 West Hill Cemetery Sherman, Texas  Dr. E.H. Winn 2 June 1866 - 2 December 1895 The Sunday Gazetteer Sunday, December 8, 1895 pg. 4 Dr. Hastler Winn, Grayson county physician for several years, committed suicide at Sherman last Monday evening by taking prussic acid. Business troubles and despondency is supposed to have led to the rash act.
31 December 1867 - June 1926 The Daily News Telegram Sulphur Springs, Texas Monday, June 28, 1926 WOMAN DIES AFTER LEAPING FROM TRAIN (Associated Press) Ft. Worth, June 28 - Mrs. Elrod, 58 years old, of Sherman, who leaped from the speeding Sunshine Special train of the Texas and Pacific railway near Radger Sunday, died today in a hospital here. She recently survived an attack of pneumonia. Corsicana Daily Sun Monday, June 28, 1926 SHERMAN WOMAN DIES AFTER LEAPING FROM FAST TRAIN Was En Route Home With Daughter to Los Angeles Sunday By Associated Press Ft. Worth, June 28 - Mrs. Emma Elrod, aged 58, of Sherman, who leaped from a speeding Texas and Pacific train near Ranger Sunday afternoon, died at 3:05 a.m. Monday in a hospital here. A fracture at the base of the skull resulted in death, attendants said. Mrs. Elrod, accompanied by her daughter and J.R. Malone of Los Angeles, was en route to the latter's home. She had only recently survived an attack of pneumonia. The train, which was traveling 40 miles per hour at the time, was stopped immediately and passengers ran back and found Mrs. Elrod unconscious. She was taken to a Ranger hospital and then brought here. The body was forwarded to Sherman for burial.  Leonora Winn Smith 1894 - 1953 West Hill Cemetery Elaine Nall Bay ©2016 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |
