita's hospital at Lima, where both died within a few hours. The truck was carried over a hundred feet down the tracks before the train came to a stop.Mr. Baxter was 27, while Mr. Roberts was about 73.
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