Abstracted from the "Bonham News"17
March 1908: Mrs. J.S. Row died near Bantam, Sunday, consumption;
age 27; survivors: husband & 3 children.
Abstracted from the "Bonham News"17
March 1908: Mrs. W.A. Richardson died at home Honey Grove; age 57;
survivors: husband & 7 children; Baptist
Abstracted from the "Bonham News" Fannin
Co., Tx.,20 March 1908:
Rev. Walter Scott Splawn of 1st Baptist
church died Tues.; Bright's disease;Services: Rev. Forest Smith of Sherman,
Revs. Stuckey & Taylor; Knight's Templar; buried Louisville, Kentucky;
born Mill Spring, Polk Co., N.C. 1858; graduated Wilver Creek 1884;
Louisberg Theological Seminary; married Miss Annie Bacon, Louisville, Kentucky
9 Feb 1892;his mother: Miss Jane Waldrop; survivors: wife,
son & daughter;1895 to Gainesville then to Bonham.
Abstracted from the "Bonham News" Fannin
Co., TX., 20 March 1908: William David Estes died Tues. at home near Ector;
native Smith Co., Tn.; born 29 Oct 1838; father David Estes died Bayou
Plaquemine, Louisiana May 1839; mother married Wm. Patrick Evans 1 Sept
1846; to Kentucky 1849; to Texas 1857 with uncle Washington Estes; 1859
to Kentucky; in CSA under Bedford Forest; to Texas 1869 from Ky.; 1st wife:
Annie Hancock of Muhlengerg Co., Kentucky; she died 1881; no children;
1883 married Miss Annie Dewitt of Fannin Co.; survivors: wife and 2 children:
Grover and Lillian, sister Mrs. Wm. Bagley of McKinney; half sister Mrs.
John P. Spotts of Bonham; was half brother to John C. Evans (deceased),
submitted by stepbrother W.A. Evans
Abstracted from the "Bonham News" Fannin
Co., Tx. 20 March 1908: Linton, Indiana: George Graby, Wm. Myers, Peter
Simmons died 17 March in powder mill explosion at Coalmont
Abstracted from the "Bonham News"
Fannin Co., Tx. 24 March 1908: Abram King, age 54,died at home at Yew north
of Honey Grove, Friday last; unmarried; survivors: 2 sisters, 1 brother,
nephew Roy
Abstracted from the "Bonham News" Fannin
Co., Tx., 27 March 1908: Emma McBroom, age 26, single, died Tues at home
near Windom; consumption; buried Bethel cemetery, Trenton. (She was Mary
Emma McBroom and Bethel is in Grayson County, south of Whitewright)
Abstracted from the "Bonham News" Fannin
Co., Tx. 31 March 1908:
Mrs. Harris Cox,age 27, died yesterday
at home of parents Mr.&Mrs. L. Weathersby; consumption; nee Omega Weathersby;
survivors: husband & 2 daughters: educated Carlton College; Presbyterian;
buried Willow Wild
Abstracted from the "Bonham News" Fannin
Co., Tx., 31 March 1908: Mrs. J.H. Dickerson, age 21,died at Anthony
last Thursday: survivors; days old infant
Abstracted from the "Bonham News" Fannin
Co., Tx. 31 March 1908:
Bunyan Whitt, died from 30' fall; lineman
for telephone co.; buried Arledge Ridge cemetery; son of Mr. & Mrs.
D.C. Whitt; about age 22
Abstracted from the "Bonham News" Fannin
Co., Tx. 7 April 1908: Mrs. A.E. McClary died Roberta, Oklahoma last Thursday;
daughter Mr.& Mrs.E.E. Ferrell of Bonham.
Abstracted from the "Bonham News"
Fannin Co., Tx., 7 April 1908:
"Ladonia News" Col.C.W.T. Weldon
died yesterday; born Virginia (bottom of article torn off)
Abstracted from the "Bonham News" Fannin
Co., Tx. 7 April 1908: Mrs. J.J. Graham,age 64, died East 4th St.,Friday
last; buried Willow Wild cem.;native of Missouri; married 1872 to J.J.
Graham; 2 children: Mrs. Jake Myers; Mrs. Bob Allen; Baptist;
brother: J.S. Hill of Randolph;sister: Mrs. Bob Spelce
Abstracted from the "Bonham News"Fannin
Co., Tx. 10 April 1908: J.C. Hulsey, died Tulia in west Texas, last
night; to Tulia last year; had resided Hunt and Fannin Cos.; Presbyterian,
Mason, Odd Fellow; brother in law Rev. J.G. Nicholson.
Abstracted from the "Bonham News" Fannin
Co., Tx. 10 April 1908:
Mrs. W.B. Cox died Holland, Texas,
Tues.; sister Mrs. A.J. Stevenson
Abstracted from the "Bonham News" Fannin
Co., Tx. 10 April 1908:Mrs.J.B. Bankston died Bantam, Wed.; buried
Windom
Abstracted from the "Bonham News" Fannin
Co., Tx. 24 April 1908:Card of thanks: Mrs. Lucinda Garrett (died
17 April according to "Randolph" column) mother of Mr. & Mrs. Weep
Garrett, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Britton, Mrs. Laura Cobb, Harvey Garrett.
Abstracted from the "Bonham News" Fannin
Co., Tx 24 April 1908: Mrs.Addison Clark died California; buried
Thorps Spring; nee Sallie McQuigg; educated Carlton College; husband Addison,
preacher &educator
Abstracted from the "Bonham News"
Fannin Co., Tx. 24 April 1908:
"Monkstown & Union Grove"
Mr. S.L. Word of Monkstown died last Thurs.; consumption, native of Georgia;
in CSA for Ga.; survivors: wife & grown children
Abstracted from the "Bonham News" Fannin
Co., Tx. 24 April 1908:
John O. Austin, age 90, died last Monday
at home of Mrs. Cashion;
here 60 years; member Christina church;
inventor
Abstracted from the "Bonham News" Fannin
Co., Tx. 28 April 1908:
Mrs. Geo. A. Preston of Bonham, pioneer,
died San Antonio, Texas last Monday; daughter Mrs. A.B. Kennedy; daughter
(youngest) Alice; husband also survives; buried Willow Wild cem.; services
Rev. Richard Morgan, Episcopal church;daughter of early pioneers Mr. and
Mrs. C.C. Alexander; toClarksville 1845; born Martha Susan in Paris,Texas
16 July 1850; 1853 to Bonham; father merchant; father died during civil
war; mother married Capt. S.B. Allen; mother is 81 years old; married 1872
G.A. Preston; 6children, 3 living: Mrs. A.B. Kennedy, Mr. Jack & Alice
Abstracted from the "Bonham News" Fannin
Co., Tx. 5 May 1908:
¨"Valley Creek" Miss Lela Watson
died, consumption; buried Valley Creek cem.; services: Rev. Anderson
Abstracted from the "Bonham News" Fannin
Co., Tx. 1 May 1908:
"Edhube" Mrs. John Newton died
Sunday; buried Hampton graveyard; services Rev. Rosser of Randolph
Abstracted from the "Bonham News"
Fannin Co., Tx.1 May 1908: Mrs.E.H. Smith died Tues. at home
of Daughter Mrs. Henry Gale; lived
at Dodd City; services J.H. Rosecrans;
buried Willow Wild cem.;
daughter of Dr. Wm. Whisett; born Glasgow,
Kentucky; 19 March
1843; toTexas 1850; married Joshua
L. Smith 1861; also 8 May Tribute by T.C. Blakey, M.D. for Mrs. Elizabeth
"Bettie" Smith says she died 29 April; 3 children; W.W. of Bennington,
Oklahoma; Mrs. Wm. Yowell of Dodd City & Mrs. H. Gale of Bonham; 2
great grand children; Methodist; one brother: Hade Whisett of Dodd
City; one sister: Mrs. Tom Collins of Ft. Smith, Ark.
Abstracted from the "Bonham News" Fannin
Co., Tx. 1 May 1908: John A. Saunders age 54, died Wed. of exposure
& fall in lake near Spies; native of Kentucky; services: Rev.
H.L. Walker: Odd Fellow; survivors: wife & children, borther:
Dixie Saunders, cousin Jno. C. Saunders
Abstracted from the "Bonham News" Fannin
Co., Tx. 10 April 1908:
"Orangeville" column: Jesse Friend,
age 23 died in hospital,
Oklahoma City , Friday before last;
brother: Durand of Bowling
Green, Kentucky; buried Trenton, Burns
cemetery.
Abstracted from the "Bonham News" Fannin
Co., Tx. 10 April 1908:
"Orangeville" column: Haden Summers,
age about 40, died Wed.,
consumption/pneumonia; buried Burns
cem.; survivors : mother, 3
brothers: John, Will, Spence:
3 sisters: Hayes, Rains, Gurney; all
of near Trenton; also in 14 Apr "Trenton
News"
Abstracted from the "Bonham News" Fannin
Co., Tx. 14 April 1908:
Mrs. J. H. Harris, age 35, died Tues,
Spies Switch, consumption,
survivors: husband & 6 children
Abstracted from the "Bonham News" Fannin
Co., Tx. 21 April 1908:
Mrs. Mattie T. Norman, wife of J.B.,
daughter of M.L. & Mary Taylor,
died Tues, near Trenton, 14 April;
age 39 on 18th; Baptist; funeral
at Trenton; had children
Abstracted from the "Bonham News" Fannin
Co., Tx. 12 May 1908: John Wm. Howard age 86, died Sunday at
home of son S.B.; services 1st Christian church; buried Willow Wild; born
Tompkinsville;, Monroe Co., Kentucky, 13 April 1822; lived in Jimtown &
Glasgow also; married Miss Martha Jane Whitney, Jimtown, 20 Oct 1845; 3
children: Mrs. S.B. Scott; Mrs. M.J. Collins; S.B. Howard; this wife
died 1853; married Feb 1855 Miss Lucy Ann Duncan; she died 13 Jan 1892
Bonham;to Texas 1861; saddlery business; baptized 22 Aug 1842 Hopkinsville,Ky;
treasurer of congregation
Abstracted from the "Bonham News" Fannin
Co., Tx. 15 May 1908: Mrs.Jim Hill died at home of father Mr.
Selby, 9 April, services: Rev.
Rosser of Randolph; buried Grove Hill
cem.
Abstracted from the "Bonham News" Fannin
Co., Tx. 19 May 1908:
"Spring Hill" Mrs. George Smith
of Lone Elm died; heart failure;
survivors: one son
(another
Mrs. George Smith obituary)
Abstracted from the "Bonham News" Fannin
Co., Tx. 22 May 1908:
Mrs. R. H. Crabb, wife of Dr. Crabb
of Leonard, died in childbirth;
Wed., buried Leonard cem.
Abstracted from the "Bonham News" Fannin
Co., Tx. 26 May 1908:
Nat G. Saunders died Allen Mem. Hospital,
Sunday,; Woodmen; from
Kentucky; blacksmith: survivors:
wife & 3 children
Abstracted from the "Bonham News" Fannin
Co., Tx. 29 May 1908:
"Orangeville" column: Bedford
Lawrence, age 62, buried Burns cem.
Beside wife; services : Rev. Hazel,
Baptist church
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