 West Hill Cemetery Sherman, Texas  Belle Thornton Read 1848 - 1909 Confederate Veteran Magazine March 1910 Mrs. Belle Thornton Read died on December 3, 1909, at her home in College Park, Sherman, Texas. She was the wife of Dr. J.D. Read and was 61 years of age. Mrs. Read was born in Hawesville, Kentucky. When she was 17 years old, her parents, T.W. and Sarah Harris Thornton moved to Camden, Arkansas soon after the great war. They soon moved to Arkadelphia and from there to Bell County, Texas, and later to Freestone County, where she was married to Dr. J.D. Read, who had served in Company K, 45th Mississippi Regiment. Later he was the surgeon of the Texas State Agricultural and Mechanical College. Mrs. Read was a member of the Presbyterian Church and of exalted character, an exemplary wife and mother. She is survived by her husband; a son; her father; 2 brothers and 2 sisters. West Hill Cemetery Elaine Nall Bay ©2019 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |