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Page 5-A
Deaths Reported
in 1870s Fort Worth Newspapers
Abstracted
by Rita Martin, Fort Worth, Texas.
Used with permission.
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During these days only a brief
notice of death appeared in the newspapers. |
Fort Worth Democrat, Tues. 2
Sept. 1872, pg. 4, col. 3
Aldrich Bartels, 20 mos., funeral from residence of
Dr. Burns.
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Fort Worth Democrat, Sat. 25
Jan. 1873, pg. 3, col. 5
Mary Caroline Barnett, 3 yrs, 2 mo. died Nov. 19,
1872. dau. Moses and Angeline Barnett.
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Fort Worth Democrat, Sat. 25
Jan. 1873, pg. 3, col. 5
Geo. W. Barnett, 10 months, died Nov. 26, 1872; son
of Moses and Angeline Barnett
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Fort Worth Democrat, Sat. 26
April 1873, pg. 2, col. 2
Mr. Blackwell of Atchison's Point, Tarrant Co., was
shot and killed by his son-in-law named Johnson.
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Fort Worth Democrat, Sat. 26
Apr. 1873, pg. 2, col. 2
Andrew Brown and man named Ferguson, both state
policemen, shot and killed outside their house in
Grapevine Prairie.
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Fort Worth Democrat, 10 May
1873, pg. 3, col. 2
Child of Mr. Brown, living east of Trinity, was
killed on last Monday while standing in doorway
during thunderstorm.
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Fort
Worth Democrat, Sat. 14 June 1873, pg 3, col 4
Estate sale of F. L. Hale, decd.
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Fort
Worth Democrat, 14 June 1873, pg 3 col 4
Pendleton Cheek, decd. Executors Desdemona Cheek and
T. F. Cheek.
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Fort Worth Democrat, Sat. 6
Dec. 1873, pg 2 col 6
Dr. Albert B. Carico, 25, died of typhoid fever at
residence of T. L. Carico; was native of Owensburg,
Ky.
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Fort
Worth Democrat, Sat. 24 Jan. 1874, pg 3, col 3
Mr. James B. Dunn died Sunday morning.
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Fort Worth Democrat, Sat. 31
Jan. and 7 Feb. 1874, pg. 2, col. 1 and pg. 3 Col. 3,
respectively.
Maj. John T. Ault died Thursday at Dallas - Dist.
Atty for 14th Judicial Dist.
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Fort Worth Democrat, Sat. 7
Feb. 1874, pg. 3, col. 2
Son of Mr. S. Eddy thrown from wagon Wednesday and
broke his neck.
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Fort Worth Democrat, Sat. 28
Mar 1874, pg 3, col. 3
William T. Buchanan, 23, died from typhoid fever at
Mansfield, Oct. 14, 1873
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Fort Worth Democrat, Sat. 13
June 1874, pg. 2, Col. 1
A man named Alexander shot and killed in Jacksboro
Wednesday by a man named McMillen.
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Fort Worth Democrat, Sat. 8
Aug. 1874, pg 3 col 1
M. T. Johnson died Aug. 4, 1874. H & L Co. No.
1, Tribute of Respect.
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Fort Worth Democrat, Sat. 8
May 1875 and Sat. 15, May 1875, pg. 3, col. 2
Mr. O. C. Billings, resides few miles northeast of
city. Tribute of Respect. Oldest ruling Elder of the
Fort Worth Presbyterian Church.
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Fort Worth Democrat, Sat. 24
July 1875, pg. 3, co. 2
Agnes W. Inge, 49, wife of Dr. John J. Inge, died on
the 12th. She was the daughter of the late Gen.
Nathaniel Terry.
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Fort
Worth Democrat, Sat. 24 July 1875, pg. 3, col. 2
Mr. O. F. Billings died Thursday morning
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Fort
Worth Democrat, Sat. 14 Aug. 1875, pg. 3, col. 2
Samuel Archer accidently drowned last Sun. evening
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Fort Worth Democrat, Sat. 23
Oct. 1875, pg 3 col 3
Benj. Jopling, 80 yr, 7 mo, 23 days, died near
Mansfield Oct. 13, 1875.
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Fort Worth Democrat, pg. 3,
col. 4, Sat. 6 Nov. 1875
Mrs. Jane Ball, 34 yrs, 8 mos., consort of Lish
Ball, died on 29th ult. near Mansfield
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"Cross Timbers" Fort Worth
Democrat, Sat. 27 Nov. 1875, pg. 3, col. 4
Mr. Allen, 75, old and respected citizen, died on
the 16th
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Fort Worth Democrat, Sat. 11
Dec. 1875 pg 3 col 6
Administrator's sale of M. T. Johnson estate (W. T.
