> 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> Try the public library and the historical society in the county or city. -=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=- Webmaster: Cynthia Van Ness, MLS -- roots@bfn.org Roots: The Buffalo NY Genealogy Forum -- http://www.bfn.org/~roots With obits, vital records, city directories & hundreds of local links