He smoked a pipe. He used a butane lighter. He had just filled his lighter and lit his pipe. Not realising he had butane all over himself. He burst into flames. He received burns to 70% of his body. He died the next day.
He died from burns to over 70% of his body. He smoked a pipe and used a butane lighter. After refilling his lighter and not realising that he had soaked himself in butane he lit the lighter and exploded into flames.
He is married to Wilhelmina Alberta Jackman.
They got married on December 28, 1916 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA, he was 21 years old.Source 14
Child(ren):
Ralph Stanley Rodgers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wilhelmina Alberta Jackman |
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