Rains Co., TX - Obit - Johnson Mahan 1889 ***************************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb by: June E. Tuck USGenWeb Archives. Copyright. All rights reserved http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ***************************************************** From the files of June Tuck MAHAN, JOHNSON - Sulphur Springs, Texas, Dec. 31st, 1889 - This morning about 5 o'clock, Johnson Mahan was kicked in the stomach by a mule at Smith and Stephenson's wagon yard and died from the effects in a few minutes. The deceased was a farmer, about 45 years old, and lived in Rains county, about six miles northeast of Emory. He leaves a wife and four children. His remains were taken back to his home by a neighbor, who had come to town with him. (Terrell Texas Star, Jan. 4, 1890) .