Field Administrator).
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Fort
Worth Democrat, Sat. 18 Dec. 1875, pg. 2, col. 4
E. B. Bobo died 22 Nov.
1875. Tribute of Respect. Grand Prairie Lodge UD
AF&AM.
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Fort Worth Democrat, Sat. 6
May 1876, pg. 3, col. 4
Sarah F. Hancock, wife of Joel Hancock, died April
28, 1876 near Mansfield.
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Fort Worth Daily Democrat,
Wed. 9 Aug. 1876, pg 4 col 1
Mr. C. S. Jackson died Saturday and was buried
Sunday. He was the owner of the Battle House.
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Fort
Worth Daily Democrat, Thurs. 7 Sept. 1876, pg 4, col 3
Frank DeSilvia, native of Portugal.
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Fort
Worth Daily Democrat, 26 Sept. 1876, pg. 4, col. 2
Mrs. J. R. (Agnes) Fraser, daughter of Dr. James
Marrshall.
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Daily Fort Worth Standard,
Tues. & Wed. 3 and 4 Oct. 1876, pg. 4, col 2
Judge Constant Dodson.
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Fort Worth Standard, Fri. 13
Oct. 1876, pg 4, col. 2
Tommie Daggett, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
B. Daggett, Jr.
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Fort
Worth Daily Democrat, Sat. 21 Oct. 1876, pg 4 col 3
Mrs. Rosa Jones, wife of Jesse Jones, died Oct. 20.
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Daily
Fort Worth Standard, Fri. 27, Oct. 1876, pg. 4, col. 2
Mrs. Mary E. Asbury, wife of Jeremiah Asbury.
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Daily
Fort Worth Standard, Mon. 13 Nov. 1876, pg. 4 col 2
Mr. James Duane, about 45, formerly attached to
Charley Noyes Circus
St. Louis papers please copy.
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Fort Worth Daily Democrat,
Tus. 21 Nov. 1876, pg. 4, col 2
Mrs. Addie Daggett, wife of Charles B. Daggett, Jr.
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Fort
Worth Daily Democrat, Tues. 13 Feb. 1877, pg. 4, col.
1
Judson V. Beall, 3 mo., 1 day, son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. F. Beall
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Fort Worth Daily Democrat,
Mon. 26 Feb. 1877, pg 4 col 2
Mrs. G. J. Hester, widow of the late Sam Meyers,
shot by unknown person at her home near Alverado
Fri. night.
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Fort Worth Daily Democrat,
Fri. 2 Mar 1877, pg. 4, col. 2
Caleb Blake, 70, died of pneumonia Wed. night at the
Peers House
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Fort Worth Daily Democrat,
Mon. & Tues. 12 and 13 March 1877, pg. 4
James W. Bradner, funeral on Sunday last.
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Fort Worth Daily Democrat,
Wed. 14 March 1877, pg. 4, col. 2
J. B. Biffle of Cook County was murdered by Scott
Waters at Gainesville
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Fort Worth Daily Democrat, 23
March 1877, pg. 4, col. 3
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Baldwin, wife of W. H. Baldwin,
died 14 March 1877 in Mansfield.
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Fort Worth Daily Democrat,
Wed. 2 May 1877, pg. 4. col. 4
Jerry Brown, age 24, son of Joseph M. Brown.
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Fort
Worth Daily Democrat, Wed. 16 May 1877, pg 4 col. 3
Miss Julia Greene, sister of Capt. S. P. Greene.
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Daily Fort Worth Standard, 20
June 1877, pg 4, col 3
M. T. Coleman stabbed and killed by Osborn M. Miller
near Johnson Station.
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Fort Worth Daily Democrat,
Sun. 8 July 1877, pg. 4, col. 4
Frank P. Black, 24, died Friday at the home of J. B.
Askew.
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Fort Worth Daily Democrat,
Thurs. 2 Aug. 1877, pg 4 col 2
J. M. Gann, from near Dido, murdered in his bed by
neighbor, Ben Simmons.
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Daily
Fort Worth Standard, Wed. 8 aug. 1877, pg 4 col. 3
Miss Minerva Cates, 20 of Grapevine, died Aug. 5.
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Fort
Worth Daily Democrat, 14 Aug. 1877, pg. 4, col. 3
Infant son of J. E. and Alice Barlow
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Fort Worth Daily Democrat,
Fri. 17 Aug, 1877, pg. 4 col 3; also articles 18th and
19th Aug 1877
John Hirschfield, 50, German by birth, lived in
Texas 30 years.
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Fort Worth Daily Democrat,
Sun. 20 Aug 1877, pg 2 col 2
Mrs. Goldberg, wife of senior member of firm T.
& I. Goldberg, died Friday and buried yesterday.
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Fort
Worth Daily Democrat, Tues. 21 Aug. 1877, pg. 4 col 4
Dr. W. Burney, Johnson Station.
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Daily Fort Worth Standard,
Fri. 24 Aug. 1877, pg 4 col 1
W. E. Johnson, highly respected in the city died at
the Clark House. Remains sent to Chicago, his former
home.
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Daily Fort Worth Standard,
Mon. 27 Aug. 1877, pg. 4, col 2
Columbus Fitzgerald, son of Rev. Fitzgerald, died
Sunday night.
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Fort Worth Daily Democrat,
Tues. 16 Oct. 1877, pg. 4, col. 2
W. P. Barton of Stephens County was murdered and
robbed in Fort Worth late Sat. or early Sun.
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Fort Worth Democrat, Wed. 26
Dec. 1877
Mr. Fields shot and killed last sunday by Dave
Andre.
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Fort
Worth Daily Democrat, Thurs. 27 Dec. 1877, pg 4 col. 3
Mr. W. G. Henderson died last night.
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Fort
Worth Democrat, Fri. 4 Jan. 1878, pg 4 col 3
W. A. Hunter died at Grapevine 21 Dec. 1877
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Fort Worth Democrat, Wed. 20
Feb. 1878, pg. 4, col. 4
John Curry, alias English Jack, stabbed to death by
John Dougherty. Dougherty captured, taken to a
convenient place and hung.
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Fort
Worth Daily Democrat, Sun. 12 May 1878, pg 4, col 3
Carl Murray Burchill, 15 months old.
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Fort Worth Daily Democrat,
Thurs. 23 May 1878, pg. 4 col. 4
Mr. Lafayette Booth died 28 April 1878. Member of
Excelsior Literary society, Oak Grove, Texas.
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Fort
Worth Democrat, Fri. 31 May 1878
Mrs. Jacob Conner, half sister of Judge Marklee.
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Fort
Worth Daily Democrat, Sat. 15 June and Tues. 18 June
1878, pg. 4
Willie W. Bradner died Wed. night in Pueblo, Col.
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Fort Worth Daily Democrat,
Fri. 28 June 1878, pg. 4 col. 2
Mrs. Mollie W. Gray and children drowned. Alice, 7,
Johnnie, 4 or 5 and baby Jessie 1-1-2.
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Fort
Worth Daily Democrat, Thurs. 11 July 1878, pg. 4 col.
1
Johnnie Hirshfield, 6 mo. 3 days, infant son Mrs.
Hirshfield.
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Fort
Worth Daily Democrat, Fri. 12 July 1878, pg 4, col 4
David R. Crawford, brother-in-law of John Turner,
died 10th inst.
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Fort
Worth Daily Democrat, Thurs. 15 Aug. 1878, pg 4 col 1
Mrs. E. M. Halstead died yesterday morning.
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Fort
Worth Daily Democrat, Sun. 18 Aug. 1878, pg. 4 col. 3
Mrs. Lula F. Ball, wife of Frank Ball, Esq.
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Fort
Worth Daily Democrat, Fri. 23 Aug. 1878, pg. 4, col. 2
Mary Brown, wife of Joseph H. Brown, died 22 Aug.
1878.
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Fort
Worth Daily Democrat, Sun. 1 Sept. 1878, pg. 4 col 3
Hi Jolly, 35 or 36, native of Kansas; suicide.
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Fort
Worth Daily Democrat, Tues. and Wed. 10 and 11 Sept.
1878, pg. 4, col. 4
Mrs. Judge C. C. Cummings died last night.
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Fort
Worth Daily Democrat, Thurs. 12 Sept. 1878, pg. 4,
col. 3
Mr. R. A. Brown, 31, died this morning at the
charity hospital.
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Fort Worth Daily Democrat,
Fri. 13 Sept. 1878, pg. 4, col. 3
James Robert Fox, 24, died at home of
brother-in-law, F. C. Collier in Dallas on 8th inst.
He is a nephew of Mrs. S. P. Smith.
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Fort
Worth Daily Democrat, Fri. 4 Oct. 1878, pg. 4, col. 1
C. C. Cummings, Jr.
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Fort Worth Daily Democrat,
Sun. 20 Oct. 1878, pg 2, col 2
James Harlow Bush, member of Capt. J. A. Wharton's
command of Texas Rangers, died at the home of Henry
T. Yeatman.
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Fort
Worth Daily Democrat, Tues. 20 Oct 1878, pg. 3, col. 1
Frankie Adams, only child of Capt. and Mrs. J. W.
