A.H. Beauford Meets Death In Accident Today
A.H. Beauford, 45, residing four miles south of Hereford, just off 25-Mile Avenue in Castro county, was killed instantly Thursday morning, when a shotgun his wife was bringing him with which to kill a jack-rabbit was accidently [sic] discharged, according to reports reaching Hereford.
Mrs. Beauford stated that her husband, who was on the front porch, called to her to bring the gun. As she came through the front door with the gun held in her hand, it was discharged in some way, the charge entering her husband's back just below the left shoulder.
A.C. Hales, Joe Bishop and J.C. Carrell, Hereford officers, were called to the scene, and immediately communicated with Castro county officials at Dimmitt. Up to noon the inquest had not been held.
Beauford is survived by his wife and one daughter. The latter was upstairs in the residence at the time of the tragedy.
(Published in The Hereford Brand, 33rd Year-Number 19, Hereford, Texas, Thursday, May 18, 1933, Page 1)
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Castro Farmer Accidentally Killed By Wife
HEREFORD, May 18 (AP) - A.H. Beauford, about 45, a Castro County farmer, was killed at his farm four miles south of Hereford today by the accidental discharge of a shotgun.
Mrs. Beauford, who notified Deaf Smith County officers, said her husband had called for the gun to kill a rabbit. She said the gun was discharged as she started through the door of their farm home. An inquest had been ordered.
(Published in The Amarillo Globe-Times (Amarillo, Texas) - 18 May 1933, Thu - Page 2)
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Woman Facing Murder Count
Mrs. Annie Beauford Charged After Death Of Her Husband At Farm; Released On Bond Of $2,500 Thursday
DIMMITT, May 18 - Charges of murder were field here late today against Mrs. Annie Beauford, widow of A.H. Beauford, 51, Castro county farmer, who was killed at his farm home seven miles south of Hereford this morning.
Mrs. Beauford was released on bond of $2,500, according to County Attorney Roy Cowsert. An inquest was conducted by K.E. Turner, Dimmitt justice of the peace, but a verdict had not been returned. Cowsert would not disclose the nature of the testimony which he said was taken before charges were filed.
Beauford was killed with a shotgun which Mrs. Beauford said she discharged accidentally. She told officers that Beauford called to her from outside the house to bring him the gun to shoot a rabbit. She said the gun was accidentally discharged as she passed through the door. Beauford was hit directly below the left shoulder, officers said.
A daughter, Blanche, was the only other person on the farm when the shooting took place according to officers. She was upstairs and was not a witness, they said.
(Published in Lubbock Morning Avalanche (Lubbock, Texas) - 19 May 1933, Fri - Page 8)
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Hereford Woman Faces Charge In Husband's Death
HEREFORD, May 19 (AP) - Funeral services were arranged here today for A.H. Beauford, 51-year-old Castro county farmer, who was shot to death seven miles south of Hereford yesterday.
His widow, Mrs. Annie Beauford, has been charged with murder for the shooting, which she claimed was accidental. She was released under $2,500 bond.
Mrs. Beauford told officers that her husband called to her from outside their farm house to bring him a shotgun to shoot a rabbit. She said the gun discharged accidentally as she passed through a door.
(Published in Pampa Daily News (Pampa, Texas) - 19 May 1933, Fri - Page 2 and in The Amarillo Globe-Times (Amarillo, Texas) - 19 May 1933, Fri - Page 2)
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Murder Charge Filed Against Mrs. Beauford
A charge of murder was filed in Castro county last Thursday afternoon against Mrs. Annie Beauford, following an inquest over the body of her husband, A.H. Beauford, who was killed by a shotgun charge in the back, at their farm home ten miles south of Hereford. Mrs. Beauford's statement to officers was that her husband, on the front porch, called to her to bring the gun, as he wished to kill a jack rabbit. As she came through the door, she stated, the gun was accidentally discharged.
