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~"Yr~wwuuL~l xffIr TORY OF DALL4S COUNTY. 211
drowned in Kaufman county; Wim. Hicklin,
afterward killed in an impromptu duel;
Wtn. Iherald, of Fannin, died in Puebla;
John Herald, brother of William; Andrew
Sloan Jackon, living in Dallas county; his
brother, Wim. C., cane home sick and died
Septeie er 12, 184S; Win. Keen; Benjamin
Kmwn; IkBnjatmin Lindsey, of Fannin; Andrew
IAW0; 5
oss (1);
Moss (2); John
Mconmitnmas living in J)allas, discllarged sick
in tlh city of Mexico, January 14, 1848: got
home in March; John C. McConmnas, same
zt his nepllew John, lives in Young county;
tet0lie B. McComnmas, Jr., brother of John,
cldi in the city of Mexico December 24,
IS17; Burke McConmmias, cousin of John,
dXim near the same time; George Mounts,
dii atwoult the sane time; George Markham,
bloAtitult for John B. Gorbett (his children
living in Dallas county); Ben Noggle or
SNogle, of Fadnnin; John Newton; John L.
Palliatn; Benjamin J. Prigniore (still holds
th fort near Richardson, Dallas county, and
iU tnill not "of ge" under the now pension
Ia, lacking three or four years of being
ilixtv.two!); D)ulldy F. Pear; ndrso; A rso
Pruitt (his societyy' title iln cnlmp life being
''i ly Woods'); (George R. 1Paschllal, eillty
yotrri old, lives at Torrell, and has a youtllful
thir~t to mnigrte to tle land of gold andl
gw up with the country, because his elder
kit-ln oj,0,11 his usill tobacco; Chlristophir
C. I'orter; WillianllmIlIme, died in
exSieo; Witlia Srrutlitih; Nathan Scrltcl;
(i'Oi.r IW.S n!itlh; William Shahan, died in
ei l'ont; . ...S..udala, brother ofWilliam; firain Shirley, died and was
buried at sea en ronte home February, 1848;
Alexander A. Thomas, died in Dallas county;
John, his brother, died in Mexico; James
Vance, now dead; James Welborn, went
early to California, and died recently; Iogan
Witt, lives in Collin; Win. Wilhite, died in
Mexico, as also his brother, McKinsey Wilhite-seventy-one;
Benjamin Abbott; Gilbert
R. Brush, of Fort Bend county, and ex-AMier
prisoner; Thomas Callahan; ---Cotton, who
was wounded in the service; -
Goodman,
called "Old Music;" -
Gardner, whose
revolver burst in Vera Cruz, wounding his
hand and killing his horse; John Huitt (not
the same who was sheriff of Dallas county);Jolly (1), -
Jolly (2), brothers, afterward
of Hopkins county; Kaufman;
Benjamin Leppard; James Newton;_
Robbins (brother of Shelton); William Swinson,
who married a Mexican and remained
in tlat country; Alfred Siss, killed in a row
in the city of Mexico;-
Vance, a youth;
Milton Vincent, and Harvey Vanslyke, who
died in Puebla. This is a total of eightynine
names out of wlat was probably ninetyfive,
though some of the survivors say 110,
114 and 121, all of whom are believed to be
mistakenn"
Judge Brown acknowledges the services
of Messrs. Samuel A. Hlauglt and 1Benjamin
J. Prigmnore, lwho assisted in furnistling the
above list of amlles, and stated tlhat in regard
to the total number that AMr. PIrigmore was
confident tie number was niniety-five.
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