Adams
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Fort
Worth Daily Democrat, Tues. 22 Oct. 1878, pg. 4, col 1
Wife of Mr. Hensley died after childbirth; baby born
dead.
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Fort Worth Daily Democrat,
Tues. 19 Nov. 1878, pg 3, col 1
Wm. Burford, one of Tarrant County's most esteemed
and oldest citizens, died last Friday at his
residence 2 miles south of Johnson Station.
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Fort Worth Daily Democrat, pg.
4, col. 1, Sun. 1 Dec. 1878
Dr. H. D. Earl, 28' funeral from residence of Mr.
Nagle.
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Fort Worth Daily Democrat,
Thurs. 5 Dec. 1878, pg. 4, col 3
Clabe Dodson, 25, Granbury, crushed beneath wagon
load of lumber.
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Fort
Worth Daily Democrat, Sat. 14, Dec. 1878, pg. 3, col.
1
James T. Bell, widower, shot near Cold Springs last
summer, died last night.
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Fort
Worth Daily Democrat, Tues. 21 Jan. 1879, pg 4, col 2
Paul Isbell died Jan 18th.
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Fort
Worth Daily Democrat, Tues. 21 Jan. 1879, pg. 2 col. 3
Mrs. Sarah Dye, 81, widow of Benj. Dye.
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Fort
Worth Daily Democrat, Thurs. 23 Jan. 1879, pg 3, col 3
Mrs. Lula Hudson, dau. of Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Middleton.
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Fort
Worth Daily Democrat, Wed. 9 Apr 1879, pg 4 col 3
Mrs. Fannie Harrison, wife of Gen. I. F. Harrison.
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Fort
Worth Daily Democrat, Fri. 2 May 1879, pg 4 col. 2
Mrs. Fammie Hemp, 21.
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"Mansfield
Picnic" Fort Worth Daily Democrat, Mon. 12 May 1879,
pg. 4, col. 2
Mrs. Back, wife of Jacob Back died of typhoid fever
last Friday.
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Fort
Worth Daily Democrat, Wed. 28 May 1879, pg. 3, col. 4
Mrs. Barber of Granbury died of burns.
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Fort
Worth Daily Democrat, Wed. 28 May 1879, pg 3 col 2
Edith Freeman murdered by her father
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Fort Worth Daily Democrat,
Tues. 3 June 1879, pg. 4, col. 4
Little Ida, 20 months, child of Gen. and Mrs. Byrne,
died yesterday.
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Fort Worth Daily Democrat,
Wed. 3 June 1879, pg. 4, col. 3
Albert Boon, sent to the lunatic asylum in Austin a
year ago, died May 21.
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Fort
Worth Daily Democrat, Thurs. 3 July 1879, pg 4 col. 2
Six year old son of Gen. J. J. Brynes
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Fort
Worth Daily Democrat, Wed. 23 July 1879, pg. 4 col. 1
Mrs. David Boaz
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Fort
Worth Daily Democrat, 1 Aug 1879, pg. 4, col. 1
Infant daughter of H. L. and M. M. Abston 6 mi. so.
of Fort Worth.
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Fort
Worth Daily Democrat, 5 Aug 1879, pg. 4, col 3
John Bradley, White Settlement.
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Fort
Worth Daily Democrat, Sun. 17 Aug 1879, pg 4, col 2
Mrs. C. K. Fairfax, wife of Major Fairfax.
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Fort
Worth Democrat "North Texas Notes" Sun. 7 Sept. 1879,
pg. 3
W. F. Both found dead Wed. in East Fork of Trinity
River 2 miles from Rockwall.
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Fort
Worth Democrat, Thurs. 11 Sept. 1879, pg 4 col 2
Mrs. Mary Fitzgerald, wife of Rev. A. Fitzgerald,
died Sept. 7 in Red Sulphur Springs
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Fort
Worth Democrat, Fri. 12 Sept. 1879
Mrs. D. R. Brannon, mother of James M. Brannon, died
in Coffeyville, Miss.
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Fort
Worth Democrat,'16 Sept. 1879, pg. 3
Willie Dorlisea Kelk, infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Kelk died Sat. Sept. 13.
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Fort
Worth Daily Democrat, Fri. 18 Oct. 1879, pg 4, col. 2
George Cullen shot and killed by Mr. A. R. Bradley.
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Fort
Worth Democrat, Tues. 28 Oct. 1879, pg 4 col 1
Mrs. Annie L. Kelk, wife of Charles Kelk.
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Fort Worth Democrat, "North
Texas Notes" Sat. 6 Dec. 1879, pg. 3, col. 3
Mrs. Fannie Bowman died
Tuesday last.
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