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- The Irving Index
- Newspaper of Irving, Texas 1913
- A-C
- The following are obituaries and death notices extracted from the Irving Index. This newspaper was one of the first newspapers in Irving, Texas. Irving, Texas is located in the Northwest area of Dallas County. These are presented in alphabetical order although there are many other names in each article. Spelling and punctuation has been left as found in the articles.
- 1 Feb 1913
- Died
- On Jan 27, 1913, at his home near Sowers, Mr. E. H. ADAMS passed away - answering the death call that all mankind must yield to in time.
- Mr. ADAMS was born and reared in Middle Tennessee, and was 52 years of age. He came to Texas 12 years ago, but only very recently to the Irving area; hence he was comparatively a stranger in this vicinity. But notwithstanding this, the people showed their faith in the great brotherhood of man by being present at the last public service to the memory of the deceased. A nice concourse of friends and relatives assembled at the Sowers cemetery on the funeral occasion, Jan 28, 12 pm, when many tears flowed in respect to the stranger, who left two boys fatherless and motherless - the mother and wife having also answered the last earthly call some years ago.
- So it is with man in his migratory movements ever since. Cain became a wanderer. And so it will ever be with mankind while time lasts.
- The funeral services were conducted by Dr. L. COMBO, who called attention to Christ's dealing with Lazarus and his two sisters at Bethany.
- Respectfully, Dr. L. COMBO
- Oak Grove, Jan. 28, 1913.
- 14 Apr 1913
- REV. W. F. BARCUS IS DEAD
- Christian Minister, was Preacher in Irving Area Over 20 Years.
- At his home in West Dallas, on the evening of April 10th, 1913, Rev. W. F. BARCUS was summoned from his earthly labors to a higher reward. He was sick but a short time, and the immediate cause of his death was said to have been the pellegra affliction.
- His body was laid to rest Friday in the cemetery in West Dallas, beside that of his wife - who preceded him just four years in this death journey. Elder WHITE of Dallas conducted the funeral services, which were attended by a large assembly of friends.
- Elder W. F. BARCUS would have been 61 years old in June, had he lived. He was a native of the State of Indiana, but had been an adopted Texas since 1878 and in Dallas County since 1888.
- His citizenship in Dallas County was a most exemplary and honored one.
- He conducted a news and book business near the courthouse in Dallas for so many years that he became a most familiar figure to most citizens of the county as well as the city. His place was a mecca for those with longing hearts to be joined in wedlock and he married many couples there. His record shows that in his ministerial career he had married 854 couples in Dallas County - having sit up in bed and performed such ceremony on Saturday, April 5. He entered politics long enough to serve this district as county commissioner from 1894 to 1896.
- "Brother BARCUS," as he was so well known, had preached in the Irving vicinity for 21 years, with perhaps the exception of about 2 years. He preached in the old Lively school house then in the Irving Christian church, and his friends here are by the score who sigh sadly at his calling away.
- Surviving him are three children - Mrs. Otis BROWN of Irving, Mr. Ed BARCUS of Waco, and Mr. Scott BARCUS of Dallas.
- About two years ago he was a second time married - this time to Miss Marle TOMPKINS of Irving, and this wife survives him. They have resided in West Dallas - his old home where he conducted a business.
- Index editor had known Brother BARCUS personally for about 29 years, and is one of the friends feeling a loss by his death, and tendering sympathy to the family.
- Dallas county has lost a good citizen.
- 6 Sep 1913
- Tree Falls, Killing Child
- Jacksonville, Texas. The 10-year-old daughter of Mrs. Kate BIRD, who lives at Petrolla, but who was visiting near Maydell, was killed by a tree falling on her. A sister tried to cut a tree down that was in the yard but failed, so the little girl with some other children were bringing in wood when the wind blew down on her causing almost instant death.
- 1 Feb 1913
- NEGRO KILLED
- Had Shot Conductor and Arrest Resisted
- Joe BROWN, a negro boarded at College Station, Tex., a train. He was armed with a pistol. Parties on the train when it reached Bryan, notified an officer. The negro covered the officer with his pistol and escaped up the railroad. Posse followed upon a freight train. Negro shot into the caboose, wounding Conductor WIGGINS. Sheriff of Brazos county with a small posse from Hearne intercepted the negro. He resisted arrest and was shot to death.
- 19 Apr 1913
- Death of Mrs. J. R. CANNON
- Mrs. J. R. CANNON died at their home 1 1/2 miles northwest of Irving early Wednesday morning. And the cause of her death was assigned as pellegra. The funeral and burial was at Sowers cemetery late Wednesday evening, the services being conducted by Rev. Smith, Primitive Baptist preacher of Grapevine. Mr. and Mrs. CANNON and family had been residents of this vicinity since January - coming here from Grapevine.
- Mrs. CANNON was 35 years old in October last. Surviving her is the husband and four small children - the oldest being but 14 years of age.
- Though not a member of the church, Mrs. CANNON is said to have experienced the Christian faith and to have lived a christian life. New friends and neighbors of these new residents tender much sympathy to the grief stricken husband and the motherless children.
- 24 May 1913
- R. M. CLARK is dead. He was a good and true man in life and until his health failed him, which affected his mind, he was one of the bright legal lights of the Dallas bar. His death is regretted by all of his friends, yet it were better that he be at rest than tormented with a mental strain. He made Dallas County a splendid prosecuting attorney. Of course he made mistakes and the public, perhaps passed judgment on him for some of his official acts, but where is the man that has not his enemies as well as his friends? If any, they are few and far between. Now that he is dead, let's remember him kindly. "Peace to his ashes."
- 8 Feb 1913
- WOMAN KILLS MAN.
- With Pistol In Hand Takes Car For Jail.
- With the pistol with which shooting was done still grasped in her hand, a negress, Matilda MYERS, alighted from a Dallas street car and surrendered to Patrolman KILLINGSWORTH, saying she had shot and killed a man. Investigation developed this to be a fact, and James COOPER, the negro whom the woman had shot, died in half an hour after reaching the emergency hospital.
- The shooting occurred at the home of the woman. COOPER was shot twice in the head. Either wound would have caused death. Both bullets entered the top of the head, ranged downward and penetrated the brain.
- COOPER had only been released from jail about an hour before the killing. The woman claims that he went to her house and tried to force an entrance and that when she shot he was coming in at the door with a brick in his hand, and that previous to trying to enter the house he had thrown a brick at her.
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