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Colonel Gideon Egg Col. Gideon Egg was a son of Jacob Egg, who was born February 24, 1795, and of Selina Egg, nee Gisler, who was born February 18, 1811. This couple was married in 1832. To this union were born the following children, whose histories are given briefly. Abraham Egg, born January 13, 1833. Served in Company K, 21 Regiment of Texas Cavalry and in Prat’s Texas Battery, Confederate Army, from February 3, 1862, to October 24, 1864, when he was killed during the retreat of General Price in Western Missouri. Isaac Egg, born December 17, 1834, and died July, 1909, age seventy-four years, seven months and three days. Jacob Egg, born September 13, 1836. Johanna, born May 24, 1838; married Jacob Arnold, and died in Goliad, August, 1867, of yellow fever. Ernestine Egg, born April 28, 1841, and died in Goliad, August, 1857. Emilie Egg, born November 3, 1842; married John Heck, and died in Victoria in 1866. Only one child, Mrs. Emilie Goldman, of Victoria, survived. Selina Egg, born May 10, 1845, married Mariz Lichenstein. The parents of all their children were born at Flaach, Canton Zierich [Zurich?], Switzerland. They moved to Texas, November 15, 1854, and lived in Goliad where the mother died in August and the father in October, 1866. The subject, Col. Gideon Egg, was the fifth child and was born December 16, 1839. He married Miss Emelie Kaapke of Indianola, December, 1873, and to this union were born five sons and three daughters. They are as follows: Selina Egg who married Professor Wesley Peacock of San Antonio, and now deceased (their second daughter, Anna Peacock, is the wife of Guy Mitchell of Victoria, who formerly served Jackson county as County Judge) Gideon Egg, Jr. Emil Egg Joe Egg Albert C Egg (sheriff of Jackson County for ten years) Alfred Egg Norma Egg (a graduate of the state university)
In Mr. G. Egg’s reminiscing he gives a well-told story of the history of his life. He speaks as follows: “On November 15, 1854, I left Switzerland with my father, mother, brother and sisters for America. We crossed the ocean on a sailing vessel, and just thirty-six days after we left port in France we arrived in New Orleans. We remained there until February following when we came to Indianola, Texas. “The day after our arrival at this once-noted Texas port, that afterwards was storm swept and washed into history, we started in our drawn wagons for Goliad County, where the Egg home was established. This mode of travel and the change of scenery was so entirely different from what we had been used to in Switzerland that we almost felt that we had been transported into another world. “After our home was permanently establish, I did farm work and various other jobs in Goliad County until the outbreak of the Civil War. In 1859 I was operating a ferry boat on the San Antonio River at Goliad for Judge Lea.” Col. G. Egg volunteered for service to the cause of the Southern Confederacy. He enlisted in Company C of the first regiment of Sibley’s and later served in Tom Green’s brigade. His first service was in New Mexico where he participated in the battles of Val Verde and Glorietta. He was captured with other of his comrades, was made prisoner of war and held at Ft. Union, Santa Fe, N. M. He was finally paroled along with an Irishman named Stevens of San Antonio. They were the last two released, their comrades having been released several hours before. Egg and Stevens traveled seventy-five miles on foot trying to catch the others. South of Albuquerque they overtook the Federal command and were arrested and carried to General Canby, who had them kept under guard three days and then released them. He gave them three days rations, with an order to Kit Carson, frontier scout and Indian fighter who was in command to Fort Gregg, to supply them with rations. “Next morning,” said Colonel Egg, “the rations were brought out to us. They made such a pile, and were heavy and bulky that we told Kit we could not pack them, and he replied that an order for rations to last the distance should be construed as to include pack mules, and ammunition to protect us against Indians. He then gave us a mule, gun and ammunition to every four men. Thus supplied and equipped, we reached El Paso without experiencing any serious obstacles or difficulties. After crossing the Rio Grande, we overtook our regiment and remained with it until we arrived in El Paso I was exchanged the spring following, but I remained in El Paso with my regiment until July, when we footed it back to San Antonio. In making this march we averaged about twenty-five miles a day. In traveling this arid country we had to make long marches from one watering place to another. After being exchanged, I went with my command to Louisiana, but during the period that I was a paroled prisoner, I made three trips to Mexico, carrying passengers and freighting cotton. At that time in 1863, cotton was selling in Mexico for 35 cents per pound in gold. Later it went to 60 cents per pound. Over there I saw traders from all parts of the world dickering and trading with each other. “I reported with others to Major Scurry in Houston, and he ordered us to go to Nibbletts Bluff on the Sabine. Arriving there, we learned that the Yankees were forcing Green’s brigade to fall back toward Pleasant Hill and Mansfield. We were then ordered back to Houston and then to Navasota; from the latter place we footed to Shreveport, and on boat down the river to Natchitoches where he joined our command. A day or two after our arrival here General Green took up to Berwick’s Bay. We crossed the bay and captured Brashear City. From this place we made a night attack on Fort Donaldsonville. We found the fort surrounded with a ditch and palisades, and its defenders rained bullets and hand grenades so thick and fast that we concluded they wanted the place much more than we did, so withdrew. “In the winter following the battles of Mansfield and Pleasant Hill in which our command participated, our company was captured at New Iberia. We were taken to New Orleans and for ten days held in the custom house. We were then taken out between lines and there exchanged, man for man. When we passed into the Confederate lines we learned that our regiment had been sent to Galveston. They left a mule, a hogshead of meal and a half barrel of molasses. With these provisions for our sustenance we had to march to Houston. That portion of Louisiana through which we traveled in the mud and sleet had been thoroughly devastated. The Negros had been brought into Texas, and there was scarcely a chicken, hog, cow or other animals left. It was the hardest trip we had to make during the war. When we reached Houston the Confederates had recaptured Galveston, and the war closed before I returned.” Thus Col. G. Egg gave the account of his experiences while he was in the army fighting for the cause of the South. Col. G. Egg was an outstanding citizen of Jackson County. He was in business in Texana for a number of years, then moved to Edna. He was the dean of Jackson County business men, having spent fifty years in mercantile business in this county. He was a thrifty, industrious and a true patriot. Col. Gideon Egg died November 25, 1923.
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Col. Gideon Egg, one of the best known pioneer citizens and businessmen of this section, a native of Switzerland, 84 years old, died at his home in Edna Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. Col. Egg was critically ill last March but recovered from this illness and had enjoyed fairly good health until quite recently. Col. Egg came to Texas with his parents at an early age. The family settled at Indianola and he continued to reside there until 1873, when he moved to Texana, then the county seat of Jackson County, and upon the removal of the county seat to Edna in 1882 following the construction of the Macaroni Railway, he settled there. The decedent founded the well know mercantile firm of G. Egg and Sons many years ago and was associated with its management at the time of his death. He was a man of distinguished ability, rugged honesty and great public spirit and was noted for his deeds of charity, being highly respected and greatly beloved by everyone. He had a wide acquaintance in Victoria and the news of his death was received with great sorrow here. Col. Egg is survived by seven of eight children, two daughters and five sons, namely: Mrs. Guy Mitchell, of this city; Miss Norma Egg, of El Paso; and Emil, Albert, Joseph, Alfred and G. Egg, Jr., of Edna. Albert Egg formerly was sheriff of Jackson County. Mrs. Selma Peacock, also a daughter, died a number of years ago. She was the wife of Wesley Peacock, founder of the Peacock College in San Antonio. The funeral took place from the residence in Edna Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock and was very largely attended, many of the decedent’s old friends from Victoria, Cuero and other places being among those present. The pastor of Edna Presbyterian Church, assisted by Rev. John B. Hudson, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of this city conducted the obsequies. Interment was made in the Edna Cemetery. There were many magnificent floral tributes.
