Mother:
Elizabeth Frogge Neathery
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Soldier's Application for Confederate Pension, states he served in Company H, 9th Texas Cavalry, "the whole regiment dismounted and served as infantrymen in Tennessee. Was wounded at Corinth, Miss."
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Lamar's Oldest Native To
Be 95 Years Old Monday
Lamar county's oldest native-born resident, S. H. Neathery, will be 95 years old Monday.
Born at the old Neathery homestead, six miles northeast of Paris, January 20, 1841, he was the son of J. Wesley Neathery and wife who had come to Texas and established themselves here in 1837.
Here he grew to young manhood, and in February after he reached his majority in January, enlisted in the Confederate army at Horsehead Bayou,Arkansas, under Capt. J. D. Wright and was assigned to Company H, 9th Texas Cavalry. His first colonel was Brad Sims of Clarksville.
He took part in the battles of Farmington, Inca and Corinth and in the latter engagement was wounded, being sent to the hospital at Quitman, Miss. Here he contracted small pox and came near dying, but on his recovery was remounted and did courier service, as his wound made him unable to carry a gun for some time.
He was later in the battles of Nashville, and Murfreesboro, at Anthony's Hill near Pulaski and at Sugar Creek. A favorite story of his was that at the battle of Murfreesboro, General Sul Ross called Neathery and told him to "go tell Wharton to get out from behind that tree, get his men together and take that train load of provisions" that had been sent to the Yankees, and Wharton's reply was, "Yes, yes, that's what I'm trying to do now." And they did capture the train and appropriate the provisions.
At Nashville, Neathery came into possession of a Yankee overcoat as the spoils of battle and of which he was very much in need. Coming down the line of battle, he was at Rome and Atlanta and Franklin, Tenn.
When it became evident that the Confederate cause was lost, large numbers of the war-worn soldiers were given furloughs and Neathery was on the way home at the time of the surrender at Appomattox.
He is the last member of his generation living, and makes his home here with his daughter, Mrs. J. W. Crook, 514 Lamar Avenue. She is the only one of his children left, his sons, Wirt and Justin both having died.
He has six grandchildren, Mrs. J. H. Geron of Shreveport, La., and Truett Neathery of Muskogee, Okla., children of Wirt Neathery; Olin L. Crook of Hot Springs, Ark., and Mrs. Bedford Geron of Dallas; and Sam and Miss Blandina Neathery of Paris. There are seven great-grandchildren.
No celebration is planned for the birthday anniversary as he was grown feeble of late and spends most of his time quietly at home.
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LAMAR COUNTY'S
OLDEST NATIVE
RESIDENT DIES
Paris, Texas, Sept. 2
Lamar County's oldest native-born citizen, Samuel Houston Neathery, 96 years old, died here late Wednesday, following fracture of his hip in a fall at his home about a week earlier. He resided with his only daughter, Mrs. J. W.
Crook. His two sons, Wirt and Justin having died several years ago. The funeral will be held here Friday morning at 10 o'clock.
Surviving besides his daughter, Mrs. Crook, are seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Elizabeth Frogge Neathery
_____________________________
Soldier's Application for Confederate Pension, states he served in Company H, 9th Texas Cavalry, "the whole regiment dismounted and served as infantrymen in Tennessee. Was wounded at Corinth, Miss."
_______________________________
Lamar's Oldest Native To
Be 95 Years Old Monday
Lamar county's oldest native-born resident, S. H. Neathery, will be 95 years old Monday.
Born at the old Neathery homestead, six miles northeast of Paris, January 20, 1841, he was the son of J. Wesley Neathery and wife who had come to Texas and established themselves here in 1837.
Here he grew to young manhood, and in February after he reached his majority in January, enlisted in the Confederate army at Horsehead Bayou,Arkansas, under Capt. J. D. Wright and was assigned to Company H, 9th Texas Cavalry. His first colonel was Brad Sims of Clarksville.
He took part in the battles of Farmington, Inca and Corinth and in the latter engagement was wounded, being sent to the hospital at Quitman, Miss. Here he contracted small pox and came near dying, but on his recovery was remounted and did courier service, as his wound made him unable to carry a gun for some time.
