The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-12
BELOVED WOMAN
PASSES AVA
MRS. NJ. A. BEALT. PASSED PEACE
FULLY AWAY AT HOME OF
HER DAUGHTER.

| Mrs. NJ. A. Reall. aged 81 years,
ldied at the home OF her daughter.
Mrs. r. N. Griffin. on Oldham ave.
lnue Friday afternoon at five o'clock.
following an illness of several months
sduration. Until one year ago Mrs.
Beall was active. and retained her
faculties through the invalidism OF
one year. She was born in Green
burg. Kentucky. Oct. so. 1899. She
WAS we'll educated, taking her finish
ling course at Greenburg Academy.
That she made creditable student
was evidenced in the fact that she
WAS afterwards made a teacher in
the school OF her alma mater.
Mrs. Beail came ID Texas with her
parents in 1853 and moved first to
Dallas. where she was private
tutor in the home OF Col. Billy Miller.
In 1855, February Z. she was mar
8ried to Richard BeaIi OF Mt. Peak,
Ellis county. and there made her
home until 1909. when her husband
died, aud she came to Waxahaehie.
Her husband came to Ellis county
1851 and settled near Mammoth
] Springs at MI. Peak. The father Of
Mr.. ] ". Singleton, John II. Single
ton. also settled there. and the two
msn were schcoi mates IN Kentucky.
/ Il being a singular coincidence that
they became neighbors IN their new
Texas homes.
Mrs. BeaIi endured all the priya-
ftions OF the pioneer woman. and had
many experiences that made her an
Interesting character. Their home
being on the main road from Waxa-
hachie TO glebarne, ii was always
hospitahIe 10 strangers, and tourists
making overland trips, then the mode
ef transportation. were warmly well
coined to their fireside. Her children
recall hearing her tell OF the early
days when eastlemen we're passing
that way, spending the night In their
home, and entrnsting to her the
guardianship OF their money received
from their cattle trades. The cattle
we're then driven as far north as
Kansas City. and as far east as
Shreveport, La. They bought their
groceries from Houston.
The Beall homestead is still stand
ing at Mammoth Springs, ard the
lumber was hauled from Jefferson,
rexas. By OK team She lived in
me same house for forty-five years.
Her children have now among the
mementos OF her pioneer life beau |
tsfuI blanket which she woye during
the Civil war.
She was converted in her early
young womanheod and has since been
q member OF the Methodist church
Mrs. Beali was the stepmother Of
four children, and she taught them
to read and write She was the
mother of eight children, seven of
them living to be grown Only two
survive their mother, Mrs. E. FL
Griffin Of Waxahachie and the Hon.
Jack BeaII of Dallas. Nine grand
ert Griffin are the only grandchildren
survive George l.. Griffin and Rob-
ert Griffin are the only grandchildren
residing in Waxahachie. She is sur
viyed by two brothers, William Fl.
Pierce OF Whitewright and James II.
Pierce OF Washington, d c.
Five months ago Mrs. BeaIl was
sent to Dallas for medical treatment
in a sanitarium. She was brought
home seven weeks ago and was ten
derby cared for by her daughter and
son, Mrs. Griffin and Mr. Beall. hav-
ing also the best of professional at
'ention The funeral viii be held
from the residence OF Mrs. Z. H.
Griffin Sunday afternoon at three
0 'ciock.
Honorary pallbearers--Col. B. F.
Marchbanks. Hon. c. r.. Gibson. W.
a. BIard, Judge G, c. Groce. w. H.
Ellington, A. B. Forbes, osce Good
win. j. NJ. Alderdice. n. c. Phillips.
r. O. Cheatham, Rufe K Hendricks.
T. W. Sawyer, Judge J. C. Smith.
c. D. Pickett, Mark Smith, y d.
Kemble. T. A. Ferris, T. f. Thomp-
son. L. r. Buckner. r. T. Cole. Judge
At r. Temuieton. Judge ]. G. LunlD-
kins. J. F. Strickland. W. II. Fears.
j. V. Singleton. Tom Burleson. Geo.
r. Smith. Jesse Bunkley. Judge D.
f. Dunlap, DR. S. II. Watson, VIM.
Atkinson. w. e. sewell, Capt. r. A.
Keenan,, W. A. Martin, S. h. Rand
'ett, VIM. Stiles, Burr Martin. G. A.
Kirksey. r. 10. henner and Sam
Baudlett.
Active pallbearers--J. Lea CAM
mon, r. b. Williams, II. G. John