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Married Buried Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas Selina Peacock Edna, Texas, November 28. The sad news of the death of Mrs. Salina Peacock, wife of Professor Wesley Peacock, superintendent and principal of Peacock’s School for Boys, at San Antonio, reached her parents here, Mr. and Mrs. G. Egg, over the telephone from San Antonio at 10:30 this morning. The deceased was born and reared in this county, and she leaves a multitude of relatives and friends where who mourn her untimely loss. Her husband, Professor Wesley Peacock, and one child survive her. They have the tenderest sympathy of the entire people of Jackson county, where Mrs. Peacock was so well and favorably known. The Houston Post, November 29, 1898
Wesley Peacock Death of Wesley Peacock, Sr., founder of Peacock Military Academy at San Antonio, in no way will affect the policies and operation of the school which was established in 1894. Funeral services for Mr. Peacock were held Thursday. He was 75 years of age. Mr. Peacock, born in Thomasville, Ga., came to Texas in 1888 and six years later established the academy after teaching at Jasper for around three years. Three years later he established the academy. Since 1926 Mr. Peacock has served as president emeritus of the academy, the actual operation of the school being turned over to his sons, Maj. Wesley Peacock, Jr., and Capt. Donald W. Peacock. Mr. Peacock, however, remained as counselor, acting only in an advisory capacity. Mr. Peacock was for three years a resident of Uvalde, serving as superintendent of schools. Peacock Military Academy was originally a school for boys and the first year of operation only nine boys were enrolled. Peacock, who taught many subjects during his period as a teacher, was also a lecturer, writer and consulting psychologist. For six years he delivered many talks over almost every radio station in the state, speaking on psychology and education. He wrote many books and articles on similar subjects. Always an expert sportsman, Peacock was one of the founders of the Texas Game and Fish Protective Association, and he served as president for several years. His early education was secured at Georgia public schools and the South Georgia College. He was graduated from the University of Georgia in 1887, receiving his bachelor of philosophy degree. He took his master of arts degree at Emory University. He studied post-graduate work at Southern Methodist University, the University of Texas and Columbia University. Peacock Military Academy in San Antonio will continue the policies laid down by its founder with Maj. Peacock, continuing as president and superintendent, Capt. Peacock as Commandant and Miss Dorothy Peacock as secretary and registrar. San Angelo Standard-Times, August 24, 1941 Additional information …coming to Texas in 1888 where he first taught in the high school at Jasper. Survivors include his widow; two sons, Major Wesley Peacock, Jr., and Capt. Donald W. Peacock; two daughters, Miss Dorothy W. Peacock, all of San Antonio, and Mrs. Sarratt T. Hames, wife of Major Hames of Camp Wheeler, Ga. Peacock at one time was chairman of the West Texas conference of the Methodist Episcopal church and also served as state secretary of the Epworth league.
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Married Both buried Evergreen Cemetery, Victoria, Victoria County, Texas Mrs. Ann Mitchell Expires; Funeral Services Saturday Mrs. Ann E. Mitchell, 67, beloved Victorian and widow of the late Guy Mitchell, prominent Texas lawyer, died at her home at 402 West Goodwin Avenue at 9:15 o’clock Thursday night following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held from the late residence Saturday afternoon at 4 o’clock. Dr. W. T. Riviere, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, will officiate and interment will be in the Evergreen Cemetery. J. E. Ryan and Son has charge of arrangements. Pallbearers are W. H. Smith, J. V. Vandenberge, Jr., W. R. McCright, Wm. C. Klett, Dr. J. H. Tolson and George T. Shields. Members of the flower committee are Mrs. J. R. Levy, Mrs. O. S. McMullen, Miss Albronia Bierman and Miss Henrietta Ennen. Mrs. Mitchell had been ill for some time, only returning a week ago from San Antonio, where she underwent two major operations, however, her condition was not considered critical, and her sudden death has been a shock to the entire community. Mrs. Mitchell was born at Indianola on May 3, 1873, a daughter of Gideon Egg and Mrs. Emilie Kaapke Egg, deceased. Her husband, a member of the former law firm of Proctor, Crain, Vandenberge and Mitchell, died on September 10, 1929. She was active in church and civic work, being a member of the Bronte Club for many years. Surviving are one daughter, Miss Melba Mitchell; one sister, Miss Norma Egg of El Paso, and five brothers, Gideon, Joe, Alfred A. and Albert C. Egg, all of Edna, and Emil Egg of Ganado. Victoria Advocate, September 27, 1940
