His first wife, Lelia Driver Sizemore, died during the flu epidemic in 1915 as did their infant son Hiram. They were parents of Maudrine, Virgil, Wilburn, Lelon and James Raburn.
He married his second wife, Lottie Taylor, and moved her and his children to Idabel Oklahoma to farm cotton. He was murdered in Idabel, Oklahoma along with another man for the money they had both been paid for their cotton crops. A posse went after the thief and he was killed.
According to his daughter Maudrine Sizemore Vickers, her and her brothers were sent back to Alabama to live with one of their mother's brothers. Lottie moved with their infant daughter, Mollie Catherine, to East Texas where she later married a Richardson.
At this time, his grave in Idabel has not been located.
His first wife, Lelia Driver Sizemore, died during the flu epidemic in 1915 as did their infant son Hiram. They were parents of Maudrine, Virgil, Wilburn, Lelon and James Raburn.
He married his second wife, Lottie Taylor, and moved her and his children to Idabel Oklahoma to farm cotton. He was murdered in Idabel, Oklahoma along with another man for the money they had both been paid for their cotton crops. A posse went after the thief and he was killed.
According to his daughter Maudrine Sizemore Vickers, her and her brothers were sent back to Alabama to live with one of their mother's brothers. Lottie moved with their infant daughter, Mollie Catherine, to East Texas where she later married a Richardson.
At this time, his grave in Idabel has not been located.
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No headstone has been located in the cemeteries in Idabel Oklahoma
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