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Martha Rebecca “Mattie” Holtzclaw Hovis

Birth
Death
22 Sep 1927 (aged 65)
Burial
Cameron, Milam County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Mrs. M.R. Hovis was born February 13, 1862 in Milam County about nine miles from Cameron on the old Holtzclaw homestead. She died September 22, 1927. She married Lewis Hovis and moved to Washington D.C. where they lived until 1897 moving back to Milam county where she lived until the time of her death. . . . Her three living children were sent word of the accident but were not able to get here before her gentle spirit passed away. . . . She was laid to rest in Oak Hill Cemetery, Rev. Wallace Jones preaching the funeral. . . . She was crossing the street to see a sick friend at the time of the terrible accident. . . . Cameron Herald, September 29, 1927
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From her Texas certificate of death
Name: Mrs. M.R. Hovis
Death Date: 22 Sept 1927
Death Place: Cameron, Milam County, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 65 years 7 months 9 days
Birth Date: 13 Feb 1862
Birthplace: Milam Co. Texas
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Name: James Holtzclaw
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Sanford
Occupation: Housewife
Cemetery: Oak Hill Cemetery
Burial Date: 24 Sept 1927
Informant: Mrs. J.G. Davis, Cameron, Texas
Cause of Death: automobile accident
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Mrs. M.R. Hovis was born February 13, 1862 in Milam County about nine miles from Cameron on the old Holtzclaw homestead. She died September 22, 1927. She married Lewis Hovis and moved to Washington D.C. where they lived until 1897 moving back to Milam county where she lived until the time of her death. . . . Her three living children were sent word of the accident but were not able to get here before her gentle spirit passed away. . . . She was laid to rest in Oak Hill Cemetery, Rev. Wallace Jones preaching the funeral. . . . She was crossing the street to see a sick friend at the time of the terrible accident. . . . Cameron Herald, September 29, 1927
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From her Texas certificate of death
Name: Mrs. M.R. Hovis
Death Date: 22 Sept 1927
Death Place: Cameron, Milam County, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 65 years 7 months 9 days
Birth Date: 13 Feb 1862
Birthplace: Milam Co. Texas
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Name: James Holtzclaw
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Sanford
Occupation: Housewife
Cemetery: Oak Hill Cemetery
Burial Date: 24 Sept 1927
Informant: Mrs. J.G. Davis, Cameron, Texas
Cause of Death: automobile accident
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Married in Milam County on 01 July 1886



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