Hi Carole, Robert Amburgey & wife Louisa Bailey moved to Washington state. 1930 Skagit Co., WA Census East Hamilton Precinct 13-13 AMBURGEY Robert Head M W 48 age 23 1st mg KY Stationary Engineer/Mill? Co Louisa wife F W 46 age 24 1st mg KY KY KY Robert, Jr. son M W 12 WA Ernest son M W 6 MN? I didn't find them in the 1920 census. Robert Amburgey died in a furnace accident at the Mill where he worked per a letter sent to the list back in 1998 by Robert George when he was visiting his family in Washington state. Warning, the letter is graphic! From: (Robert George while on vacation in Washington State) Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 17:52:28 -0700 Subject: Taulbee-Bailey-Amburgey Note: Emily, Catherine, and Louisa Bailey are daughters of Gabriel Bailey and Paulina Taulbee. Paulina is the daughter of Jefferson Davis Taulbee and Alice Temperance Hill. Delora is the daughter of Emily and my maternal grandmother. Sedor wolley [Washington], Route 3 Feb 4, 1939 Dear Cousin Delora: On Feb 1st at 3:30 in the morning, 1939, our father and husband, Robert Paris Amburgey passed away. He was night firing at Skagit Mill, Lyman, temporarily as his engineer job wasn't open, because the lumber mill was shut down. Only the shingle mill operates, but uses the water tube boiler in the lumber mill for steam. Somehow or other while he and the nite watchman were fixing the fuel shute, he fell thru the furace (sic!) opening in the floor to his death. The nite watchman had his back to dad when this happened, but heard his yell when he fell thru, attracting his attention. Due to the intense heat, his clothing burst into flames instantly and mercifully dad only lived a short instant. The watchman called for help turning water hose into [the] furnace at same time.The locomotive fireman sleeping on the boiler near rushed to his aid, but all they could do was keep water in furnace and save something to bury. The body was burned beyond recognition but was still intact. We could not & would not see it. He was burried Friday, Feb. 3rd at 2 P.P., 1939 in Union Cemetery Sedro-Wolley. The body was packed in cotton wrapped in a sheet and sealed in a metal container which was put in a casket of after the lining was removed. This was a terrible shock to us and has broken us all up. There was a big funeral at Lemley's Mortuary at Sedro with lots of very pretty wreathes, sprays and plants. Most everyone seemed so kind and understanding and this helped so much. It will be lonesome for a while, especially to mother. Dad left mother fairly well fixed with two insurance policies, $650 and $1000. She also has the ranch. Everything was willed to her years ago. The state allowed $150 for funeral, we pay the balance which amounts to about $150. The state will also give her $250 in cash shortly and $47.50 per month till next May when Ernest is 16. Then she will get $35.00/month until she dies. We yet have to write his brothers and sisters back East. We did not notify you or them before because nothing could be done or you could not see him and it was expensive for any one to come to far. We could not get hold of Lester for the funeral either. Aunt Catherine, Mary, Margaret, Little Catherine {Catherine's children] were here and helpful. Will close now hoping you write to mother soon. Yours Very Truely, Elbert, [Robert's son] Aunt Lou [Robert's wife] Frannie [Elbert's wife] Bob [Another son or Robert and Louisa] and Ernest [A third son] Louise On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 22:05:33 -0500 "Carole Bays" <acbays@mrtc.com> writes: > Anyone know about the Robert Amburgey and Lula Bailey family. Per > Breathitt County Marriages > > Lula Bailey age 17 Wolfe County d/o Paulina and Gabe Bailey > Robert Amburgey 21 Rowan County s/o Elijah Amburgey of Letcher > County > Sept. 22, 1903 Breathitt > > I can't find them. > > Gabriel Bailey and Paulina Taulbee page 54. > > 1900 Wolfe > Samuel Bailey 1876 > Martha R. 1881 > Elvin 1899 > > I believe this is Samuel Bailey son of Paulina and Gabriel Bailey, > next > to each other in the 1900 Wolfe Census and then I loose both of > them. > > Carole > ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!