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Samuel M. McGlothlin Samuel McGlothlin was
born about 1821 in Ray Co., Missouri, the fourth son of six born to John
McGlothlin and Ann Van Eaton. He married Margaret Shannon
Hendricks July 24, 1845 in Jackson Co., Missouri. The young
married couple probably headed for Texas along with Margaret's parents,
John and Ruth Strader Hendrix in 1846, her siblings and seven other
families, settling in Grayson Co., Texas.
Their children were:
Sarah Ann McGlothlin, born 1846 John David McGlothlin, 1847 - 1921 E. Franklin McGlothlin, born 1849 Louisa Frances McGlothlin, 1849 - 1889 Elizabeth McGlothlin, 1852 - 1870 Martha McGlothlin Margaret died about 1854 in Grayson Co., Texas; Samuel married Maria Lucinda Corpe (1834 - 1898) in 1854 in Grayson Co., Texas. To this union were born: Randolph McGlothlin, 1854 - 1870 Sarah E. McGlothlin, 1855 - 1880 Mary Jane McGlothlin, 1857 - 1932 William Elvis McGlothlin, 1862 - 1932 Lucy Ann McGlothlin, 1865 - 1944 Apparently Samuel remained close to the family of his first wife; the following account of his death mentions his brother-in-law Hendrix, one of Margaret's brothers. The "little boy" of Samuel mentioned in the account was probably Samuel's son, William Elvis McGlothlin, who would have been about 5 when his father died. Samuel was accidentally shot and killed by his brother-in-law while on a deer hunting trip The Dallas Herald Saturday morning, March 30, 1867 pg. 2 We clip the following items of news from the Star: SAD ACCIDENT - It becomes our duty to record the sad fate of another of our fellow creatures. The particulars are as follows: On Saturday last a party of three men by the names of McGlothlin, Hendrix, and Patterson, living on Iron Oar Creek {sic "Iron Ore"] went out deer driving, and after having placed themselves at the stands, they sent a little boy with the hounds to drive through the thicket. McGlothlin being the best hunter in the party, picked the stand for the other men, having placed them in a suitable position, he crossed the path directly opposite where he stationed Mr. Hendrix, his brother-in-law, and placed himself so that he could get a shot at the deer provided Hendrix failed to kill it. They did not wait long until the deer was before them, and Hendrix fired, wounding the deer and killing McGlothlin; he then followed after the deer, not knowing that his fire had killed his brother-in-law. The little boy came in after the hounds and found his father dead; he then called Mr. Patterson who came instantly and found the man dead. It was some time before Hendrix came, but when he was informed of the facts, he said that it was surely his gun that had killed him. The Coroner held an inquest on Sunday morning; he stated that he measured the distance from where Hendrix was standing to where McGlothlin was found dead and says that it was about 165 yards. The ball went through his coat on the right side, and through his vest and two shirts, and entered the body on the left side, killing him instantly. It is supposed that he was in the act of shooting when the ball struck him, and then as he fell his gun fired, one barrel being empty when he was found. At this time, no record of where Samuel M. or Margaret Shannon McGlothlin and their children are buried, although the Hendrix Family Cemetery has many gravesites designated by wooden or stone markers but no information is discernable on the markers. Biography Index Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |