Remarkable tale of Mrs Lee alive after burial echoes Gettysburg era
A Virginia widow believed dead awoke in her casket to alarm a sexton who opened the tomb. Mrs. Lee survived weeks of trance and lived over a year more, giving birth to Robert E. Lee during that period. The item also notes local births, bank deposits, and political ticket listings in Comanche and surrounding areas.
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Robert
Peg
Stafford
Virginia
Lee
Henry ‘Light
Harry Lee
Robert E
Little
Robert E. Lee
America
Guy H. Dunlap
Sipe Springs
I. J. Kay
de Leon
W. M. Cooley
W. R. Hammond
Comanche
W. S. Moore
Sidney
Harvey Boen
Lon McDaniel
Harvey F. Williams
Marvin Gilchrest
de Leda
Mike Sullivan
J. C. Slede
John Guthrie
Lum Daniels
William Chilton
Dallas
Congress
Oscar Callaway
W. G. Blackmon
Joe Adkins
Tae L. Blanton
Co. S. Dry
L. B. Russell
Co. J. Lee
Silas Allen
Gib Callaway
G. E. Johnson
J. H. Bragg
John P. Hoff
H. L. Stewart
Merton L. Harris
Bob Mc Campbell
J. E. Deely
Jennie Ellis Garret
Benton Stailey
Artie Lloyd
Ken Cunningham
Austin
R. T. Cunningham
Big Lake
W. P. Hobby
D. F. McCarty
Fort Stockton
Alice Ory
Stephenville
Grace Chandler
State State Bank of
Bob Carter
St. Louis
J. D. Bonner
Henry Carter
Local Visitors and Weekend Activities in Indian Creek
Indian Creek residents hosted and visited relatives from several towns this week. Families traveling include Mr and Mrs Bud Langley and son with Johnnie McDonald family, and Otis Coker visiting from Oregon with local relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Langley
Johnnie McDonald
Janice McDonald
Board Church
Woodrow Capell
Carlsbd
New Mexico
Lloyd Coker
D. Capell
Dock Mast
Possum Kingdom
Otis Coker
Hugh Singleton
Zula Coker
Riley Announces Birth of Son Rock Allen at Fort Bragg
Cpl and Mrs Jack Riley at Fort Bragg North Carolina announce the birth of a son Rock Allen born Friday July 10 at Post Hospital Fort Bragg He weighed five pounds fourteen ounces Maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Travis Cunningham Comanche paternal grandmother Mrs B A Riley Comanche
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Mrs. Riley
Rocky
Jack Riley
Fort Bragg
North Carolina
Rock Allen
Post Hospital
Travis Cunningham
Comanche
B. A. Riley
Card of Thanks for Minnie E. Woods
The R A Woods Family expresses gratitude for flowers food words of sympathy and other help during the illness and loss of their mother Minnie E Woods who died July 7 1953 May God bless all who offered prayers and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie E. Woods
R. A. Woods
Weekend visitors to the Woolsey home include Midland and Odessa guests
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Woolsey hosted visitors over the weekend from Midland and Odessa. Attendees included Mrs. Annie McGuire, Mrs. Jack Veal and granddaughter Bic Lake, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd King and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dempsey of Iraan, and Mr. and Mrs. Thed Woolyy and daughter of Odessa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Woolsey
Annie McGuire
Midland
Jack Veal
Bic Lake
Floyd King
Frank Dempsey
Iraan
Thed Woolyy
Odessa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Anche
Henry
Proctor
St. Matthews Episcopal Church
Garrett Dalids
Garret
W. L. Sartwelle
Sartwelle
Episcopal Church
S. J. Walcott
Gorman Hawkins
Fort Worth
Cowboy
Sartor
Indian Creek
Mrs. Lloyd Coker
Primitive Baptist Association
Lake Banes
B. W. Courtney
Harris Hospital
Luke Mauldin
Oregon
Otis
Maxine
Carole Jean Robertson
Venilla Coker
B. W Courtney
Aubrey Holt
Kermit
Evans
Odie Monroe
Gorman
Jack Carnes
Charles Haslett
Treasurer’s Quarterly Report
Board of County Commissioners
Roy Little
Comanche County
Texas
General Fund
R. & B. NO. 1 Fund
R. & B. NO. 2 Fund
R. & B. No. 3 Fund
R. & B. No. 4 Fund
Lateral R. & B. NO
Lateral R. & B. NO. 2 Fund
Lateral R. & B. NO. 3 Fund
Courthouse & Jail Fund
Pauper Fund
Interest & Sinking R. Dist. NO
Ene
Cece
Tupin
Stuer
Trudy
21 Jewels
Park Lane
Jewels
Jwlryee
Woolsey
Burton & Goodson
Burton
Goodson Goory
Comanche, Tex
Ters
Coca-Cola
J. S
Jimmy) Tucker, Prop
Western Union