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Dallas Morning News September 10 1886 Description: A Delta County Killing   A general fight between two families results in the death of William Wilson: Paris Sep 9---News has just reached this city of the killing of a man named William Wilson, near Cooper, in Delta county, yesterday afternoon. by Harrison Hobbs. A feud had long existed between the Hobbs and Wilson families, and yesterday Wilson and his son-in-law Tom Young, went to a field where Charley Hobbs was at work and a fight ensued. Word was brought to Harrison Hobbs that his son was being beaten to death. He rushed to the scene with his shotgun and a general fight followed in which Wilson was killed. Hobbs has been arrested.

Dallas Morning News May 28 1889   Description: Obituary Col. J. C. ELLIOTT   Paris, Tex., May 27.--Col. J. C. ELLIOTT, late of this city, died at his son's, in Delta county, Saturday afternoon, and was buried yesterday. Col. ELLIOTT was 60 years of age and a devout member of the Christian church.

Dallas Morning News  1 Feb. 1900 Cooper , Tex. , Jan. 29. – Mrs. Fannie Hunter, wife of Rev. J. N. Hunter of this place, died yesterday. [Transcribed and Submitted by Marla Zwakman]

Dallas Morning News  1 Feb. 1900 Cooper , Tex. , Jan. 29. – Mrs. Fannie Hunter, wife of Rev. J. N. Hunter of this place, died yesterday. [Transcribed and Submitted by Marla Zwakman]

Dallas Morning News 5 Feb. 1903 Cooper , Tex. , Feb. 2. – Adam Dosier of this place, but formerly of Hunt County, died yesterday morning. [Transcribed and Submitted by Marla Zwakman]

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