Beckham County, OK - Obits: Ellen Mansfield, 1910 09 July 2008 Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell) ********************************************************************* USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ********************************************************************* MANSFIELD, ELLEN (22 Dec 1910, Thursday, Sayre Standard, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK): The wife of J. M. Mansfield died very suddenly at Dallas, Texas, recently. The couple were traveling overland en route to the Gulf coast country and there are elements of mystery surrounding the death of the woman. Mr. Mansfield was the Republican candidate for sheriff of this county in the late campaign. (23 Dec 1910, Sayre Newspaper, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK): Report reaches us of the death of Mrs. Ellen Mansfield at Austin, Texas, Wednesday, the 14th inst. Mrs. Mansfield left here five weeks ago and her relatives are uneasy over her sudden death. (Oklahoma, Beckham Co, Marriage Records, Book 1, page 249: J. M. Mansfield to Mrs. Ella Stephenson, 17 Jan 1909. Census, 1910, Oklahoma, Beckham Co, Sayre Wd 3, ED 16, pg 11B, #38/38 (T624-1243): John M. Mansfield, age 51, b Tn; f/m b (blank); retired farmer; married 2 times, 1 year; Ella Mansfield, age 52, b Mn; fb Vt; mb NH; married 2 times, 1 year; Cary Bohannan, niece, age 18, b Ks; fb Mo; mb Tn.) --------------------------------------------------- Return to Beckham County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/beckham/beckham.html