Guy Mitchell Guy Mitchell, whose death occurring early last night, has saddened the hearts of the people living in Victoria and Jackson Counties, and indeed in all the coast section of this state from Houston to Brownsville, was born at Blue Ridge, about nine miles from Marlin, in Falls Co., Tex., August 21, 1879. He was the eldest child of William Henry and Margaret L. Mitchell, and was educated in the public schools, then really country schools, of Falls County, and finished his academic education at the Sam Houston Normal Institute. He chose as his vocation the profession for which he was so eminently fitted, the law, studying same in the office of the law firm of Abercrombie and Randolph, constituted of two of the most famous of the early lawyers of Texas. He was admitted to practice at the age of 19 years, and for a number of years practiced in Wharton County. He was then appointed county judge of Jackson county in 1905, and held that most important office in the county until 1910, when he resigned to accept the position of District Attorney, which had become vacant by the resignation of George J. Schleicher. Notwithstanding this 24th Judicial District has been at all times, and now, singularly fortunate in the high class and ability of its respective district attorneys, the name of Guy Mitchell ranks easily with the very best of these men. He was a criminal lawyer of great acumen and knowledge and a keen, vigorous prosecutor, yet at all times fair and just, even to the most lowly and meanest defendant. Rightly his object was always justice, never mere reputation or success. He held the office of district attorney until he became a member of the firm of Proctor, Vandenberge, Crain and Mitchell, where he has practiced law in Victoria and all the surround counties for fifteen years. On January 11, 1894, he was married to Miss Anna Egg, who now survives him. She was the daughter of Colonel Gideon Egg and Emilie K. Egg of Edna, Texas. There were two children, a daughter, Miss Melba Mitchell, of this city, and a son, Guy Mitchell, Jr., who died just as he was emerging from infancy, and whose death cast a perpetual shadow over his father’s entire life. Guy Mitchell was a man’s man. One of keen observation and wise sayings, with a philosophy that, while accurate, was human and merciful. He was fond of gun, rod and dog—a lover of the great outdoors. God’s handiwork. He was a great reader and possessor of many rare books. Apart from his devotion to his family, which was probably his greatest characteristic, the next was his devotion to children, everybody’s children, anywhere, and under any circumstances. It is very doubtful whether any man in Victoria was ever as greatly loved by children and young people. In all aspects he was a wonderful man. True to his friends and beloved by his community. And though for many months prior to his death he suffered pain and torture unutterable, he faced it all with the light of unconquerable courage in his eyes, thus crowning a fair life with a blameless death * * * Funeral services for Judge Guy Mitchell, 59, ex-county judge of Jackson County and former district attorney of this Judicial District, whose death occurred at his home here at 11:50 o’clock last night, were held at the residence at 4:30 o’clock this afternoon and burial was made in the Evergreen Cemetery. The obsequies were largely attended and there were many beautiful floral tributes. Rev. A. J. Carson, Baptist minister of this city, and Rev. W. A. McLeod, Cuero Presbyterian minister, conducted the rites. Bryan E. Mitchell and Hal C. Mitchell of Reagan, A. C. Egg and A. A. Egg of Edna, Emil Egg of Ganado and J. A. Egg of El Campo, brothers and brothers-in-law, were the pallbearers. The offices in the Court House were closed and the flag placed at half mast. With the condition of the deceased so low several days ago, District Court adjourned for the week at Goliad. Judge Mitchell is survived by his wife, formerly Miss Anna Egg, a member of a leading pioneer family of Jackson County; one daughter, Miss Melba Mitchell; his mother, Mrs. Margaret Mitchell of Marlin; five brothers, W. E. Mitchell of Orange, C. F. Mitchell of Mexia, Alexander Mitchell of Los Angeles and Bryan E. Mitchell and Hal C. Mitchell of Reagan, and five sisters, Mrs. Hobby Stork of Austin, Mrs. Temple Garrett of Fairfax, Okla., Mrs. V. B. Blakey of Wichita Falls, Mrs. Paul Norman of Garland and Mrs. Ben Rice of Marlin. Mrs. Rice and the brothers from Reagan were at Judge Mitchell’s bedside when he died.
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Both buried Memory Gardens of Edna Gideon Egg Dies; Funeral Services Are Held Today Gideon Egg, 90, retired cattleman, died Wednesday at Texana Home after an illness of two years. Funeral services were scheduled to be held this afternoon at 4 o’clock at First Methodist Church, with interment in Edna Cemetery under the direction of Slavik Funeral Home. Rev. J. W. Griffin, pastor, and Rev. Jim Carter, Presbyterian minister, were to officiate. Pallbearers are Dr. Joe Holloway, Milam Simons Jr., Millard Brisbois, Bob Kirkpatrick, A. C. Egg Jr. and J. R. Miller. Mr. Egg, greatly beloved Ednaite, was born in old Texana on September 15, 1874. He moved with his parents to Edna long about the time Texana was abandoned in the early 1880’s and had made his home here since. At one time, many years ago, Mr. Egg was associated with the late Chas. Hasdorff in the mercantile business in Edna. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Tom Callaway and Mrs. Joe Holloway of Edna; [brothers Alfred Arnold] and Joe Egg of Edna; a sister, Miss Norma Egg of El Paso, and five grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Edna Herald, November 12, 1964
Roxanna Rosiland Traylor Egg Funeral services were held Tuesday at 4 o’clock for Mrs. Roxanna Rosiland Egg, 81, wife of Gideon Egg, prominent Edna rancher. Rites were from First Methodist Church, with Rev. I. E. Walker officiating. Burial was in Edna Cemetery under the direction of Slavik Funeral Home. Pallbearers were Olllie Holloway, Delbert Callaway, A. C. Egg Jr., James R. Miller, Brownson Malsch and Cecil Martin. Mrs. Egg was one of the city’s most beloved citizens. She was active in welfare and church work until her declining years, teaching Sunday School for many years. For years she held a Sunday afternoon Bible class for her grandchildren and their friends. She had resided in the county since she was a child and was born in Lavaca County July 16, 1986. Her parents were the late R. B. Traylor and Elizabeth Bright Traylor. The Egg residence here is at 113 East Brackenridge St. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Egg is survived by her two daughters, Mrs. Tom Callaway and Mrs. Joe Holloway of Edna; a brother, Carl Traylor of Weslaco; a sister, Mrs. Ida Davenport of Corpus Christi, five grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Edna Herald,
August 15, 1957 |
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Married Both buried Memory Gardens of Edna Emil Egg, Ganado Grocer, Is Laid to Rest Wednesday Ganado—Emil Egg, a prominent grocer and cotton buyer, passed away Monday at 9 a. m. at the hospital here following an illness of about six weeks. He was 76 years of age. Mr. Egg suffered a slight stroke Easter while visiting at McFaddin, near Victoria, with his daughter, Mrs. Dudley Jordan, and family. He had been in the hospital most of the time since. Funeral services were held in Edna Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock at the Slavik Funeral Home, and burial was in the Edna Cemetery. Rev. John E. Toppins, Presbyterian minister of Edna, conducted the services. Pallbearers were J. R. Miller, J. R. Wright, Walter Howle, Wells McDowell, Pat Wells, Frank Wells, Robert Wells, Albert Egg Jr., Robert McClung, Brownson Malsch, John McMillan and Wesley Peacock. The last rites were largely attended and there were many beautiful floral offerings. Mr. Egg was a highly respected resident of the county and his death has caused widespread sorrow. He was born in Jackson County Oct. 20, 1876, and moved to Ganado about 45 years ago. He had been in the grocery business all of his adult life and also had bought most of the cotton raised by Ganado farmers for many years. He frequently toiled many long hours during the harvest season. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Betty Egg; two daughters, Mrs. Emilie Jordan of McFaddin and Mrs. Charles (Frances) Serafino of Duncanville; four brothers, Alfred, Albert, Gideon and Joe Egg, all of Edna; a sister, Miss Norman Egg of El Paso; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Edna Herald, May 21, 1953
