 May 27, 1860
MARSHALL, Texas newspaper article quoting a McKinney newspaper article as follows (Frontier Times): FATAL AFFRAY - On last, Monday, at the village of Mantua, 14 miles North of this place, a difficulty occurred between one Hollis Wadkins and another individual, after which difficulty, Wadkins brutally assaulted Samuel Whitaker, who had assisted in separating the parties, and not withstanding Whitaker's repeated protests against having a difficulty with him, as he was an entire stranger to him, Wadkins continued his assaults til he received a shot from Whitaker, of which he died the following day. Mr. Whitaker was tried yesterday before J.J. Harrison, Chief Justice of Collin county, and J.L. Lovejoy, Justice of the Peace, and acquitted on the ground of justifiable homicide. Mr. Whitaker's statements in regard to the difficulty came to the office too late for publication----McKinney Messenger. 1860 Texas, Mortality Schedule, Collin County dated June 1860 shows Hollis Watkins shot and killed at Mantua, Grayson County, Texas May 1860 and he was 33 years of age. He was buried in Mantua Cemetery near Van Alstyne, Grayson Co., Texas Mantua History Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |