Husband of Lillie Morris Amerson
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Lubbock Morning Avalanche, Thursday, December 14, 1933, Page 8, Column 8 -
Ancient Disease Claims One Life - STAMFORD, Dec. 13 (AP) - An ancient disease, typhus fever, but so rare in West Texas that even pioneer physicians here cannot recall another fatality, today took the life of a Jones county farmer, W. B. Amerson, 63. He died in his home in the Stamford area. --
Mr. Amerson became ill 18 days ago. Doctors said it was probable he was bitten by a flea transmitting the fever from a rat. His death will hasten preventive measure in Jones county, where typhus made its appearance about three months ago, after the beginning of an influx of itinerant farm labor, and has made considerable headway. A rat extermination campaign on a large scale will be conducted under direction of county health authorities, assisted by the United States biological survey, which has a representative already in the county. --
Health authorities estimated today there are 25 cases in the general Stamford area. Latest case diagnosed yesterday, was on a farm in Haskell county six miles north of this city. All cases have been mild to date except that of Mr. Amerson.
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Wilborn Amerson (42360127)
Death of W.B. Amerson, 63, well-known farm owner and early settler of Jones county, Wednesday morning from typhus fever. Funeral services were held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the St. John’s Methodist church, Rev. C.R. Hooton, pastor assisted by Rev. Edgar Irvine, a Methodist pastor at Vera. Interment was in the Fairview Cemetery, south of Tuxedo. Arrangements made by W.N. Kinney.
Mr. Amerson died at his home in North Stamford at 6:50 a.m. Wednesday following an illness of three weeks. While suffering an attack of typhus fever he contracted pneumonia to which he succumbed.
Mr. Amerson was born on July 20, 1870, in Alabama. His family moved to Mississippi when he was a small boy where they lived until 1891, at which time they moved to Hill County, Texas. In 1904 the Amerson family moved to Jones county and settled near Tuxedo.
As a young man, Mr. Amerson taught school, six years in Hill county and two years in Shackelford county. Later he returned to the farm and became a prominent figure in the development of this county.
He married Lilly Morris of Moran in 1898. To the couple, two daughters were born. One of the girls died in Hill county while quite young; the other, Miss Vida Amerson survives.
In 1920 at the age of 50, Mr. Amerson retired from the farm and moved to Stamford where he lived until his death. From here he continued to manage his farm and business interests until his recent illness.
Surviving: wife, daughter; three sisters - Mrs. J.R. Taylor of Victoria; Mrs. W.C. Glenn of Swisher; Mrs. I.L. Bostick of Tuxedo; four brothers - Price and Marion Amerson of Tuxedo; Eugene Amerson of Hillsboro; George Amerson of Abernathy.
The Stamford American
Volume 10, Number 36
Friday, December 15, 1933
Contributor: Searchers of our Past - January, 2020
link father - 42359950 - contributed By Dorman Holum
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Lubbock Morning Avalanche, Thursday, December 14, 1933, Page 8, Column 8 -
Ancient Disease Claims One Life - STAMFORD, Dec. 13 (AP) - An ancient disease, typhus fever, but so rare in West Texas that even pioneer physicians here cannot recall another fatality, today took the life of a Jones county farmer, W. B. Amerson, 63. He died in his home in the Stamford area. --
Mr. Amerson became ill 18 days ago. Doctors said it was probable he was bitten by a flea transmitting the fever from a rat. His death will hasten preventive measure in Jones county, where typhus made its appearance about three months ago, after the beginning of an influx of itinerant farm labor, and has made considerable headway. A rat extermination campaign on a large scale will be conducted under direction of county health authorities, assisted by the United States biological survey, which has a representative already in the county. --
Health authorities estimated today there are 25 cases in the general Stamford area. Latest case diagnosed yesterday, was on a farm in Haskell county six miles north of this city. All cases have been mild to date except that of Mr. Amerson.
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Wilborn Amerson (42360127)
Death of W.B. Amerson, 63, well-known farm owner and early settler of Jones county, Wednesday morning from typhus fever. Funeral services were held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the St. John’s Methodist church, Rev. C.R. Hooton, pastor assisted by Rev. Edgar Irvine, a Methodist pastor at Vera. Interment was in the Fairview Cemetery, south of Tuxedo. Arrangements made by W.N. Kinney.
Mr. Amerson died at his home in North Stamford at 6:50 a.m. Wednesday following an illness of three weeks. While suffering an attack of typhus fever he contracted pneumonia to which he succumbed.
Mr. Amerson was born on July 20, 1870, in Alabama. His family moved to Mississippi when he was a small boy where they lived until 1891, at which time they moved to Hill County, Texas. In 1904 the Amerson family moved to Jones county and settled near Tuxedo.
As a young man, Mr. Amerson taught school, six years in Hill county and two years in Shackelford county. Later he returned to the farm and became a prominent figure in the development of this county.
He married Lilly Morris of Moran in 1898. To the couple, two daughters were born. One of the girls died in Hill county while quite young; the other, Miss Vida Amerson survives.
In 1920 at the age of 50, Mr. Amerson retired from the farm and moved to Stamford where he lived until his death. From here he continued to manage his farm and business interests until his recent illness.
Surviving: wife, daughter; three sisters - Mrs. J.R. Taylor of Victoria; Mrs. W.C. Glenn of Swisher; Mrs. I.L. Bostick of Tuxedo; four brothers - Price and Marion Amerson of Tuxedo; Eugene Amerson of Hillsboro; George Amerson of Abernathy.
