Robert R. Bingaman

1844 - 1866  (22 years)

• Name	Robert R. Bingaman
  Birth	1844
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Apr 1866  [1]
  Burial	Vincent Baptist Churchyard, Pikeland, Chester Co., PA
  	FindAGrave Memorial 120328947
  Person ID	I3628	EC Roots
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Frederick Bingaman,   b. 12 Nov 1815   d. 31 Jul 1906 (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Amanda Phillips,   b. 12 Jun 1819   d. 14 Mar 1907 (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F1218	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Newspaper Clipping, 7 Apr 1866, Village Record. ACCIDENT KILLED ON THE RAIL ROAD. - ROBERT BINGAMAN, a single man, about 22 years of age, son of Frederick Bingaman, Lionville, Chester county, was killed by accident on the through train from Washington to New York, in West Philadelphia, on Wednesday morning last. As the engine reached a small iron bridge, which crosses Haverford street, it ran off the track, and the additional force, caused by the wheels jumping over the sleepers, caused the bridge to give way. The engine, tender and Adams Express car were precipitated into the street below, and were piled up on top of each other. Mr. Bingaman, who was fireman on the train, went down with the engine, and was almost instantly killed - his head being almost torn from his body, and his remains presented a shocking appearance. The cars of course, were badly wrecked. The passengers on the train escaped without injury.