Hereford officers who were first called to the scene included J.C. Carroll, Emmett Hales, Joe Bishop and J.C. Allred. Castro county officers arrived and too [sic] charge of the case.
The funeral was held in Hereford Friday afternoon through the facilities of the E.B. Black Undertaking Company, conducted by Rev. V.M. Cloyd of the Baptist church.
In addition to his wife, deceased is survived by a daughter, Blanche, and a son, Clarence. The latter is a resident of Hereford.
(Published in The Hereford Brand, 33rd Year-Number 20, Hereford, Texas, Thursday, May 25, 1933, Page 1)
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Card of Thanks
We desire to express our deep appreciation for the many kindnesses shown us during our recent bereavement.
Mrs. A.H. Beauford
C.E. Beauford
Blanche Beauford
(Published in The Hereford Brand, 33rd Year-Number 20, Hereford, Texas, Thursday, May 25, 1933, Page 8)
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Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: A H Beauford
Death Date: 18 May 1933
Death County: Castro
Certificate: 21797
A.H. Beauford, 45, residing four miles south of Hereford, just off 25-Mile Avenue in Castro county, was killed instantly Thursday morning, when a shotgun his wife was bringing him with which to kill a jack-rabbit was accidently [sic] discharged, according to reports reaching Hereford.
Mrs. Beauford stated that her husband, who was on the front porch, called to her to bring the gun. As she came through the front door with the gun held in her hand, it was discharged in some way, the charge entering her husband's back just below the left shoulder.
A.C. Hales, Joe Bishop and J.C. Carrell, Hereford officers, were called to the scene, and immediately communicated with Castro county officials at Dimmitt. Up to noon the inquest had not been held.
Beauford is survived by his wife and one daughter. The latter was upstairs in the residence at the time of the tragedy.
(Published in The Hereford Brand, 33rd Year-Number 19, Hereford, Texas, Thursday, May 18, 1933, Page 1)
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Castro Farmer Accidentally Killed By Wife
HEREFORD, May 18 (AP) - A.H. Beauford, about 45, a Castro County farmer, was killed at his farm four miles south of Hereford today by the accidental discharge of a shotgun.
Mrs. Beauford, who notified Deaf Smith County officers, said her husband had called for the gun to kill a rabbit. She said the gun was discharged as she started through the door of their farm home. An inquest had been ordered.
(Published in The Amarillo Globe-Times (Amarillo, Texas) - 18 May 1933, Thu - Page 2)
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Woman Facing Murder Count
Mrs. Annie Beauford Charged After Death Of Her Husband At Farm; Released On Bond Of $2,500 Thursday
DIMMITT, May 18 - Charges of murder were field here late today against Mrs. Annie Beauford, widow of A.H. Beauford, 51, Castro county farmer, who was killed at his farm home seven miles south of Hereford this morning.
Mrs. Beauford was released on bond of $2,500, according to County Attorney Roy Cowsert. An inquest was conducted by K.E. Turner, Dimmitt justice of the peace, but a verdict had not been returned. Cowsert would not disclose the nature of the testimony which he said was taken before charges were filed.
Beauford was killed with a shotgun which Mrs. Beauford said she discharged accidentally. She told officers that Beauford called to her from outside the house to bring him the gun to shoot a rabbit. She said the gun was accidentally discharged as she passed through the door. Beauford was hit directly below the left shoulder, officers said.
A daughter, Blanche, was the only other person on the farm when the shooting took place according to officers. She was upstairs and was not a witness, they said.
(Published in Lubbock Morning Avalanche (Lubbock, Texas) - 19 May 1933, Fri - Page 8)
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Hereford Woman Faces Charge In Husband's Death
HEREFORD, May 19 (AP) - Funeral services were arranged here today for A.H. Beauford, 51-year-old Castro county farmer, who was shot to death seven miles south of Hereford yesterday.
