The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-03-31
BAR ASSOCIATION
ADOPT RESOLUTIONS
ON THE DEATH OF MRS. T. A
LEDBETTER-ELoQUENT EULo
GY BY. JUDGE RUSSELL.

of the death of Mrs T. A. Ledbet-
ter.
Thomas Norman, president of the
Ardmore bar presided, and nearly ev-
ery memter was present. Many
eulogized the memory of the. departed,
and Judge Stillwell H. Russell paid
special tribute to her, having been
personally acquainted for over sixty
years.
Following is the resolution passed
by the Ardmore bar:
Ardmore, Okla. March 80, 1911.
Hon. Thomas Norman,
President of the Ardmore Bar
Association,
Ardmore, Okla.
Strive, your committee, appoint
ed by you to draft suitable resolu'
tions expressive of the regret enter
tanned by the members of this asso-
citation upon learning of the death OF
Mrs. T. A. Ledbetter, beg leave to
submit the following:
Whereas, At o'clock of the morn
ing of this day, Thursday, March
80, 1911, death has again visited our
community and taken from among us
splendid woman, faithful wife,
devoted mother, and one whose ca
reer was so closely identified with all
that pertained to the growth of this
her adopted city and state, as well as
historically connected with the forma-
ton and development of the great
state of Texas, that we deem it fit
ting. as citizens and neighbors to in
this manner express our regret at
her departure from our presence for
ever.
The deceased was born in Fayette
county, Texas, sixty-seven years ago,
and was the daughter Of the Honor
able Joel w. Robson. who was in
truth one of the pioneers of Texas,
an intimate friend of Gen. Sam Hous'
ton. a soldier of the revolution that
separated Texas from Mexico, an ac-
tive participant in the final struggle
at San Jacinto, and the man who, in
his own person, captured upon the
| field of battle Santa Anna, the MeXi-
can tyrant and oppressor as well as
the general of all the armies of Mex
| leo. =
Early in life she married our fellow
townsman and neighbor, Mr.. T. A.
Ledbetter, who was the son Of Ham
ilton Ledbetter, another pioneer OF
Texas, having himself won splendid
name in assisting in wrestling from
Mexico the independence of Texas,
and aiding by his patriotism and fl
delity in the growth of that grand
state.
A number of children, sons and
daughters, were born of the union OF
4. A. Ledbetter and Almeida Robi-
son and about all of them have made
their homes in our midst, following
their parents here. Two Of them are
members of this bar, the Honorable
w. A. Ledbetter and Mr.. Hugh A. Led
better, both of whom are held in high
esteem by the bar of this county and
state, and one of whom, the senior
brother, aided in making the const-
tuition of this state, thereby securing
for this people the boon of statehood.
It is such ties as these that endear
the members of the legal profession
to the deceased and bring them into
deep sympathy with the loss sus-
tanned by her family and the COM
munity. Therefore be it
Resolved, By the members of the
Ardmore Bar Association that we do
deeply and sincerely deplore the
death of Mrs. 7. A. Ledbetter, whose
life was so entwined with all that
was good and pure and noble in wo
manhood, who as daughter of the
revolution of Texas was associated
with it's dearest traditions and who
as a mother has so largely contrib
uted. through her children, to the his
tory and development of our new
state, and it is our earnest wish that
her family feel that We share with
them their sad bereavement. There
fore be it
Resolved, That a copy of these
resolutions be spread upon the Jour
nal of this court and that copy be
delivered to the family and to the
local press for publication. And be it
further
Resolved, AS an additional mark of
our esteem and respect, that it is
the sense OF this bar that the district
court of Carter county, now in ses-
sion, do stand adjourned until after
the funeral Of the deceased and that
the members Of this association at