Albert Curtis Whitford, the son of Professor Albert Whitford, and his wife Chloe Curtis, was killed near Paton, N. M., June 27, 1902, while in the discharge of his duties as a conductor in the employ of the A., T. & St. Fe R. R.
He was born in Wasioja, Minn., April 12, 1862, and married to Luetta Harvey at Sandwich, Ill., Dec. 10, 1884. Four children were born to this union, all of whom are dead. The Newton Kenesan Republican of June 28 says of him: "A marked trait in his character was his conscientiousness and his attention to details, no matter how trifling. His reports were models of accuracy and his work was always done with promptness and absolute correctness. Among his friends he is held in high esteem, and his untimely death is deeply deplored."