His widow, Mrs. Annie Beauford, has been charged with murder for the shooting, which she claimed was accidental. She was released under $2,500 bond.
Mrs. Beauford told officers that her husband called to her from outside their farm house to bring him a shotgun to shoot a rabbit. She said the gun discharged accidentally as she passed through a door.
(Published in Pampa Daily News (Pampa, Texas) - 19 May 1933, Fri - Page 2 and in The Amarillo Globe-Times (Amarillo, Texas) - 19 May 1933, Fri - Page 2)
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Murder Charge Filed Against Mrs. Beauford
A charge of murder was filed in Castro county last Thursday afternoon against Mrs. Annie Beauford, following an inquest over the body of her husband, A.H. Beauford, who was killed by a shotgun charge in the back, at their farm home ten miles south of Hereford. Mrs. Beauford's statement to officers was that her husband, on the front porch, called to her to bring the gun, as he wished to kill a jack rabbit. As she came through the door, she stated, the gun was accidentally discharged.
Hereford officers who were first called to the scene included J.C. Carroll, Emmett Hales, Joe Bishop and J.C. Allred. Castro county officers arrived and too [sic] charge of the case.
The funeral was held in Hereford Friday afternoon through the facilities of the E.B. Black Undertaking Company, conducted by Rev. V.M. Cloyd of the Baptist church.
In addition to his wife, deceased is survived by a daughter, Blanche, and a son, Clarence. The latter is a resident of Hereford.
(Published in The Hereford Brand, 33rd Year-Number 20, Hereford, Texas, Thursday, May 25, 1933, Page 1)
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Card of Thanks
We desire to express our deep appreciation for the many kindnesses shown us during our recent bereavement.
Mrs. A.H. Beauford
C.E. Beauford
Blanche Beauford
(Published in The Hereford Brand, 33rd Year-Number 20, Hereford, Texas, Thursday, May 25, 1933, Page 8)
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Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: A H Beauford
Death Date: 18 May 1933
Death County: Castro
Certificate: 21797
A.H. Beauford Meets Death In Accident Today
A.H. Beauford, 45, residing four miles south of Hereford, just off 25-Mile Avenue in Castro county, was killed instantly Thursday morning, when a shotgun his wife was bringing him with which to kill a jack-rabbit was accidently [sic] discharged, according to reports reaching Hereford.
Mrs. Beauford stated that her husband, who was on the front porch, called to her to bring the gun. As she came through the front door with the gun held in her hand, it was discharged in some way, the charge entering her husband's back just below the left shoulder.
A.C. Hales, Joe Bishop and J.C. Carrell, Hereford officers, were called to the scene, and immediately communicated with Castro county officials at Dimmitt. Up to noon the inquest had not been held.
Beauford is survived by his wife and one daughter. The latter was upstairs in the residence at the time of the tragedy.
(Published in The Hereford Brand, 33rd Year-Number 19, Hereford, Texas, Thursday, May 18, 1933, Page 1)
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Castro Farmer Accidentally Killed By Wife
HEREFORD, May 18 (AP) - A.H. Beauford, about 45, a Castro County farmer, was killed at his farm four miles south of Hereford today by the accidental discharge of a shotgun.
Mrs. Beauford, who notified Deaf Smith County officers, said her husband had called for the gun to kill a rabbit. She said the gun was discharged as she started through the door of their farm home. An inquest had been ordered.
(Published in The Amarillo Globe-Times (Amarillo, Texas) - 18 May 1933, Thu - Page 2)
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Woman Facing Murder Count
Mrs. Annie Beauford Charged After Death Of Her Husband At Farm; Released On Bond Of $2,500 Thursday
DIMMITT, May 18 - Charges of murder were field here late today against Mrs. Annie Beauford, widow of A.H. Beauford, 51, Castro county farmer, who was killed at his farm home seven miles south of Hereford this morning.
