~OBITUARY OF W. C. ISAACS
W. C. ISAACS, age 89, pioneer cattleman of Texas and President of the Canadian State Bank, died at his home on May 18, 1934 following a three month illness.
Mr. ISAACS was one of theist widely known and highly respected of cattlemen in the Panhandle. He had resided in Canadian for the past 45 years and had been engaged in the cattle business in Texas practically all of his life, since manhood.
William Calvin ISAACS was born December 04, 1853, near Birmingham, Alabama. His parents moved to Texas when he was 4 years of age and settled in Bosque County, along the Brazos River. There, he was reared and educated. With his brothers, he went to Comanche County in 1874, where they ranched and later, moved to Taylor County. After a few years, they went to the Indian Territory. Mr. ISAACS was foreman of the Apple ranch, near Cheyenne, Oklahoma for a number of years. He moved to Canadian in 1889, and obtained land which became known as the ISAACS ranch, west of this city, at the mouth of Red Deer Creek.
He was married January 12, 1892 to Miss Mary BRAINARD, one of the early day public school teachers of Canadian and after whom the Mary B. ISAACS school is named. The Canadian State Bank of which Mr. ISAACS was President at the time of his death, was organized in November, 1906. He was a member of the local Masonic Lodge having joined the A.F. & A.M. at Comanche in the early days. He was a prominent member of the Texas Cattle Raisers Association.
Besides his wife, Mr. ISAACS is survived by three brothers, J. C. ISAACS of Snyder, John and Sam ISAACS of Canadian; one sister, Mrs. Bettie MEADOWS, San Angelo, and his brother-in-law, E. H. BRAINARD, also a number of nephews and nieces.
The high esteem which many persons held Mr. ISAACS was shown when crowds filled the ISAACS home to overflowing at the funeral services. The banks and business houses of Canadian closed for the hour of the funeral. Rev. Fred Dawson, pastor of the Presbyterian Church officiated at the simple service.
Burial was in the Canadian Cemetery with the following acting as pallbearers: C. W. ISAACS, E. S. F. BRAINARD, M. W. McINTYRE, John ISAACS, Jr., G. L. ADDISON, and A. HENDERSHOT.
(Published in The Canadian Record (TX), Thursday, May 24, 1934.)
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W. C. ISAACS, age 89, pioneer cattleman of Texas and President of the Canadian State Bank, died at his home on May 18, 1934 following a three month illness.
Mr. ISAACS was one of theist widely known and highly respected of cattlemen in the Panhandle. He had resided in Canadian for the past 45 years and had been engaged in the cattle business in Texas practically all of his life, since manhood.
William Calvin ISAACS was born December 04, 1853, near Birmingham, Alabama. His parents moved to Texas when he was 4 years of age and settled in Bosque County, along the Brazos River. There, he was reared and educated. With his brothers, he went to Comanche County in 1874, where they ranched and later, moved to Taylor County. After a few years, they went to the Indian Territory. Mr. ISAACS was foreman of the Apple ranch, near Cheyenne, Oklahoma for a number of years. He moved to Canadian in 1889, and obtained land which became known as the ISAACS ranch, west of this city, at the mouth of Red Deer Creek.
He was married January 12, 1892 to Miss Mary BRAINARD, one of the early day public school teachers of Canadian and after whom the Mary B. ISAACS school is named. The Canadian State Bank of which Mr. ISAACS was President at the time of his death, was organized in November, 1906. He was a member of the local Masonic Lodge having joined the A.F. & A.M. at Comanche in the early days. He was a prominent member of the Texas Cattle Raisers Association.
Besides his wife, Mr. ISAACS is survived by three brothers, J. C. ISAACS of Snyder, John and Sam ISAACS of Canadian; one sister, Mrs. Bettie MEADOWS, San Angelo, and his brother-in-law, E. H. BRAINARD, also a number of nephews and nieces.
The high esteem which many persons held Mr. ISAACS was shown when crowds filled the ISAACS home to overflowing at the funeral services. The banks and business houses of Canadian closed for the hour of the funeral. Rev. Fred Dawson, pastor of the Presbyterian Church officiated at the simple service.
Burial was in the Canadian Cemetery with the following acting as pallbearers: C. W. ISAACS, E. S. F. BRAINARD, M. W. McINTYRE, John ISAACS, Jr., G. L. ADDISON, and A. HENDERSHOT.
(Published in The Canadian Record (TX), Thursday, May 24, 1934.)
