Person:Gilbert Lawton (1)

Watchers
Gilbert Ragin Lawton
m. 6 Apr 1846
  1. George Gordon Lawton1847 - 1880
  2. Mary Eliza Lawton1849 - 1863
  3. Ada Lawton1852 - 1864
  4. Amos M. Lawton1855 -
  5. Gilbert Ragin Lawton1858 - 1888
m. 15 Jun 1887
Facts and Events
Name[1] Gilbert Ragin Lawton
Gender Male
Birth[1] 7 Jun 1858 Clarksville, Red River County, Texas
Marriage 15 Jun 1887 Red River County, Texasto Hattie Estelle Erhardt
Death[1] 18 Aug 1888 Clarksville, Red River County, Texas
Burial[1] Lawton Family Cemetery, Clarksville, Red River County, Texas
Probate[2] Aft 18 Aug 1888 Red River County, Texas

From the "Private Diary of W. M. Bowers" (which begins in 1872): 18 Aug 1888 --- "Gilbert Lawton was shot and killed about 9 o'clock on Saturday Morning, August the 18th. Done by a negro boy that he had raised."

References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Find A Grave.
  2. Texas. Probate Court (Red River County). Wills, 1847-1882. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980)
    Bk. O, p. 415.