Thanks, Pat > From: patbrown6@pclnet.net > To: isbell@rootsweb.com > Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:30:39 -0500 > Subject: Re: [ISBELL] April 23, 1908 Lamar Co., Texas > > Ray, > > I have the following in my notes for William Riley: > > Interment Record for W. R., Dr. Isbell > Name: W. R., Dr. Isbell > Born: 28 Mar 1874 > Died: 23 Apr 1908 > Buried: Mt. Pleasant > Location: NOT PLOTTED > Notes: Woodmen of the World marker. Near child of I.R. and N.R. Rhodes and > Fannie E. Brown. > > Pat Brown > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ray Isbell" <isbell2@hotmail.com> > To: <isbell@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 12:00 PM > Subject: [ISBELL] April 23, 1908 Lamar Co., Texas > > > > William Riley Isbell, son of Robert Carrol Isbell Jr. and great-grandson of > Zachariah Isbell & Margaret (Brown) was killed by a tornado in April 1908 in > Lamar County, Texas. Some researchers show his death as April 25, but from > this newspaper dateline of the 24th, it appears he died April 23, 1908. I > don't find his tombstone at findagrave.com so don't know what it might say. > > Baltimore Sun, April 25, 1908, Section 1, p. 2: > PARIS, Texas. April 24. About 6 P.M. yesterday a tornado destroyed the > eastern portion of Deport, a town 20 miles southeast of Paris, killing W.R. > Isbell, a druggist., an injuring several others. The Isbell family was at > supper when the storm came and Mrs. Isbell and the children ran to the > stormhouse and were unhurt. Mr. Isbell remained in the house and was > crushed to death when it fell. Practically all the residences on the east > side of the town were destroyed, at least 25 or 30 being scattered over the > country in fragments. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Windows Live™: Life without walls. > http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_allup_1a_explore_032009 > Did your paper trail end? Are you up against a brick wall? Genetic genealogy > can help you here; > http://www.familytreedna.com/cj.asp?ftdna_ref=251 > Anderson County Tennessee > http://www.AndersonCoTn.com > Campbell County Tennessee > http://www.CampbellCoTn.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ISBELL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > Did your paper trail end? Are you up against a brick wall? Genetic genealogy can help you here; > http://www.familytreedna.com/cj.asp?ftdna_ref=251 > Anderson County Tennessee > http://www.AndersonCoTn.com > Campbell County Tennessee > http://www.CampbellCoTn.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ISBELL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™: Life without walls. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_allup_1a_explore_032009