An very elderly lady I knew had her youngest brother die tragically when a load of logs he was hauling by horse and wagon shifted. Barely out of his teens, he was going downhill when a log slipped forward, crushing him. The horses bolted, breaking the lines and ran for home. You can imagine the dread felt by the family when the horses were seen thundering into the yard without a wagon or driver and the awful trepidation when they backtracked to the scene of the accident.

My Gramps told me of a distant cousin from TX who was visiting the Tadlock-Bourland connections in Yolo County Ca, who was out feeding the hogs and fell over, and was killed and eaten by the hogs. Hogs can be very dangerous if one isn't quick of wits AND feet Gramps said (he was a child when it happened) I didn;t want to ask him if those hogs were therefore never turned into food for anyone, but sincerely hope so. Most unusual death in my family I can think of aside from my own youngest brothers which I can't go into. Best wishes to everyone Willow in Australia