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Mrs. Massey
Dick May
Robert McGinty
John F. McIntyre
John Melton
Mrs. Massey
Death
notice in 16 Feb 1899 issue of The Daily Examiner
The wife
of Elder William Massey, pastor of the colored Friendship church of this city,
died in Austin at 7 o'clock this morning.
Dick May
Death
notice in 06 Sept 1898 issue of The Daily Examiner
Killed near Longstreet
Anderson,
Sept. 6 [1898]
About 11 o'clock this morning Rube Loggins shot and
killed Dick May near Hurst's gin, two miles west of Longtreet
[sic].
Bad
blood has existed between the two men for some time and they are connected by
marriage. They had a personal encounter in Anderson a few day [sic] ato, but were parted by friends.
Loggins came to town and gave himself up to the
authorities. In a statement he says that himself and May met in the road; they
had bitter word [sic] and May abused him and spoke disrespectfully of some of
his female relatives. They dismounted from their horses and May came at him
with a drawn knife thereupon he shot May two or three times and killed him.
Robert McGinty
Death notice in 13 Oct 1898 issue of The Daily Examiner
Robt. McGinty No More
The large number of that gentleman's friends in
this city were pained to learn this morning that the spirit of Robert McGinty had passed to the other world at 10 o'clock last
night [12 Oct 1898] at his mome near Yarborough after
a short illness.
Deceased was 53 years of age and was born and raised in Grimes
county' was married and reared an interesting family of sons and daughters who
are in turn highly esteemed. He, himself, was known to old and young, and
numbered his friends by the circle of acquaintanceship.
The body will be buried at Harmony church yard at 4 o'clock this
afternoon, Rev. Sellers officiating.
John F. McIntyre
Death
notice in 12 Oct 1898 issue of The Daily Examiner
John McIntyre Died Monday
John F.
McIntyre died at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon [10 Oct 1898], at his home on
Roan's Prairie, and the remains were laid to rest in Oakland cemetery at 4
o'clock yesterday evening.
Deceased
was a native of North Carolina and came to Grimes county, Texas, in the early
80's, was in his 69th year and was favorably known among the citizens
hereabouts.
He
leaves a wife and five children, two of whom are at the old home.
John Melton
Death
notice in 21 Jan 1899 issue of The Daily Examiner
John
Melton, a negro man, was killed yesterday [20 Jan
1899] by Major and Jim Smoot, in the Navasota river bottom, near the mouth of
Gibbon's creek.
The
trouble arose over some bogs, of which animals the Smoot boys have many roaming
through the woods. Melton opened fire on the two brothers and they returned it
from two Winchester rifles. In the operation the negro
received nine bullets in his body.
These
are all the particulars that can now be gleaned.
Justice
Thomas, of Anderson, was called upon to hold the inquest.
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