Wilkes County NcArchives Obituaries.....Holbrook, Bettie 1893 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Connie Ardrey n/a November 22, 2007, 2:27 pm Daily Charlotte Observer 31 Aug 1893 Fatal Accident in Wilkes Elkin, August 30 - A fatal accident occurred at Trap Hill, 14 miles from here yesterday. Mrs. Bettie Holbrook and son were returning from Trap Hill when the oxen, which they were driving, became unmanageable and dashed off at a rapid rate throwing the occupants out of the wagon. The wagon passed over Mrs. Holbrook and she was so badly injured that she died soon after being carried home. The boy escaped unhurt. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/obits/h/holbrook131nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ncfiles/ File size: 1.0 Kb