William Benjamin Flippen was the son of John and Emma Adeline Overby Flippin. W.B. changed the spelling of his last name, Flippin to Flippen. He married Margarette Adeline Terrell in Caldwell, Texas on July 28, 1877. W.B. and Maggie's children were, Eugene Walter b. 1878, Hattie Belle b.1880, Addie Lee b.1882, Maggie G. b. 1884, Ira Henry b.1886, William Franklin b. 1888, John Ivan b. 1889, and William Benjamin, Jr. b. 1891. He owned a farm at Iowa Park, TX. He grew wheat, and he also trained and raced trotting horses. On September 10, 1890. W.B. had his daughters, Addie and Maggie on the sulky with him. As they were riding, the horse bolted and ran away with them. W.B. managed to get the girls down from the sulky, but he was dragged by the horse and killed. Afterwards, Comanche Chief Quanah Parker,who had been a close friend of W.B., sent five wagon loads of provisions to Maggie and the children. Maggie was Cherokee.
William Benjamin Flippen was the son of John and Emma Adeline Overby Flippin. W.B. changed the spelling of his last name, Flippin to Flippen. He married Margarette Adeline Terrell in Caldwell, Texas on July 28, 1877. W.B. and Maggie's children were, Eugene Walter b. 1878, Hattie Belle b.1880, Addie Lee b.1882, Maggie G. b. 1884, Ira Henry b.1886, William Franklin b. 1888, John Ivan b. 1889, and William Benjamin, Jr. b. 1891. He owned a farm at Iowa Park, TX. He grew wheat, and he also trained and raced trotting horses. On September 10, 1890. W.B. had his daughters, Addie and Maggie on the sulky with him. As they were riding, the horse bolted and ran away with them. W.B. managed to get the girls down from the sulky, but he was dragged by the horse and killed. Afterwards, Comanche Chief Quanah Parker,who had been a close friend of W.B., sent five wagon loads of provisions to Maggie and the children. Maggie was Cherokee.
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