Fannin County Obituaries

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Obituaries
Edgar Abernathy, Susan Johnson, A.F. Wiggs, Laura Martin, Cornelius Fletcher,
J.A. Kincaid, J.S.Dorset, Sarah Ellen Jones, Lizzie Freeman, Betsey Wheless,
Mrs. B.F. Burton, Smith B.Scott, "Grandpa Carson" ,Betsy Ann Grogan,
Capt. C.Z.Bridge, Mrs. R.W.Tarpley, Nancy Elizabeth Summers

Abstracted from the "Bonham News" 1913, 23 Dec: "Edgar Abernathy
capt. Mesa Fire Station, age 35/36; never married; son of J.B.
Abernathy; died in El Paso, Sunday; buried Bonham; brother Raleigh
Abernathy; 3 times elected to office of City Tax Assessor.
Abstracted from the "Bonham News" 1913, 30 Dec: Mrs. Susan Johnson,
wife of Brother J.B. Johnson died; "Ivanhoe" column;    Abstracted
from "Bonham News" 19 Dec 1913: Mrs. Susan _? Johnson of Ivanhoe
died Tues.' erysipelas & blood poison; services at Grove Hill abt. 10
mi. south of Bonham; Methodist church; services Rev John Gaines, of
Presbyterian Church; would have been 67 in spring; born 1847 in South
Carolina; to Texas 30 yrs ago. Hus. and 6 children survive her:
John Johnson of Ivanhoe, Rev. H.B. Johnson of Iowa Park; Mrs. Lillie
Smith of Augie; Mrs. Etta Burnett of Princeton; Hunt County; S.G.
Johnson of 4 mi. north of Wolfe City and Charlie Johnson of Okla.
member Cumberland Presbyterian church.
Abstracted from the "Bonham News" 1913, 31 Oct.: Mr. A.F. Wiggs died
Wednesday, at residence in nw Bonham; services Rev. Warren T.
Whiteside, 1st Methodist Church; bur. Willow Wild Cem.; Born 9 Aug
1839; To Texas 1848; in 1861 enlisted in CSA, Jefferson, Texas in
Hood's Brigade til 1864; To Bonham 1870; married Permelia HAYS;
Postmaster at Roanoke, Texas 5 yrs.; returned to Bonham; Eight
children, 5 living: Mrs. Nannie BABB, Bonham; Mrs. H. CHAIN,
Clarksville; Mrs. F.H. WHITE, Bonham, F.F. Wiggs and Virginia WIGGS
of McKinney; Two cousins, Mr. Wright RAINEY of Bonham, Mrs. J. T.
THOMPSON of Honey Grove; one niece at Jolly, Mrs. Geo MYERS; a cousin
in Calif.; half brother unknown whereabouts. Member of Methodist
church 15 yrs & of Sul Ross Camp of Confederate veterans.
Abstracted from the "Bonham News" 1913, Tues. 29 July.: Mrs. Laura
Martin died Monday, services Rev. E.W. Williams, 1st Presbyterian
Church; burial Willow Wild Cem.; Born 1852 Greenville, Ky.; maiden
name BRIVENDINE; married Harry Martin 1872 in Greenville; to Bonham
1880; 2 children: Mrs. Henry HOLLAND ; Mr. Ellington B. Martin of
Racine, Wisconsin; hus. died 6 yrs ago last Feb.; she succeeded him
for 4 yrs. as postmaster;
Abstracted from the "Bonham News" 1913, 23 Sept 1913:   Dallas, Texas
19 Sept 1913: Cornelius Fletcher, age 79, died at family home, 1706
Hickory St. yesterday; survivors: widow and 4 daughters: Mrs. W. R.
Mott and Mrs. A.R. Kruegal of Dallas, Mr. A. V. Coleman of Terrell
and Sister Xavier of St Joseph's Academy of Sherman; 2 sons:   W.T.
Fletcher of Houston & J.J. Fletcher of Vineyard, Texas; resident of
Dallas 13 yrs coming from Houston and had resided at Bonham; service
at St. Patrick's church on So. Harwood, Father P. M. Donahoe; burial
Oakland Cemetery
Abstracted from the "Bonham News" 1913, 3 Oct.:   Dallas, Texas 3 Oct
1913: Mr. J.A. Kincaid died at home on West 11th; burial at Willow
Wild by Odd Fellows; cause kidney and heart trouble; born near Dodd
City 6 Feb 1856; to Bonham abt. 25 yrs ago; grocery business; member
1st Presbyterian church; survivors: Mrs. Kincaid, Miss Florence
Kincaid and Ray Kincaid of Bonham and John Kincaid of Dallas. Also
member Woodmen.
Abstracted from the "Bonham News" 1913, 9 Dec.: Dr. J.S. Dorset of
Bonham died at home on West 5th St. Sunday; lived here since 1869;
president of Bonham Ice Co.; born Culpepper, Virginia 25 Aug 1833;
married Bertha Bird Moore of Charlottesville, Virginia; 5 living
children: M.C. Dorsett of Sherman, Mrs. J.W. Owens of Tulsa, Ok.;
Speers Dorsett of Texarkana; D.H. Dorsett of Thurber and Mrs. Frank
Sweet of Bonham. One child died at 17 yrs. William Sheppard
Dorsett; One sister in Virginia, Miss Lelia Dorsett; His wife died
23 yrs. ago. Graduated Long Island College, New York; superintendent
of State Asylum at Austln; member of Roman Catholic church

