Killed in one of the worst storm in Granbury history. The storm hit without warning on a Sunday afternoon, May 4, 1890. Twenty people were gathered in the house of Mr. Lee Rhodes when the storm blew up the home.

TERRIBLE STORM
CYCLONE SWEEPS HOOD AND PARKER COUNTIES
THERE IS MUCH LOSS OF LIFE
An Entire Village Destroyed – A House Blown Down Upon a Family.
Horrors of the Tornado
Granbury, Texas May 5 – A destructive cyclone visited Fall Creek, in the eastern portion of Hood county, yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock. The beginning of serious trouble was at the residence of Mr. Lee Rhodes, 12 miles east of this place. Mr. Rhoes' large family and a number of visitors, about twenty persons in all, were in the house. The wind blew a granary against a chimney which fell on the roof, crushing it in, coming down on the occupants of the room, a majority of whom were women and children. Miss Della Carmichael, age 17, was instantly killed, also, Mary Carmichael, aged 10, and the little baby of Mrs. Gibbs. Mrs. Rhodes and her 12-year-old daughter, Nora, are seriously hurt and may die. Mrs. Gibbs and her 10-year-old daughter, Lillie, are also seriously injured. Other children in the house were bruised. Many houses were blown down at Fall Creek and the occupants injured, some of them fatally. Reports of great loss of life come from Robinson Creek, seven miles east of Fall Creek. Eight persons were killed, five of them being members of Dr. Griffith's family. Considerable damage was done at Granbury.
(source: The Austin Weekly Statesman [TX] – 08 May 1890 – p.1)

MANY KILLED
A Cyclone Visits Johnson and Hood Counties – May 5
The Particulars
A destructive cyclone visited Fall Creek, in the eastern portion of this county yesterday afternoon at 5 pm as soon as the report that lives were lost reached Granbury this morning your reporter started at once for the scene of trouble.
The beginning of serious trouble was at the residence of Mr. Lee Rhodes, about twelve miles east of this place. Mr. Rhodes' large family and a number of visitors, about twenty persons in all, were in the house, a part of which is a story and garret frame building and a part a log building boarded on the outside. Seeing the storm approaching the people, all but two, went into the log building for greater security. The wind came from the east, blowing a granary against a chimney which fell on the rood crushing it in, as well as the loft, the whole coming down upon the occupants of the room, a majority of whom were women and children.
Miss Della Carmichael, aged seventeen, was instantly killed; also Mary Carmichael, aged ten, and a little baby of Mr. Gibbs.
Mrs. Rhodes and her twelve-year-old daughter Nora are seriously hurt and may die.
Other children in the house were bruised, but not seriously.
A little further south John Manley's house was wrecked and he was seriously injured.
Charles Houston's house was demolished and Mrs. Rushing hurt.
Mrs. Campbell's house was blown away, but no one was injured.
Mrs. Berkley's house was demolished and her arm broken in two places.
Mr. McClaung's house was blown down and his wife and child badly injured.
Mr. Robertson's house was demolished and Mrs. Payne hurt.
Other houses wrecked are those of Alf Massey, Lowry McPherson, George Wolflif, McHensley and Mr. Brooks, but no one was injured. The damage to out houses, fences, crops and timber is very great.
Reports of great loss of life come from Robinson Creek, seven miles east of Fall creek. Eights persons were killed, five of them being members of Dr. Griffin's family.
Some damage was done to houses at Granbury and Acton, but the appalling news from Fall creek makes such damage appear insignificant. The scene of the damage beggars description.
(source: The Abilene Reporter [TX] – 09 May 1890 – p.1)