George Washington Huddleston Obituary - Bell County, TX

Submitted by Kay Bradley  kbradley@flash.net

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Geo. W. HUDDLESTON Dead - Geo. W. HUDDLESTON, an honored citizen 
of this city, died at home of his daughter, Mrs. J.B. LITTLETON 
on North Pearl Street, this morning at 9:30 o'clock after an 
illness of several days.

Deceased was 73 years of age and has made this city his home for 
the past four or five years. He is survived by a wife and eight 
children as follows-Mrs. Fanny HODGE, Belton; Mrs. J.B. LITTLETON, 
Belton; H. H. HUDDLESTON, Comanche; C.E. HUDDLESTON, Austin: Mrs. 
S.L. MAYO, Belton; C.C. HUDDLESON, Hebronville; T.T. HUDDLESTON, 
Estes, Texas; and Mrs. C.L. BELLAMY, Turnersville. The funeral 
will  be held tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 o'clock with services 
at the home conducted by Revs J.R. NUTT, Lawrence WILLIAMS and 
W.H. HOWARD. The burial will take place in the North Belton 
cemetery and the Masonic lodge of this city will have charge of 
the services.

Notes from submitter:
George Washington Huddleston was born 29 Mar 1841 in Lauderdale
Co, AL to Felix G. Huddleston and Elizabeth Jones. On 8 Jan 1867,
G. W. Huddleston married Maria Elizabeth Wood in Franklin Co, AR.
She was the daughter of Jeremiah and Sarah Wood. G. W. Huddleston
died 9 Jun 1917 in Bell Co, TX. Family records and censuses indicate
G. W. Huddleston was 76 years old when he died, not 73 yrs as obit
says.