Tarrant County - Obituaries - Rev. England family

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Fort Worth Daily Democrat
Fort Worth
August 30, 1876
No. 48


Decatur, August 28
A murder was perpetrated on Denton Creek, in the edge of Montague County. Rev
England and his step-son and daughter were murdered in their house on Saturday.
The throat was cut on the daughter and Rev. England and his son were shot. Mrs.
England, wife of the murdered minister, who was formerly a Mrs. Taylor, was also
shot, and will die.

There were five persons murdered six miles south of Montague Saturday night by
parties in disguise. Rev. W.G. England, three step-sons and 1 step-daughter, all
grown. The mother was shot, but still survives. The family once lived in Grayson
County.

They were seven persons in all killed, the old gentlemen, his wife, a
step-daughter, and four sons. They were murdered with knives. The opinion is
that they were murdered for money, as the family was known to be well off,
having just completed a fine house. Mr. England was a Methodist preacher.