Jack County, TX - Obituary - John Reasoner


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John Reasoner

John Reasoner, who numbered among the early settlers of Jack County,
lived on Keechi about ten or twelve miles north of the present town of
Graford

During 1860, be and his son were in the field, near their log cabin,
shocking wheat. The horses were also in the field, and suddenly became
frightened. When Mr. Reasoner raised up to see what was causing the
disturbance, he saw a large band of Indians. This early settler and his
son, both of whom were unarmed, ran for the house. The son successfully
escaped. But Mr. Reasoner in the presence of his family, was lanced and
killed near the field fence.

Ref:-Mrs. Huldy Reasoner, A. M. Lasater, B. L. Ham, James Wood, Joe
Fowler, Mrs. Ed. Wohlfforth, Mrs. Huse Bevers, and Mrs. H. G. Taylor,
and others, living in Jack and adjoining counties at the time.

The following story is from the book:

The West Texas Frontier or a Descriptive History of Early Times
in Western Texas
Volume 2
by Joseph Carroll McConnell