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Submitted: 6/23/20 • Approved: 6/23/20 • Last Updated: 6/26/20 • R327717-G0-S3
September 1852-June 19, 1921
Born in Milam County, Texas and passed away in Canadian, Hemphill County, Texas. Mr. Connell was married to Jennie (Joanna) Watson.
Ochiltree County Herald (Perryton, TX)-July 1, 1921:
Tom CONNELL, one of the oldest settlers of Lipscomb county, died at his home in Canadian on Sunday, June 19, and was buried at Lipscomb on Tuesday.
Mr. CONNELL first came to the Panhandle in the later part of 1877. In company with Al BARTON and J. D. EUBANK, he located on Gibson Creek in Ochiltree county, and at that time, along with A. U. YOUNG, M. W. HAYS and Geo. ANDERSON, they constituted the total white population of this end of the Panhandle.
Later Mr. CONNELL moved across the county line into Lipscomb county where he resided many years, becoming, on the organization of the county, the first County Judge. From Lipscomb he moved to Hemphill county where he served for several terms as county commissioner, being re-elected to that office at the last election, but on account of illness he was obliged to tender his resignation.
Tom CONNELL was one of Nature’s gentlemen. He lived the simple life of the pioneer, and he died respected by all. His passing leaves another void among the fast thinning ranks of the old timers, who. One by one, are crossing the divide from whose bourne no traveler has ever returned. And soon, all too soon, the men who conquered the wilderness of the west will have all departed, and only memories of them and their labors will remain. – Higgins News.
Contributed on 6/23/20 by paperdoll1913
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