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~OBITUARY OF W. C. ISAACS
W. C. ISAACS, age 89, pioneer cattleman of Texas and President of the Canadian State Bank, died at his home on May 18, 1934 following a three month illness.
Mr. ISAACS was one of theist widely known and highly respected of cattlemen in the Panhandle. He had resided in Canadian for the past 45 years and had been engaged in the cattle business in Texas practically all of his life, since manhood.
William Calvin ISAACS was born December 04, 1853, near Birmingham, Alabama. His parents moved to Texas when he was 4 years of age and settled in Bosque County, along the Brazos River. There, he was reared and educated. With his brothers, he went to Comanche County in 1874, where they ranched and later, moved to Taylor County. After a few years, they went to the Indian Territory. Mr. ISAACS was foreman of the Apple ranch, near Cheyenne, Oklahoma for a number of years. He moved to Canadian in 1889, and obtained land which became known as the ISAACS ranch, west of this city, at the mouth of Red Deer Creek.
He was married January 12, 1892 to Miss Mary BRAINARD, one of the early day public school teachers of Canadian and after whom the Mary B. ISAACS school is named. The Canadian State Bank of which Mr. ISAACS was President at the time of his death, was organized in November, 1906. He was a member of the local Masonic Lodge having joined the A.F. & A.M. at Comanche in the early days. He was a prominent member of the Texas Cattle Raisers Association.
Besides his wife, Mr. ISAACS is survived by three brothers, J. C. ISAACS of Snyder, John and Sam ISAACS of Canadian; one sister, Mrs. Bettie MEADOWS, San Angelo, and his brother-in-law, E. H. BRAINARD, also a number of nephews and nieces.
The high esteem which many persons held Mr. ISAACS was shown when crowds filled the ISAACS home to overflowing at the funeral services. The banks and business houses of Canadian closed for the hour of the funeral. Rev. Fred Dawson, pastor of the Presbyterian Church officiated at the simple service.
Burial was in the Canadian Cemetery with the following acting as pallbearers: C. W. ISAACS, E. S. F. BRAINARD, M. W. McINTYRE, John ISAACS, Jr., G. L. ADDISON, and A. HENDERSHOT.
(Published in The Canadian Record (TX), Thursday, May 24, 1934.)
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W. C. ISAACS, age 89, pioneer cattleman of Texas and President of the Canadian State Bank, died at his home on May 18, 1934 following a three month illness.
Mr. ISAACS was one of theist widely known and highly respected of cattlemen in the Panhandle. He had resided in Canadian for the past 45 years and had been engaged in the cattle business in Texas practically all of his life, since manhood.
William Calvin ISAACS was born December 04, 1853, near Birmingham, Alabama. His parents moved to Texas when he was 4 years of age and settled in Bosque County, along the Brazos River. There, he was reared and educated. With his brothers, he went to Comanche County in 1874, where they ranched and later, moved to Taylor County. After a few years, they went to the Indian Territory. Mr. ISAACS was foreman of the Apple ranch, near Cheyenne, Oklahoma for a number of years. He moved to Canadian in 1889, and obtained land which became known as the ISAACS ranch, west of this city, at the mouth of Red Deer Creek.
He was married January 12, 1892 to Miss Mary BRAINARD, one of the early day public school teachers of Canadian and after whom the Mary B. ISAACS school is named. The Canadian State Bank of which Mr. ISAACS was President at the time of his death, was organized in November, 1906. He was a member of the local Masonic Lodge having joined the A.F. & A.M. at Comanche in the early days. He was a prominent member of the Texas Cattle Raisers Association.
Besides his wife, Mr. ISAACS is survived by three brothers, J. C. ISAACS of Snyder, John and Sam ISAACS of Canadian; one sister, Mrs. Bettie MEADOWS, San Angelo, and his brother-in-law, E. H. BRAINARD, also a number of nephews and nieces.
The high esteem which many persons held Mr. ISAACS was shown when crowds filled the ISAACS home to overflowing at the funeral services. The banks and business houses of Canadian closed for the hour of the funeral. Rev. Fred Dawson, pastor of the Presbyterian Church officiated at the simple service.
Burial was in the Canadian Cemetery with the following acting as pallbearers: C. W. ISAACS, E. S. F. BRAINARD, M. W. McINTYRE, John ISAACS, Jr., G. L. ADDISON, and A. HENDERSHOT.
(Published in The Canadian Record (TX), Thursday, May 24, 1934.)
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