The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-25
FUNERAL Of GEN. BOONE.
4 Large Number Of Friends Followed
Remains to the Grave.
A SKETCH OF HIS LIFE AND WORK
Distinguished Jurist, He Nude
Ills Mark Upon State History.

Navaseta. Texas, May "a, .--Funeral scrv-
Ices for the late General IL. IL. Boone
were held at the family residence at IL
noon today, Rev. John Il. Dunn of Calver,
officiating. using the services OF the Epis-
copal church, aud one OF the longest fun
oral eortcEes ever witnessed In Grimes
county followed the distinguished citizen,
soldier aud statesman to his last resting
place iu the city cemetery. which alone
was a mighty testimony of the place this
hcnorcd man held in the hearts OF his
nc3shhors and friends
The pail bearers We're; I, c. Burlington,
W. w. Mcschum, Joha Wiley. ]. H. Free
man, ]. II. Stacey. John + Martin. II. c,
Mcmillan aud W. h. Barry,
The following is short sketch of his
long and eventful life;
The general camo from old and patriotic
ancestors OF Scotch origin and who were
forced TO seek new homes In a country on
account OF their religious convictions. His
father, Joseph Greene Boone. belonged TO
the historic Boone family Of North Caro-
''na' WHh' nus me'het' harftet N, la'ham'
Sasue rom N'u,uy STOCK from Nc" lark
n'"uS' ~ 49, tneN Hhmlgtateu aNa stttieH
~ Upton county, Wost Tennessee, where
Hannibal II. Boone first saw the light OF
day, February q, 1898, when that was
comparative wilderness. In lSts The family
removed 10 peSoto county Mississippi
where his mother died nino years later
~ 4No@ h's tatheri me subject OF thla
shV''u an' an oiaeF hrhtoor came TO leAaS
| 1hH Stoppsl at what was thth Known as
ROCK tsiaua neiSnbo'hood, Austin county
s'"'N Wafer county, ite began MS educa'
, 'iVli III tennessee stunned seine IN MissM
| siplh arg HhlHhta 81 AUSTIN college, hnntS-
! WV ''A"N Nihef NV. bhhlet bahef.
me n'st'hsalsh"d pioneer Presbyterian
fte"rh'r @io tVNhei Nhlle thete ne TOOK
| up 'he STUDY OF Jaw anH pursued that INC
| "n'" ~" received ms iicepse 10 practl'e
| Jaw 'honEh ne was lor'ei 10 leave schoo'
several months before NJ wHS to graduate
on account of me Illness 81 his father He
gave aheu' ionr wears nj MS attention to
| farming aud tcok up the practice OF law at
Hampstead In 1850
At tho outbreak of the war. Ike all true
patriots No was Aihohe IN" ntst TO take
up arms IN d"tenee Of his country and
served with marked distinction. He became
a private III The Confederate army IN Feb
ruary by "nlistins N Colonel John : tOld
| liipl Ford'N regiment. with which he pro
ceoded To tho RIO Grande frontier and as
sisted IN Tho capture of several Union
posts
Not wishing 10 do garrison duty he re-
signed ana returned home and then ga,
listed under CAPTAIN McBAde ana did duty
ON Dickinson haynu In Calves
ton county shortly hofotc b,s
term of enlistment ,xptrea NJ
was detailed Ia u.sist Mntor Ed,vin yallar
In raisinr n cavalry battalion r'lvo rnp,
,,ouics h,,nr ,aissd sn1 ~ fo,,,,nn,,a
1 totnod IA, ,,notbn, wslIr, ,.,,. r-,,,,,a,e.I -,
! iIut,nant c.,lor.,i a,,5 dec.,,-c, ,,,a. ,,,,,.
| mstnr mn, ,n,,n,,,,I soc ,tt,,,,.i "a s,,,-
| 49,; t,,,'',,,.,,',a -, ,in,s,,a., .,,
~, -, 80. , .. y. 'h'nu '"u n"m
=, ta,,tt ~ 49,, -, q, -
,,a ieNah anu ~ Nn'sis' 4n.!o'
- 90 s ,oce ~, IL
.''""'i - 900, "hsn nv ie,rtNe" t"e
" , "nieh h','iilou M" ior NJ INNING
| NJ 'iFul "' VI anu t"o ",se's mn 'nutnp
sur n""S a, ruruochp' la,, WINE ehhinlt'
,nR "uH'''nule praVety on tii' neiu 81 bat-
,l'' anu "as unht Tor iurtuer hFlh serN
ICE
Marrying MISS sue IL fordon OF wash
lnRtol, 81 hindry parish, Ia ho re-
MaRrndef for such Work as ms crpplod
oondlli"n would permit AMI WIS 'outeh-
crate soldier from the beginning TO the
close of thht bitter eiVil war
ne then settled at Anderson, TINS county.
and 10 partnership with !. g. SCnrcy. pruc-
ticci laW until he wnS made the nominee
Of Ihe democratic party and elected attor-
NY R'neiri VI ,tr e,aIe Va nc "uinihI ,l,i
,,'n otft,, as me- dIg atl amor i,,,ios a. tha
hlrhest notch of efficiency and made for