A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Texas > Maverick http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=2361 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=38378 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: Dallas Morning News Article Date: November 19 1888 Article Description: Obituary Dr. S. S. BEDELL Article Text: Eagle Pass, Tex., Nov. 18.--Dr. SYLVESTER S. BEDELL, one of the foremost physicians of western Texas, and for many years an honored citizen of this place, died at 11 o'clock last night of lead poisoning an strangulation of the bowels. Deceased was born in Canada in 1846 and was consequently 42 years old a the time of his death. He was appointed assistant surgeon in the United States army from Minneapolis in 1874 and served till he left the army at Fort Duncan in 1877. He married at Santa Rosa, Mex., in 1878, the daughter of Mr. WUERPEL who, with one son, survives him. His wife and son are at present at Philadelphia and are ignorant of their sudden and sad bereavement. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ TX-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com