Freestone County, Texas Vitals Deaths - Freestone County, Texas for 1915 Summary of Death Certificates of People Who Died in Freestone County, Texas For the Year 1915 Name Date of Death Lucy Bailey 28 Jun 1915 Albert Carmichle?/Carmickle? 25 Oct 1915 Sisy Carter 25 Feb 1915 Charlie Ferguson 9 Mar 1915 Fannie Fryer 31 Mar 1915 Joseph W. Hill 1 Feb 1915 O. O. Horton 6 Jun 1915 Charlie Livingston 10 Jun 1915 Mrs. Paul Looney 30 Jun 1915 Ida Kate Miles 8 Mar 1915 Carrie Lou Slaughter 28 Feb 1915 Heywood Smith 31 Jan 1915 Lillie H. Stubbs 8 Dec 1915 Maurine Terry [8] Oct 1915 Boman C. Wama 9 May 1915 [could not locate] ================================================ DEATH CERTIFICATE TRANSCRIPTIONS: Name: Lucy Bailey Death date: 28 Jun 1915 Death place: Freestone Co, Texas Gender: Female Race or color: Black Marital: Widowed Occupation: Housewife Age at death: 65 years Mother name: Rosa Long Cemetery: Rockey Branch Burial Date: 29 Jun 1915 Informant: Josh Cleveland of Mexia Name: J H. Barber Death date: 08 Nov 1915 Death place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas Birth place: Texas Age at death: About 30 years Gender: Male Marital status: Unknown Race or color: Black Occupation: Laborer Burial: 12 Nov 1915 - Wortham, Texas Name: Albert Carmichle?/Carmickle? Death date: 25 Oct 1915 Death place: Country, Freestone Co., Texas Birth date: 16 Jun 1881 Birth place: Van Zandt Co. Age at death: 34 years 4 months 8 days Gender: Male Marital status: Married Race or color: Black Father name: Alex Carmickle Father's Birthplace: Van Zandt Co. Mother's Name: Jane Overstreet Mother's Birthplace: Van Zandt Co. Occupation: Farming Residence Place: Cemetery: New Cem. [I assume at Corsicana, Texas] Burial Place: Burial Date: 27 Oct 1915 Cause of Death: Concussion of the Brain from knife wound Physician: H. W. Davis of Corsicana, Texas Name: Sisy Carter Death Date: 25 Feb 1915 Death Place: RFD 7, Mexia, Freestone Co., Texas Gender: Female Marital Status: Single Race: Black Birth Date: 15 Jan 1913 Age: 2 yrs, 1 mth, 10 days Birthplace: Texas Father's Name: Albert Carter Father's Birthplace: Texas Mother's Name: Mariah Wright Mother's Birthplace: Texas Informant: Rufus Carter of Mexia, Texas, R 7 Burial: Grove Island on Feb 25, 1915 Name: Robert F. Eddleman Death date: 20 Aug 1915 Death place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas Birth date: 26 Nov 1877 Birth place: Kansas Age at death: 37 years 8 months 24 days Gender: Male Marital status: Married Race or color: White Father name: J. M. Eddleman Mother name: Mollie Williams Burial: 21 Aug 1915 - Wortham, Texas Name: Charlie Ferguson Death date: 09 Mar 1915 Death place: Mexia, Freestone Co., Texas Birth date: 14 Oct 1912 Birth place: Texas Age at death: 2 years 4 months 23 days Gender: Male Marital status: Single Race or color: Black Father name: Bill Ferguson Father's Birthplace: Texas Mother's Name: Hanah Lewis Mother's Birthplace: Texas Cemetery: New Home Burial Date: 10 Mar 1915 Name: Renny Lloyd Fondreu/Fondren? Death date: 14 Dec 1915 Death place: Limestone, Texas Birth date: 24 Jan 1898 Birth place: Freestone Age at death: 17 years 11 months 20 days Gender: Male Marital status: Single Race or color: White Father name: Samuel Renny Fondren Father's Birthplace: Alabama Mother's Name: Alice T. Wigley Mother's Birthplace: Alabama Occupation: Farming Residence Place: Cemetery: Old Oather [probably in Limestone Co.] Informant: S. R. Fondreu/Fondren? of Oletha, Tex. Physician: R. W. Jones of Oletha, Tex. Undertaker: ?????? of Thornton Cause of Death: Black Jaundice Contributory: Suppression of Urine Name: Fannie [Mary] Fryer Death date: 31 Mar 1915 Death place: Fairfield, Freestone Co., Texas Birth date: 09 Oct 1854 Birth place: Fairfield, Freestone, Tex. Gender: Female Marital status: Widowed Race or color: White Father name: J. F. Huckaby Father's Birthplace: Wilcox, Ala. Mother's Name: E. N. Riddle Mother's Birthplace: Wilcox, Ala. Residence Place: Fairfield Burial Info: [blank on form] Burial: [Fairfield cemetery] Name: S. J. Hendley Death date: 06 Jun 1915 Death place: S. W. Insane Asylum at San Antonio, Bexar, Texas Birth date: 1867 Birth place: Tx Age at death: 48 years Gender: Male Marital status: Married Race or color: White Occupation: Farmer Burial: 07 Jun 1915 - Streetman, Freestone Co., Tx. Informant: Luther Thomas of San Antonio, Texas Cause of Death: Pellegra Name: W. F. Hendon Death date: 08 Oct 1915 Death place: Gainesville, Cooke Co., Texas Age at death: About 25 years Gender: Male Marital status: Single Race or color: White Date of Birth: Unknown Age: About 25 yrs Occupation: Laborer Burial: 11 Oct 1915 - Wortham, Texas Cause of Death: Killed by Train Informant: No Informant Name: Jenish Hill Death date: 18 Mar 1915 Death place: Mexia, Limestone, Texas Birth place: Texas Age at death: 69 years Gender: Female Marital status: Widowed Race or color: White Father name: Haurp Hall Father's Birthplace: Ala. Occupation: Housekeeper Burial: 29 Mar 1915 - Wortham, Texas Name: Joseph W. Hill Death date: 01 Feb 1915 Death place: Fairfield, Freestone Co., Texas Birth date: 17 Oct 1849 Birth place: Damascus, Scott Co., Miss. Gender: Male Marital status: Married Race or color: White Age at death: 65 years 3 months 14 days Occupation: Retired Merchant & Farmer Father name: Henry Hill Father's Birthplace: Scott Co., Miss. Mother's Name: Margarett Hill Mother's Birthplace: Scott Co., Miss. Burial: [blank] Informant: W. N. Sneed Jr. of Fairfield, Texas Name: O.O. Horton Death date: 06 Jun 1915 Death place: Streetman, Freestone Co, Texas Residence: Lamb Farm Residence Length: 8 mths In Texas Length: 12 or 14 yrs Birth date: 31 Jul 1885 Birth place: "MurphysBurrow" [Murfreesboro], Tenn. Age at death: 29 years 11 months 25 days Gender: Male Race or color: White Father name: Chas. Horton Length of Residence: 8 months at death place, 12 or 14 yrs in Texas Occupation: Farmer Name: Arthir Lee Event Date: 25 Feb 1915 Event Place: Winkler, Navaro, Texas Gender: Male Race: White Age: About 40 years Birth Year (Estimated): 1875 Birthplace: Navarro Co. Marital Status: Married Occupation: Farmer Burial Place: Winkler (Home) Burial Date: 26 Feb 1915 Name: Charlie Livingston Death date: 10 Jun 1915 Death place: Mexia, Freestone Co, Texas Birth date: 10 May 1898 Birth place: Texas Age at death: 17 years 1 month Gender: Male Marital status: Single Race or color: Black Father name: Charles Livingston Father's Birthplace: Ala Mother's Name: Silver Gawkle Mother's Birthplace: Ala Burial: 11 Jun 1915 - Cotton Gin Name: Mrs. Paul Looney Death date: 30 Jun 1915 Death place: Teague, Freestone Co, Texas Gender: Female Sex, Race, Marital Status: [all blank] DOB, Age, Birthplace: [all blank] Parent Info: [all blank] Burial Info: [all blank] Physician: E. V. Headlee Cause of Death: Tuberelosis Name: Ida Kate Miles Death date: 08 Mar 1915 Death place: Fairfield, Freestone Co., Texas Residence Place: Fairfield, Tex. Residence Length: 3 yrs, 6 mths In Texas Length: 55 yrs Birth date: 12 Nov 1856 Birth place: Butler, Ala. Age at death: 59 years 4 months Gender: Female Marital status: Married Race or color: White Father name: W. J. Day Father's Birthplace: Butler County, Ala. Mother's Name: Don't Know Mother's Birthplace: S. C. Occupation: Housewife Burial Info: [Blank] Name: Itha Palm Event Date: [blank] Event Place: Groesbeck, Limestone, Texas Gender: Female Race: Bk. Age: About 35 years Birth Year (Estimated): 1880 Birthplace: Freestone Co., Tx. Marital Status: Widowed Father's Name: Dan Tatum Father's Birthplace: Ala. Mother's Name: Mandy Davis Mother's Birthplace: Ala. Occupation: Farm Hand Cemetery: Good Hope Burial Date: 01 Mar 1915 Cause of Death: Had no doctor since last year and he is dead. Itha Palm died of cancer on heart. Informant: Jim Tatum Name: Verna Wilhelnina Sims Death date: 04 Oct 1915 Death place: Mexia, Limestone, Texas Birth date: 12 Dec 1898 Birth place: Cotton Gin, Tex Age at death: 16 years 9 months 22 days Gender: Female Marital status: Single Race or color: White Father name: J. H. Sims Father's Birthplace: Florida Mother's Name: Willie A Roberts Mother's Birthplace: Texas Burial: 05 Oct 1915 - Cotton Gin, Texas Informant: J. H. Sims of Mexia, R 2 Name: Corrie Lou Slaughter Death date: 28 Feb 1915 Death place: Tehuacana, Limestone, Texas Birth date: 30 Nov 1914 Birth place: Texas Age at death: 2 months 28 days Gender: Female Marital status: Single Race or color: Black Father name: Sam Slaughter Mother name: Clunis Smith Name: Bettie Smith Death date: 30 Apr 1915 Death place: Mexia, Limestone, Texas Birth date: 04 Sep 1870 Birth place: Texas Age at death: 45 years Gender: Female Marital status: Married Race or color: Black Father name: L???D Demos Mother name: Lue Demos Burial: 30 Apr 1915 - Cotton Gin, Texas Name: Heywood Smith Death date: 31 Jan 1915 Death place: Mexia, Freestone Co., Texas Birth date: 18 Jun 1914 Birth place: Texas Gender: Male Race or color: Black Father name: Phillip Smith Mother name: Minnie Stalworth Burial: 01 Feb 1915 Name: G. G. Stallings Death date: 30 Oct 1915 Death place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas Birth date: 28 Feb 1859 Birth place: Louisiana Age at death: 56 years 8 months 2 days Gender: Male Marital status: Married Race or color: White Father name: M. H. Stalling Father's Birthplace: Alabama Mother's Name: Matilda Edwards Mother's Birthplace: Alabama Occupation: Bookeeper Residence Place: Teague, Texas Burial: 01 Nov 1915 - Teague, Texas Name: Lillie H. Stubbs Death date: 08 Dec 1915 Death place: Wortham, Freestone Co., Texas Birth date: 08 Jan 1850 Birth place: Alto, Tex. Age at death: 64 years 11 months Gender: Female Marital status: Married Race or color: White Father name: Jno Roark Mother name: Mary Hliertzel Mother's Birthplace: Ala. Occupation: Housewife Cemetery: Woodland Burial Date: 1915 Informant: K. A. Sneed at Woodland, Tx. Name: Anna Terry Death date: 03 Nov 1915 Death place: Mexia, Limestone, Texas Age at death: 30 years Gender: Female Marital status: Married Race or color: White Occupation: Housekeeper Birth place: Texas Informant Elneor Terry of Mexia, Texas RFD Burial: 04 Nov 1915 - Freestone, Texas Name: Maurine Terry Death date: [8] Oct 1915 Death place: Fairfield, Freestone Co., Texas Age at death: 4 years Gender: Female Race or color: White Father name: David Terry Mother name: Callie Winfrey Mother's Birthplace: Freestone County Burial Place: Fairfield Burial Date: 09 Oct 1915 Burial: [Fairfield cemetery] Informant: W. N. Sneed Jr of Fairfield, Texas