 West Hill Cemetery Sherman, Texas  T.R. Bobbitt 1860 - 1926 Dallas Morning News
Octorber 26, 1926 Business Man's Body with Pistol Near By. Special to the News - Sherman, Texas - Oct 23 -"H. R. Bobbitt, 62, former wealthy Sherman business man, was found dead in his room on South Crockett street Saturday afternoon shortly after 5 o'clock. Three bullet holes in his left breast and a small automatic pistol was found near him. Justice of the Peace W. M. Blaylock held an inquest and rendered a decision that he came to his death from gunshot wounds, self-inflicted. He left a note giving instructions for his burial. In the note he said that when he returned to Sherman from Louisiana in 1918 he was worth more than $500,000 but had met with financial reverses. Mr. Bobbitt left Grayson County at the age of 22 years and went to Louisiana, where he engaged in railroad construction work, and amassed quite a fortune. In the meantime he had made numerous investments in Sherman and Grayson County and returned to this city eight years ago. A brother, Gus Bobbitt, who had been a Deputy United States Marshal in the old Indian Territory and later in Oklahoma, was killed near his farm in Southern Oklahoma about seven years ago. Four men charged in connection with the slaying were taken from the jail at Ada, Ok., and hanged."  Dallas Morning News 25 Oct 1926 pg 12 Special to the News, Sherman, Texas, Oct 24 - "Funeral services for the H. R. Bobbitt, 62 years old, former wealthy Sherman business man who was found dead in his room later Saturday with three bullet holes in his breast, were held Sunday afternoon. He was buried in West Hill Cemetery. Dr. T. A. Wharton, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, conducted the services. Grayson County, Texas Death Certificate No. 34963 Death Place his home, 1102 S. Crockett St. He was divorced Born : Kentucky Occupation : Grain Dealer Father: unknown Bobbit, born Alabama Mother : Mary E. Collins, born Kentucky Death : 23 Oct 1926 Cause of death : Gun shot wounds, self inflicted Informant : Will Collins, Howe, Texas West Hill Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |