> My Maternal Great Grandfather, James Henry Ray, was shot and killed > by a neighbor in Blossom, Lamar County, Texas sometime in the year > 1900. The name of the neighbor, according to family history, was > Gossett (probably John Gossett). > > <snip> > > Does anyone out there have any ideas as to where I should search for > the particulars surrounding the death of my Great Grandfather? > > Herschell R. Spears <hebe@peoplescom.net> Have you tried posting on the LAMAR, Texas message board on RootsWeb? That might spark a memory from a living being or from a family member who had heard the annecdote or saw some record of the event.... Roger "Data" <bulldata.nospam@hotmail.com>