Mrs. M. A. White dies at her nephew's home in the Wixon community
31 May 1899 · Bryan Morning Eagle (Bryan, Tex.)
Named here: Martha A Freeman, J. A. D. Robinson (her nephew) and Mrs. Robinson, Wixon community
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Mrs. M. A. White.
Mrs. M. A. White died Tuesday morning at 5 o'clock at the home of her nephew, Mr. J. A. D. Robinson, eight miles east of Bryan in the Wixon community. Mrs. White was 64 years old and a native of Alabama. She had made her home with Mrs. Robinson the past fifteen years. She was a devout christian lady and a member of the Presbyterian church. She leaves no family, her husband and children all being dead. The funeral will take place this morning at Wixon creek church.
Citation: "Mrs. M. A. White," death notice, Bryan Morning Eagle (Bryan, Tex.), 31 May 1899, p. 2; image, The Portal to Texas History (Texas Digital Newspaper Program), University of North Texas Libraries (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth320177/m1/2/).
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| Person | Fact | Document says | Tree says | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martha A Freeman | Death | "Tuesday morning at 5 o'clock" (Tuesday was 30 May 1899), at the home of her nephew J. A. D. Robinson, eight miles east of Bryan, in the Wixon community | 30 May 1899, Brazos, Texas | agrees (adds the hour and the place) |
| Martha A Freeman | Age | 64 years old | born 14 Dec 1835 (63 at her death) | conflicts: agrees with her headstone's "64 years, 5 months and 16 days" (born 14 Dec 1834); see notes |
| Martha A Freeman | Birthplace | "a native of Alabama" | Alabama | agrees |
| Martha A Freeman | Residence | had made her home with Mrs. Robinson for the past fifteen years (from about 1884) | residence 1880, Brazos | new |
| Martha A Freeman | Religion | "a devout christian lady and a member of the Presbyterian church" | — | new |
| Martha A Freeman | Family | "She leaves no family, her husband and children all being dead" | husband James Walter White died 1876; children Mary E. (died 1859) and William George B. Robbins (died 1882) | agrees |
| Martha A Freeman | Burial | funeral on 31 May 1899 at Wixon Creek church | burial 1899, Wixon Cemetery, Wixon Valley, Brazos | agrees |