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un tu iiiv *.7i« vils I tribe.CTSr---asurm-ngho An Honored Negro.of Nacogdoches: Uncle Ned Simp-'i-! son, an old negro pioneer, well known in nearly every county in ig j East Texas, and especially in Nac- j 0fid ! ogdoehe? and Beaumont, is dead, n: Uncle Ned was 00 years old, and a lw hero and survivor of the “runawayn- j scrape’' of ’36, when he assisted in V i putting the women and children eh [across the Sabine in response to tho false cry, Santa Anna is coming!’' In the hurry, baggage and all per-ill I sonal effects were thrown hclteri’s | skelter and left along the roadside. | Uncle Ned picked up the trunk of a wealthy lady, Mrs. Englow, containing $8000 in gold, and kept it several davs before he could find thethokrd.•usowner, returning it to her in safety. Honest, reliable, truthful and polite to all ho held the respect and esteem of the white people. For years he has been blind and paralyzed, and was cared for by his faithfulwhite friends, who saw that his remains had a respectful burial.Tho PapLar.N a ret namnainn
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Whitesboro Record
Whitesboro, Texas, US
Thu, May 19, 1904
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