The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-22
DEATHS.

| lihRlSON.--Alineola. Texas, January
2l.--sA Morrison. justice of the peace fol
precinct No. &, died at his home in Pin,
Mills this morning.
| MARTIN. Kaufman TEXAS. January -
| Mr. win d. Martin died yesterday OF
pneumonia. He was "a years old. singl,
and lived with his widowed tstepmother
WILLIS. -Comanche, Texas, January
| 20.-The wife OF Mr.. Willis, six miles
northwest of town. died Thursday with
smallpox. Seven OF his family now
| have it.
| KlAbBRpt1GH.- Texas. January
19.--Mrs. j. e. Kimbrough the wife OF
prominent and wealthy business man
OF this city, died here today from the
results OF an operation performed yes
| terday.
GIBSON. --tHiisboro. Texas January 90
Miss Stella Gibson, aged IA, was found
dead in bed this morning. She had been
| in i'll health some time. Death is sup
posed TO have been due from heart fail
ure.
lWtllSBR. -Giddings Texas, January 10,
MIR August Weiser died at his home
near Lincoln on Friday night gIe was
sick only few days with black jaundice,
The deceased was a prosperous German
farmer.
GARRISON. --Ros sbud, Texas, January
2l.--'Geo. H. Garrison, a prominent gro
Gerry merchant Of this place. died last
night and WIS buried today in the Rose
bud cemetery. Deceased was sick only
a few days. He leaves a wife and ono
child.
ALLEN. Bremond Texas. January 81.
MIR A. A. Allen, a prominent citizen
of this place, died this morning at 6
O'Clock; the cause of his death being
in hp 10 nv foil tnp
over a stone signboani about six weeks
since.
CRAWFORD. -AAppleby, Texas, January
20.-lMr. John Crawford an old and re-
spected citizen of this county, died yes
terday OF consumption and was buried to-
day at North church. MIR. Crawford has
lived here for forty-one years He leaves
wife and six children.
SCoGGTNS.--Calvert. Texas. January 81
Mrs. Willissa Scoggins died at her home
in the Mount Vernon community. a few
miles from Calvert, yesterday morning.
She was member of prominent family
aad many FRIENDS together witch hqr rela-
hives mourn her death.
EVANs.--Waco, Texas. January al.
William @. Evans, aged 50 years. died
at his home, No. 922 North Thirteenth
street yesterday morning. The funeral
services were held this morning He was
married in lSi9 to Miss Salle Baker OF
Kentucky, who With four children sur
wives him, all living In Ghis thy. He had
lived in Texas about forty years was
member of the Baptist church for six
ty years.
ROBERTS 'Oorsicana, Texas. January
21.Mrs. America Roberts died at the
family hcme in this city last night, inter
ment occurring at Oalowolod cemetery az
4 o'clock this afternoon. Mrs. Roberts
had lived in This vicinity from her early
girlhcod. period OF over fifty years, and
was one OF &c best known and most
highly respected ladies' Of Navarro coun-
ty. Her death result ed from grief and
rostration, caused by the death from
pneumonia last week Of her son.
WATKINS, -,Brcnham Texas, January
2l.-Mrs Mary NJ Watkins died a.. 3
o'clock Sunday afternoon at Mrs Chris
tian's residence in the seventy fourth
year OF her age. The funeral occurred
from the Methodist church Monday after
noon at 3 o'clock and interment at Prai-
rie Lea cemetery. Deceased WAS thq
Tellct Of Or. Watkins, for many years
a prominent citizen OF Brennan, and one
who helped to stay the ravages of the
yellow fever which devastated this city
and section in 1867. Mrs. watkins was
the mother of six children. all save one
CT whom preceded her to the tomb.
LANE. Denton, Texas, January 90
r. l.. Lane. an old prominent and re-
spected citizen Of the country southwest
OF this city. died at mis- home last night
of old age being at the time Of his dea h
pact 70 years old. Mir. lime was vet
Gran OF TWO wars, his frst being the war
with Mexico in 1915, in which he served
with the United States. and the civil
war. in which he served throughout the
unpleasantness with the COnfedeg rate
States Of America. The inlerment TOOK
place toby and was attended by many OF
his old comrades at arms. He was
memoer OF sui Ross camp, Unrted Con
federate Veterans, Of this city.