Train Tragedy

Ruben Jerome Gage was born in 1882 at Halfmoon, NY to George W Gage & Lydia Palmer, and via his mother's side, he traces back Hezekiah Rogers Jr & Hannah Vincent.

In 1909, he married Henrietta 'Etta' Alberts, the daughter of Orlando Alberts & Sarah Barnhart who died in 1943. They had 2 children - RubyEtta who died with her father & Albert who died in 1963.

courtesy of Thomas Dunne - Find A Grave

Ballston Spa Daily Journal, Mon, 11 Oct 1920
Father And Child Killed - Reuben Gage and Daughter Hit by D&H Train at Round Lake
Round Lake, Oct 11 - Reuben Gage, aged thirty years, and his daughter, Ruby Gage, eight years old, were instantly killed on Saturday afternoon, when their motor truck was struck by a Mechanicville bound Delaware and Hudson passenger train on the Round Lake station crossing. Mr Gage was driving toward Round Lake to get a load of sand. A string of freight cars standing at the crossing hid the view of the approaching train from the view of the driver until the truck was almost on the tracks in front of the train. Mr Gage was employed in Schenectady where he had lived until two years ago when the family moved to Round Lake. He leaves a wife; one son Albert; his parents Mr and Mrs George W Gage; and two sisters, Mrs Charles Selig and Mrs Raymond Fuller of Round Lake. The funeral of Mr Gage and his daughter will take place tomorrow afternoon at one o'clock. Burial will be in Vale Cemetery, Schenectady.

Times Union, Mon, 30 Sep 1963
GAGE - Sept 27, 1963, Albert G Gage of 469 Hamilton St. Husband of Margaret Kennedy, father of Jacqueline Gage, stepfather of Marie Katherine Robles. funeral services, private from the Magin & Keegan Funeral Home, 891 Madison Ave. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the funeral home Monday evening from 7 to 9 o'clock.