Date of Death: 24 Jan 1878
Subject: Julius Payton Fimple
Source: Savannah Reporter, Jan 1878
Robert Fimple in Monroe township, went to the neighbors to clean some beans and hemp seed. Returning home his 9-year old boy was sitting in a tub on the sack. The wagon ran against a stump, threw the boy out of the wagon and two wheels ran over him. He lived a few minutes. His mother had died six years before. It was one of the saddest accidents.
Source: Savannah Reporter, Jan 1878
There was quite a sad accident happened, Thursday evening, which caused the death of one of Robert Fimple's younger boys. The particulars are as follows: Mr. Fimple had been to Mr. Leidy's to clean some beans and hemp seed, and was returning home. The boy was sitting on a tub on top of the sack, and when near Elizabeth Miller's, one of the wheels struck a stump, and the boy was pitched out of the wagon, and two of the wheels ran over him. Mr. Fimple stopped the wagon as soon as possible, and picked the boy up. He only spoke a few words, and died in a few minutes. He was carried into Mrs. Miller's house, where he remained till the next day, and then he was taken to Long Branch Cemetery and buried. He was the youngest child. His mother died some six years ago. He was a favorite and pet of the family.