He was later in the battles of Nashville, and Murfreesboro, at Anthony's Hill near Pulaski and at Sugar Creek. A favorite story of his was that at the battle of Murfreesboro, General Sul Ross called Neathery and told him to "go tell Wharton to get out from behind that tree, get his men together and take that train load of provisions" that had been sent to the Yankees, and Wharton's reply was, "Yes, yes, that's what I'm trying to do now." And they did capture the train and appropriate the provisions.
At Nashville, Neathery came into possession of a Yankee overcoat as the spoils of battle and of which he was very much in need. Coming down the line of battle, he was at Rome and Atlanta and Franklin, Tenn.
When it became evident that the Confederate cause was lost, large numbers of the war-worn soldiers were given furloughs and Neathery was on the way home at the time of the surrender at Appomattox.
He is the last member of his generation living, and makes his home here with his daughter, Mrs. J. W. Crook, 514 Lamar Avenue. She is the only one of his children left, his sons, Wirt and Justin both having died.
He has six grandchildren, Mrs. J. H. Geron of Shreveport, La., and Truett Neathery of Muskogee, Okla., children of Wirt Neathery; Olin L. Crook of Hot Springs, Ark., and Mrs. Bedford Geron of Dallas; and Sam and Miss Blandina Neathery of Paris. There are seven great-grandchildren.
No celebration is planned for the birthday anniversary as he was grown feeble of late and spends most of his time quietly at home.
____________________________________
LAMAR COUNTY'S
OLDEST NATIVE
RESIDENT DIES
Paris, Texas, Sept. 2
Lamar County's oldest native-born citizen, Samuel Houston Neathery, 96 years old, died here late Wednesday, following fracture of his hip in a fall at his home about a week earlier. He resided with his only daughter, Mrs. J. W.
Crook. His two sons, Wirt and Justin having died several years ago. The funeral will be held here Friday morning at 10 o'clock.
Surviving besides his daughter, Mrs. Crook, are seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Mother:
Elizabeth Frogge Neathery
_____________________________
Soldier's Application for Confederate Pension, states he served in Company H, 9th Texas Cavalry, "the whole regiment dismounted and served as infantrymen in Tennessee. Was wounded at Corinth, Miss."
_______________________________
Lamar's Oldest Native To
Be 95 Years Old Monday
Lamar county's oldest native-born resident, S. H. Neathery, will be 95 years old Monday.
Born at the old Neathery homestead, six miles northeast of Paris, January 20, 1841, he was the son of J. Wesley Neathery and wife who had come to Texas and established themselves here in 1837.
Here he grew to young manhood, and in February after he reached his majority in January, enlisted in the Confederate army at Horsehead Bayou,Arkansas, under Capt. J. D. Wright and was assigned to Company H, 9th Texas Cavalry. His first colonel was Brad Sims of Clarksville.
He took part in the battles of Farmington, Inca and Corinth and in the latter engagement was wounded, being sent to the hospital at Quitman, Miss. Here he contracted small pox and came near dying, but on his recovery was remounted and did courier service, as his wound made him unable to carry a gun for some time.
He was later in the battles of Nashville, and Murfreesboro, at Anthony's Hill near Pulaski and at Sugar Creek. A favorite story of his was that at the battle of Murfreesboro, General Sul Ross called Neathery and told him to "go tell Wharton to get out from behind that tree, get his men together and take that train load of provisions" that had been sent to the Yankees, and Wharton's reply was, "Yes, yes, that's what I'm trying to do now." And they did capture the train and appropriate the provisions.
At Nashville, Neathery came into possession of a Yankee overcoat as the spoils of battle and of which he was very much in need. Coming down the line of battle, he was at Rome and Atlanta and Franklin, Tenn.
When it became evident that the Confederate cause was lost, large numbers of the war-worn soldiers were given furloughs and Neathery was on the way home at the time of the surrender at Appomattox.
He is the last member of his generation living, and makes his home here with his daughter, Mrs. J. W. Crook, 514 Lamar Avenue. She is the only one of his children left, his sons, Wirt and Justin both having died.
