Thought this might be of interest to someone. Life up your prayers for the Katrina victims Dan Scott - Texas [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 8:46 AM Subject: [TXMILAM] Williams, William - obit > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Williams, Rogers, Boles > Classification: Obituary > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/9047 > > Message Board Post: > > Cameron Herald, Thur., 6 Dec 1923 > > 28 Years Ago > >>From the GALVESTON NEWS, 20 Nov 1873: > > William Williams, Deputy County Clerk of Milam county, was stabbed and > killed at a party at Cameron last night. > > Such was a news item sent in under a Hearne date line. > > According to Mrs. Martha Rogers, who was living in Cameron at the time, of > the "party" referred to was a dance held in the County Court House, a > frame structure which was later burned. Williams was stabbed as he came > down the steps after the dance by a man named Jim Boles. Boles made his > escape that night and was never captured. > > Mrs. Rogers states that these dances had been weekly occurences and were > largely attended but after this tragedy, this form of social entertainment > became unpopular and it was many years before another dance was given in > Cameron. > > > > ==== TXMILAM Mailing List ==== > Milam County, Texas GenWeb page > http://www.geocities.com/milamco/ > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 >