Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries



[Thomas Stanley Carroll b Oct 14, 1843, d Sep 3, 1898, CSA, buried at Driver 
  Cemetery.]


Fairfield Recorder - Sep 9, 1898

Death of Mr. T.S. Carroll

Our town was greatly surprised to learn last Sunday morning by telephone that
Mr. Thomas S. Carroll, living near Butler was dead. But few here had heard that
he was sick and his friends were painfully shocked at the intelligence. The 
deceased had been unwell but a few days. His illness proved to be pneumonia and
it carried him off rapidly, his death taking place Saturday night.

The deceased was a native of Georgia, but moved before the civil war with 
father and family to southern Arkansas. After the war they moved to Texas 
settling in this county in which the deceased had lived for about 30 years. Mr. 
Carroll went into the war from Arkansas and made his country a brave and 
faithful soldier; serving the four years through with Lee and Stonewell Jackson
in Virginia.

As a resident of Freestone county he was one of its best and most esteemed
citizens. Pleasantly and friendly in disposition and accomodating to all, a
true friend and good neighbor, he was one of those men who go to make up a 
county's best and most valuable citizenship. Truly can it be said that our 
county lost one of her best men when he died.

Mr. Carroll was about 55 years old. He left a wife and several children to 
mourn his loss besides many relatives in this county. He was a brother of D.V.
Carroll of Fairfield and John G. Carroll of Mexia.

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Fairfield Recorder - Sep 30, 1898

Resolution of Respect
To the Master Workman and members of Protection Lodge No. 77 A.O.U.W. Mexia,
Texas:

We, your committee, appointed to draft resolutions on the death of brother
Thos. S. Carroll beg leave to report as follows:

Whereas the Supreme Master workman of the universe has seen fit in his wisdom 
to remove from Protection Lodge No. 77 A.O.U.W. our brother Thos. S. Carroll 
who departed this life at his residence in Freestone county on the 3rd day of
September 1898 after a brief illness at the age of 55 years and who has been a
member of our order 8 years and 9 months, therefore be it resolved:

First: That in the death of our brother this lodge has lost one of its best and
most faithful members and while we mourn his loss we hope it is his eternal 
gain and we extend bereaved family in this the time of sore affliction our 
heartfelt sympathy and condolence.

Second: That our charter be draped in mourning for 30 days, a page be set apart
in our minute book for these resolutions and a copy be sent to the family of
our deceased brother and to the each of the Mexia papers and to The Fairfield
Recorder and Lone Star Workman for publication.

Fraternally submitted,
  John A. White
  W.L. Adamson
  H.W. Williams
  M. Yoakum, Committee