>From: "Herschell R. Spears" >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). If by luck you are correct about the neighbor's name, then you might want to search the TX prison record archives for information on him. That might indicate some information about whom he shot. Here is a good starting place for this information: http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/convict.html HTH, Kimber For a listing of obituaries I have on hand for St. Joseph Cty, IN, visit: http://hometown.aol.com/k727h/index.html k727h@aol.com (Kimber)