Abstracted from the "Bonham News" 19 Sept 1913 & 23 Sept: Mrs. Sarah
Ellen Jones died at home of her son, John S. Jones in east Bonham,
Wednesday; age 87; maiden name Steele; born Knox Co., Tenn., 14
April 1826; married at age of 16 to Amos Hardin; he died in
confederacy 1863 wounded at Murfreesboro; This union borne 5
children: N. S. Hardin of Lamasco, J.D. Hardin of Bonham, Mrs. Alice
Billings of Delta Co., Texas, & 2 daughters dead in infancy; to
Fannin co., Texas near Dodd City in 1869; married C.C. Jones; to
Edhube and finally to Bonham. Mr. Jones died 3 yrs ago; 2 children
of 2nd marriage: John S. Jones of Bonham and Mrs. Ella Tweedy of
Little Rock Ark.; member Presbyterian church; Buried Inglish Cem.
beside husband.
Abstracted from "Bonham News" Fri, 5 Dec 1913: Mrs. Lizzie Freeman,
died 17 Nov 1913; burial at New Hope; services Bro. G.W. Eller; born
near Nashville, Tn. 12 jan 1844; married E.P. Freeman 1867; to Texas
1877; they "have lived mostly in Fannin"; moved to vicinity 17 yrs.
ago; Methodist Also: 28 Nov 1913: died at home of son-in-law J. W.
Cummings on the 17th, age 19.
Abstracted from "Bonham News" Fri, 5 Dec 1913: "Carson" column:
Mrs. Betsy (E.A.) Wheless, age 51, died 26 Nov 1913; buried Gum
Spring Cem.; survivors: husband and 7 children; 3 in county and
other 4 in Louisiana; Tom Wheless and Mrs. Lula Collins of
Louisiana; attending were J.P. Wheless, Solon Wheless, Sandford
Wheless of Sash, Jesse Shrums, Fate Wheless, Forest Wheless of
Telephone; same issue in County News: Mrs. Lula Collins of Minden,
Louisiana refere to mom as Mrs. J.N. Wheless; Dec 16 Local
Happenings refers to Mrs. E.A. Wheless (Elizabeth? since her name was
Betsy?) and B.T. Wheless seems to be the Tom Wheless returning to
Louisiana
Abstracted from "Bonham News" 12 Dec 1913: Mrs. B.F. Burton died;
services Rev. C.C. Hazlip of Edhube; burial Hampton cem. Born Adair,
Co., Kentucky 3 July 1852; married W.D.Burton 9 Jan 1868; 6 children
(3 boys, 3 girls); 2 girls & a boy deceased; survivors: husband, 1
girl, 2 boys; died 8 Dec 1913
Abstracted from "Bonham News" 23 Dec 1913: Mr. Smith B. Scott died at
home, West 10th St., Friday; services Rev. Chas. Schooner; Christian
church; burial Willow Wild; "circulator of Fort Worth Record"; born
1838, Missouri, To Texas 1850 to Grayson; in CSA 4 yrs.;
harness/saddle maker; survivors: wife and 5 children: Miss Lou
Scott, Mrs. W. C. Wright, Ross Scott, Earl Scott & Miss Mary Scott
Abstracted from "Bonham News" 23 Dec 1913: Grandpa Carson of Mud
Branch died Tues, 16 Dec.; buried Telephone.
Abstracted from "Bonham News" 2 Dec 1913: "Ravenna" column: aunt
Betsy Ann Grogan, resident of 56 yrs. died Kemp, Bryan Co., Okla a
few days ago; married to Uncle Drewry Grogan in West Virginia during
the 1830s; to Texas 1855 to near Gober; 14 children: 3 boys, 11
girls; died at home of son-in-law Enoch Haggard; husband died 10 to
12 yrs ago at age 92; both members of Christian Church & heard
founder Alexander Campbell; she was 95 yrs 9 mos 24 days; eldest son
died at age 75; husband born N.C. in 1805; maiden name was Wigall, b.
1818 West Virginia; adopted and raised a boy: James Schultz
Abstracted from 2 Dec 1913 "Bonham News": Capt. C.Z. Bridge of
Windom died Sunday at home; buried Bralley Pool Cem.; father of Dr.
Bridge of Bonham and former sheriff Charles Bridge of this county;
son Roy lives in Dallas.
Abstracted from 2 Dec 1913 "Bonham News": Mrs. R.W. Tarpley died in
Edhube at home Saturday;services Rev. Bonnie Grimes of Honey Grove,
Baptist Church,; buried Arledge Cem.
Abstracted from 2 Dec 1913 "Bonham News": Nancy Elizabeth Summers
born 2 Oct 1847, Tn; married 17 Jan 1870; 8 children with 7
surviviing: Mrs. R.W. Jones, Mrs. J.P. Havton; Mrsw. A.C. Hays, Mr.
J. Lee, Jas. A. and Walter & Edgar all of this county; longtime
correspondent of the News; member Woodsmen Circle

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