Obituary: Bannon, 1899 - Smith County, TX Contributed by Vicki Betts 10 January 2003 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************************** TEXAS CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE, October 26, 1899, p. 4, c. 2 The daughter of M. Bannon, a Cotton Belt engineer, at Tyler, shot and killed herself last Monday. She was to have been married the Wednesday following. It is supposed that a pistol which was lying upon the bed was accidentally dropped to the floor and discharged with the above result. She was a popular young lady, and her death is greatly deplored.