Elizabeth Martha Wells Egg Funeral services were held Monday at 10 a. m., at the Trinity Episcopal Chapel, for Mrs. Elizabeth Martha Wells Egg of Ganado, who was a member of a pioneer Jackson County family and a native of the historical Texana community. Rev. Charles Morris of the Trinity Episcopal Church officiated at the services, assisted by Rev. Paul Kratzig of Victoria. Interment was in the Edna Cemetery. Pallbearers were Wesley Peacock, Wells McDowell, Albert Egg Jr., Pat Wells, Bob Wells and Hugh Turner. Honorary pallbearers were Howard Ross, Albert Turner, Billy Peavy, John McMillin, D. W. Jordan and Everett Barrilleaux. Mrs. Egg, always known as Bettie Wells Egg, passed away about 7:30 p. m. last Saturday in a Victoria hospital. She was the widow of Emil Egg, Ganado grocer, whom she married April 17, 1901 in Edna. She spent her entire life in this county, and had lived in Ganado the past 56 years. She was born on the Sutherland Ranch in the Texana community, a daughter of Dr. R. W. Wells Sr. and Elizabeth Martha Wells. Her mother died at her birth and she was reared by her foster parents, Judge L. F. Wells and Frances Sutherland Wells. Mrs. Egg was a granddaughter of Dr. F. F. Wells and great-granddaughter of Major George Sutherland, two of the founders and developers of Texana, the first Jackson county seat. She also was a great-great-granddaughter of one of the 400 first families who came to settle Texas. She is survived by two daughters Mrs. D. W. Jordan of McFaddin and Mrs. C. A. Serafino of Dallas; six granddaughters and nine great-grandchildren; two brothers, Dr. R. W. Wells of Edna and Shelton Wells of Uvalde, and two sisters, Mrs. Ross Anderson of San Antonio and Mrs. Flora McDowell of Edna.
Edna Herald, February 6, 1958 |
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Both buried Memory Gardens of Edna Services Held for Albert C. Egg, Colorful Former Jackson Sheriff Final rites were held here Saturday for Albert C. Egg, Sr., 83, a former Jackson County sheriff who added much to the history of this county. The colorful lawman, a native of the historic town of Texana, was the youngest sheriff in Texas in 1905, when he solved the Conditt murder case in this county, captured the two suspects and then stood off an angry lynch mob to assure the suspects a fair trial. The case attracted state-wide attention. Mr. Egg also served as county commissioner from 1927 to 1945. Funeral services were held for him Saturday at 3 p. m. at the Allen Memorial Presbyterian Church, with Rev. Carroll Pickett of Victoria officiating. Interment was in Edna Cemetery. The pallbearers were Sam Dodds, Walter Ray Cook, J. R. Miller, Joe Lee Holloway, Dudley Jordan and Milam G. Simons Jr. Mr. Egg was born in Texana on Jan. 8, 1879, to Gideon Egg Sr. and Emilie Kaapke Egg. He moved to the new town of Edna in 1883. On Jan. 8, 1902 he married Miss Louise Traylor, the daughter of a pioneer South Texas family and the first girl born in Edna. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church, and a charter member of the Edna Rotary Club and he held extensive farm and livestock interests during his active years. He passed away last Friday in a hospital in Victoria. Mr. Egg is survived by a son, A. C. Egg Jr., of Edna; a daughter, Mrs. Brownson Malsch of Edna; three brothers, Alfred and Gideon Jr. of Edna and Joseph of Victoria; a sister, Miss Norma Egg of El Paso; and six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Long-time friends of the former sheriff here recalled the Conditt family massacre of Sept. 28, 1905, one of the most publicized murder cases in South Texas history. The publicity over the eventual public hanging of the two Negro men involved, Monk Gibson and Felix Powell, led the State of Texas to enact a law requiring all executions to the held privately at the state penitentiary. Records show Powell was publicly hanged in Victoria in 1907 and Gibson in Cuero in 1908. Railroads ran special trains to Victoria and Cuero for the executions. Friends recall Sheriff Egg, who held that office from 1905 through 1914, was a soft-spoken but powerful man, who stood six feet, one inch tall and weighed about 190 pounds in his youth. They recall he wore a gun in the manner of the times, but there is no record that he used it. On occasions, they say, he “laid his gun on the table and stared his man down.” Five members of the Conditt family were murdered that day in 1905, including Mrs. Conditt, a nine year old daughter, and sons ages 11, seven and five, leaving only Mr. Conditt and an infant. Records show one of the clues which led Sheriff Egg to the identification of the murderers was a bloody handclamp. Blood stains showed the wielder of the murder weapon had only a stub of a middle finger. Then later, the sheriff caught his own cook washing blood stained clothes at her home for one of the suspected men. After Sheriff Egg arrested Gibson and Powell, a large lynch mob formed and demanded the prisoners. But Egg stood off the mob at gunpoint. He always believed the two Negroes had been paid to commit the murders. Later, for this reason, he opposed the death penalties against the two, believing that if they were given life sentences and sent to the penitentiary they would someday break down and tell all the facts in the case. To avoid a lynching, Sheriff Egg took the prisoners to Hallettsville, but on the way Gibson escaped Later he was recaptured by Egg and a posse, and finally stood trial in San Antonio. At one time, while they were in the Jackson County jail, that jail was guarded by 100 soldiers and seven Texas Rangers. The case brought much notoriety to the young sheriff and to Jackson County, and as stated, eventually led to a change in Texas law regarding executions. Edna Herald, December 20, 1962
Louise Traylor Egg Funeral services were held here Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock for Mrs. Louise Traylor Egg, 71, who died at her home at 105 East Brackenridge St. Monday at 2:30 p. m. after a lingering illness. Rites were from the Allen Memorial Presbyterian Church and burial was in Edna Cemetery. Revs. John Newton and John Toppins officiated. Services were under the direction of the Slavik Funeral Home and pallbearers were Hugh Mitchell, Lon Drushel, Carver Good, Everard McDowell, Claudius Branch and Wayne Miller. Mrs. Egg was the first girl born in Edna after the city’s founding in 1883. She was born September 27, 1883, a daughter of J. C. Traylor and Mrs. Charley Emma Keizer Traylor, deceased. She had been in failing health for a number of years, but only became critically ill Friday. Her husband, Albert C. Egg, is a former sheriff and county commissioner of Jackson County. He now operates the City Meat Market and Grocery with his son, A. C. (Sonny) Egg Jr. Mrs. Egg, before her health failed, was a tireless worker in the community and in the church. For many years she was secretary-treasurer of the Edna Cemetery Assn., and she also was a member of the Eleanor Brackenridge and Edna Garden Clubs and a past president of the Edna PTA. Surviving are her husband; a son; a daughter, Mrs. J. B. B. Malsch, also of Edna; three sisters, Mrs. S. W. Rogers; Miss Beulah Traylor and Mrs. H. B. McDowell, all of Edna; three brothers, L. C. Traylor of Wasco, Calif., J. B. Traylor of San Antonio and W. M. Traylor of Austin, and six grandchildren, Clara Louise and Peggy Malsch and Donald, David and Charles Egg, all of Edna, and Albert C. Egg III of Houston.
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February 24, 1955 |
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Joseph A. Egg Edna—Joseph A. Egg, 90, a native of Old Texana and member of a pioneer Jackson County family, died Sunday in an Edna rest home after a long illness. Funeral services will be held at 10 a. m. Monday at the Edna Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. George Crofoot officiating. Burial will be in the Edna Cemetery under direction of the Jackson County Funeral Service. Pallbearers will be Joe A. Holloway, Tom Callaway, Brownson Malsch, A. C. Egg Jr., James R. Miller and James R. Miller II. Mr. Egg, a retired businessman, was born Dec. 2, 1881 in Texana, the first Jackson County seat. He was a son of the late Col. and Mrs. Gideon Egg, pioneer residents of the county. Surviving are two nephews and eight nieces.
Victoria Advocate, November 29, 1971 |
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Married Both buried Memory Gardens of Edna Edna Rites Planned for Alfred Egg Edna—Funeral services for Alfred Arnold Egg, of 109 E. Brackenridge, died Wednesday night in the Ganado hospital two days after being injured in a traffic accident, will be held at 10 a. m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church. The Rev. George Crofoot Jr., pastor of the church, will officiate with burial in Edna Cemetery under the direction of Jackson County Funeral Service. Pallbearers will be Frank Wells, J. R. Wright, Pat Wells, A. C. Egg Jr., Leonard Miller and Phil Miller. Thomas J. Miller, 52, of St Mary, W. Va., was charged in County Court Monday with aggravated assault with a motor vehicle following investigation of the traffic accident which occurred at the intersection of State Highways 111 and 172 about eight miles east of here. Egg, a retired groceryman, rancher and cotton buyer, was born Oct. 19, 1883. He was the first male child born in Edna after the Texana community broke up and its residents moved to Edna. A Presbyterian, he had resided in Edna all of his life. His wife, Elizabeth Egg, died in 1963. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. J. R. “Doc” Miller and Mrs. Norma Howle, and a brother, Joseph G. Egg, all of Edna; six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Victoria Advocate, October 13, 1967 Man Dies Of Injuries Edna—Alfred A. Egg, 83, of Edna died Wednesday night in a Ganado hospital from injuries suffered Monday morning in an auto accident at the intersection of State Highways 111 and 172 eight miles east of Edna. A West Virginia man, Thomas J. Miller, 52, of St. Mary, W. Va., was charged Tuesday with aggravated assault with a motor vehicle in a complaint signed by Highway Patrolman Maxie Ward. Funeral arrangements for Egg were incomplete Wednesday night at Jackson County Funeral Home. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Norman Howle and Mrs. J. R. Miller, both of Edna. Victoria Advocate, October 12, 1967
Elizabeth Maude Egg Funeral services were held at 10 a. m. Wednesday at the Trinity Episcopal Church here for Mrs. Elizabeth Maude Egg, 76, the wife of a member of a pioneer Jackson County family. Rev. James Hudson of the church officiated. Interment was in the Edna Cemetery under direction of Slavik Funeral Home. Pallbearers were A. C. Egg, J. R. Wright, J. P. Wells, Frank Wells, Dr. Joe Bader and Bill Hollingsworth. Mrs. Egg was born August 10, 1892 in Montell, Texas, and had been a resident of Jackson County for 50 years. She had been active in PTA, church and other civic affairs. Mrs. Egg passed away April 9 in a San Antonio hospital, following a short illness. She is survived by her husband, A. A. Egg, of 109 E. Brackenridge; two daughter, Mrs. Norma Howle and Mrs. J. R. Miller; a brother, John C. Patterson; a sister, Mrs. R. W. Wells, all of Edna; and six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Edna Herald, April 11, 1963 |
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Buried Memory Gardens of Edna Miss Egg of TWC Dies Here at 76 Miss Norma Egg, well known Texas Western College professor, died yesterday. She was 76. She lived at 401 Butte circle. Miss Egg was born in Edna, Texas, and earned her B. A. and M. A. degrees at the University of Texas. After teaching in Edna for three years, she came to El Paso. She taught seven years at El Paso High School and in 1927 joined the staff of Texas Western as an English instructor. In 1937, Miss Egg became dean of women at the college. She continued at Texas Western until June, 1954, when she retired from her teaching career. Miss Egg is survived by two brothers, A. A. Egg, and Joseph A. Egg, both of Edna, Texas. The body will lie in state until tomorrow noon, then will be sent to Slavik Funeral Home, Edna, where funeral services will be held t 10 a. m. Thursday. Local arrangements are by Rodehaver and Miller.
El Paso Herald-Post, May 18, 1965 |
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