 The Bonham News Friday, August 13, 1897 pg.4  Dallas Morning News
August 18, 1897 p. 3 MAJOR SIVILL'S DEATH Denison, Tex., Aug 17 - Major William Sivills, one of the oldest settlers of Grayson county, is dead. He lived fourteen miles east of the city, in the Warren Flats community, on a farm just south of the location of Old Warren on Red river. He settled there in the days of the Texas Republic and lived there for sixty-five years in the same house, originally buit, but added to and improved from time to time as civilization advanced in Texas. He was at the time of his death last week 91 years of age and was a veteran bearing the scars of three wars. He was in the Texas war for independence from Mexico, later in the war with Mexico and then in the war of the rebellion he went in at the head of a company and came out of the struggle wearing the title of major. He was a large planter in the early days of Texas. He sent his crops to market at Shreveport on flatboats and brought back supplies and good, which he sold at Old Warren, which in the early days was one of the best known points on Red river and was at one time the chief town in the state. With the early history of Texas, and especially with the history of Grayson county of early days, he was closely identified. His declining years were spent on his farm fourteen miles east of the city, where he died surrounded by his family and friends. In his death Grayson county loses one of her earliest landmarks and the community an upright man. Dallas Morning News
THE NEWS FROM SHERMAN DEATH OF AN AGED LADY Mrs. Marilla Sivills, wife of Maj. John Sivills, who lived fifteen miles southeast of the city, died Saturday and was interred near her home Sunday morning. She was 80 years of age and had been a resident of Grayson County for nearly fifty years. She was among the first women who ever lived in this city. She leaves a number of sorrowing kindred and a host of friends. Sherman Daily Register On last Saturday evening, at her home, fifteen
miles south east of this city, in the 80th year of her useful and long
life, Marilla Sivills passed away from the cares of a mortal existence,
into the realms of the sweet beyond where rest eternal abideth. Sherman Daily Register 17 Oct - Marilla Sivills died at her home 15 mile southeast of Sherman, wife of Maj. John Sivills. Mrs. Bickle, of Denison, an old friend of family of Mr. Sirpless, who came for funeral, returned to her home this evening. Bush Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |