The mob of soldiers marched one block east on Louis Street, now Center Street, to Roy Street, where they peppered the home of Peter Morrison at 1119 Roy Street with rifle fire. Fortunately, there were no injuries to the Peter Morrison family, but when the soldiers turned south on Roy Street, across Washington Avenue, to Lillian Street, two young men at 4910 Lillian Street were not so lucky. Frederick Winkler, age 19, a machinist, was shot and killed on his front porch as he turned on the porch light. William J. Drucks, 26, was shot in the right arm, but he ultimately recovered and lived until 1935.
Buffalo Bayou: An Echo of Houston's Wilderness Beginnings
Chapt: "The Tragic Violence Along Buffalo Bayou in 1917"
by Louis F. Aulbach
From Texas Death Cert., private family tree. Charles Albert Drucks was Frederick's half brother.
The mob of soldiers marched one block east on Louis Street, now Center Street, to Roy Street, where they peppered the home of Peter Morrison at 1119 Roy Street with rifle fire. Fortunately, there were no injuries to the Peter Morrison family, but when the soldiers turned south on Roy Street, across Washington Avenue, to Lillian Street, two young men at 4910 Lillian Street were not so lucky. Frederick Winkler, age 19, a machinist, was shot and killed on his front porch as he turned on the porch light. William J. Drucks, 26, was shot in the right arm, but he ultimately recovered and lived until 1935.
Buffalo Bayou: An Echo of Houston's Wilderness Beginnings
Chapt: "The Tragic Violence Along Buffalo Bayou in 1917"
by Louis F. Aulbach
From Texas Death Cert., private family tree. Charles Albert Drucks was Frederick's half brother.
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Mary Amelia Winkler Williamson
1872–1956
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Clara Phoebe Winkler Clauder
1875–1954
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William Peter Winkler
1878–1965
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Christine Winkler Woodyard
1879–1966
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Edna Winkler Grace
1881–1973
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Carrollina "Carrie" Winkler
1884–1909
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Wilhelmina Winkler Reichardt
1886–1970
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Alex Purdue Winkler
1888–1956
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William Joseph Drucks
1891–1975
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Charles Albert Drucks
1892–1935
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Sarah Agnes Winkler Heyerdahl
1893–1985
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Mary Elizabeth Winkler Simpson
1899–1993
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