He has six grandchildren, Mrs. J. H. Geron of Shreveport, La., and Truett Neathery of Muskogee, Okla., children of Wirt Neathery; Olin L. Crook of Hot Springs, Ark., and Mrs. Bedford Geron of Dallas; and Sam and Miss Blandina Neathery of Paris. There are seven great-grandchildren.
No celebration is planned for the birthday anniversary as he was grown feeble of late and spends most of his time quietly at home.
____________________________________
LAMAR COUNTY'S
OLDEST NATIVE
RESIDENT DIES
Paris, Texas, Sept. 2
Lamar County's oldest native-born citizen, Samuel Houston Neathery, 96 years old, died here late Wednesday, following fracture of his hip in a fall at his home about a week earlier. He resided with his only daughter, Mrs. J. W.
Crook. His two sons, Wirt and Justin having died several years ago. The funeral will be held here Friday morning at 10 o'clock.
Surviving besides his daughter, Mrs. Crook, are seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Elizabeth Frogge Neathery
_____________________________
Soldier's Application for Confederate Pension, states he served in Company H, 9th Texas Cavalry, "the whole regiment dismounted and served as infantrymen in Tennessee. Was wounded at Corinth, Miss."
_______________________________
Lamar's Oldest Native To
Be 95 Years Old Monday
Lamar county's oldest native-born resident, S. H. Neathery, will be 95 years old Monday.
Born at the old Neathery homestead, six miles northeast of Paris, January 20, 1841, he was the son of J. Wesley Neathery and wife who had come to Texas and established themselves here in 1837.
Here he grew to young manhood, and in February after he reached his majority in January, enlisted in the Confederate army at Horsehead Bayou,Arkansas, under Capt. J. D. Wright and was assigned to Company H, 9th Texas Cavalry. His first colonel was Brad Sims of Clarksville.
He took part in the battles of Farmington, Inca and Corinth and in the latter engagement was wounded, being sent to the hospital at Quitman, Miss. Here he contracted small pox and came near dying, but on his recovery was remounted and did courier service, as his wound made him unable to carry a gun for some time.
He was later in the battles of Nashville, and Murfreesboro, at Anthony's Hill near Pulaski and at Sugar Creek. A favorite story of his was that at the battle of Murfreesboro, General Sul Ross called Neathery and told him to "go tell Wharton to get out from behind that tree, get his men together and take that train load of provisions" that had been sent to the Yankees, and Wharton's reply was, "Yes, yes, that's what I'm trying to do now." And they did capture the train and appropriate the provisions.
At Nashville, Neathery came into possession of a Yankee overcoat as the spoils of battle and of which he was very much in need. Coming down the line of battle, he was at Rome and Atlanta and Franklin, Tenn.
When it became evident that the Confederate cause was lost, large numbers of the war-worn soldiers were given furloughs and Neathery was on the way home at the time of the surrender at Appomattox.
He is the last member of his generation living, and makes his home here with his daughter, Mrs. J. W. Crook, 514 Lamar Avenue. She is the only one of his children left, his sons, Wirt and Justin both having died.
He has six grandchildren, Mrs. J. H. Geron of Shreveport, La., and Truett Neathery of Muskogee, Okla., children of Wirt Neathery; Olin L. Crook of Hot Springs, Ark., and Mrs. Bedford Geron of Dallas; and Sam and Miss Blandina Neathery of Paris. There are seven great-grandchildren.
No celebration is planned for the birthday anniversary as he was grown feeble of late and spends most of his time quietly at home.
____________________________________
LAMAR COUNTY'S
OLDEST NATIVE
RESIDENT DIES
Paris, Texas, Sept. 2
Lamar County's oldest native-born citizen, Samuel Houston Neathery, 96 years old, died here late Wednesday, following fracture of his hip in a fall at his home about a week earlier. He resided with his only daughter, Mrs. J. W.
Crook. His two sons, Wirt and Justin having died several years ago. The funeral will be held here Friday morning at 10 o'clock.
Surviving besides his daughter, Mrs. Crook, are seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
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