ANOTHER PIONEER IS CALLED TO HER LAST REST BY GRIM REAPER
Another one of the earliest pioneer residents of Albany answered the last call whem Mrs Sarah Josephine Biggs died here at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ed Greer, Sunday night. Living yo a maature age, she had been confined to her bed only ten days prior to her death.
Funeral services were held at the home Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock, with Rev j. W. Shepherd pastor of the Methodist Church, conducting the rites. Burial was made in the local cemetery by the side of her husband, who preceded her in death by 20 years.
Sarah hosephine Scott was born in Georgia, September 26, 1850, and came to Texas with her parents in early childhood, settleing first at Lone Oak, in Hunt county. From the age of 10 years, she reared several young sisters and brothers when her mother died. She married James Harvey Biggs at Greenville, in 1869, and the family moved to Sheckelford County in the 70"s.
Albany was nothing more than a townsite when they arrived here and lumber for their home was hauled from Fort Worth. It was among the first houses constructed here.
Mrs. Biggs came to West Texas while the Tonkawa Indians were numerous around Ft. Griffin and added their bit to the colorgul frontier history of this section.. She related many interesting accounts of the excitment, hardships and privations of the early day settlers and painted vivid word pictures of the planting of civilzaation on the Wester Plains of Texas
"Memy Biggs," as she was familar_________________of intimate friends, united with the church when a young girl and had been a devout christian throughout her life. She was the mother of 11 children, four of whom survived. Her sons are W. R. Biggs, Albany, and D. T. Biggs_________Daughter Mrs. Ed. Greer, Albany and Mrs. Chester Davis, Abilene,
Transcribed from The Albany News, May 23, 1935
Saundra Nobles
Another one of the earliest pioneer residents of Albany answered the last call whem Mrs Sarah Josephine Biggs died here at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ed Greer, Sunday night. Living yo a maature age, she had been confined to her bed only ten days prior to her death.
Funeral services were held at the home Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock, with Rev j. W. Shepherd pastor of the Methodist Church, conducting the rites. Burial was made in the local cemetery by the side of her husband, who preceded her in death by 20 years.
Sarah hosephine Scott was born in Georgia, September 26, 1850, and came to Texas with her parents in early childhood, settleing first at Lone Oak, in Hunt county. From the age of 10 years, she reared several young sisters and brothers when her mother died. She married James Harvey Biggs at Greenville, in 1869, and the family moved to Sheckelford County in the 70"s.
Albany was nothing more than a townsite when they arrived here and lumber for their home was hauled from Fort Worth. It was among the first houses constructed here.
Mrs. Biggs came to West Texas while the Tonkawa Indians were numerous around Ft. Griffin and added their bit to the colorgul frontier history of this section.. She related many interesting accounts of the excitment, hardships and privations of the early day settlers and painted vivid word pictures of the planting of civilzaation on the Wester Plains of Texas
"Memy Biggs," as she was familar_________________of intimate friends, united with the church when a young girl and had been a devout christian throughout her life. She was the mother of 11 children, four of whom survived. Her sons are W. R. Biggs, Albany, and D. T. Biggs_________Daughter Mrs. Ed. Greer, Albany and Mrs. Chester Davis, Abilene,
Transcribed from The Albany News, May 23, 1935
Saundra Nobles
ANOTHER PIONEER IS CALLED TO HER LAST REST BY GRIM REAPER
Another one of the earliest pioneer residents of Albany answered the last call whem Mrs Sarah Josephine Biggs died here at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ed Greer, Sunday night. Living yo a maature age, she had been confined to her bed only ten days prior to her death.
Funeral services were held at the home Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock, with Rev j. W. Shepherd pastor of the Methodist Church, conducting the rites. Burial was made in the local cemetery by the side of her husband, who preceded her in death by 20 years.
Sarah hosephine Scott was born in Georgia, September 26, 1850, and came to Texas with her parents in early childhood, settleing first at Lone Oak, in Hunt county. From the age of 10 years, she reared several young sisters and brothers when her mother died. She married James Harvey Biggs at Greenville, in 1869, and the family moved to Sheckelford County in the 70"s.
Albany was nothing more than a townsite when they arrived here and lumber for their home was hauled from Fort Worth. It was among the first houses constructed here.
Mrs. Biggs came to West Texas while the Tonkawa Indians were numerous around Ft. Griffin and added their bit to the colorgul frontier history of this section.. She related many interesting accounts of the excitment, hardships and privations of the early day settlers and painted vivid word pictures of the planting of civilzaation on the Wester Plains of Texas
"Memy Biggs," as she was familar_________________of intimate friends, united with the church when a young girl and had been a devout christian throughout her life. She was the mother of 11 children, four of whom survived. Her sons are W. R. Biggs, Albany, and D. T. Biggs_________Daughter Mrs. Ed. Greer, Albany and Mrs. Chester Davis, Abilene,
Transcribed from The Albany News, May 23, 1935
Saundra Nobles
Another one of the earliest pioneer residents of Albany answered the last call whem Mrs Sarah Josephine Biggs died here at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ed Greer, Sunday night. Living yo a maature age, she had been confined to her bed only ten days prior to her death.
Funeral services were held at the home Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock, with Rev j. W. Shepherd pastor of the Methodist Church, conducting the rites. Burial was made in the local cemetery by the side of her husband, who preceded her in death by 20 years.
Sarah hosephine Scott was born in Georgia, September 26, 1850, and came to Texas with her parents in early childhood, settleing first at Lone Oak, in Hunt county. From the age of 10 years, she reared several young sisters and brothers when her mother died. She married James Harvey Biggs at Greenville, in 1869, and the family moved to Sheckelford County in the 70"s.
Albany was nothing more than a townsite when they arrived here and lumber for their home was hauled from Fort Worth. It was among the first houses constructed here.
Mrs. Biggs came to West Texas while the Tonkawa Indians were numerous around Ft. Griffin and added their bit to the colorgul frontier history of this section.. She related many interesting accounts of the excitment, hardships and privations of the early day settlers and painted vivid word pictures of the planting of civilzaation on the Wester Plains of Texas
"Memy Biggs," as she was familar_________________of intimate friends, united with the church when a young girl and had been a devout christian throughout her life. She was the mother of 11 children, four of whom survived. Her sons are W. R. Biggs, Albany, and D. T. Biggs_________Daughter Mrs. Ed. Greer, Albany and Mrs. Chester Davis, Abilene,
Transcribed from The Albany News, May 23, 1935
Saundra Nobles
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