H.J. Smith, 30, local cotton man, was found dead at his home here Saturday with a bullet wound in his heart and a pistol lying near the body. The verdict after the Coroner's inquest was death by self-inflicted bullet wound. Mr. Smith is survived by his wife.
Dallas Morning News, October 13, 1929
From his Texas certificate of death
Name: Howell Jackson Smith
Death Date: 12 October 1929
Death Place: 571 West Fifth, Sweetwater, Nolan County, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 31 years 1 month 11 days
Birth Date: 31 August 1898
Birthplace: Ga
Marital Status: Married
Father's Name: R.V. Smith
Father's Birthplace: Ga
Mother's Name: Jennie Jackson
Mother's Birthplace: Ga
Occupation: Cotton buyer
Burial Place: Flovilla Ga
Burial Date: 15 Oct 1929
Informant: Mrs. Emma Smith, Sweetwater
Cause of Death: Gun shot wound; held inquest
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H.J. Smith, 30, local cotton man, was found dead at his home here Saturday with a bullet wound in his heart and a pistol lying near the body. The verdict after the Coroner's inquest was death by self-inflicted bullet wound. Mr. Smith is survived by his wife.
Dallas Morning News, October 13, 1929
From his Texas certificate of death
Name: Howell Jackson Smith
Death Date: 12 October 1929
Death Place: 571 West Fifth, Sweetwater, Nolan County, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 31 years 1 month 11 days
Birth Date: 31 August 1898
Birthplace: Ga
Marital Status: Married
Father's Name: R.V. Smith
Father's Birthplace: Ga
Mother's Name: Jennie Jackson
Mother's Birthplace: Ga
Occupation: Cotton buyer
Burial Place: Flovilla Ga
Burial Date: 15 Oct 1929
Informant: Mrs. Emma Smith, Sweetwater
Cause of Death: Gun shot wound; held inquest
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