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Kay Cunningham
The Marlin Democrat
Twenty-Fifth Year Number 1
Marlin, Texas, Wednesday, March 25, 1914
S. S. GOTT, CONFEDERATE
VETERAN, IS DEAD AT LOTT
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S. S. Gott, aged 78; pioneer of Texas and a
Confederate veteran, passed away at his at Lott Saturday. He came to Texas in
1854 from the state of Illinois and settled in Falls county and resided there
until the Civil war. He served in
the Confederate army with Terry's Texas Rangers.
In 1867 he was married to Miss Ellen Johnson and to this union four
children were born, all of whom survive him. They are Mrs. Sallie Jordan, John,
Texas; Mrs. George Jordan of Coleman, Texas; Charles Gott of PIano, Texas, and
Dave Gott of Kemp, Texas. He was a member of the Christian church, having united
with that faith in Illinois. Mr. Gott was a member of the Masonic order, having
been a member of Carolina Lodge No. 330 for about thirty years.
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