Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-03-20
Mr.. B. H. KNOWLES DEAD
Another Pioneer Entered Into Rest
After an Active and Use
full Life.

At 1880 o'clock on Saturday evening
Mr.. Benjamin Harrison Knowles
breathed his last at the home of his
son, Mr.. R. r. Knowles, in this city.
He had been in quite feeble health for
the past year or two and for some
time it had been known that the end
was only matter of few days. The
lforeknowledge of approaching dissolu-
ton, however, did not tighten the sor-
row OF the loved ones who watched
beside him, and who continued their
ministrations of love even to the end
BENJAMIN Harrison Knowles was
born in Auburn, Ala, July p, 1S41,
making him So years Z months q
days of age at the time of his death.
He came to Texas with his fathers
family at an early age and settled in
Coryell county, where he grew to
manhood. Those were truly the pion-
eer days of Texas, full of privations,
hardships and interspersed with stir
ring and dangerous times. That part
Of Texas was still infested with In
dians, as well as with a rough and law
less element that had come here from
the older states. Amid these stirring
scenes he grew TO manhood, and, like
the majority of the early settlers of
Texas, was of that rugged exterior
character of the times, yet with a
heart of oak as true as Furnished
steel. This characteristic remained
with him through life, and he was al
ways plain spoken, positive, man of
strong convictions, and with the moral
courage to take a decided stand on
every question. Yet with his rugged
exterior his heart was tender, and the
milk of human kindness abounded in
his bosom and he loved his fellow
men.
For several years during his young
manhood he was in the ranger service
on the Texas frontier and was in many
engagements and participated in many
an exciting affair that tried mems
metal. He resigned the ranger service
to enlist in the army and was as brave
soldier as fought in the lines OF the
grey.
He was a man of noble and gener-
Gus impulses and was charitable to a
fault. No worthy applicant was ever
turned from his door, and there are
many in Bryan who were the benei-
Charles Of his generosity.
He was married in Coryell county
to Miss Sarah A. Garrett in 1861, and
moved to Bryan with his family in
1867. For many years he was a dairy
man and stock raiser, and acquired a
competence for those dependent upon
! him He took an active interest in all
public affairs, contributes his full
quota to the growth and development
Of the town and community, and has
left his impress stamped upon the af-
fairs of the community that will last
as long as Bryan lives. His wife died
in 1897 and he is survived by only the
one son, with whom he made his home,
and who, with his family, has. the pro-
found sympathy Of neighbors and
friends.
He was laid to rest in the city GENE
terry at o'clock yesterday afternoon
from the home of his son. The serv-
ices at the home were conducted by
Rev j. n, Thomas, pastor of the
Christian church and concluded at
the grave by the Ancient Order of
United Workmen lodge, of which he
was an honored member. The pail
bearers We're Messrs. f. Wetter w. c.
! Wilcox, w. j. Walker, w. H. Walker,
d. c. Wick and A. w. Buchanan.