Mrs. Beauford was released on bond of $2,500, according to County Attorney Roy Cowsert. An inquest was conducted by K.E. Turner, Dimmitt justice of the peace, but a verdict had not been returned. Cowsert would not disclose the nature of the testimony which he said was taken before charges were filed.
Beauford was killed with a shotgun which Mrs. Beauford said she discharged accidentally. She told officers that Beauford called to her from outside the house to bring him the gun to shoot a rabbit. She said the gun was accidentally discharged as she passed through the door. Beauford was hit directly below the left shoulder, officers said.
A daughter, Blanche, was the only other person on the farm when the shooting took place according to officers. She was upstairs and was not a witness, they said.
(Published in Lubbock Morning Avalanche (Lubbock, Texas) - 19 May 1933, Fri - Page 8)
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Hereford Woman Faces Charge In Husband's Death
HEREFORD, May 19 (AP) - Funeral services were arranged here today for A.H. Beauford, 51-year-old Castro county farmer, who was shot to death seven miles south of Hereford yesterday.
His widow, Mrs. Annie Beauford, has been charged with murder for the shooting, which she claimed was accidental. She was released under $2,500 bond.
Mrs. Beauford told officers that her husband called to her from outside their farm house to bring him a shotgun to shoot a rabbit. She said the gun discharged accidentally as she passed through a door.
(Published in Pampa Daily News (Pampa, Texas) - 19 May 1933, Fri - Page 2 and in The Amarillo Globe-Times (Amarillo, Texas) - 19 May 1933, Fri - Page 2)
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Murder Charge Filed Against Mrs. Beauford
A charge of murder was filed in Castro county last Thursday afternoon against Mrs. Annie Beauford, following an inquest over the body of her husband, A.H. Beauford, who was killed by a shotgun charge in the back, at their farm home ten miles south of Hereford. Mrs. Beauford's statement to officers was that her husband, on the front porch, called to her to bring the gun, as he wished to kill a jack rabbit. As she came through the door, she stated, the gun was accidentally discharged.
Hereford officers who were first called to the scene included J.C. Carroll, Emmett Hales, Joe Bishop and J.C. Allred. Castro county officers arrived and too [sic] charge of the case.
The funeral was held in Hereford Friday afternoon through the facilities of the E.B. Black Undertaking Company, conducted by Rev. V.M. Cloyd of the Baptist church.
In addition to his wife, deceased is survived by a daughter, Blanche, and a son, Clarence. The latter is a resident of Hereford.
(Published in The Hereford Brand, 33rd Year-Number 20, Hereford, Texas, Thursday, May 25, 1933, Page 1)
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Card of Thanks
We desire to express our deep appreciation for the many kindnesses shown us during our recent bereavement.
Mrs. A.H. Beauford
C.E. Beauford
Blanche Beauford
(Published in The Hereford Brand, 33rd Year-Number 20, Hereford, Texas, Thursday, May 25, 1933, Page 8)
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Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: A H Beauford
Death Date: 18 May 1933
Death County: Castro
Certificate: 21797
A.H. Beauford, 45, residing four miles south of Hereford, just off 25-Mile Avenue in Castro county, was killed instantly Thursday morning, when a shotgun his wife was bringing him with which to kill a jack-rabbit was accidently [sic] discharged, according to reports reaching Hereford.
Mrs. Beauford stated that her husband, who was on the front porch, called to her to bring the gun. As she came through the front door with the gun held in her hand, it was discharged in some way, the charge entering her husband's back just below the left shoulder.
A.C. Hales, Joe Bishop and J.C. Carrell, Hereford officers, were called to the scene, and immediately communicated with Castro county officials at Dimmitt. Up to noon the inquest had not been held.
Beauford is survived by his wife and one daughter. The latter was upstairs in the residence at the time of the tragedy.
(Published in The Hereford Brand, 33rd Year-Number 19, Hereford, Texas, Thursday, May 18, 1933, Page 1)
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Castro Farmer Accidentally Killed By Wife
HEREFORD, May 18 (AP) - A.H. Beauford, about 45, a Castro County farmer, was killed at his farm four miles south of Hereford today by the accidental discharge of a shotgun.
