 West Hill Cemetery Sherman, Texas
El Paso Times
Thursday, January 3, 1889 pg. 1 A SUICIDE St. Louis, January 2 - A special from Sherman, Texas, says: Charles Banks, an old and prominent citizen of this city, committed suicide this morning by shooting himself through the heart with a pistol. He has been afflicted with nervous disease for several years and had retired from the mercantile business, remaining closely about his home. He said nothing to his wife or other members of his family of his intention, but told them in conversation shortly after breakfast that he had no hopes of ever getting well and went to the parlor and closing the door behind him drew the pistol which he had procured secretly and placing it to his breast fired the fatal shot which killed him instantly. Dallas Morning News January 4, 1889 Sherman, Tex., Jan 3. - Chas. Banks, who was the victim of the suicide of yesterday, was laid away in the city cemetery at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. Source : Newspaper Abstracts - Finding Our Ancestors in The News!  Frank Stephens Banks 23 April 1874 - 4 November 1885 Sherman Daily Register
Dallas Morning News
DAY'S NEWS FROM SHERMAN
SHERMAN, Nov. 5, - Little Frankie Banks, whose parents live on West Jones street, while engaged in a boyish battle with rocks, was struck on the left temple Monday afternoon. The little fellow has been complaining more or less of his injuries all the week, but nothing serious was anticipated. Yesterday afternoon he complained of being unwell and laid down upon a bed. In a few minutes he was seized with convulsions and after several hours of suffering died in the midst of a spasm. The little fellow is well known all over the city and was well liked by everybody, and his death is universally regretted by young and old alike. He was buried in the West Side (West Hill) Cemetery this afternoon at 3 o'clock. The sad occurrence, as learned by a News reporter, was the result of childish thoughtlessness, and not from any defined intent to inflict an injury on the unfortunate little boy, who is thus shut off in his youth.  Sherman Daily Democrat Thursday, November 5, 1885 A BEAUTIFUL BURIAL The Remains of Little Frankie Banks Interred The funeral of little Franklin Banks which took place from the family residence on West Jones street yesterday afternoon was the most impressive witnessed in this city for a long time. At noon the room in which he was taught at the First Ward Public School was dismissed for the afternoon and the great majority of his little play-fellows were present at the house long before the burial services began. The entire building was dismissed a half hour earlier than usual in order to be present and not delay the funeral. It was by his little comrades hands that the casket was borne from the house to the hearse, and all the way to the last resting place three of them walked sadly along by the side of the hearse as pallbearers. Over 100 of his little playmates preceded the hearse, and the picture of such childish devotion to a dead comrade was touching indeed. In the procession and near the hearse in which his little master lay so silently sleeping, the little pony he was so wont to ride, was led, covered with tokens of mourning. The services at the house and grave were conducted by Rev. Mr. Hyde of St....Congregational church. West Hill Cemetery Elaine Nall Bay ©2013 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |
