Obituaries for Lamar County

Charlotte Elizabeth Applewhite Robertson - AGED WOMAN'S DEATH - Was 96 Years Old and Personally Acquainted With President Polk

Paris, Texas, Dec.26, 1901 - Mrs. Charlotte Elizabeth Robertson, aged 96, died at 12 o'clock last night at the home of her grandson, W. A. Roach, on South Birmingham street, as a result of a fall eight days ago, in which she sustained a broken hip.  The deceased was born in Southampton county, Virginia, and was a daughter of Col. Hardee Applewhite, an officer in the Colonial army during the revolutionary war. When ten years old she moved to Tennessee.  She was personally acquainted with President  Polk, his father, General Polk, and her mother owning adjoining farms. The deceased has been a resident of this county since 1870 and leaves a son and a daughter surviving her here.  [Submitted by Sara Hemp - The Oklahoman Newspaper, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, December 27, 1901, page 4]

submitted by Barbara Ziegenmeyer

Dallas Morning News 1899-02-07 PARIS, TEXAS Feb. 5- Prof. R.P. Orr died about midnight last night from consumption with which he had been confined to his bed for some time.   Dallas Morning News 1899-08-25 BLOSSOM, TEXAS Aug 25 - Dolp Dollins, a prominent young man of this place, died at the home of his mother on the 23rd of congestion. Dallas Morning News 1899-08-01 PARIS TEXAS July 30 - William Jennings died last night at the Alkin hospital of dropsy. July 29- J.M.C. Gates died today at his home a few miles east of Paris and will be buried tomorrow by the Odd Fellows. Mr. Yates was a brother of ex-Governor Yates of Illinois and had lived here a long time.   Dallas Morning News 1900-04-03 Paris Texas April 2 Marion Scalf of Fulbright, Red River County, died Saturday Dallas Morning News 1900-09-27 Paris Texas Sept 25 Mrs. John Denton of Checota was taken suddenly ill after cooking dinner yesterday and died in three hours.   Dallas Morning News 1900-09-27 Paris Texas Sep. 26 Newt Hale a former resident of Paris, died at Hope Ark. of slow fever. Sept 24 J.C. Bernight died at Goodland, I.T. last Friday night from a congestive chill after being sick only ten hours Sept 26 Dr. A.J. Redding, a pioneer resident of Lamar county, aged 80 years, died last night at the home of his son-in-law, Dr. J.M. Stephens, in this city.

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