The Stamford American
Volume 10, Number 36
Friday, December 15, 1933
Contributor: Searchers of our Past - January, 2020
Husband of Lillie Morris Amerson
link father - 42359950 - contributed By Dorman Holum
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Lubbock Morning Avalanche, Thursday, December 14, 1933, Page 8, Column 8 -
Ancient Disease Claims One Life - STAMFORD, Dec. 13 (AP) - An ancient disease, typhus fever, but so rare in West Texas that even pioneer physicians here cannot recall another fatality, today took the life of a Jones county farmer, W. B. Amerson, 63. He died in his home in the Stamford area. --
Mr. Amerson became ill 18 days ago. Doctors said it was probable he was bitten by a flea transmitting the fever from a rat. His death will hasten preventive measure in Jones county, where typhus made its appearance about three months ago, after the beginning of an influx of itinerant farm labor, and has made considerable headway. A rat extermination campaign on a large scale will be conducted under direction of county health authorities, assisted by the United States biological survey, which has a representative already in the county. --
Health authorities estimated today there are 25 cases in the general Stamford area. Latest case diagnosed yesterday, was on a farm in Haskell county six miles north of this city. All cases have been mild to date except that of Mr. Amerson.
contributed by Cindy Oliphant - January, 2015
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Wilborn Amerson (42360127)
Death of W.B. Amerson, 63, well-known farm owner and early settler of Jones county, Wednesday morning from typhus fever. Funeral services were held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the St. John’s Methodist church, Rev. C.R. Hooton, pastor assisted by Rev. Edgar Irvine, a Methodist pastor at Vera. Interment was in the Fairview Cemetery, south of Tuxedo. Arrangements made by W.N. Kinney.
Mr. Amerson died at his home in North Stamford at 6:50 a.m. Wednesday following an illness of three weeks. While suffering an attack of typhus fever he contracted pneumonia to which he succumbed.
Mr. Amerson was born on July 20, 1870, in Alabama. His family moved to Mississippi when he was a small boy where they lived until 1891, at which time they moved to Hill County, Texas. In 1904 the Amerson family moved to Jones county and settled near Tuxedo.
As a young man, Mr. Amerson taught school, six years in Hill county and two years in Shackelford county. Later he returned to the farm and became a prominent figure in the development of this county.
He married Lilly Morris of Moran in 1898. To the couple, two daughters were born. One of the girls died in Hill county while quite young; the other, Miss Vida Amerson survives.
In 1920 at the age of 50, Mr. Amerson retired from the farm and moved to Stamford where he lived until his death. From here he continued to manage his farm and business interests until his recent illness.
Surviving: wife, daughter; three sisters - Mrs. J.R. Taylor of Victoria; Mrs. W.C. Glenn of Swisher; Mrs. I.L. Bostick of Tuxedo; four brothers - Price and Marion Amerson of Tuxedo; Eugene Amerson of Hillsboro; George Amerson of Abernathy.
The Stamford American
Volume 10, Number 36
Friday, December 15, 1933
Contributor: Searchers of our Past - January, 2020
link father - 42359950 - contributed By Dorman Holum
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Lubbock Morning Avalanche, Thursday, December 14, 1933, Page 8, Column 8 -
Ancient Disease Claims One Life - STAMFORD, Dec. 13 (AP) - An ancient disease, typhus fever, but so rare in West Texas that even pioneer physicians here cannot recall another fatality, today took the life of a Jones county farmer, W. B. Amerson, 63. He died in his home in the Stamford area. --
Mr. Amerson became ill 18 days ago. Doctors said it was probable he was bitten by a flea transmitting the fever from a rat. His death will hasten preventive measure in Jones county, where typhus made its appearance about three months ago, after the beginning of an influx of itinerant farm labor, and has made considerable headway. A rat extermination campaign on a large scale will be conducted under direction of county health authorities, assisted by the United States biological survey, which has a representative already in the county. --
Health authorities estimated today there are 25 cases in the general Stamford area. Latest case diagnosed yesterday, was on a farm in Haskell county six miles north of this city. All cases have been mild to date except that of Mr. Amerson.
contributed by Cindy Oliphant - January, 2015
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Wilborn Amerson (42360127)
Death of W.B. Amerson, 63, well-known farm owner and early settler of Jones county, Wednesday morning from typhus fever. Funeral services were held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the St. John’s Methodist church, Rev. C.R. Hooton, pastor assisted by Rev. Edgar Irvine, a Methodist pastor at Vera. Interment was in the Fairview Cemetery, south of Tuxedo. Arrangements made by W.N. Kinney.
Mr. Amerson died at his home in North Stamford at 6:50 a.m. Wednesday following an illness of three weeks. While suffering an attack of typhus fever he contracted pneumonia to which he succumbed.
Mr. Amerson was born on July 20, 1870, in Alabama. His family moved to Mississippi when he was a small boy where they lived until 1891, at which time they moved to Hill County, Texas. In 1904 the Amerson family moved to Jones county and settled near Tuxedo.
As a young man, Mr. Amerson taught school, six years in Hill county and two years in Shackelford county. Later he returned to the farm and became a prominent figure in the development of this county.
He married Lilly Morris of Moran in 1898. To the couple, two daughters were born. One of the girls died in Hill county while quite young; the other, Miss Vida Amerson survives.
In 1920 at the age of 50, Mr. Amerson retired from the farm and moved to Stamford where he lived until his death. From here he continued to manage his farm and business interests until his recent illness.
Surviving: wife, daughter; three sisters - Mrs. J.R. Taylor of Victoria; Mrs. W.C. Glenn of Swisher; Mrs. I.L. Bostick of Tuxedo; four brothers - Price and Marion Amerson of Tuxedo; Eugene Amerson of Hillsboro; George Amerson of Abernathy.
The Stamford American
Volume 10, Number 36
Friday, December 15, 1933
Contributor: Searchers of our Past - January, 2020
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