Mrs. Annie Rebecca Withers, 75, possssor of a hand-carved walnut table which is said to have stood in the old capital at Washington, Texas and held the Texas Declaration of Independence when it was signed, died at 10:30 a. m. Monday at a local hospital. She resided at 5702 Victor Street.

She was the daughter of Lewis M. H. Washington of Macon, Ga., and Rebecca Landis of Pennsylvania, who came to Texas in 1833. After their marriage in Texas they settled at old Washgington, where Mr. Washington published a newspaper. He owned the table which was passed down to Mrs. Withers. Texas independence was declared March 2, 1835.

Mrs. Withers' parents moved later to Austin, where their four children were born. Mrs. Withers was the wife of John Carr Withers, who died in October 1927.

Surviving are two sons, H. K. [H.H.] Withers of Los Angeles, Cal., and Dan B. Withers, McAlister, Ok.; a daughter, Mrs. A.L. Pearson of 6128 Lindell Avenue; a sister, Mrs. A.L. Austin of Dallas; a grandson, Dan B. Withers, Jr. of McAlister, Ok., and a granddaugher, Mrs. C.J. Cobb of Oklahoma City. She was a cousin of Judge Kennesaw Landis of Chicago.

Mrs. Withers had been an active member of the East Dallas Christian Church for many years.

Furneral services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Loudermilk-Sparkman Funeral Home. Dr. L.N.D. Wells, pastor of the East Dallas Christian Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Grove Hill Cemetery.

Active pallbearers were J. Ed Brown, Ralph McBride, J.N, Mendenhall, Newt Flippen, C.V. Compton and Miller McCraw.

Dallas News
06-04-1930

D. cert: parents: Lewis M.H. Washington, Rebecca Landis




1900 Dallas, TX
John K. Withers, June 1855, 44, KY
Annie R., wife, Jul 1855, 44, TX
Henry H., son, Nov 1876, 23, TX
Anna L., dau, Nov 1880, 19, TX
Daniel B., son, Jan 1883, 17, TX