Bowie Co, Tx - Capt. J. M. Benefield Submitted By : Don R Brownlee Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.usgenwebarchives.org *********************************************** 22 May 1902 Dallas Morning News, p. 3 BENEFIELD - Texarkana, Tex., May 21 - Capt. J. M. Benefield, one of Texarkana's most prominent business men since its first settlement, died at 12:30 this morning. He was proprietor of the Benefield Hotel, for twenty-five years one of the best known hostelries in Eastern Texas. He was also an ex-Confederate soldier, and for several years was commander of the local organization, A. R. Hill Camp, United Confederate Veterans.