Mrs. Beauford, who notified Deaf Smith County officers, said her husband had called for the gun to kill a rabbit. She said the gun was discharged as she started through the door of their farm home. An inquest had been ordered.
(Published in The Amarillo Globe-Times (Amarillo, Texas) - 18 May 1933, Thu - Page 2)
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Woman Facing Murder Count
Mrs. Annie Beauford Charged After Death Of Her Husband At Farm; Released On Bond Of $2,500 Thursday
DIMMITT, May 18 - Charges of murder were field here late today against Mrs. Annie Beauford, widow of A.H. Beauford, 51, Castro county farmer, who was killed at his farm home seven miles south of Hereford this morning.
Mrs. Beauford was released on bond of $2,500, according to County Attorney Roy Cowsert. An inquest was conducted by K.E. Turner, Dimmitt justice of the peace, but a verdict had not been returned. Cowsert would not disclose the nature of the testimony which he said was taken before charges were filed.
Beauford was killed with a shotgun which Mrs. Beauford said she discharged accidentally. She told officers that Beauford called to her from outside the house to bring him the gun to shoot a rabbit. She said the gun was accidentally discharged as she passed through the door. Beauford was hit directly below the left shoulder, officers said.
A daughter, Blanche, was the only other person on the farm when the shooting took place according to officers. She was upstairs and was not a witness, they said.
(Published in Lubbock Morning Avalanche (Lubbock, Texas) - 19 May 1933, Fri - Page 8)
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Hereford Woman Faces Charge In Husband's Death
HEREFORD, May 19 (AP) - Funeral services were arranged here today for A.H. Beauford, 51-year-old Castro county farmer, who was shot to death seven miles south of Hereford yesterday.
His widow, Mrs. Annie Beauford, has been charged with murder for the shooting, which she claimed was accidental. She was released under $2,500 bond.
Mrs. Beauford told officers that her husband called to her from outside their farm house to bring him a shotgun to shoot a rabbit. She said the gun discharged accidentally as she passed through a door.
(Published in Pampa Daily News (Pampa, Texas) - 19 May 1933, Fri - Page 2 and in The Amarillo Globe-Times (Amarillo, Texas) - 19 May 1933, Fri - Page 2)
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Murder Charge Filed Against Mrs. Beauford
A charge of murder was filed in Castro county last Thursday afternoon against Mrs. Annie Beauford, following an inquest over the body of her husband, A.H. Beauford, who was killed by a shotgun charge in the back, at their farm home ten miles south of Hereford. Mrs. Beauford's statement to officers was that her husband, on the front porch, called to her to bring the gun, as he wished to kill a jack rabbit. As she came through the door, she stated, the gun was accidentally discharged.
Hereford officers who were first called to the scene included J.C. Carroll, Emmett Hales, Joe Bishop and J.C. Allred. Castro county officers arrived and too [sic] charge of the case.
The funeral was held in Hereford Friday afternoon through the facilities of the E.B. Black Undertaking Company, conducted by Rev. V.M. Cloyd of the Baptist church.
In addition to his wife, deceased is survived by a daughter, Blanche, and a son, Clarence. The latter is a resident of Hereford.
(Published in The Hereford Brand, 33rd Year-Number 20, Hereford, Texas, Thursday, May 25, 1933, Page 1)
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Card of Thanks
We desire to express our deep appreciation for the many kindnesses shown us during our recent bereavement.
Mrs. A.H. Beauford
C.E. Beauford
Blanche Beauford
(Published in The Hereford Brand, 33rd Year-Number 20, Hereford, Texas, Thursday, May 25, 1933, Page 8)
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Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: A H Beauford
Death Date: 18 May 1933
Death County: Castro
Certificate: 21797
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